Backwards In High Heels

Sign O'The Times

On today's travels I spotted a couple of signs that grabbed my attention. The first was the list of films showing in the cinema which included "Jorney To The Centre Of The Earth'...'U' knows I love it.

But my favourite was a large handwritten sign in a pub window 'NO Children In The Bar'. One way to stop Gary Glitter popping in for a pint...

News Connections

On my homepage I have a widget that shows 4 of the days headlines at a time.

Here are 2 of the 4 showing at the moment.

Headline 1: 'Near miss with UFO at Heathrow'

Headline 2: 'Drunk' airline pilot arrested ITN - A 44-year-old pilot has been arrested at Heathrow on a passenger jet on suspicion of being drunk.

I Knows What I Likes In Buildings

I don't mind being catergorised as an old stick in the mud along with Prince Charles for thinking a lot of modern architecture comes under the description carbuncle.

On the news sites today the Accordia housing estate in Cambridgeshire has been awarded the 2008 Stirling Prize for architecture. Now I have never been to the estate so cannot comment on the room sizes and proportions which enamoured the judges.

Their descriptions of the estate include it is "not afraid of communal aspirations and aesthetics" and "It is architecture which gives hope for us all for the future". High praise.

So am I the only one that on seeing the article's accompany photo of part of the estate below immediately thought of crematoriums and Nazi gas chambers?: