The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]

Girth Hour … ( Filed under: Comment )

Photo: Capt Alcoholica So Earth Hour is going to be on us yet again and like every year, I go away a bit more confused than happy. The principal behind Earth Hour is great – raising awareness of the World’s impending environmental catastrophe – however like most advertising today, it seems happier promoting the problem […]

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You Can Tell Girth Hour Was A Success When … ( Filed under: Comment )

… people are not just sick to their stomachs, but sick to their buckets. Photo: Girth Hour in full swing. [L-R: Before, During & After] Shockingly huge amount of cash raised for the homeless … almost as much as the amount of vomit that raised through our throats. I know that’s an unpleasant image, but […]

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Charity Begins With Home … ( Filed under: human_2 )

Today I am asking for your help. For a great number of years, the situation with the homeless has really upset me. I find it absolutely tragic that in this day and age so many people find their only option is living on the street … but what makes it worse is that so many in […]

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The Strangest People Read This Blog … ( Filed under: Comment )

Following on from this post, I received an email from the films directors asking if I could buy a copy of their pirated movie and send it to them so they can try and trace who is behind the movie being copied for the black market. Given Jamie Oliver, Bob Garfield, Richard Branson and Bob Geldof have […]

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Drew McLellan Can See Into The Future … ( Filed under: Comment )

Following on from Drew’s brilliant idea about creating a ‘voicemail for the homeless‘ … I received an email from Holly at Cisco directing me to this article which explains how they’re already doing something quite similar for community groups throughout the US. Given we’ve just been approached by them to help navigate some brand issues, I am […]

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