Category: James Proclaims
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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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Day 2 of Writing 101 and today’s assignment is to write a list. I was going to come up with a list of my favourite…
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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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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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IIt’s been a refreshing two days of not gently mocking the rudimentary online learning programme that is ‘Blogging 101’, yet my last two posts were,…
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Mandatory Editorial Disclosure In the 363 words that follow this disclaimer, there are exactly: 210 words of insincerity for comic effect. 22 words of heartfelt…
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Day eight of Blogging 101 and, given my unhealthy need to write about each of the tasks rather than just getting on with them quietly…
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Welcome back to James Proclaims for another enthralling report about the travails of a novice blogger, who is trying to achieve blogging enlightenment through a series…
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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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Until today, I didn’t know what the word ‘taxonomy’ meant. Actually, that probably isn’t especially surprising. It’s not a word in common usage. If you’re…
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Yesterday, after reading my post about who my ideal reader might be, my dearest wife looked at me with genuine sadness. “I don’t think I’m…
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I’m 36. I’m ok with that. Age is just a number really. You’re as old as you feel and all that. I spent most of…
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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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My imitation Fender Stratocaster only has five strings. The “high” E snapped about five years ago and I haven’t bothered to replace it. It’s also…
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Although I can drive, I tend, for the most part, to be a pedestrian. Currently, I can walk to work and I live close to…
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My other half occasionally claims to be a vegetarian. She knows that she isn’t really; she’s actually a pescetarian, but people just find it easier…
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This post is about football, so it would be remiss not to mention yesterday’s FIFA election, which Sepp Blatter won, essentially unopposed. Again. This is…
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I drive a 2007 silver Ford Ka. It is not the coolest car in the world. Still, I quite like it. I live in Reading,…
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The walk to my local supermarket is eminently pleasant. It’s a twenty-minute stroll through charming green parkland, alongside a canal complete with a lock and…
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I’ve always been more of a coffee drinker than a tea drinker, which perhaps defies the British stereotype. It’s not uncommon though, and truthfully I’m…
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f you ask me what my favourite food is, on any given day I would probably give you a different answer. It’s really down to…
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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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