It has, at the time of writing, been but two days since Tokyo 2020 ended but I’m already feeling somewhat bereft. This is often the case when a major sporting event concludes but is perhaps more acute at the end of these Olympic Games because it marks the denouement of what has been a fairly…
Tag: television
A Haiku About The Importance Of Sport In My Life
I like watching sport I find it more compelling Than breaking a sweat
The Tragic Tale Of Dipsy
The picture above is of Dipsy. On the off-chance you’ve never come across him before, Dipsy is a Teletubby, off of the TV show ‘Teletubbies’. I say ‘he’ although I wasn’t sure before I started writing this if Teletubbies had specific genders and, if so, what specific gender Dispsy was. But I’ve checked, because the…
An Ode To Wasting Time
There are many hours I spend Watching boxsets on my screen Though I don’t know to what end Because I can’t say that I’m keen The mis-en-scene is flawed And the acting is quite weak Yet I still sit and stare Completely under-awed Though one positive critique Is the comfort of my chair
Boxing Day Bargains
Today is Boxing Day, a day which means different things to different people. To some it’s a day to recover from the excesses of Christmas Day, in preparation for a return to work on the 27th December. For others it’s an opportunity to continue with the excesses because, as it turns out, they don’t actually…
The Third Annual Christmas Message from James Proclaims
If you’re reading this at the exact moment it was published, then you’re not watching the Queen’s speech live. Because, as is now James Proclaims Christmas tradition, I’ve scheduled this post to appear at the exact same moment that our head of state makes her annual address to the nation. I know HRH won’t be…
The World Is Watching
Apparently today is ‘World Television Day’. I don’t know why we need a day for that. Don’t get me wrong, I like watching TV as much as anyone, but is it really worthy of its own day? Evidently so, for today is that day. It’s not even one of those frivolous ‘made-up-for-the-sake-of-it’ days like ‘World…
James Complains About January
I’m writing this in what can only be described as a foul mood. Christmas now seems but a distant memory and, although I’m sure I enjoyed it at the time, the net result of the recent festive period is that I’m now poor and fat. The return to the daily grind has left me so…
We Have No Time To Sit And Stare
As of tomorrow morning the Christmas holidays are officially over. In fact the tree and decorations are coming down today. I know that Twelfth Night is not for another few days so it might be a bit premature for me to be halting the festivities but frankly it is time. It is time because Mrs…
I Think The Sofa’s Eaten It
Although the week has taken its toll I have chilled beer and snacks in a bowl It is time to unwind But I can’t seem to find The television remote control
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