The Deceptive Cruelty of Not Enough Time
Believe me. The irony is not lost on me that I’m finally getting around to writing this blog...
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Author: Michael Kwan
G.K. Chesterton on Adventure (Sunday Snippet)
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure...
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Top 16 Cartoon Dads (As Ranked By You!)
This is one of those ideas that quickly took on a life of its own. What started out as a...
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Tokyo John Sushi (Vancouver): Restaurant Review
I’ve come to the conclusion that when people say they “don’t like sushi,”...
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Are We Overscheduling Our Kids?
When I was younger, I valued spontaneity. Or rather, I accepted it as a regular part of everyday...
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Temperament and Temperate Climes (Sonnet Sunday)
When I think about how I might describeMy life these days, my emotional stateI feel guilty with...
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Family Travel: Sunrise Ridge Waterfront Resort (Parksville, BC)
When you’ve lived somewhere for any stretch of time, it’s easy to lose sight of all...
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Andrew Yang on Our Unhealthy Social Media Diet (Sunday Snippet)
In a TED talk, the technologist J. P. Rangaswami compared the information we consume to a diet. A...
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Am I Worrying Over Nothing?
A little while back, I came across an exchange somewhere on social media — excuse the vagueness; I...
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T. rex: The Ultimate Predator Stomps Its Way to Science World Vancouver
There’s a brand new feature exhibit that just opened at Science World in Vancouver. You...
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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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