Category: Anecdote
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Another Thursday, another deep dive into the archives. As the recycling of old material is still a relatively new feature on my blog, I still…
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In January 2007 I got locked in a toilet. Not an actual toilet, that would be all kinds of weird. I’ve never seen fit to…
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Though I allude to it rarely, I have stated elsewhere on this site that I am, by profession, a teacher. I don’t like to mention…
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A day after posting a poem that laments the fact that I’m too busy to blog, I find myself shirking my not inconsiderable workload in…
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This is Humpty. You might know him better as Mr. Dumpty. But I call him Humpty, because we’re on first-name terms. Humpty and I have…
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Unlike me, my other half is not a coffee drinker. When I first met her, she mostly consumed diet cola, but she’s moved on from…
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Last night I did Kung Fu. It’s not unusual for me to do this on a Thursday night. It’s when the class is. I say…
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Sometimes I find it difficult to motivate myself to do anything. It’s not depression or anything like that. It’s just hard to inspire yourself when…
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As I’ve stated previously, I enjoy a coffee on my way into to work of a morning. I’ve also shared the fact that I enjoy…
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Reading’s local rugby team is called London Irish. It’s a strange name for a team that is evidently not based in London, and has limited…
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I went to the pub last night. I didn’t drink that much, but I ended up being a tiny bit drunk. Certainly I was drunk…
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I only have one suit. It’s a really nice suit, though. I got married in it, so I really pushed the boat out and had…
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This is no ordinary ceramic mug; this is a mug that I purchased from the Manchester Museum gift shop in November 2006. “Big Deal!” I…
James Proclaims! 