“Two thousand and fourteen is one of those rare years of political quiet. No general election in federal, provincial or civic politics for the first time since 2009.”
“Next: the delicate art of negotiating private duels with godlike monsters.”
-Fables: Rose Red (vol. 15)
“Norway’s oil wealth and weird songs about foxes.”
“Trudeau was willing but laid down two conditions: He would not propose anything that would require a constitutional amendment, with all the attendant, divisive wrangling with the provinces that would entail. Nor did he want to simply promise to do something if elected prime minister one day; he wanted to be able to ‘walk the walk’ — a tall order for the leader of the third party, who has zero legislative power.”
–Why Justin Trudeau Expelled 32 Senators From Liberal Caucus
“7. If a vehicle weighs over 5 tons (trucks, busses, etc.), it probably cannot see you. Even with lots of mirrors, they’re essentially driving blind out there. You should always give these vehicles a wide berth. The same goes for anything with a trailer.”
–10 Commandments for City Biking
“I figured children in full camouflage tended to shoot bears more often than I did.”
-Notes on the Awkward Airplane Conversation
“But he isn’t really a joke-teller so much as a performer who just says ‘yes’ to everything.”