Kris Frieswick

Wisconsin

Deputy Editor and Humor Columnist at The Wall Street Journal

Writer at Freelance

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It’s Time to Talk About How Often You’re Cleaning Your Water Pitcher

1 month ago | wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

And when was the last time you changed the filter? I was bred to believe that product expiration or “best by” dates are just marketing—and marketing is for rubes. When the light on top of my water pitcher insists I change the carbon filter, I use the same approach I have used for expiration dates on prescription drugs, eggs and canned soup: I ignore it.
It’s Time to Talk About How Often You Clean Your Water Pitcher

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kris Frieswick

5 hours agoSales will continue to slip throughout 2025 as consumers, worried over the impact of tariffs, pull back on spending, said the company. NEW YORK (AP) — Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried …
大富豪、異常気象の頻発地域に家を買うわけ

2 months ago | jp.wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

裕福な住宅購入者はハリケーンや洪水、極端な干ばつが起きやすい地域に不動産を購入し、しかも過去最高額を支払っている　天候のせいで米国の広大な地域がますます住みにくくなっているが、これは意外なことではない。昨年、ハリケーン「ベリル」による壊滅的な洪水に見舞われたバーモント州など、これまで安全な地域と考えられていた場所でも、火事や洪水・ハリケーン・熱波・干ばつ・地滑りといった過酷な自然災害が以前よりも頻繁に発生している。　こうした地域の住宅所有者は対応に悩んでいる。今の場所にとどまって、身に迫る危険とそれによって生じる不便や被害、高騰する住宅保険コストを受け入れるか、それとも、定期的に破壊される恐れのない他の地域に引っ越すのか。後者は金のかかる苦渋の選択だ。その地域に何世代にもわたって住宅を所有している人々や、比較的収入が少ないか、または年金などに頼る住民にとってはなおさらだ。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
大富豪、異常気象の頻発地域に家を買うわけ

2 months ago | on.wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

天候のせいで米国の広大な地域がますます住みにくくなっているが、これは意外なことではない。昨年、ハリケーン「ベリル」による壊滅的な洪水に見舞われたバーモント州など、これまで安全な地域と考えられていた場所でも、火事や洪水・ハリケーン・熱波・干ばつ・地滑りといった過酷な自然災害が以前よりも頻繁に発生している。　こうした地域の住宅所有者は対応に悩んでいる。今の場所にとどまって、身に迫る危険とそれによって生じる不便や被害、高騰する住宅保険コストを受け入れるか、それとも、定期的に破壊される恐れのない他の地域に引っ越すのか。後者は金のかかる苦渋の選択だ。その地域に何世代にもわたって住宅を所有している人々や、比較的収入が少ないか、または年金などに頼る住民にとってはなおさらだ。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Why the Megarich Insist on Buying Homes in Extreme Weather Zones

2 months ago | wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

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Why Do Smart Appliances Continue to be So Dumb?

Nov 21, 2024 | msn.com | Kris Frieswick

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Why Do Smart Appliances Continue to Be So Dumb?

Nov 21, 2024 | kanebridgenews.com | Kris Frieswick

Connected ovens, microwaves and dishwashers have yet to add much value to homeowners Jimmy Hawkins calls himself a home-automation hobbyist. But “hobbyist” is underselling it: He’s a home-automation maniac. Hawkins has over 200 “smart” devices throughout his Alpharetta, Ga., home. They include run-of-the-mill smart products: locks, lightbulbs, a garage door opener, and vacuums. But also some weird ones: a bidet, mousetrap, toothbrush and curtain rods programmed to close his curtains at a...
Japanese Knotweed Is Coming To Wreck Your Backyard-and Much, Much Worse

Sep 5, 2024 | realtor.com | Kris Frieswick

The forest behind our house has turned into a horror movie, starring an armada of non-native invasive weeds. Their evil, tendrilly arms reach out like bright green zombies to smother everything in their path, albeit very slowly. Our trees have been encircled, their leaves dying before our eyes. Our pear tree silently screams for help. I called our landscaper to confirm, pretty please, that we were not in the grips of a demonic plant that has been colonizing our area: Japanese knotweed.
Japanese Knotweed Is Coming to Wreck Your Backyard-and Much, Much Worse

Sep 5, 2024 | wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

By Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 02:12This article is in your queue. The forest behind our house has turned into a horror movie, starring an armada of non-native invasive weeds. Their evil, tendrilly arms reach out like bright green zombies to smother everything in their path, albeit very slowly. Our trees have been encircled, their leaves dying before our eyes. Our pear tree silently screams for help.
Your Generator Is Noisy as Hell. But Your Neighbors Don’t Have to Hate You For It.

Jul 18, 2024 | wsj.com | Kris Frieswick

By | Illustrations by Shawn Michael Jones for WSJ Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 02:36This article is in your queue. Residential standby generators are indispensable and potentially life saving, especially in storm-prone regions of Texas and Florida. But they are ridiculously loud. Under full load, whole-house generators emit between 65 and 70 decibels at 23 feet.