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beyondtherhetoric.bsky.social
Writer, blogger, work-at-home dad. Fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi. https://michaelkwan.com/
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PSA: Desert and dessert are not the same word. And confusingly, despite the pronunciation, the phrase is just deserts, not just desserts.

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What's your go-to mid-afternoon snack?

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

I normally don't get the jitters from drinking coffee, but I do when drinking Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Is it the sugar in the condensed milk, maybe? I don't think the coffee itself is any stronger than conventional espresso.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Pet peeve: When people continue to walk side-by-side on a sidewalk approx. two people wide when they see me approaching.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

You get out of it what you put into it.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Who's responsible for clearing the lint trap in the dryer? The person loading the dryer or unloading it?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Had to deal with a recall (under warranty) for the car, which gobbled up my morning, but hey, I got a free car wash out of it (but now it's raining).

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

This is a huge, sad blow for local news.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

How often do you visit the public library? I'm there at least once or twice a week.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Settle a debate: Costco poutine or A&W onion rings?

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Eggs and toilet paper used to be so cheap that children would literally throw them at people's houses. Thanks, complex international trade economics and late-stage capitalism.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Enjoyed listening to this @vancolour.bsky.social chat with @jj-mccullough.bsky.social about Premier David Eby and how he's sort of the reasonable middle ground between Ford and Smith. youtu.be/SlIcigbkWfE?...

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

When you get a work-related email with "feedback" (or similar) in the subject line, do you immediately assume it's "constructive" (I hesitate to use the word "negative" but you know what I mean), some form of praise, or a more neutral, logistical thing?

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

If you could only eat one flavor of potato chip for the rest of your life, what would you pick?

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

NGL the most disappointing part of Kendrick's halftime show was the lack of Don Cheadle during DNA.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

"I didn't understand a single word he said." Exactly. You don't understand. So what do we do when we don't understand something?

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Me: Can everyone just chill? [Winter cold snap hits Vancouver] Me: No, not like that.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Why do Glinda and Elphaba like drinking soda? The bubbles are defying gravity.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Ships in harbour are safe, but that's not what ships are for.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Peanut butter and jam or peanut butter and jelly?

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Do you interpret your kid's mistakes and shortcomings as personal parenting failures on your part? How do you not do this?

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Canada's fentanyl czar

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

So busy. From "Relax, Dammit" by Timothy Caulfield.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Elbows up. Because that's better ergonomics for typing. #IAmCanadian

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Okay, that's enough snow. You can stop now.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Did you watch the Grammys last night?

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

At what age do children become responsible for shoveling the snow? Asking for a friend.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

How do we feel about billionaires like Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Selena Gomez? What about Spielberg and George Lucas?

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment