Beyond the Rhetoric

The Internet is a place that is constantly evolving and changing with the times. It doesn’t feel like it was all that long ago that I was dialing up with my 33.6k modem and chatting with my friends over ICQ, but that was eons ago in the context of the online world. In contemplating how [...]

Gimme gimme gimme. I deserve this. It’s so unfair that I’m not getting what I want. Do any of these statements sound familiar? If you have any teenagers in your life, you’ve probably heard them demanding to receive a cell phone, saying that all their friends have their own phones and that they deserve to [...]

As you may recall, I held a Top Thinker Contest last month, giving away almost US$200 in prizes. Well, I’m in a generous mood again, so I’ve got another contest for readers of Beyond the Rhetoric. From time to time, I publish a Grammar 101 post here, talking about less and fewer, compliment and complement, [...]

Many of us get caught up in our ambitions and we lose sight of how to best take care of ourselves. In chasing that almighty dollar, for instance, we may find that we sacrifice sleep and proper nutrition. On the flip side, we may pile on the debt as we seek out happiness with our [...]

I’ve been having some fun interacting with my Twitter followers these past few days. You may have noticed my recent posts on Twitter questions and music at work. Well, I turned back to the Twitter community to get a glimpse into the kinds of personalities that follow me through the Twitterverse. Want to be featured [...]