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Month: September 2020

Men in Tights

Men in Tights

All is good – love October, the pumpkins, the playoffs, the hints of cashmere in the trees.

Posted on September 30, 2020September 29, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White FangTagged Gin, pie, yoga. 20 Comments

Finally, a Feast

Finally, a Feast

Sportswriters get no respect, especially from each other. They don’t trust nobody. But they are often a paper’s biggest stars.

Posted on September 26, 2020September 25, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, UncategorizedTagged sports, steak. 17 Comments

Follow the Sun

Follow the Sun

My two daughters now live 4 doors apart. Posh would like that.

Posted on September 23, 2020September 22, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, UncategorizedTagged Bay Cities Deli, Moving. 15 Comments

My Next Marriage

My Next Marriage

Marriage is funny. Not a lot of laughs, yet funny still. I miss sharing things with someone.

Posted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, weddings, White FangTagged marriage. 19 Comments

The College Essay

The College Essay

One friend suggested pairing the carrot cupcakes with a nice inky Zin.

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, UncategorizedTagged college essays, princeton. 21 Comments

Leaning In

Leaning In

Enough about sex. Had some bad experiences myself – four kids – and a wife who wouldn’t forgive me, because I was never all that limber or generous.

Posted on September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White FangTagged huskies, pets, smog. 9 Comments

5-Cent Salmon?

5-Cent Salmon?

So, I said, “What the puck” and tossed the two 5-cent packages of salmon in my grocery buggy, with the carrots and the beer.

Posted on September 12, 2020September 11, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, UncategorizedTagged salmon, supermarkets. 32 Comments

Get Into It, OK?

Get Into It, OK?

We need football now more than ever, to counteract our psychic arrythmias and other mental malfunctions.

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Millennials, Parents, UncategorizedTagged driver's ed, football. 15 Comments

Agree to Disagree

Agree to Disagree

I don’t care for Trevor Noah. So? Nothing personal, I just can’t stand the impish idiot. Or John Oliver either.

Posted on September 5, 2020September 4, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Food, Gin, Uncategorized39 Comments

OK, Zoomer

OK, Zoomer

I hate Helvetica type. I hate boneless chicken wings. And most of all, I hate Zoom.

Posted on September 2, 2020September 1, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White FangTagged Distance learning, Zoom. 45 Comments

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As his 30-year run at the Los Angeles Times comes to a close, Chris Erskine is making sure the adventures won’t end. He’ll be here to help you laugh, cry and sigh.

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