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Category: Millennials

The Gloppy Truth

The Gloppy Truth

Technically, this rum we were drinking was moonshine, and though most rum has a tint, a tan, a sort of teaky Caribbean lacquer, this one did not.

Posted on March 12, 2022March 11, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized13 Comments

Skip the Ruskie Vodka

Skip the Ruskie Vodka

Soon, the clocks will change. Pollen will coat the window sills. The sun will blast the flowers, turn them into hard candy. Boy and girls will drop easy pop flies.

Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Snoopy Has a Hangover

Snoopy Has a Hangover

I recommend this red wine as a cure-all for insomnia, disenchantment, athlete’s foot, hair loss, gout. This isn’t Gatorade they’re pouring. It’s more like a bloody steak. Yum.

Posted on March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, weddings7 Comments

A Beguiling B-Day Bash

A Beguiling B-Day Bash

So I began to load my little appetizer plate. One shrimp, two shrimp, three shrimp, four…

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized7 Comments

Speaking of Misdeeds…

Speaking of Misdeeds…

This doggy doodle incident shows is that if authorities turn a blind eye to misbehavior and ridicule, that misbehavior and ridicule are bound to flourish.

Posted on February 19, 2022February 18, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized18 Comments

Flower Power

Flower Power

Roberto at the farmers market tells me how the nurseries that supply him are giving up on flowers and growing cannabis instead.

Posted on February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang25 Comments

Just Win, Baby!

Just Win, Baby!

A football game is simple: To score a touchdown. How you do it doesn’t matter. Murder. Trickery. Mayhem. Deceit. Grace. Subterfuge. Fraud. Chicanery. All completely legal. If you're a Patriot, you cheat.

Posted on February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized14 Comments

Sunlight on Diamonds

Sunlight on Diamonds

This engagement was like waiting for Germany to annex Austria, or for Bonnie to seduce Clyde. You knew they would, you just didn’t know exactly when.

Posted on February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, weddings9 Comments

Like a Miracle…

Like a Miracle…

You think you know love – all its volumes, all its various syrups -- and then you meet your new grandchild.

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized24 Comments

Starry, Starry Nights

Starry, Starry Nights

It's all the simple stuff, really -- the walks, the moonlit nights, the pancakes. When you inhale up here, it’s so much better. When you exhale, it smells like pine.

Posted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized26 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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