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Month: June 2021

Come Sail Away…

Come Sail Away…

There’s rhubarb in the markets now, and the blueberries are all kinds of ripe.

Posted on June 30, 2021June 29, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized15 Comments

Dads and Daughters

Dads and Daughters

I live one day at a time, like butterflies and bank robbers, sipping Chardonnay in the summer heat, keeping an eye out for the authorities.

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized12 Comments

Another Drink?

Another Drink?

“Free Britney!!!” I shouted at one point in the party, because I don’t want to seem old and contrary and out of touch with America.

Posted on June 26, 2021June 25, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, White Fang10 Comments

A Summer Splashdown

A Summer Splashdown

LA never wowed me the way it wows some folks. Instead, it hooked me with a thousand little revelations.

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized8 Comments

Here’s to Dads

Here’s to Dads

In a world built increasingly of emojis and avatars, dads are the real deal.

Posted on June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized19 Comments

Tails up. Penalty kicks. Wine.

Tails up. Penalty kicks. Wine.

Good food requires no apologies. Good food is second base.

Posted on June 16, 2021June 15, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized7 Comments

Lunch With Papa

Lunch With Papa

Meet Catty Cakes, who drinks her lunch and loves her grandpa.

Posted on June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang14 Comments

Loudest Guy in the Dugout

Loudest Guy in the Dugout

He started a sonic revolution, cheering on batters with the indecipherable growl of an abandoned dog.

Posted on June 9, 2021June 12, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized10 Comments

Gulp. Smile. Bravo.

Gulp. Smile. Bravo.

Look at their smiles, the jaunty/careless way they wear a necktie. I am nothing but envious of these grads.

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized21 Comments

Yellow Warpaint

Yellow Warpaint

“The cure for anything is salt water": Gloom till noon, sun by 1.

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized14 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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