Beyond the Rhetoric

When you go shopping for a new computer, you usually go through quite a research process. You take a look at the specs. You have a look at the build quality. You consider the layout of the features. The same is true when buying cameras, cars, and other other bigger ticket item… but what about [...]

It’s that time of year again. While many other people are concerning themselves with mistletoe and fruitcake, freelancers and other small business owners need to concern themselves with many other year-end responsibilities. Of course, that’s in addition to the usual holiday cheer and eggnog lattes. As a freelance writer, there are certain tasks and questions [...]

Give me a home among the gum trees / With lots of plum trees / A sheep or two, a kangaroo / A clothesline out the back / Verandah out the front / And an old rocking chair. Yes, my trip to Australia has drawn to a close, but I do take those memories home [...]

Let’s say that you have a potential Olympic athlete and she is training for the 100-meter hurdles. She trains for years and manages to make it onto the team. She trains more and makes it to the Olympic Games where she stuns the world and wins the gold medal. By all accounts, we’d all agree [...]

Putting aside the concept of body language and tones for just a moment, it is generally understood that we have two primary forms of communication: written and verbal. Moving from one to the other can sometimes cause all sorts of confusion and this is very common in the case of homophones. I can’t even begin [...]