Monthly Archives: April 2016

Tedious MicroVision Catalysts

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Tedious and studious are not the words that usually come to mind with potentially disruptive technologies and possibly profitable speculations. And yet, I return to report on MVIS. If I only hit the highlights, the great or terrible news, I’d … Continue reading →

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Transition For Writers On Whidbey

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

The Whidbey Island Writers Association is probably going to close. The ‘probably’ is in there because miracles happen, but saving the name and the organization will take tens of thousands of dollars soon. I checked my Powerball ticket. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Digging On Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

I swung a pulaski today. Not familiar with the tool? Take a mattock, which is like a very heavy hoe, add an axe head and you get a very heavy hunk of steel that’s great for digging out roots. Professionals … Continue reading →

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Bizarro Reaction To GigPeak News

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

If this keeps up I’m going to think I’m in Bizarro World, where everything is backwards. Just like with MicroVision’s announcement of a 140% increase in revenues leading to a 40% drop in the stock (MVIS); GigOptix, now renamed GigPeak … Continue reading →

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A Day Off

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Even within my Rule of 7, there comes a time for a day off. Here it is. I’ll be back soon.

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Tricky Taxes Trips And Traps

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Thanks, Elizabeth. It was time to file my taxes, and some fluky results in TurboTax were nicely resolved by Elizabeth from their help desk. Thanks to all my friends I called while fighting off anxiety attacks as I struggled through … Continue reading →

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Surprising Coworks Support

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

Sometimes the most substantial support for a community project comes from outside the community. A philanthropist, who declines the term, has been tracking our efforts to create a coworks on Whidbey. Our Kickstarter campaign generated great emotional support and attracted … Continue reading →

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Panama Papers Impact

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

The Panama Papers join the bookshelf of exposes like the Pentagon Papers. If you haven’t already heard about it, you will. (Here’s a synopsis from my other blog, PretendingNotToPanic.com) This is big, and yet, this financial news may not effect … Continue reading →

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