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Mel is Founder of Delightful Communications, a Seattle-based Social Media, Digital PR and Personal Branding consultancy. This is his personal blog, a collection of news and anecdotes which Mel hopes will inform as well as bring a smile to people's faces.
We had a fantastic evening at Seattle’s Seafair Torchlight Parade last night.
Thousands lined 4th Avenue from The Seattle Center to Qwest Field and we found a spot on Washington that saw a lot of action from the 100 groups of participants that had come from from all over the Pacific Northwest.
Ashley’s sister, Aubrey, cobbled together this amazing comparison from our baby photos and the Baby Center emails we’ve been getting.
What a difference 37 weeks makes!
I cannot tell you how excited I am!
John Stewart – England is AWSOME! from Tim Deiling on Vimeo.
Watched Prime Minister’s Questions on BBC America the other day and knew something like this would be put together!
Utterly hilarious!
So proud to be British….. 
Thanks to my brother James for the tip!
On Fridays, about a 3 minute drive from our house in Capitol Hill, you’ll find the Madrona Farmer’s Market doing a roaring trade between 3-7pm.
Located in the car park of Grocery Outlet, you’re spoiled for choice as you meander the stalls getting tempted at every turn by produce of every shape and colour.
Just spent a day in Oregon wine country with Mike Thomas of Wine Tours Northwest who did an excellent job of showing the “fearsome five-some” – we were on a bachelor party weekend out of Portland – over 7 wineries in a day!
Had lunch at the Carnegie Deli in New York a couple of months ago. I know it’s a famous sandwich joint, but honestly! Look at the size of what I ordered. All the sarnies they were serving were that big too!
I’m learning to get two meals out of each order. One at lunch/dinner, and the next day having the left-overs for lunch. I’m also walking to work in the mornings as I’ve put on 10 pounds since arriving 3 months ago. The stroll takes 40 minutes and I’m loving it so far as it hasn’t rained on me – which is odd for Seattle!
It does depress me how much food gets wasted over here though. I love the quality of the grub and the service, but is there really any need for such HUGE portions??
And how many gherkins (pickles) can one man eat. Do they stick them back in the jar after we’ve left the table??
Really?
This year was my 3rd Cannes Lions Festival, and we had a cracking line up and loads to do social media-wise.
On the Tuesday morning I got a call from Ashley saying she was having contractions, so the next day I made the mad dash back to Seattle on 3 planes, only just making each flight.
She was OK, and we’re still waiting for the baby, but I was really proud of the guys on the ground in the south of France who re-grouped and proved I was surplus to requirements.
This is the highlights video which features the best of our participation at this year’s event!
Au revoir!
Found these photos of our 2010 Hong Kong trip on my computer and thought I’d share – mainly because of Ashley’s face in the last one!
Shoe manufacturer KSWISS are using the character Kenny Powers from “Eastbound & Down” in their new campaigns to drive people to the Foot Locker stores.
Below you’ll see how they’re using Microsoft Tag to create a more interactive and engaging experience for their customers!
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