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Chris Erskine: Transcending the Discontents of Modern Life
I like the way the setting sun lights up the tops of trees — like birthday candles — on these long summer days of...
Chris Erskine: Welcome to This Crazy ‘Brat Summer’
MALIBU — Birdsong in the morning, crickets at night.
In between, a beer or two at Duke’s Barefoot Bar on busy PCH.
FYI, Malibu is my...
Chris Erskine: A Wedding to Remember
So what, a little rain?
So what, a puddle here, a puddle there … a small and sudden pond?
So what, I ruined my only decent...
Chris Erskine: Baseball and Other Summer Treasures
Random thoughts on a summer day in Los Angeles, with brats on the grill and the Beach Boys on the hi-fi:
• What’s better than...
Chris Erskine: It’s Time for Beer, Brats and Buttermilk
Back to his favorite pillow, his favorite dog, the boyhood bedroom where he would lie awake and worry/wonder about going away to college. Now,...
Chris Erskine: Do You Have a Good Dad? Bravo.
She’s made of borrowed parts. My chin. Her father’s eyes. Her mama’s chestnut hair. Her other grandpa’s keen mind.My 3-year-old granddaughter seems the summation...
Chris Erskine: Welcome June, the Month of Brides
I checked White Fang for ticks the other day, under her arms and beneath her doggy rump. Now she thinks we’re engaged.Trust me, many...
Chris Erskine: So I Just Keep Grinding …
My daughter’s pup, Penny Laine (aka “Penny Pain”), is back with us for a couple of days. I’m thinking that there might be some...
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Holden Names Worby Woman of the Year
As part of the state Assembly’s annual celebration of women’s achievement and leadership, Assemblyman Chris Holden has recognized Rachael Worby as the 41st Assembly...
HMRI Appoints Three New Board Members
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), a leading biomedical research organization in Southern California with a 70-year track record of scientific impact, announced it added...