Out With The Old

The Height of Madness

I recently posted about phobias on my personal blog. Heights is my big phobia. I added a video by a pair of loons (and I use that word affectionately) who climbed to the top of a tall crane. That was itself at the top of an unfinished skyscraper. Madness. It turns out that they aren't … Continue reading The Height of Madness →

Shard of Glass

I wrote about the Shard a while back. I couldn't make up my mind back then whether I liked it or not. I still can't. But the building has been, as far as the exterior is concerned, completed. I'm sure it'll look better once the cranes and other machinery have been removed. Better still once … Continue reading Shard of Glass →

Worst Jobs In The World

Security officer in Afghanistan or Baghdad. Sewer cleaner in India. Although I'm the wrong caste for that job anyway. Less risky, but equally disgusting would be a western version of tha job - diaper replacement and renovation technician. A job with Verizon doesn't look terribly appealing either. Although this job might involve global travel, being … Continue reading Worst Jobs In The World →

Photo 6000

This is a week of little photographic landmarks for me. Firstly the completion of my 365 project. And also the uploading of my 6,000th photo to Flickr. Which is this one, of a building on Avenida Reforma.