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Month: July 2021

Stealing Home

Stealing Home

My bar would be called “The Good Novel.” Debutantes would stumble in late, as would married women with money problems.

Posted on July 31, 2021July 30, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang10 Comments

Too Irish?

Too Irish?

My late wife was barely 5 feet high and didn’t weigh a diddle. Yet she could elbow her way through almost any encounter, even marriage.

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang6 Comments

Goose Bumps

Goose Bumps

Like a lot of the Irish, I wake each morning with a broken heart, and in the course of the day try everything to mend it: oysters, potato skins, dad jokes, puns.

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, White Fang19 Comments

Weddings, Weddings Everywhere

Weddings, Weddings Everywhere

Here come the handsome groom and the Florida-bred bride. There might’ve been gold dust in her makeup. Had to be platinum in her hair.

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, weddings13 Comments

The Summer of Patios

The Summer of Patios

This has turned into a summer of the patio, a renaissance faire of gin and finger foods and homemade bean pie.

Posted on July 17, 2021July 16, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, weddings, White Fang16 Comments

Tastes Like the Sea

Tastes Like the Sea

This is how we ended up eating live sea urchin, in the place they call “The Bu.”

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, weddings9 Comments

Jammy Bows

Jammy Bows

I’ve always told my son: “Love is like Salisbury steak. You don’t see it much anymore. But you know it’s still out there somewhere.”

Posted on July 10, 2021July 9, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized11 Comments

Funny Stuff

Funny Stuff

Like watermelon, "The Princess Bride" is almost uniformly delicious.

Posted on July 7, 2021July 6, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang9 Comments

Kids Are Everything

Kids Are Everything

Why would a young couple pay a million bucks for an overcooked starter home in the Valley?

Posted on July 3, 2021July 2, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized15 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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