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Won’t Hurt a Bit

Won’t Hurt a Bit

A Realtor friend says that Angelina Jolie is looking for a place in the Pasadena area, over near where Meryl Streep lives. I told my friend: “That seems silly. Why doesn’t she just move in with us?”

Posted on April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized7 Comments

Back in Malibu

Back in Malibu

Malibu is hard evidence that the California dream lives on, even as it crumbles like cornflakes down the sandstone bluffs.

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized9 Comments

Family Jewels

Family Jewels

What a gift, co-existence. I cannot say it enough. It is the glory of this nation, the collective core value of our greatest faiths.

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized12 Comments

Start Your Passions

Start Your Passions

A good burger is one of life’s greatest joys. Like Miles at midnight. Like stepping aboard a boat.

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized7 Comments

Weekends Are Back!

Weekends Are Back!

Dear gawd, it’s good to see the sports teams back, teasing each other and braying at the moon.

Posted on March 27, 2021March 26, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang19 Comments

Oh Baby…

Oh Baby…

The bassinet is so old, cheap veneer hadn’t been invented yet.

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized6 Comments

Couldn’t You Just Cry?

Couldn’t You Just Cry?

As my Irish luck would have it, I wound up singing “Danny Boy” to Dogpark Gary.

Posted on March 20, 2021March 19, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, weddings4 Comments

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

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

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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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