July 2011
24 posts
1 tag
How to Win a Pulitzer Prize →
thebyliner:
Here’s a Summer Reading treat for you. We’ve gathered up every Pulitzer Prize-winning feature article from the past 15 years in one handy Byliner Spotlight. It’s all there: bravery, tragedy, adventure, accomplishment, and much more. Consider this a master class in great writing.
So dig in. One at a time, or just curl up for an afternoon.
2 tags
Can Beer Improve Your Run Time? →
In this Active.com article, Laura Williams reviews a German study into how beer-drinking can affect runners’ recovery. The researchers were particularly interested in the polyphenols found in wheat beer, and I was a little disappointed to see that they used a non-alcoholic variety. However, the outcomes were good: beer drinkers “experienced a greater support for the immune system [and]...
1 tag
Customer Service from OurDeal
You may recall that some weeks ago I posted this photo of a sign posted on the door of Joseph Alexander’s, saying that they were closed. I was particularly disappointed as I was using a pre-paid voucher for the high tea, so I was losing $39.
Since then, I have tried to call Joseph Alexander’s on several occasions but there has been no answer. The company has also failed to respond to...
2 tags
The History of the Biscuit in Australia, by Warren... →
Cookie-Crazy mentioned this article on my blog in response to my post Life, in a biscuit. Of course, I had to look it up. I particularly enjoyed reading the following Tim Tam trait:
Around 30 million packs of this chockie bikkie are sold each year - that’s nearly 300 million biscuits, or two packets for every Australian.
I have to say, I’m certainly doing more than my part for that...
1 tag
Paw Rex Doggy Beer →
I kid you not.
1 tag
1 tag
How to Make Your Instant Mocha Look Like the One... →
The morning’s work was posted. I got this idea on Friday and it was approved immediately, but I was frantically getting ready to go away for the weekend.
1 tag
Newsflash: Correlation Is Not a Cause →
It’s not a difficult concept, but Paul Barsch has summed it up nicely.
2 tags
Espresso Train Café and Catering →
This is my third published review, and it even has photos of yesterday’s lunch! (Will someone please subscribe to my updates?)
2 tags
BYOB: Build Your Own Burger →
My second review. Matt pointed out a grammatical error that the editors and I overlooked.
2 tags
University Open Days →
Yes, my first article just got published on WeekendNotes. Check it out, and feel free to leave a comment or subscribe to my future posts.
1 tag
It wasn't a day off at all →
It looks like I took some time off writing, but I was actually offline so I could spend some time writing. Then I wrote about it. Confused? It will all be clear in a few days, I promise.
1 tag
What Startups Can Learn From Haruki Murakami →
I stumbled across this page from a random linktrail. I love Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, perhaps most of all because it’s not so much about running as about life. I also love that word, linktrail. I got all excited thinking that I had created a new word, but apparently there was a failed startup by that name. Go on, google it.
1 tag
Sheldon Brown, you continue to rock →
Yesterday, while I was seeking out information on how to adjust Matt’s hub gears, I was reminded of what made Sheldon Brown such a bloody legend.
1 tag
1 tag
Mission critical: why employees stay →
A tiny infographic in The Briefing column of July 4 Fortune magazine (Asia Pacific edition) inspired me to write this article. They depicted the different percentages as a series of circles where the area represented the respondents in each category (I assume — they didn’t explain). I wanted more information! It took me longer than expected to research, though, because they didn’t...
1 tag
Reading is research for writing →
I like to read, and that’s how I justify it. Here’s what I read about today.
1 tag
Words and meanings →
This is not a rant. I say again, this is not a rant.
2 tags
What goes up must "bum-slide" down →
A review of my weekend adventure - climbing Mt Tibrogargan and Mt Ngungun in the Glass House Mountains.
2 tags
No excuses →
As an ultramarathon runner, I sometimes feel that it’s not worth training at all if I’m not doing a minimum of 90 minutes. Now I know better.
1 tag
There's one in every class, isn't there? →
I couldn’t resist the temptation to write this piece.
1 tag
“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (AdventureCORPS said so in their news today)
2 tags
Guess who is back to being a uni bum? →
When I received my letter of offer today (via email, of course), I was so excited that I nearly piddled like a puppy. I’ve already accepted, of course, and will soon start studying for my Master of Arts (Writing).
1 tag
A (not-so-) little update →
I set out to briefly describe my Thursday and Friday and found out that I had a lot of fun and a lot to share!
