Tag Archives: drinking tips for teens

Anthony’s Navel: Ross Murray on Manhattan

Posted on April 1, 2017 by pinklightsabre

If you’re lucky enough you may have a couple friends you’ve met blogging who inspire your own work or you give you a special kick, sometimes in the butt. That’s my friend Ross at Drinking Tips for Teens, aka my … Continue reading →

Posted in musings | Tagged A Hole in the Ground, Anthonys Navel, best films, Canadian humourists, Canadian writers, drinking tips for teens, Manhattan Woody Allen, postaday, Ross Murray, Ross Murray writer, star wars, Woody Allen films | 41 Comments

90s nostalgia: Ross Murray | “Regret”

Posted on September 21, 2016 by pinklightsabre

Last week’s call for content for 90s nostalgia pieces shifts now to the band New Order, and today’s featured writer Ross Murray. Ross helped me a lot when I started on WordPress and has promoted and supported many other would-be writers, a real mensch. … Continue reading →

Posted in music, musings, writing | Tagged 90s music, Canadian humourists, Canadian writers, drinking tips for teens, Hole in the Ground, indie writers, New Order, Nirvana 25 anniversary, nostalgia, Regret New Order, Ross Murray | 32 Comments

Just Like Billy Pilgrim’s Blues, Amsterdam

Posted on March 25, 2016 by pinklightsabre

I came unstuck in time again and reappeared 20 years later pawing the glass on some Argentinian steakhouse window in the Red Light district with a bull’s head in the window convinced I’d been there before. Two days in Amsterdam … Continue reading →

Posted in travel, writing | Tagged Amsterdam, Belgian beer, Bob Dylan, Brussels, Canned Heat, Despicable Me, drinking tips for teens, humor, Idiot Joy Showland, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Kurt Vonnegut, Memoir, Slaughterhouse Five, travel, Walt Walker | 5 Comments

The Thane of Cawdor stole my log-in

Posted on September 1, 2015 by pinklightsabre

Our kids threw a mild hissy fit about not being in the States for Halloween, complaining they’d gotten gypped, or in Germany — where the holiday’s just caught on — instead, we’ll be somewhere in Scotland, hopefully near a castle, … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged Belfast, drinking tips for teens, expats, freshly pressed, German history, Halloween, humor, Inverness, James I, MacBeth, Scotland, Shakespeare, travel, traveling with kids, Wordpress | 17 Comments

What makes High Baroque high?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by pinklightsabre

Hi, Is a great way to start a corporate email to someone you’re pissed off at but don’t want to sound it. We sat outside with a glass of Riesling in the afternoon watching the people go by at a … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged Canadian humourists, corporate america, drinking tips for teens, finding your voice, High Baroque, humor, New Found Land, post punk, punctuation, Ross Murray, satire, writing, writing style | 10 Comments

How to look cool waiting for the bus: 20 foolproof tips

Posted on January 4, 2015 by pinklightsabre

Tips to operate with grace and polish in a congested, urban setting with strangers. 1. DON’T LOOK LIKE YOU’RE WAITING As in the doctor’s office or standing outside an important meeting, be ready at all times but don’t be too obvious … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged ballgags, beards, bumpshake, chinese royal jelly, Daps Explosion, drinking tips for teens, familiars, glasses, humor, Portland, Rambo, satire, Seattle, Shaun Cassidy, the mad are misunderstood | 30 Comments

The Art of Make Believe (#mywritingprocess)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by pinklightsabre

It’s true, writers like nothing more than to write about writing, to postpone the real work (of writing). And like the game of golf, you get lucky with a few strokes and then spend the rest of your life thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Tagged #mywritingprocess, drinking tips for teens, James Joyce, the green study, writing | 13 Comments