Beyond the Rhetoric

Ah, the benefits of being a freelance writer. A couple of nights ago, Susanne and I had the opportunity to sit down with Tejpal of 1234Pens.com, John Chow of John Chow dot Com and his wife, Sarah, and have a fine three-hour dining experience at India Gate Restaurant in Downtown Vancouver. We were invited by [...]

Today is a very special day. Not just for me. Not just for the blogosphere. But for the entire world as we know it. This is not an exaggeration, because… drum roll please… Beyond the Rhetoric turns one year old today. The first post welcomed you into the blogging mind of, well, me, and now [...]

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As much as it is important to keep track of the world of politics and social issues, news programs on television know that these issues don’t bring in the same level of viewership as the latest celebrity scandal or the latest stupid goof by Dubya caught on tape. I saw this clip on Leno last [...]

Bloggers were once on the fringe of society. They were those strange people that had their heads buried in their CRT monitors all day, ranting and raving about their everyday misfortunes. It was unfiltered, unabashed, and completely uncensored. They didn’t care if readers disagreed with them. They didn’t care if it hurt their RSS subscriptions [...]