Beyond the Rhetoric

Next month, I’ll be knocking a major item off my international travel bucket list when I go down under. Susanne and I will be taking our honeymoon in Australia, hitting up as many of the local attractions as we can in the limited time that we are there. I realize that saying I’m going to [...]

“And here’s another important point. Since more wealth is only interesting from a RELATIVE point of view…that is, it is only useful when it gives you higher status…a normal, healthy human being cares more about “fairness” than he does about absolute wealth. Of course, fairness can mean practically anything you want it to mean. It [...]

Boo! While Vancouver certainly does have the age and history of a place like London or Beijing, it still has its fair share of interesting ghost stories. Now, most of these can probably be understood as little more than urban legends, but perhaps there is a little more to them that meets the eye. That’s [...]

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of a good breakfast. In the Vancouver area, you can turn to a place like Red Wagon Cafe for a great breakfast, but it is more of the greasy spoon variety. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Chez Cora is the healthiest option on [...]

Yes, I realize that this is a few days early, but I neglected to do the shoutout last month. I didn’t want to miss the chance for October, so let’s have a look at who has posted the greatest number of comments on Beyond the Rhetoric (so far) for this month. Once again, good friend [...]