Beyond the Rhetoric

“I don’t like any of the candidates, so why should I even bother voting? What’s the point? They’re all crooks and are only out for themselves.” Voter apathy is increasingly common and I completely understand why. More and more, it’s starting to look like it doesn’t matter if you turn left or if you turn [...]

Vancouver is home to a lot of great food, particularly when it comes to cuisines from all around the world. For my part, I really enjoy eating at Japanese restaurants, but it’s important to note that “Japanese food” goes well beyond just sushi and ramen. The izakaya scene in Vancouver is really popular, for example. [...]

“I found out the dynamics of that Jennings just a little while ago and obviously it was a big thing for Roberto for us to give Schneids his 25 starts…. He came to see us. He wanted that because Schneids has been a big part of this team. He’s got 16 wins this year and [...]

Not surprisingly, I received a little bit of a negative backlash from the fake contest I announced for April Fools’ Day. It was not my intention to upset anyone; it was supposed to be in good fun. That doesn’t mean that I don’t do giveaways anymore. In fact, there are no fewer than two contests [...]

When two words have similar meanings, it is not uncommon to see people use those two words interchangeably. If I say that Joe is “at work” or if I say that he’s “at the office,” these two statements would have fundamentally the same meaning. However, this doesn’t always hold true. Take poisonous and venomous as [...]