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“Where was I?”
“You just told me you’re an alcoholic.”
“Yes. I am. But that’s not the real reason I’m here to see you.”
“Oh?” Helen asked, recrossing her legs. Continue reading
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – a Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on April 12, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Australian Boxing Federation, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Lucas Browne, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Ruslan Chagaev, Sonny Bill Williams, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong, WBC world title on April 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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How about these rugby players?
There’s a difference between being a fighter and being an athlete. I’ve been in situations in a fight were I can feel my brain is swelling inside my head. You ask yourself a question in situations like that. Continue reading
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Men Versus Women in the Cage
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags cage MMA, Fernando Lemos, Larissa Schroeder on April 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
It’s happened.
Larissa Schroeder fought and defeated Fernando Lemos in a single round, concluded by referee’s decision at first blood.
How long until we see it elsewhere?
What does it mean?
And how will it make us feel?
http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/woman-leaves-man-bloodied-beaten-in-mma-fight/story-fndkzthy-1227297148576 --
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Vale: Sergei Laschenko
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Obituary, Real Men with tags K1, Kickboxing, Odessa, Sergei Lascenko, Ukraine on April 9, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Twenty-seven year old Sergei Lascenko has been shot and killed in Odessa, Ukraine.
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Ben Edwards – Australian Boxing Champion
Posted in fighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Alexei Muchin, Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Commonwealth Games, cornermen, Elite High Performance, Elite Physiotherapy, Errol Zimmerman, Gary Hamilton, GFC, gi, gloves, Gokhan Saki, John Hopoate, Kickboxing, London, Melbourne, Olympic Games, ringcraft, Stockade Training Center, Sydney, Tyrone Spong on April 8, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Ben Edwards is always good for a chat. Since last we spoke, he has added Australian Heavyweight Boxing Champion to his string of achievements. He was kind enough to do a lap of the Theme Park in order to fill us in on the details.
What happened with Glory? Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – a Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on April 4, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Pat put on his jacket, crammed the paperback into the pocket and crossed the road, entering an Art-Deco building of pale grey stone, its ground-floor windows enclosed by lattices of black iron. Inside, the foyer was cold and still. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – a Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags Atlantis, Collins Street, Da Vinci Code, Flinder's Street, reading, St Kilda Road, Swanston Street, xanax on March 29, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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One of the best things about being in the hospital after crashing his brain was that it reset all his fundamental habits in relation to sleeping and eating. Continue reading
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Rousey and Zingano – Feminist Warriors?
Posted in fighting, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags body image, Cat Zingano, Naomi Wolf, Ronda Rousey, The Beauty Myth, UFC 184 on March 24, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleThe weigh-in for the recent Ronda Rousey / Cat Zingano fight on UFC 184 was not only exciting, but also instructive on the subject of sexual politics. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – a Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on March 21, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Alan drew closer, grinning, jutting his chin forward. The whiteness of his teeth and the blackness of his pupils held all the light in his face. Pat looked down at the man. Alan had become an earth for all of the dark things that swirled inside him. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – a Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on March 15, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Johnny turned back to Pat and gave him a disapproving look.
“What?” asked Pat. “Don’t you wish you were twenty-three again?” Johnny muttered and looked away. Pat moved his face, but the smile was still-born. He didn’t remember much of twenty-three the first time, and most of what he could recall, he could do without. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 