Category: Humour
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It seems like only a few weeks ago that I was ‘celebrating’ the fact that I had written my very first blog post via the…
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There are results in life That I care about The results of an academic endeavour perhaps Or the outcome of a job interview
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Happy Cyber Monday! Words to warm even the coldest of hearts as November draws to a close. Not some dystopian vision of a future in…
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I often claim I like to read When I have time to kill A novel is the ideal thing If I have hours to fill…
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I’m writing this on my phone. To me that is enough of a novelty for me to need no further content in this post.…
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I’ve been in work today. All day. Because it is a normal working day in the UK. Yet according to my email inbox and various…
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It didn’t really occur to me when I started this blog that I would have any readers outside of my existing friends and family, and…
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A senior colleague announced today that it’s thirty more sleeps till Christmas. Maybe for you grandpa, I thought to myself before remembering that I too…
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I honestly can’t recall If I started drinking coffee To combat the resultant fatigue Of insomnia Or if the fatigue is born of An insomnia…
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I haven’t written a ‘James Reviews’ for a while. The original concept was that I’d write reviews about stuff that no-one really needs, or at…
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To label the space in front of my house as a ‘garden’ would be somewhat overselling it. A tiny patch of gravel does not constitute…
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I think that I might have a problem It’s not something I can ignore It’s taking over my life It’s starting to become a bore…
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Through grapes, grains and hops I consume my five a day Sometimes even more
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I think it’s time for a poem I said aloud one eve I haven’t written one for days At least three I do believe But…
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On my lunch break as I write this. Frankly if I wasn’t attempting NaBloPoMo, I’d probably give today a miss. I’ve got university this evening…
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November, Monday Cold dark morning without cheer Don’t want to be here November, Friday Still cold but the time is near To enjoy a beer
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I’m writing this from inside a library. Not just any library but an actual university library. Where people come to study. In fact it’s the…
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I enjoy blue cheese Much less when it is not the Expected colour
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Blogging daily is no easy trick Don’t want to rely on a gimmick But when time is quite tight Is it ok to write A…
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I just enjoyed two slices of Marmite on toast. It was a thoroughly pleasant late evening snack, which should help me persevere with some of…
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After the success of my last ‘Found Poem’, I was fairly keen to do another, but I wasn’t sure what to use as my source…
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When I was young I really enjoyed the Narnia books by CS Lewis. They captured my imagination and I really wanted to go to the…
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The Iron Man comic books and films would probably have captured the imagination of the public a little less if his main super power was…
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The last few days have been quite severe I’ve been waiting all week for a beer Or a nice glass of wine Would be equally…
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I’m not sure what the rules are for NaBloPoMo. Is there a minimum word count? Does the post actually have to be about anything? Or…
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If I can get to the weekend then it will all be ok. Coffee will help. Alcohol will not help, which is a shame because…
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It’s 11.05 pm GMT as I begin to write this and I’m gulping down my sixth cup of coffee of the day. It’s probably ill-advised…
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It’s November. November is a rubbish month. All the shops are full of Christmas stuff but Christmas is still ages away. It’s cold. It’s dark.…
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It’s one of those conundrums that I think many of us bloggers go through. I’ve been through it before in previous incarnations of my online…
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The more observant among my regular readers will have noticed that I’ve been writing a lot of poetry over the last week or so. It’s…
James Proclaims! 