“Three consecutive years in a row”
Commentator on TSN during the World Junior Gold Medal hockey game between Canada and Sweden Jan. 4, 1993
“The wheels have fallen apart with their momentum”
Announcer on a Minnesota North Stars game on TSN, March 3, 1992
Yes, my CFRA appearance has moved from Friday at 1:30 to Wednesday at 12:30 at least for now.
“that valuable if unconsidered thing that is one of the two for which civilization was principally originated, which are warmth and dryness...”
Lord Dunsany Up In The Hills
In my latest National Post column I say Canada Day celebrations are insipid nowadays because our political, academic and cultural leaders just aren’t proud of the real Canada.
“There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on."
William Blake "English poet and painter (1757-1827)” quoted as "Thought du jour" in Social Studies in Globe & Mail November 20, 2012
Edmund Wilson’s search for “ultimate meaning in the things of this world... quite often fooled him into thinking that the search for transcendent sensuality can be other than vain.”
Terry Teachout in National Review August 9, 1993
“I highly recommend the white wine… because it won’t stain as bad if I spill it on you…”
“Your resume says you have experience serving wine.”
“Did I mention it was a bad experience?”
Two characters in "Tina’s Groove" comic strip in Ottawa Citizen January 14, 2004