Chris Erskine

Chris Erskine

Reflections on 70

As Mencken put it, “Genius is the ability to prolong one’s childhood.” For 70 years, I think I’ve done that.

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Chris Erskine
Nov 07, 2026

This is my 70th autumn. I guess that’s worth celebrating. Seventy is a lot of anything — flu seasons, Halloweens, dry turkeys.

But 70. Yeah, 70. Before I go, I hope to celebrate a few more Novembers.

Due to my birth date, I’m a Scorpio, a sign that has a rep as sexually adamant. Well, used to be. No more than anyone else really.

A 70-year-old Scorpio i…

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