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Monthly Archives: July 2016
An MVIS GIG Dilemma Slowly Solved
No need to rush. Wait long enough and dilemmas become clearer, or at least decisions become easier. Last year, I had a dilemma. In the last twelve months, I did little about it except pay attention. While my dilemma was … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Qualper, RoBoHoN, stocks, ViewSmart
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Another Coworks Opens Again
Open and close, open and close. The concept of coworks on Whidbey continues to sputter to life like an outboard motor that is just about ready to catch. Each time is different. This time it comes with a bookstore and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099 Economy, commons, coworks, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, Langley, Whidbey
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Balancing Hiking Costs And Benefits
Knees. My body is reminding me that I have two of them, they aren’t happy, and I shouldn’t be surprised. I have a confession to make. It has been about a year since my last backpacking trip. Please forgive me. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, frugal, frugality, hiking, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, Washington Cascades, writing
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Mysteries Investing In Real Goods
Real Goods is up over 100% in the last five days. That’s Real Goods as in the stock, RGSE, for the company Real Goods Solar, Inc. That’s not for real goods as in really good things, well, maybe but that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Depression, Great Recession, investing, LTBH, off the grid, personal finance, Real Goods, RGSE, RGTC, RSOL, Second Great Depression, Simple Living, solar, stocks
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Chicken And Egg
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Within one lifetime that’s gone from being philosophical and rhetorical to proven and solved. The egg came first. Dinosaurs were hatching from eggs millions of years before evolution created the chicken. Sorry … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, community, consulting, creatives, economics, entrepreneur, Facebook, innovators, networking, PNTP, politics, wealth, writing
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Marijuana And Experiments In Life
Marijuana has been available in Washington State for two years. Sales of recreational marijuana exceeded $1B in Washington State. That’s a celebration that celebrates itself. If champagne celebrated its anniversary, would it open a beer? Of course, not. Yet, marijuana … Continue reading
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Tagged cannabis, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, health care, Karate, marijuana, personal finance, Retirement, Simple Living, Washington State, wealth, weed
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New Truck Tires
The truck has new tires. Whew. That’s a purchase I’ve delayed as long as possible, without knowing how long was possible. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but driving around on twelve year old tires can be equally difficult. … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, garden, inheritance, maintenance, personal finance, repair, Simple Living, sustainability, truck
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Saving Money Causes A Headache
So that’s where this headache came from. Silly me. I tried to save money. Instead, I’ll be spending a day or two of reduced productivity, and maybe reduced income, because I packed and ate a sandwich. Lunchmeat, (or was it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099 Economy, bicycle commute, cowork, coworking, coworks, frugality, Gig Economy, gluten-free, Langley, networking, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey
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