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Month: June 2022

What a Gift

What a Gift

Like most men, my father had no feeling in his face, so that when he ate ribs and buttery corn, he’d appear to have applied it externally, as you would an aftershave.

Posted on June 29, 2022June 28, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized15 Comments

Seen Top Gun 57 Times

Seen Top Gun 57 Times

I’ve now seen “Top Gun: Maverick” 57 times. Obviously, I don’t just like old stuff. I’m also into new stuff that resembles old stuff.

Posted on June 25, 2022June 24, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized19 Comments

Sorry About the PJs

Sorry About the PJs

We’re back in California, that Greek myth, a state that flew too close to the sun.

Posted on June 22, 2022June 21, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

IT’S A BOY!!!

IT’S A BOY!!!

After Smartacus left, White Fang became an ironic, super-bored princess -- you know the type. Shaggy manes. Legs like palm trees. Look so great climbing out of a pool.

Posted on June 18, 2022June 17, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang18 Comments

Packing Up Freshman Year

Packing Up Freshman Year

"We're going to the North Pole," I tell her. Actually, we're off to fetch Smartacus, her cheeky sidekick, her partner in grime.

Posted on June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Father's Day, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Here, Kitty Kitty

Here, Kitty Kitty

On Zillow, this LA treefort now lists for $1.7 million. “Needs a kitchen and some TLC. Comes with a bobcat.”

Posted on June 8, 2022June 5, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized16 Comments

Top Gun Moments

Top Gun Moments

Know who I remind myself of? Jimmy Piersall, baseball’s most-famous flake, who once described diapering this way: "Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond. Then fold second base down to home...

Posted on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized8 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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