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Month: February 2021

Wow. Just Wow.

Wow. Just Wow.

I slipped Smartacus 80 bucks and whispered: “Listen, she’s a genius at this Trader Joe’s stuff. Whatever she buys, you buy."

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang27 Comments

Ooooooof! Ooooooof!

Ooooooof! Ooooooof!

The cradle is ready, and my first grandchild is a mere 10 weeks away.

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang11 Comments

Have Some Cake

Have Some Cake

Smartacus makes me laugh. He is the punchline of my life – and I am his set-up man.

Posted on February 20, 2021February 19, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized15 Comments

Wit and Warmth

Wit and Warmth

There are two Great America Myths – 1) Los Angeles 2) the notion that change is good.

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang14 Comments

College Prep

College Prep

I was all impulse; my wife was all class. Outwardly, we fit together like a couple of spoons. Internally, she was a cat, I was a coyote.

Posted on February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized18 Comments

Super Duper

Super Duper

Our family isn’t satisfied with the usual massive feast on Super Bowl, we also exchange gifts.

Posted on February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Super Bowl Prayers

Super Bowl Prayers

Do prayers work? Aren’t they merely the desperate act of a desperate man? Well, in this case, obviously.

Posted on February 6, 2021February 5, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Alone in Toilets

Alone in Toilets

Throughout history there have been some great floods, and this was the grandest yet, great gobs of water flowed at 20,000 acre-feet per second, into the bathroom.

Posted on February 3, 2021February 2, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 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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