Archive for the 'Real Estate' Category

Its like Superman losing the Fortress of Solitude or the President being evicted from the White House: Michael Jackson appears to be losing his famed Neverland Ranch.
“You are in default of a deed of trust …,” Jackson was told in the five-page filing, according to a copy of the document published by FoxNews.com. “Unless […]

Whitney Stump, Local Hero

Whitney Stump of Muncie, Indiana, couldn’t get his local government to paint a crosswalk at his local intersection, so he painted it himself. Then the city threw him in jail for 10 days. Now he’s sworn to finish the job.
Stump, a 27-year-old Ball State University graduate student and father, says he was arrested once on […]

Unsustinable Urban Growth

Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org]

I’ve never had the pleasure of owning a home, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot more lately. I haven’t yet bought a place because I live in New York, where buying anything nice costs a million dollars, and also because I’ve been waiting for this housing bubble to burst so I can […]

I hate subdivisions. Grew up in ‘em in my teen years. Just aren’t my scene. Not enough character.
But if I were going to move into one—and god forbid a faux “luxury” one—it would be “Victory Lane,” the under-development community being built in the hills of Georgia. At Victory Lane’s heart: a 4.5-mile race track, including […]

When it rains, our apartment leaks. Minor leaks, usually through the air vents in the bathrooms, which make very little mess. Occasionally we’ll have to toss out a soggy roll of toilet paper.
A good-sized storm blew through New York yesterday, slowly but assuredly soaking everything for hours. Our bathroom drips soon turned to a steady […]

Because if there’s anything a cop needs, it’s another gun.

A Russian real estate magazine accidentally puts a picture with a (tiny) hobo taking a leak on its cover. [EnglishRussia.com]

The Housing Bubble Blog

I know dickall about real estate, but I’m trying to keep an eye on this failing housing market, perhaps to swoop down in a few years to pick through others’ mistakes. This guy is a pessimist, but I like pessimists. [The Housing Bubble Blog]

I apologize for posting so many movies today, but this one just seems so right on for this here website. It’s a documentary video of a 100-year-old church being moved from one location to another with lots of time-lapse shots, set to a sort of rock-and-roll choir piece written specifically for the video of the […]

New Jersey prototype home generates power, saves it as hydrogen for the winter. Getting closer, but: “Caminiti argues that the cost of the hydrogen/solar setup works out at about $4,000 a year when its $100,000 cost is spread over the anticipated 25-year lifespan of the equipment. That’s still a lot higher than the $1,500 a year the average U.S. homeowner spends on energy.” [Reuters]

Spanish Mushroom Farm

For sale: Purpose Built Large Scale Mushroom Cultivation Building in Granada, Spain. Cheap local labor! Only 210,000 € (negotiable). [Viviun]




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» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com# 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin# 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com# 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com# 1

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN# 2

» We just cracked a 750 of “Forêt,” an organic saison from Brasserie Dupont. The reviews on Beer Advocate are sort of mixed, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a knockout: bright, light, full of the best tastes of summer. One of the best saisons I’ve ever had. # 1

» All Hail the Meat Cocktail [www.cyberbilly.com/meathenge] # 1

» In a nod to an icon, NASA Shuttle to Launch Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber. This makes me sad because it reminds me that Carrie Fisher’s breasts are no longer in the same pristine (and perky) condition. [www.space.com] # 1



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