Beyond the Rhetoric

It’s that time again! My 2011 predictions were only about half right, but I hope that my predictions for 2012 are a little more accurate. Let’s gaze back into that crystal ball… 1. The World Does Not End The human race has evolved to look for patterns, helping to explain the world around us. Sometimes, [...]

Most people know about the most popular movie genres. You might say it’s an action movie, a drama, or a documentary. If you want to be more specific, you might say it’s a buddy comedy or a nature documentary. But then again, you can be even more descriptive and sometimes this requires coming up with [...]

It has become a monthly tradition here on Beyond the Rhetoric to give thanks to the folks who so kindly continue the conversation in the comments section of each blog post. I missed last month, since I was still in the middle of the Outback, but the Top Thinkers showcase is back for the month [...]

I am certainly no Nostradamus, but it’s always fun to gaze into a crystal ball and look into what could be in the future. My predictions for 2010 actually turned out to be mostly true. I was right about sponsored tweets, the Saints winning the Super Bowl, and the rising popularity of touchscreen technology. And [...]

There was a lot of hype surrounding this place when it officially opened its doors a couple of years ago. Here was a hot shot chef from overseas who had won several awards for his Taiwanese beef noodle soup and he was opening a restaurant in Aberdeen Centre in Richmond. It had to be good, [...]