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Month: July 2022

It’s the Economy, Cupid

It’s the Economy, Cupid

I know what you’re thinking. “No one mixes metaphors better than you, sir. And don’t say ‘lick’ so much. Ewwwwwwwwwwwww.”

Posted on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Uncategorized12 Comments

Summer of Love

Summer of Love

Who even cares about today's crop of movie stars, the whole boring lot of them. Our actors have never been less interesting. A giant gob of forgettable goobers.

Posted on July 27, 2022July 26, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang15 Comments

What Will She See?

What Will She See?

Know who she reminds me of? Helen of Troy. And Mary Queen of Scots, during the Reformation, the good years, before things got all complicated.

Posted on July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized20 Comments

His Kissy Kindness

His Kissy Kindness

Hemsworth quit meat for movie kiss? “Because he wanted his breath to smell like lavender, empathy and light?”

Posted on July 20, 2022July 19, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized9 Comments

She Waits Up for Him

She Waits Up for Him

When White Fang hears his car, her whole body starts to quiver, tongue to tail.

Posted on July 16, 2022July 15, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

The Next Big Thing?

The Next Big Thing?

In LA, everyone blows through red lights, even the cops, and the proper response to “Good morning” is “You sure? Just wait, dude.”

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized12 Comments

Waba! Waba!

Waba! Waba!

Toss these babies on the little grill to meld, weld, fester, ferment, gurgle, kiss, cuddle and waba-waba, till they become the finest beach dessert you ever had.

Posted on July 9, 2022July 8, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized17 Comments

A Slow Boil

A Slow Boil

My takeaway from all the spittle, all the invective, was that we don’t know what we have till it’s taken away – like electricity, for instance.

Posted on July 2, 2022July 1, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang10 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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