Beyond the Rhetoric

Excuse the brevity, but by the time that you read this post, I’ll be somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. I’m on my way back from Taipei after spending two weeks there, eating the local cuisine and venturing outside the city. You can check out some of my recently updated photos on Flickr too. The unfortunate [...]

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth… not going all the way, and not starting.” Since I happen to be traveling through Asia, I thought it would be appropriate to bring up a quote from Buddha. While the quote makes reference to discovering the truth, I think that the same [...]

As you may have heard, I’m still in Taiwan. This is my third time here, but I have only ventured outside of Taipei once. That was for a set of factory tours. Since I’m here for an extra week this time around, I wanted to make it a point to visit places outside of the [...]

Last week, I provided you with a brief video tour of our hotel room at Forte Orange on Linsen North Road in Taipei. Since Stephen left and Susanne arrived, I’ve packed up and moved over to the Westin Taipei Hotel on Nanjing East Road. At the request of readers on this blog, I am now [...]

Every Wednesday, I look around for some good blog posts to share with the Beyond the Rhetoric readership. Most weeks, these collections can be quite varied in subject matter and this week is no exception. Enjoy! Eric Garay may be best known for his computer-leaning ways, but he can also get political from time to [...]