Monthly Archives: June 2018

Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2018

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Silly habits that we get ourselves into. They can be so hard to give up. Decades ago (was it really that long?), I started following Peter Lynch’s example by regularly seeing if I could describe each of my investments simply. … Continue reading →

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Karate Again And Still

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Ouch. I hurt myself. No one is better at knowing my weak spots than me. I did something silly and serious. I knelt down to meditate. Creak. Groan. Grr. Since 1984, I’ve been training in the martial arts. Since I … Continue reading →

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Appreciating Fresh Water

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Flush. Oh, how I look forward to that sound in my house, again. My neighborhood is on Day 5 of “Mandatory Water Conservation”. Our neighborhood of a few hundred homes gets its water from a local well. Over the holiday … Continue reading →

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Donald Leroy Trimbath Senior

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Originally posted on Trimbathcreative's Blog (Tom Trimbath):
Photo: Glasgow, Scotland, April 1945, about the time a young sailor was introduced to Guinness There were whitecaps on the bay today. They were nothing like the waters of the North Atlantic,…

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Fighting Depression

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

At various times, I’ve been cautioned not to write about this, but a string of news stories, fresh data, and conversations with friends came together for this post. It is not easy to write. Challenging taboos isn’t easy. Exposing vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2018

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Another year, another stockholders meeting. Another exercise in that dissonance between being able to own a piece of a corporation in America, while being treated as an inconvenience, and dismissed – unless a question is innocuous and positive. One key … Continue reading →

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