Category: James Proclaims
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Boxing Day, as it turns out, has very little to do with pugilism. This message did not get through, perhaps, to the early bird consumers…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring… Except for an overweight bloke, dressed in red and filling…
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Neither Mrs Proclaims nor I are particularly good at remembering to send Christmas cards. In the past we have bought cards to send, made a…
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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’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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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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The 2009 film ‘Invictus’ tells the story of how the South African national rugby team overcame the odds and and won the 1995 rugby world…
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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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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 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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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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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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Day 14 of Writing 101 was to write a post that takes place within a single day. I think that particular ‘time constraint’ already applies…
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Alas Writing 101 has not gone particularly well. It’s the final week and we’re now on Day 16, but somehow I find myself still endeavouring…
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Task 10 on Writing 101 was to write a post as if I was catching up with my reader over a cup of coffee. It’s…
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Dear James, You’ve fallen behind with ‘Writing 101’ again, when all you had to do was write a letter. It literally could have been to…
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Today’s Writing 101 task was to expand on an insightful comment that I had made on another person’s blog. All well and good, except I…
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For today’s Writing 101 task, I need to produce something based on a quote. I do like a good quote, but I resent writing blog posts…
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Today’s assignment on Writing 101 came in two parts. One part was to create a poll asking my readers for suggestions for me to write about…
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As I explained yesterday, I’m a little behind on Writing 101. It doesn’t matter. It’s not like they’re going to kick me off the course…
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It’s day 3 of Writing 101 and day 4 of my new job. Because I’ve got a new job. So I slightly regret signing up for…
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Hello readers of ‘James Proclaims’, whoever and wherever you may be. If you’re tuning in on a Monday then you’re probably looking for my ‘hilarious’…
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“Baa Baa Black Sheep, there seems to be some kind of misunderstanding…” “Really sir, and why do you say that?” “Well, as you’ll recall, I…
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Today I bought a football. I know that there is something of an international readership of this blog, so I want to make sure everyone…
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