The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: landlord

  • A Simple Tip for Apartment Dwellers

    If you’ve been a good tenant, this trick to avoid a rent increase works like a charm.

  • My Last Night at Home

    It increasingly felt like I was camping.

  • More Telling Than a FICO Score

    I don’t like passing judgment on someone I’ve just met.

  • My Newfound Independence

    Every year on this date, my thoughts naturally turn toward independence. But this year, ah, this year! I truly am feeling independent for the first time in ages. First of all, I am a homeowner again. That means that I am no longer at the mercy of landlords. I don’t have to worry about them…

  • Making a House a Home

    In my search for a house to buy, I’ve toured many possibilities, and it has really made me realize that no two people live the same way. Making a house a home is truly an exercise in creativity and imagination. It’s kind of exciting when you think about it. Most of us will never have…

  • “De kleine tafel!”

    I was living in Holland one glorious summer (I call it my summer of love), and one day I was helping a friend move from one apartment to another. The car was nearly packed and I was standing beside it while my friend was inside looking for anything that may have been left behind. Suddenly,…

  • Points to Ponder Before Getting a Dog

    I love dogs. I’ve had at least one my entire adult life. They are an amazing source of unconditional love and companionship and entertainment. They supply much needed body heat on cold winter mornings. And they are great, discreet listeners. The two dogs I have now, Blue and Devo, have seen me through a lot…

  • Captain Justice

    I have a dear friend with an IQ of 170. He also has a heart as big as all outdoors and is generous to a fault. I love him to pieces. But as with many geniuses, he is lacking some indefinable something in the social realm. He doesn’t seem to see things as they are.…

  • Hold on to your Highest Point

    I’m having a really, really bad few days. They come, they go. The older you get, the more you realize it’s not the end of the world. The pendulum always swings back the other direction eventually. So, on days like this, when my boss shows his true a**hole colors, the man in my life has…