Sunday Snippet: The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
“The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Movie Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy, Silver Linings Playbook, From Up on Poppy Hill
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe keep getting better and...
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Grammar 101: On Parentheses, Commas and Em Dashes
What punctuation you choose to use and where you choose to use it can have just as much of an...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Life, Work and Death
We all have the tendency to make things far too complicated. We allow ourselves to get frustrated...
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Graco Travel Lite Crib, Bassinet and Playard (Video Review)
Easily two of the most lucrative segments of the market are weddings and babies. While they are...
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Jethro’s Fine Grub on Fraser, Vancouver
As much as I enjoy a nice steak dinner, breakfast is still my favorite meal of the day. There is...
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Sunday Snippet: Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell)
“Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail.” The vast...
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Why I’m Ashamed and Proud of Kids These Days
They say you are getting old when you catch yourself using phrases like “kids these...
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Do More Than What Is Needed to Make It Right
As you likely already know, I work from home as a freelance writer. The overwhelming majority of...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Life Choices
It is said that the Inuit people have dozens of words for snow and ice. Given this, when they see...
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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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