Beyond the Rhetoric

This has inadvertently become an annual tradition here on Beyond the Rhetoric. Yes, many people say that Christmas has become far too commercial and it’s become far too much about “gimme this” and “gimme that,” but I just can’t help myself. Rather than breaking it down into three levels of realism, like how I did [...]

“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” A short while I ago, I wrote a post asking whether or not success needs to be measurable. Are you able to measure your success? Are you able to measure your happiness? [...]

Apollo 18 (2011) As a species, we’ve always been fascinated with Space. From Star Trek to Star Wars, we’ve always wondered about what is out there. That’s a big part of how the Apollo missions got off the ground (terrible pun intended), but did you know about the secret 18th expedition to the moon? That [...]

A lot of confusion can arise when certain words aren’t used very often, but are still within the common vernacular. People mistakenly say “exercise regime“, for instance, when they really mean to say “exercise regimen.” Similarly, “predecessor” and “successor” are two words that are oftentimes confused for one another. Ironically enough, “predecessor” and “successor” have [...]

Now that I’m back from my trip to Australia, the regular speedlinks on Wednesday can resume as per normal. Last week, I highlighted some of my Outback accommodations, so I thought it would only be fitting to dedicate this week’s roundup to the concept of travel… even if it might mean never leaving your living [...]