Beyond the Rhetoric

Are you the puppeteer or are you the puppet? Are you the one pulling the strings or are you having your strings pulled? Whether or not you are consciously aware of it, your perspective can greatly affect how you approach life. Is your destiny pre-determined and outside of your control or are you the master [...]

I could make some inane comment about Godzilla, poorly dubbed video, and thousands of city dwellers running madly through the streets in sheer terror. I could, but I’m not going to do that. Feel free to make a bad Godzilla joke on your own. Last year, I caught a live demo of the Mondo Spider [...]

Most readers of Beyond the Rhetoric know that I work full-time as a freelance writer. You may have noticed some of my blog posts that discuss the business, like different approaches to freelancing that you may consider. I feel that I have managed to achieve a pretty good level of success, but there is always [...]

By now, you’ve probably heard the story about Susan Boyle. She is the unlikely contestant from Britain’s Got Talent and she took everyone by surprise with her amazing voice. As she took the stage for her first audition, the audience and the judges laughed at her. As a 47-year-old virgin (take that, Steve Carell) from [...]

Do you find that your priorities are shifting but you’re having a hard time pulling together enough money to make a substantial donation to charity? Given the current economic crunch, many families are struggling to deal with their own bills and it’s getting together than other to help your neighbor. You want to help, but [...]