Articles by Chris Erskine

584 articles since 1997

L.A.’s topless tour

Travel | By Chris Erskine | November 2, 2008
Topless yet tasteful and as British as troubled teeth, L.A.’s new double-decker buses may dramatically change the way tourists get around, how they spend their travel dollars and the very look of Southern California’s streets. Read more
 

Under Friday night lights

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | November 1, 2008
We’re sitting in a heap of people, right in the middle of the bleachers, under the Friday night lights. Read more
 

Travel to Baseball Heaven

Sports | By Chris Erskine | October 28, 2008
First of all, in Baseball Heaven no one spits. Read more
 

Nope, we’re not done yet

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | October 25, 2008
We’re at that important juncture on a Sunday morning, where if we can get our dog, Cujo, to close his red-rimmed eyes, we might sneak in an extra hour of sleep. Read more
 

So little money, so much you can do

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | October 18, 2008
I’M NOT sure what everyone means by “hunkering down,” though I suspect there’s no nudity involved. Read more
 

That frisky fall feeling

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | October 11, 2008
IT’S RAINING T’S RAINING steadily – in the key of B flat – the drops pinging against the windows and burping down the downspouts. Read more
 

I blinked; now the little girl’s college-bound

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | October 4, 2008
THEY CALL THIS a fair? Read more
 

Fannie, welcome to my world

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | September 27, 2008
OUR 5-YEAR-OLDUR 5-YEAR-OLD wakes up, stumbles to the bathroom where his mother is getting dressed and says, “Mommy, you missed a good dream.” Read more
 

A fall ritual kicks in

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | September 20, 2008
SO HERE I AM,O HERE I AM, in my 17th season of AYSO, the Joe Paterno of youth soccer. Read more
 

Yikes, I’m driving Miss Daisy

Home & Garden | By Chris Erskine | September 13, 2008
PERSONALLYERSONALLY, I find this whole parenting thing to be hugely overrated. Read more
 
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