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Hold Me, I’m Irish

Hold Me, I’m Irish

Oy, the Irish. We glow like porch lights and think we can talk our way out of every traffic ticket.

Posted on March 17, 2021March 16, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang8 Comments

The G-String Grammys

The G-String Grammys

I kept my mouth shut initially. I’ve always prided myself on a rather pagan value system, tolerant of nudity and subversives…the snide outbursts of youth.

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized16 Comments

Packed Planes

Packed Planes

I am glad now that I bribed my kids their entire lives. Nothing major, just a series of cumulative parental gestures: shoes, shelter, cake, college.

Posted on March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized7 Comments

Daddy Duck

Daddy Duck

I think Oregon is for me, even if Smartacus chooses someplace else. It’s the Versailles of the Pacific Northwest.

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents12 Comments

Say a Little Prayer

Say a Little Prayer

Seems inevitable I would end up with Bacharach’s ex-wife, this glorious moonbeam of a woman.

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Order the Pastrami!

Order the Pastrami!

As we were having drinks, I said, “Dr. Steve, how long do you think I have?"

Posted on March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized14 Comments

Wow. Just Wow.

Wow. Just Wow.

I slipped Smartacus 80 bucks and whispered: “Listen, she’s a genius at this Trader Joe’s stuff. Whatever she buys, you buy."

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang27 Comments

Ooooooof! Ooooooof!

Ooooooof! Ooooooof!

The cradle is ready, and my first grandchild is a mere 10 weeks away.

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang11 Comments

Have Some Cake

Have Some Cake

Smartacus makes me laugh. He is the punchline of my life – and I am his set-up man.

Posted on February 20, 2021February 19, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized15 Comments

Wit and Warmth

Wit and Warmth

There are two Great America Myths – 1) Los Angeles 2) the notion that change is good.

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang14 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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