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- Sometimes you need something to smile aboutYesterday
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Here’s a really nice story…
Two childhood sweethearts, aged six and seven, eloped from Hanover in northern Germany on New Year’s Eve, determined to tie the knot under the African sun.
- Anna MurphyDecember 20 2008
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Anna Murphy, born today, December 20th 2008 at 3.11pm in the Coombe Women’s Hospital, Dublin.
Weighing 7lbs 5oz.
Mother and daughter both doing very well.
- Off-topic: the phantom contractionsDecember 19 2008
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Saying that the birth of your first child is a stressful event is something of an understatement. Nothing prepares you for the associated stress but then again nothing prepares you for the pure unadulterated joy either.
I was a mess.
I kept referring to the fantastic midwives as “housewives” and to contractions as “orgasms” (no more comment needed). It’s something my long suffering wife hasn’t let me forget.
Well we’re expecting our second child very soon, and earlier this week we went to the hospital for some pre-launch checks. We were sitting in a small packed waiting room, filled with mothers-to-be some with partners, some with family, some on their own.
In the corner of the room was a very pregnant women in her forties, quietly reading a magazine.
Her phone rang and she quickly answered it, walked out of the waiting room into the corridor, and started screaming into the phone (I assume to her absent husband/partner) about the pain of the contractions and how they were now coming in waves.
Everyone in the room was looking at each other with a mixture of surprise and bemusement.
After a few more screams, she quietly returned to the room. Took her seat and resumed quietly reading her magazine.
A few minutes later her phone rang again. It was (I presume) her errant partner, and once again, in between reminding him to “put the mince in the freezer” and “pack the trailer”, she screamed
- Edelman CartoonDecember 18 2008
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Hugh MacLeod is well known across the blog-o-sphere for his cartoon and wine marketing skills.
Well Edelman’s David Brain commissioned Hugh to create a PR-related cartoon and you can see the result here.
(Unfortunately the limitations of the width of this blog means I can only post a snippet)
He’s also the mind behind the Blue Monster:
- Awards, job searches, twits (not Twitter-related) and disasters…December 17 2008
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Heartiest congratulations to Stuart Bruce and the team at Wolfstar who won the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Grand Prix Award for the UK’s Outstanding Small Consultancy! Fantastic achievement in 18 months!
Fair play award of the day goes to Thomas Brunkard, who as a communications professional in these challenging times, is documenting his journey to secure a PR job in Ireland through his blog. Good on him. Take a look.. particularly if you’re looking to fill a position in Ireland.
