Video: A Homemade Roller Coaster
I’ll let the blotchy, somewhat slow-loading video above tell the story (lesson learned: don’t use Adbrite for your embedded videos), but I’d say that’s pretty cool. It’s far from being the most...
Read MoreMonth: March 2007
Where’s the Google Phone?
Rumours of a Google phone have been floating around the internet for a long time now. At one point, people said that it was going to be like a BlackBerry with a full QWERTY keyboard and instant access to your Gmail account. And...
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Got a blog? Win a Wii for free!
I’m a Nintendo Fanboy and as such, I was very excited about getting a Nintendo Wii. Heck, I...
Read MoreFree Ad-Free Web Hosting
I can’t speak to their quality, but you certainly can’t beat the price. After all, to get your site hosted at my10gb.com, you don’t have to fork out a single penny. It is absolutely free. What’s more, if...
Read MoreSpeed Linking: Cockatiels, ReviewMe and Furry Dim Sum
Under-promise and over-deliver. I’ve understood this sentiment for a very long time and I am also a firm believer in karma. Not in the whole reincarnation sense, but more in the My Name is Earl sense of karma. Do good...
Read MoreA jagged little pill
As many of you may already know, Roy, my pet bunny has been having a little bit of a health issue lately. When we took him to see the vet, the diagnosed that Roy had wry neck, a very common condition among indoor bunnies wherein...
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Sell out bloggers
I’ve never denied that I’m trying to make a couple bucks from blogging. It’s far...
Read MoreA Chink in the Armour
What you’re about to view below is a documentary done in a Michael Moore-like style about what it’s like being a Chinese-Canadian. This 25-minute film (it’s worth it), by university student Baun Mah, is not...
Read MoreDining on Top of the World
Although the Dine Out Vancouver promotion has been officially over for some time now, there seems to be a very small handful of restaurants out there that are still milking that marketing juice (that’s got to be one of the...
Read MoreThreaded comments are now live
Beyond the Rhetoric is growing again. I don’t know if you noticed I installed threaded comments last night and while it was a little funky shortly after I activated the plug-in (I got some rather strange error messages),...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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