I originally wrote this post 11 years ago, in my now-defunct blog, Brownfoot Journal. Because my brother's birthday fell on a day where I had intended to post a Throwback Thursday piece, I thought I would combine the two by adding a past post that was a birthday greeting, too.
I've updated the post to account for the time difference but the message is the same.
My baby brother turns 42 today—Happy Birthday, Chris!
From the time he was born until his teens, Chris was known by the second-half of his name, Topher. Our family thought it was original at the time, but since then I've heard the name used a couple of times, most notably with American actor Topher Grace (That '70s Show, Spider-Man 3). Our Topher changed his name to Chris in high school.
As a kid, Chris loved to dress up in costumes, be it a tricycle racer (see photo), cowboy, clown, centurion, superhero, or terrorist (seriously, there's a photo somewhere of him wearing underwear, Billy boots, and another pair of underwear on his head, and he's wielding a toy machine gun—if I could find it, I'd post it!).
Happy Birthday, Chris, with love from your big brother!
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