Beyond the Rhetoric

This has been quite a long time in the making and it’s still a work in progress, but it’s about time that I let this little project break cover and enter the online world for real. As you may recall, I worked with Matt Freedman to create a whole new look for this blog. Part [...]

Normally, when I do these Grammar 101 posts, the rules are pretty well set in stone and there is no second thinking about it. For example, it is very clear whether you should use there, their, or they’re in each particular sentence. This black-and-white approach to writing doesn’t really apply to today’s scenario. The infinitive [...]

Ready to beat the summer heat? Let me be the first to say that I can get pretty lost in the kitchen, but this sounds like a recipe that even I can handle. While you could certainly indulge in some fancy desserts from a place like Les Faux Bourgeois, it’s much more affordable (and probably [...]

Video blogging, video reviews, and other uses of online video are more popular than ever. If a picture is worth a thousand words and the standard video is 30 frames a second, you are effectively getting 1.8 million words a minute. (I’ll pause for a moment as you confirm my calculations.) That’s all well and [...]

Some people say that the greatest path to the greatest possible success is when you choose to blaze your trail. In the competitive business world, being the first to market with a new kind of product can be a huge advantage. You must continue to innovate and bring new ideas to the table. These all [...]