Ask the Expert: Low appraisals
The appraisal on the home we want came back much lower than our offer. Now we can’t get a mortgage. Is there anything we can do? A low appraisal is…
Month: August 2025
Start now if you want to be home for the holidays
If you want to be snuggled into your new home for the holidays, it’s time to make your list and check it twice. To clarify your thinking, try a two column…
Understanding salt: Table, sea, and kosher
In time out of mind, the earth was covered with oceans, and when the oceans receded they left behind huge deposits of salt. In fact, we know salt has been…
Five things not to post on social media
There are no shortage of cautionary tales about bad social media posts — just ask Justine Sacco, who posted an ill-advised joke on Twitter during a…
Aroma draws you to wine
‘It has a beautiful nose’ Aroma draws you to wine As you lift your glass of wine, it’s the aroma (or bouquet) that you should first notice. Wine experts…
Behold the Sculptor galaxy
Google the Milky Way and you’ll find plenty of images of the galaxy that we call home. You may not realize that none of those images, including the ones…
Tech startup combines fragrance with AI : Some say the whole idea stinks
It takes time to formulate a fragrance — between six and 18 months of formulations and revisions and trials, according to The Verge, on top of the months…
New EV battery charges up in seconds
Juicing up an electric vehicle takes time — many of the models on the market today require about seven or eight hours to recharge a depleted battery. But…
Need a break? Spend it with Denali’s sled pups
There’s a new generation of sled dogs growing up at Alaska’s Denali National Park, and you can get a front row seat with the Denali Sled Dog Kennels’…
The Original Harlem Globetrotters turns 99
Even if you’ve never been to a single Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game, you probably know their theme song, that distinctive whistled version of Sweet…