Beyond the Rhetoric

The Hunger Games (2012) And so we find ourselves in the near future once again and humanity has somehow taken reality TV in a gruesomely fatal direction. Teenagers from around the country are rounded up by lottery, placed in an isolated location, and left to do battle with one another. To the death. And there [...]

When two words sound similar and appear to have similar meanings, many people will confuse them. That’s why some people may say “disinterested” when they really mean to say “uninterested.” The same thing is true when it comes to “comprise” and “compose.” Both of these words have something to do about the parts in a [...]

Every Wednesday, I highlight several blog posts from around the Internet that I think are worth reading. Most weeks, these collections are quite varied in subject matter. Today, the first few posts surround the topic of food, but the last couple dive more into the world of entrepreneurship. Let’s get down to it. First, we [...]

This is a topic that I had previously discussed two years ago, but I feel that it is worth re-examining. Back then, I had to use a WordPress plugin to close the comment form on blog posts after a certain period of time. These days, it is a feature that is built right into the [...]

Sometimes, the best places are eat are the ones that are off the beaten path. They are the ones away from the main drag and they can sometimes remain hidden as neighborhood gems, known only to the people who happen to live in the area. And that’s how I came to discover Sushi Nanaimo. A [...]