Archive for September, 2012

Moby Dick to be Broadcast On-Line

Posted in Reading with tags , , , , , , on September 25, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/books/2012/sep/15/moby-dick-captures-stars-big-read?post_gdp=true

Moby Dick will be read in its entirety and broadcast over the internet. Continue reading

Apprentice Debt Collector

Posted in Fiction with tags , on September 16, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

 

 

Debt collection is a tricky business. And what people don’t realize (or aren’t willing to credit) is that it’s a legitimate trade. You don’t just walk into a person’s house and say, ‘give me the money’. When you go to collect, a million things can go wrong.  Continue reading

The Grail

Posted in Fitness, Observation with tags , on September 4, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

 

 

I loathe Crossfitters, but I love Crossfit.

 

 

 

Anyone interested in fitness, or being fit, must read this.

http://www.crossfit.com/cf-download/Foundations.pdf

 

 

 

Benjey Zimmerman

Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 2, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

When I trained at Golden Glory, the most famous fighter on-campus was Chalid ‘Die Faust’ Arrab. There were another four lesser-known guys who were just as awesome; Gokhan Saki, Alistair Overeem, Errol Zimmerman and his cousin, Benjey. The first three have gone on to become household names (in kickboxing households, at least).

For my money, Benjey is next. Continue reading