Tag: House

The House That Built Me

The sweet perfume of diesel fuel hung heavy in the air … so heavy I could almost taste it. The silence of the morning as I stood on the second-floor balcony of a remodeled casa particular — a modern-day Cuban version of a Bed and Breakfast — was broken only by the call of “P...

Indicted man seeking White House job

Standing on the stage of the first Republican primary debate, eight candidates face the moderators. However, there is a void on the Milwaukee stage. Is he pouting? No one really knows. One fact is certain: the various candidates would undoubtedly have liked to take on Donald J. Trump. Plagued b...

Their Philosophy Is a House of Cards So They Try to Ban the Wind

When the girl went missing, the local pastor wasn’t among those who searched to find her. That was left to Isak and me. But when she was found and the national media turned up at my daughter’s school to cover the tragedy, old Gabe was there like an ambulance chaser in sear...

She’s Stuck in His House

Ifeel like I’m stuck in a Westworld host loop, trying desperately to change a pre-programmed outcome. For over two years now, my best friend and I have the same conversation. It’s not every time we speak (although there are ‘phases’ where this happens for days, or weeks befor...

“She Won’t Come To My House and Cook for Me Because We’re Not Married Yet,” Man on Girlfriend

Being in a relationship is about expectations, too, and sometimes you may want to receive more than what you’re actually getting. What happens when you and your partner don’t feel the same way about what each of you needs to be doing to make each other happy? Where is the limit, and h...

Nevermind This Dip — House Prices Will 10X In Our Lifetime

Today I’m going to show you why the average house will cost over $10 million in our lifetime, and why almost no one you know except top bankers, hedge fund managers, and billionaires will be able to afford a home unless they enslave themselves to a lifetime of seven or eight-figure debt. Bu...

The House That Built Me

Organizing a House With Four Kids (who like to make mess and not pick it up)

Organizing a home with a couple of children can be a challenging job. Looking after the kids, and ensuring that they survive each day is not a feat for the frail-hearted. In this circus-cum-household, teaching kids the value of an organized house can get pretty chaotic. You’ve got to be rea...

What if I Bought You a House?

  Lynn L. Alexander  would like you to describe where you would like to live and to describe your dream house. I grew up surrounded by family. Seeing an aunt, uncle, or grandparent through the course of my younger days was a given. I didn’t realize at the time how lucky I wa...

Best Mushroom House Paintings

Fairy tales and books about fantasy frequently feature mushroom homes. They are frequently shown as modest homes occupied by gnomes, fairies, and other fantastical creatures. The most realistic and intricate mushroom home paintings are also available. The mushroom homes should be depicted by the art...

House Painting Trends for Brisbane Homes in 2023

When it comes to keeping your Brisbane home looking fresh and stylish, a new coat of paint can work wonders. In 2023, several exciting trends of house painting in Brisbane are taking center stage, and Djari Group is at the forefront of bringing these trends to homes across Brisbane. Whethe...

House of Games #41 — Folklands

[00:00:00] Rune: Halli, hello everyone and welcome to most gangster podcast in the world, Crib of Games. Today, I’m joined by my brother from another mother. At least we think he is; Otto! [00:00:10] And two other brothers from… maybe different mothers. Daniel and Simen! Bu...

Buying a house in the Netherlands (in a nerdy way)

If you are like me, you might get overwhelm when having to make big decisions such as buying a house. In such cases, I always like to go for a data driven approach, that will help me find an optimum solution. This involves two steps. First, we need to gather as much data as we can. And second, we ne...

Buying a House in Berlin, Germany: An Expat Experience

I always wanted to live in a house. The whole of Berlin seems to live in rented places, mostly apartments because houses are only prevalent in rural areas. We also rented an apartment when we first came here, but the rental prices made me cringe every time the payment went off our account. Also, the...

Our Lady’s Guild House

I went to Boston as an exchange student in Spring 2022. The process of finding a place to live was hasty: Looking for apartment online, contacting the agent, paying deposit and moving in… It took me just two weeks to finish these. Thankfully, I found an unit in Our Lady’s Guild House...

Buying a House in Denmark as Expat (2023): All You Need to Know

I’ve spent hundreds of hours learning and researching about buying an apartment in Denmark. If you’re a foreigner in Denmark, this gigantic guide will be the best resource in the internet to help you find your next home and pay the best price for it. Why You Should Trust Me ...

India — President House of India, New Delhi, Delhi, India

The President’s Estate is located near the Secretariat Buildings and consists of 350 acres of land shaped like a crescent. A nearby information board said the estate “is sited on the most important vista of New Delhi, the Central Vista connecting the Ridge to Purana Oila and the River...

Qi House Holdings Limited: Stock News

Qi House Holdings Ltd, previously known as Tree Holdings Ltd, is an investment holding company primarily involved in the sale of furniture and home accessories. The company operates through three key segments, offering services ranging from furniture sales and consultancy to consumer loans. It&rsquo...

Leighton House and the Arab Hall

On a quiet street in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea lies quite an extraordinary house. Home to the painter Lord Frederic Leighton, the house was commissioned and built by Leighton with the desire to create a house that was both a studio and a home. Designed by architect George Aitchins...

014/731–01 Sep 2023 ) Move into the first house in London

Today I checked out the Airbnb. T, the owner, had to go out in the morning, we farewelled around 8 am though my checkout limit was noon. After the farewell, I wrote a brief letter to her and I put it in the fridge with some beers. Since I knew she liked beer and which brand she drank, I bought th...

Why Working at Soho House Ain’t As Fun As You Think

It was 2018 when I joined the ‘Soho House Family’ or as I personally call it, ‘The House of Chaos’. At the time I had just finished graduate school and was a broke international student from Canada that had spent the last £100 left in my Barclays account. Basically, ...

012/731–30 Aug 2023 ) Finally put an end to the house hunting

Until the morning of the day after tomorrow, I reserved a room on Airbnb. Today I had two viewings, but the first one wasn’t a viewing for a house where I wanted to move in. I saw that listing as a sublet. If S, the owner of the property I viewed last Sunday, didn’t accept my moving, ...

009/731–27 Aug 2023 ) My decision made my house hunting more complicated

I’ve booked a room on Airbnb until the morning of September 1st, which is five days from today. I had three viewings today. This is the first time for me to visit multiple houses in a day. The first house was in one of the most popular cities among the Japanese community in West London. M, ...

008/731–26 Aug 2023 ) Viewing to an adorable house

I reserved a room on Airbnb until the morning of the 1st of September, six days after today. The same as the day before yesterday and yesterday, I had an appointment for a house viewing this evening. Today’s house was very close to the house I went to yesterday. For me, this room had thr...

Celebrating Miami’s Black History — Spotlighting the Historic Hampton House

Miami Beach was a “sundown town” during the segregation period, where blacks could only visit and wander around if they had a pass or were working. Therefore, many black celebrities and tourists would spend their time at the place to be — the Historic Hampton House. The legacy of t...

Public House at MeetFactory, Prague

MeetFactory is a non-profit organization and contemporary art center in Prague, Czech Republic. It has four departments and the rest of the program is focused on interdisciplinary and educational projects relating to contemporary art. Opening of the Exhibition Oscillations by French...

On Cliff House Name, Mary and Dan Hountalas Continue to Jerk San Francisco Around

The previous operators of San Francisco’s Cliff House, Mary and Dan Hountalas, want at least a million dollars from the new operator, Sutro Lands End Partners—led by San Francisco attorney Alexander Leff—for the rights to use the name “Cliff House.” That would seem t...

Destination: Sydney Opera House

Welcome to Destination: History, where we tackle interesting and fascinating places and take a stroll through the history behind them. Today’s destination is an Australian icon and has been called one of the greatest buildings in the world. Starting life as an Indigenous meeting place the l...

Terrace House: Ultimate Tiered Ranking

A slice of life reality TV show you don’t want to miss!! Anyway this show was magnificent and touching, up until the very last episode. I thought I would try to reminisce and rank the members in terms of how much I liked them and their contribution to the show as a whole. This is just for f...

Dealing with a House Fire in Toronto: The Process (Part 1)

This August, I unfortunately had a fire burst in my neighbor’s unit. I was renting a condo located in the North York area. The fire was an unexpected and a difficult experience. It has also taken a lot of effort on our side, lasting a few months where we were in between communicating with the ...

House Sparrows: You Know Them, Should You Hate Them?

Even the Audubon Society online field guide describes their chirps as “shrill, monotonous, noisy” …rather value-loaded descriptors, huh? Even for the purportedly unbiased world of science, there is always a socio-cultural context, and in the North American birding world,...

An Architecture of the Heart

It has always been my dream to live in a tiny house. With the difference to other dreams I don‘t think of this dream as being impossible. I wonder why not more of us connect our living lifestyles to the pleasure a tiny house could give. And why are we so uncreative when it comes to building ou...

Here’s Why House Prices Are So Expensive — It’s Not the Reason You Think

Any person who has desired to purchase a home will attest that doing so is becoming increasingly difficult. The question is, why? It’s complex is the answer. To explain, firstly, if you look at the data, it would seem that the older generations have not per se had it better. For examp...

My Journey Through Japan’s Akiya House Market

I’ve just returned from a two week research trip to Okayama prefecture. The purpose of my trip was to scout the area to find a suitable place to call home. If all goes as planned, I will enjoy my retirement years there, leaving America and saying goodbye to the San Francisco Bay Area after fou...

Buying a Haunted House in Japan

One evening, our landlord’s real estate woman came to our door and announced without fanfare, “The owner wants you to move out so his son can use the house.” So what do I do, calm person that I am? I look at my busy spring schedule filled with days away leading tours and get int...

Buying a House in Berlin, Germany: An Expat Experience

House Of Injustice

Housing bias — a silent perpetrator that stealthily infiltrates our communities, leaving a trail of inequality in its wake. Unravelling the layers of this insidious challenge is the first step towards dismantling its destructive grip on housing access. We must embark on a journey of understand...

House rent prediction with machine learning

In recent times, finding the ideal housing option according to budget and preferences is such a hassle. The cost of house rent depends on many factors such as; the house size, number of bedrooms, locality, number of bathrooms, halls, and kitchen, furnishing status, and a lot more. With the use of ap...

Brick House on the Block

Inthe early 1990’s I was a child in primary school. There was a computer in my classroom and I was interested in the way it, along with the world, worked. After school I would find myself perched atop of the square brick letterbox outside the front of my family’s home in Western Australi...

I Know Where You Can Buy A House In California For $255,000

Okay, I kinda fell in love with Claremont, California, after recently attending their October Home Tour. I learned a lot about Claremont’s artistic history and how it embraced “California Scene Painting” (a regional style of painting developed by a group of American ...

My Journey Through Japan’s Akiya House Market

Vertex in the 8th House

The Vertex, a mathematical point in the native’s astrological chart, consistently occupies the right-hand side. Positioned at the intersection of the ecliptic and the prime vertical, its importance remains a subject of debate among astrologers. Its counterpart, the anti-vertex, often goes unno...

North Node in Capricorn— How the Placement in each House Influences You

In astrology, the North Node in Capricorn represents a point in your natal chart that signifies your soul’s evolutionary path and the lessons you are meant to learn in this lifetime. The North Node is always directly opposite the South Node, and together they form the Lunar Nodes. While the So...

Astrology: the 12th House

The nature of the twelfth house is elusive and difficult to understand, since it presupposes the contemporaneity of all the facets of being, which here blend harmoniously in an eternally flowing of time/non-time. In this astrological sector, which is often improperly defined as “the final...

Pluto in Virgo — How the Placement in each House Influences You

In astrology, Pluto in Virgo refers to the placement of the planet Pluto in the zodiac sign Virgo at the time of an individual’s birth or during a particular historical period when Pluto transited through Virgo. This placement combines the qualities of Pluto, associated with transformation and...

Most Accurate House System in Astrology House System

While the position of solar system planets in the 12 constellations of the zodiac is real and observable, the positions of planets in houses have been completely invented by astrologers and are not based on astronomical observations. This is why popular website Astro.com only provides two ...

7TH HOUSE RULER IN 12TH HOUSE

When the ruler of the 7th house is located in the 12th house in astrology, it brings a unique combination of energies that significantly influence a person’s relationships, partnerships, and their connection with the subconscious, spirituality, and hidden realms. Here is a list of effects comm...

Vertex in the 7th House

The Vertex, a calculated point in the native’s astrological chart, consistently occupies the right-hand side. Situated at the intersection of the ecliptic and the prime vertical, astrologers often engage in debates about its significance. Its counterpart, the anti-vertex, tends to be overlooke...

This Is What It’s Like To Have A 12th House Stellium

The 12th house symbolizes the ending. In astrology, and in life, there is no end or beginning — rather, an endless cycle. The 12th house is not literally the end, but the point in which that cycle restarts into the 1st house once again. Your birth chart reveals the blueprint of your persona...

Most Accurate House System in Astrology

7th House Ruler

The 7th House Ruler: A Key Player in Relationships In astrology, the 7th house is often associated with partnerships, relationships, and marriage. The ruler of the 7th house plays a significant role in understanding the dynamics of your interactions with others and your approach to romantic partn...

What does it mean to have 7th lord in 6th house?

As we know Sixth house is First of Dusthasthana Houses (houses ==> 6, 8 and 12) and Second of Upachaya Houses (houses ==> 3, 6, 10 and 11). It represents things like diseases, debts, obstacles, enemies, disputes, daily routine life, colleagues at work place etc. O...

What does it mean to have 7th lord in 9th House?

As we know about Seventh house, it is house of marriage, spouse, marital happiness, market place, other people (masses), business partnerships, agreements, etc. This is the house of partnerships, the most important partnership is marriage. Until the 7th house in Vedic astrology, the focus ...

What does it mean to have 5th lord in 1st House?

Please Note: This is general prediction and results may vary based on aspects | conjunction | strength of planet, rashi placed etc. As we have been reading, we know, 5th house represents Creativity, Romance, Hobbies, Children, Innovation, Stock Trading, Gambling and Betting, Risk Taking Abil...

Liz Cheney Has A Mission To Keep Trump Out Of The White House

Liz Cheney was brave enough to dispute Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in the election. She became a member of the House select committee to investigate the happenings and cause of January 6. That brought further anger from Trump and his MAGA followers. Cheney agrees that Trump should b...

A House Divided: Gun Control as a Divisive Issue Among Individuals Living with Gun Owners

However, such an anomaly is exactly what can be found with one of the most salient current issues: gun control. Gun ownership status can be broken into three groups: gun owners, non-gun owners, and non-gun owners that live in a home with a gun owner. As expected, non-gun owners overwhelmingly suppor...

House Republicans Made the Biggest Political Blunder in a Generation

House Republicans made a huge unforced error this Congress, perhaps bigger than any miscalculation since they impeached Bill Clinton. The Clinton impeachment ordeal created the political climate that resulted in the first sitting president to gain house seats in their 2nd midterm election in decades...

House Democrat: Illegal immigrants become Americans when they cross the border

Florida Democratic Congressman Maxwell Frost recently stirred controversy by advocating for the removal of the Statue of Liberty in a speech addressing illegal immigration and asylum. Frost justified his call to tear down the New York landmark as a symbol of protest against HR 2, a comprehensive bor...

A conversation about immigration and impeachment

There were two times since 2008 that the Democrats had the majority in the House, Senate, and held the White House. One of those times was when President Obama was first elected, and one was when President Biden was first elected. Obama had a filibuster-proof majority for about a month in ...

The Shit Show in the U.S. House Didn't Have to Happen

But losing the House has turned out to be a very big deal. Because Democrats lost nine seats last November and gave Republicans a four seat majority, the United States is no longer governable. We watch with dismay while “legislation” is passed to reduce Pete Buttigieg’s salary...

“A House Divided” — The Abolitionist Challenge to Whiteness

Nikki Haley’s waffling non-response to a simple question about the cause of the Civil War was a recent reminder of the care contemporary Republican politicians take to avoid voicing even a hint of a challenge to the ideology of White supremacy.[i] Her unwillingness to name preservation of chat...

Can you ever ‘beat the house’?

Many of us enjoy the occasional gamble, after all, I don’t know many who wouldn’t jump at the chance to potentially double their money. So it’s only natural that mathematicians and statisticians try to employ mathematical strategy to increase the probability of a big win. But ca...

Leighton House and the Arab Hall

Visit the Jesuit House Museum: A Hidden Hint of History

Claimed to have been built in 1730, the Jesuit House Museum is one of the oldest museums in Cebu. It’s a building that is rich in Philippine history. Located in the former business district of Parian, this heritage house is frequented by many tourists and locals alike. Its owner, Chinese...

The Un-Glamming of the White House Press Secretary: Jen Psaki’s Nude Matte Lip.

Emerging like a fresh-faced phoenix from the burning shards of an autocracy and perching herself on the lectern of the White House Press Room, there Jen Psaki was — subtly blushed and freshly mascara’d. A whisper of a shimmer-shadow brushed on her lid, as though an angel had blown it the...

The House of Hauser’, Part 1

The hunt for franchises to create a core of role players that seamlessly fall into any lineup next to top-tier high-paid stars is constant. The 2023 free agency period saw a handful of teams chasing contenders by signing the bench reserves of Finals contestants (Bruce Brown/Gabe Vincent/Max Strus/Je...

The House of Hauser, Part 2

As opposed to overpaying free agents who a) are, or b) resemble Hauser in any way (possibly even his younger brother Joey), teams may attempt to find similar prospects through the draft. Hauser went undrafted after an extremely successful NCAA career that spanned four seasons, two schools, a redshir...