The Symptoms And Actions Of Having Too Long a Lunch
Not sure where I found this but was floating around in my files and made me smile – thought I’d share The Symptoms And Actions Of Having Too Long a Lunch SYMPTOM: Feet cold and wet. FAULT: Glass being held at incorrect angle. ACTION: Rotate glass so that open...
Restrepo
RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the...
Mine’s A Large One
This time of year life seems so much better through the bottom of a glass, miserable weather, everyone is fed-up, hate their jobs, want a holiday……need I go on. But fear not, it could of course be worse, instead of merrily (or not so merrily as the case may...
One For the Chaps
This is one for chaps who may be thinking…where did it all go wrong???...
The Ultimate Hairy Dog
Hairy Dogs and all That (These words were written at Christmas time!) ‘Tis soon the season to be jolly and we will all, well most of us, be nursing a hangover of some magnitude at some point and will be looking for that all important magical cure to bring...
Oasis & Bacon
Oasis & Bacon Last week I had to say cheerio to my fellow colleague David Bailey aka @DFBmbe who has departed for Kabul, Afghanistan for a 12 month contract with NATO. It has been interesting following his journey to Kabul and listening to his Audioboos and looking at his...
Chuffin ‘Eck
It seems that railway stations are new experiential marketing space for home furnishings & DIY. There is a spooky coincidence between the new ad running on TV for Homebase, which was filmed at Carlisle station and Ikea who have furnished Parisian subways. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szo1VwqPdhY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0] I have to say I think...
Hunt For The Red Dress
Is the effectiveness of social media and mico-blogging a myth? Read below and make your own judgement. Hunt for the Red Dress If anyone out there is still debating the power and value of twitter, they should have been following Duncan Bannatyne (@DuncanBannatyne) and his quest this morning to...
Whizz on Wizz Air
I vowed a few years ago that never again would I venture on board a lo-cost airline and then this weekend I found myself boarding a Wizz Air plane destined for Zagreb from Lorraine Chases’ Luton airport. I haven’t had the pleasure of traversing the concourses of Luton airport...