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About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

MVIS Withers Some More – March 2026

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Sometimes I have to write to simply chronicle another event in an investment that fewer folks care about. Today, March 5, 2026, MVIS was down 29.14%. If I said ouch I couldn’t back it up with the appropriate emotion. I … Continue reading →

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Suitably Unsettling Singularity News

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Now that was suitably unsettling. The good news: I’ve started posting to one of my other blogs again, PretendingNotToPanic.com (including merch!) my blog about news that is significant, factual, and apolitical. The apolitical part put it on hiatus for several … Continue reading →

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Preparing For A Weird Year

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Oh, no! All of my stocks are down! Oh, yes! All of my stocks are up! Everything is red, or everything is green, means it probably isn’t about you. Personal finance is personal, but markets don’t care about people, they … Continue reading →

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Watching Clawdbot And AI

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Are you keeping track of Clawdbot? Some of you are. Most of you may have tuned out because I’m going to write about some esoteric techie thing that isn’t part of your life. It isn’t part of mine, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Ads 2026

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Saturday, February 7, 2026 Tomorrow’s the big day. It’s a big enough day that yesterday I delayed my usual Friday post so I can do my annual review of the Super Bowl ads. But waiting until Sunday night to post … Continue reading →

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Waiting For A Solid-State EV

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

I want a new car. There isn’t much wrong with my existing car, but it burns fossil fuel. I want an electric vehicle. But, you knew there’d be a ‘but’, I can’t find a car I want and like and … Continue reading →

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Unintentional Trend Setting

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

I am not a trend setter. I watch trends. They are fascinating insights into people and our culture. But my life is unconventional enough that the trends are usually ‘over there’, what ‘those folks are doing.’ Somehow, I’ve found myself … Continue reading →

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Addicted To Distractions

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

How does that line go? “The first step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have one?” No worries. This isn’t some big reveal of a deep and dangerous situation, except it is, in a way. I just had … Continue reading →

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Living Offline

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

Going Offline Going offline. That was the norm until wi-fi was born. Now, going offline is a digital detox, an Amish adventure, a noble struggle. The real world is offline. A minority of the humans are online. For many of … Continue reading →

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Knee News And Good Options

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Tom Trimbath

(Note: I’m not a medical professional; these are simply my choices.) I guess the good news is that the bad news isn’t as bad as the bad news could’ve been. Is that a rationalization, reality, or a bit of both? … Continue reading →

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