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A Beer With Jimmy Buffett

A Beer With Jimmy Buffett

In mid-January, “even the moon shines with only half a heart,” as Jane Kenyon put it (read her if you get the chance)

Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang16 Comments

Cotton in the Canyons

Cotton in the Canyons

January is made for old Hobbits like me. There is rain in the hills, cotton in the canyons. It’s a good month for bulky sweaters…throaty old singers…snoring dogs.

Posted on January 4, 2023January 3, 2023 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Happy Hour Hiking Club, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang16 Comments

The Wolf Who Cried Boy

The Wolf Who Cried Boy

These are the relationships that now define me: Smartacus and Suzanne, plus Catty Cakes, the maestro of my life. Plus White Fang, my bombshell of a dog.

Posted on December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Millennials, Uncategorized, White Fang13 Comments

I Miss AYSO

I Miss AYSO

I’ve been taking White Fang to a nearby soccer field, where she sniffs the stinky scents left by the kids who play there on weekends and thinks -- momentarily at least -- how good they might taste on toast.

Posted on December 3, 2022December 2, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Gin, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang12 Comments

Life is Nasty, Life is Great

Life is Nasty, Life is Great

My buddies boost me, understand me, inspire me, disappointment me. It’s like owning a Welsh rugby club.

Posted on November 26, 2022November 25, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang10 Comments

Wistful? Me?

Wistful? Me?

I now wake my teen son for school by tossing dog treats in his bed and turning White Fang loose to roust him. Tell you what, it works.

Posted on October 19, 2022October 18, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang9 Comments

Autumn’s Eternal Flame

Autumn’s Eternal Flame

I got my very first awkward kiss, from a slinky actress in the lot behind the high school. Terri was a tad taller than me, with twisty legs of licorice.

Posted on October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang7 Comments

We’re All Just Star Dust

We’re All Just Star Dust

We’re all star dust, remember? No matter who we are, how successful, how short, how strong, how naked, at the end of the day we’re all merely cosmic dust (hydrogen, lithium, merlot…)

Posted on October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Food, Millennials, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang9 Comments

Heavenly Moments

Heavenly Moments

Did you know there were still Good Samaritans left in LA? Me neither. But there they were, helping me save the dog.

Posted on September 24, 2022September 24, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang8 Comments

Something in Your Eye?

Something in Your Eye?

The golden retriever pup hears voices that aren’t even there. She hears the whispered second-thoughts of wayward angels … she hears aphids making out in the trees.

Posted on September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 by chriserskinelaPosted in Family, Parents, Uncategorized, White Fang11 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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