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Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven

Devil’s Gate Dam has a rep as a playground for the occult, and there are steamy stories of seances and love affairs and mysterious disappearances.

Posted on May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang4 Comments

The Hybrid Widower

The Hybrid Widower

"Happy Mother's Day, dude," they said. So at their urging, I drank a six-pack.

Posted on May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

LA’s Camelot Beach

LA’s Camelot Beach

Why are we on Santa Monica Beach? First of all, the place is a poem -- I’ve written sonnets to it before.

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

Like Loaded Guns, These Cars

“Jesus is risen!” as they say in church, and I’m still stuck down here with a hundred gophers, in the little house that used to be a Wienerschnitzel.

Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

I Have a New Theory

I Have a New Theory

My grandbaby is all the things I am not. She is new.

Posted on April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang10 Comments

Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life

Mom overfed everyone she loved: her husband, her dogs. Oddly, we kids were very thin. Shrug.

Posted on April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang19 Comments

I Just Don’t Get Hawaii

I Just Don’t Get Hawaii

The ocean’s much too warm, the drinks much too cold. I really see no future for Hawaii. To me, it's just a fad.

Posted on March 30, 2022March 29, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang24 Comments

Power of the Dog

Power of the Dog

I bought a white couch, despite 2 dogs and a grandbaby. Sometimes, I order out my disappointments, as you might a pizza.

Posted on March 26, 2022March 25, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang14 Comments

Smartcus Comes Home

Smartcus Comes Home

I’ll hug my son just a tad too long. To me, he’s that great book you just finished and can’t bring yourself to put down.

Posted on March 19, 2022March 18, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 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

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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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