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Baby Steps

Baby Steps

My pregnant daughter has more hormones than a Korean boy band.

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Road trips, Uncategorized, White Fang6 Comments

The Forever Father

The Forever Father

I’ve been making breakfast for the kids for 37 years. Do they appreciate it? No one ever again will need me the way my son Smartacus needs me now. In lockdown, we are each other’s only company. I find myself asking him: “What are we going to watch tonight? Are tacos OK for dinner?” as … Continue reading The Forever Father

Posted on January 16, 2021January 15, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang11 Comments

Blah Humbug!

Blah Humbug!

I will teach gumbo to Smartacus, as you would an old folk song: first this, then this, then this…

Posted on January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang14 Comments

The Pregnant Grandpa

The Pregnant Grandpa

My daughter’s pregnancy has me thinking a lot about babies and re-birth.

Posted on January 9, 2021January 8, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

Calling All Angels

Calling All Angels

Always thought the Bible should have a how-to section in the back.

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang18 Comments

My New Year’s Toast

My New Year’s Toast

Oddest thing: 2 days after Christmas, after a good and blustery storm, White Fang and I got trapped in a rainbow.

Posted on January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang9 Comments

My Silly, Ticklish Heart

My Silly, Ticklish Heart

Christmas featured a bit of prayer, a glass or two of vice and the most intense and delicious slab of beef – the size of a small canoe.

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang25 Comments

A Christmas Re-Print

A Christmas Re-Print

We live in a wobbly three-bedroom house built by cretins, without a single nail, apparently in half an hour.

Posted on December 28, 2020December 27, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang8 Comments

Oh Chestnuts!

Oh Chestnuts!

Here’s to all the Chardonnay Moms, Cabernet Dads and the dude at the end of the street who always forgets to turn off his outdoor Christmas lights at the end of the night.

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Live a Little

Live a Little

Proud to announce that the lovely and patient older daughter will become a mom in May, the same month her mother and I were married.

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang18 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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