Priorities (Sonnet Sunday)
When everything becomes a priorityThen nothing really is anymoreNot that i say this with...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Why Do Grown-Ups Get So Much Screen Time?
According to the Canadian Paediatric Society, children under the age of two should have zero...
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On the Fear of Missing Out on What I Still Need to Do
What does it mean to be happy? And what does it take to get there? I feel like, on some level, to...
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Ricky Gervais, After Life S3 (Sunday Snippet)
I wanna be a good person. But sometimes, I just can’t be bothered. It’s too hard. We...
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On Daydreaming and Big Life Changes
Daydreaming is normal. We all do it, regardless of our lot in life. Whether you’ve fallen on...
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Dim Sum at Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant, Burnaby
The good news is that living in North Burnaby, we’ve always had a pretty good selection of...
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A Look Ahead: My Goals for 2022
I feel it’s important to always have goals in your life. Even if you never quite achieve...
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Retrospective: 2021 Habits and Goals
At the beginning of last year, I decided on a series of good habits I wanted to form as my...
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Twenty Twenty-Two (Sonnet Sunday)
We all know that 2020 was hardThen 2021 was no betterEveryone was caught a little off guardWith...
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My Year in Review: 2021 By the Numbers
For better or for worse, I’m the kind of person who wants to quantify everything. That which...
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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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