Entries Categorized as 'Housing'

Two more great ideas

Date July 2, 2007

Cereal strainer
I’m tired of getting to the end of the Lucky Charms and Count Chocula and having all the tiny cereal powder clog up my milk.  Having a cereal-oriented strainer would allow me to lose the powder and just keep the charms all to myself.  I might even go so far as to insinuate that [...]

Detroit housing market imploding

Date December 21, 2006

For as much as I liked our houses in Michigan, it doesn’t look like a good time to be there.  I would really like to be back in our house in Ypsilanti, as it was nice (we’d just finished the basement and all that) but I fear that now, if we were back in Michigan [...]

Switching to CFL

Date September 10, 2006

I was at Home Depot today and picked up 4 CFL bulbs as a bit of a test.  4 “60 watt equivalent” cost me $7.97, so about $2 each.   I haven’t bought ‘regular’ bulbs in awhile, but Lesley did pick up a pack some time back.  If I recall, the GE ‘long life’ ones [...]

Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti house for sale

Date September 6, 2006

Some friends of mine are selling their house in Ypsilanti, MI, and I put together a small website to help them out.  If you know anyone looking for a family home in that area, please have them check out http://8172thornhill.com and arrange a viewing.
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Pet friendly house plans

Date May 29, 2006

I’m looking for pet friendly house plans. Having been pet owner (2 cats) for the past 8 years, and having looked at dozens of houses (and moved 4 times) during that time, I’ve yet to find any houses which acknowledge that the family may have pets. Whenever we look at homes or [...]