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Month: August 2022

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

Tell me, can you fall for someone twice? Well, I’ve loved this kid from the first day I saw him and every day since.

Posted on August 31, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized19 Comments

LA’s Blanket of Lights

LA’s Blanket of Lights

Have you ever gazed out at LA's famous sea of lights and thought: How many of those people are making love right now?

Posted on August 27, 2022August 26, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang11 Comments

Stayin’ Alive

Stayin’ Alive

Calamity is everywhere lately. I almost drowned the other day while installing a water filter in the fridge.

Posted on August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang8 Comments

Power of the Dog

Power of the Dog

The vet told Gary he had a choice: Either expensive surgery or a painful death for Jack. Gary chose the $3,000 surgery, for a mutt he barely knew.

Posted on August 20, 2022August 19, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang18 Comments

Eyes Like Jewelry

Eyes Like Jewelry

My dream: To date Olivia Newton-John a while, then marry Carly Simon once James Taylor lost his hair. In the words of Manilow: “We dreamers have our ways…”

Posted on August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang21 Comments

I Love LA — Mostly

I Love LA — Mostly

Wherefore, O summer's day? (Emily Dickinson) Wherefore, O gin? (me)

Posted on August 13, 2022August 12, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized10 Comments

Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

Taught them how to drill a penalty kick, finesse a 5-iron. Now my daughters are teaching me how to babysit my cherub-faced granddaughter.

Posted on August 10, 2022August 9, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized18 Comments

The Voice Under the Pillow

The Voice Under the Pillow

No mayor, no celebrity, no athlete ever captured the hearts of this whacky city the way this humble man did. He thrived, for gawd’s sakes, in a town where people put makeup in their hair and paint their cars pink.  

Posted on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Uncategorized16 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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