July, 2011 Archive

From Foetus to Fantastic!

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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!

Depressed About Obesity & Food Waste in America

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?

Cannes Lions 2011 Video Highlights

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!

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