Last year I wrote a review of 2015 on the 31st December so it seems only fitting that I review 2016 today. Except that I’d rather not. It seems to be universally accepted that 2016 was a bit of a rubbish year all around. Not for everyone obviously – some people might well be thinking…
Month: December 2016
My 2016 Blog Report
This time last year I got my first ever annual blog report from WordPress. I didn’t ask for it but they sent it anyway. And actually it was pretty cool. It didn’t tell me anything earth shattering that I didn’t already know. I was eight months into my blogging journey at that point and I…
Where There’s No Will There Is Wine
Perhaps I have too little will But I will have another refill For though Christmas has passed The red wine seems to last And I’m starting to feel rather ill
Too Much Food And Too Much Information
It is hard to believe but it’s true There is still so much food to get through It’s delightful to taste Can’t let it go to waste Though I won’t stray too far from the loo
Going Cold Turkey On The Cold Turkey
The trouble with ‘Twixmas’, the period between Christmas and New Year, is it’s pretty hard to judge exactly how to play things ‘health wise’. In many households there are still quite a lot of leftovers that ‘need’ to be eaten. Cold turkey would be a case in point. Turkey sandwiches for days after Christmas is…
‘Re-toxing’ on Boxing Day
As I acknowledged in last year’s Boxing Day post, the day after Christmas has nothing to do with pugilism. Nonetheless, this morning I woke up feeling like I’d done twelve rounds with Mike Tyson in his prime. Obviously I hadn’t done twelve rounds with Mike Tyson in his prime. For that to have happened either…
The Second Annual Christmas Message from James Proclaims
As Noddy Holder off of Slade shouts whenever anyone cares to listen: IT’S CHRISTMAS! Noddy likes Christmas and if I’d written and performed one of the most successful Christmas songs of all time I’d like Christmas too. In point of fact I have not written and performed one of the most successful Christmas songs of…
James Reviews the 2016 Marks and Spencer Chocolate Advent Calendar
I’m not sure if I’m going to make the review of my chocolate advent calendar an annual event. However, I did do it last Christmas Eve and I seem to be doing it again this year so there’s every chance it’ll happen again next year. There has been a development on the chocolate advent calendar…
The Super Duper Looper – It’s the Only Way!
And so this is Christmas – almost. Around this time every year I try and cram watching as many Christmas films as I can before the ‘big day’. I enjoy a good festive flick but it’s a weird little idiosyncrasy of mine that I refuse to watch Christmas films after the 25th December. Even though…
James Proclaims! 