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Michael Kwan (Beyond the Rhetoric)
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Writer, blogger, work-at-home dad.
Fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
https://michaelkwan.com/
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This is a huge, sad blow for local news.
February 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Canada's fentanyl czar
February 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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So busy. From "Relax, Dammit" by Timothy Caulfield.
The fact that we carry our office around in our pockets further con-tributes to our sense that we are too busy. There is always something we could be doing-checking email, calling colleagues, reviewing docu-ments. This may make us feel that we are "busy" when in fact it is simply the vague sense that we should be working because we could be working. Indeed, there is some evidence that people seek to feel busy because to feel otherwise is to feel we are being irresponsibly unproduc-tive. A review of the research surrounding how we perceive time, pub-lished in 2019 in Current Opinion in Psychology, speculates that people endeavour to work hard not to create free time but to avoid being idle, because being idle means we are not valued.
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Did the ramen combos at Takenaka Onigiri Cafe recently. No regrets. #vancouverrestaurants
February 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Science is lit 🔥
January 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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When AI tries to understand the assignment
sailor moon playing the nintendo switch 2
January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Just got this email...

Meanwhile, every time I've gone up for a refill lately, they've insisted on pouring it into a brand-new cup, even if I have my reusable cup with me.
Beginning February 12, 2025, Starbucks® Rewards members will also be required to use a reusable cup or for-here ware to be eligible for a free refill.
January 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Don't let three-star Google ratings deter you from trying new (to you) restaurants.
Baked ox tongue tomato fried rice at 54th Avenue Cafe Restaurant in Vancouver, BC. See the full post on instagram.com/beyondtherhetoric
January 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Get outside and make your own discoveries.
Here's your reminder to make time for nature this weekend. Photos from the Burnaby Lake Regional Park trail, including Still Creek, a bridge, and gravel trail. Burnaby, BC, Canada.
January 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM