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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

Knee News And Good Options

(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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Popular Posts 2025

Whew. We made it through 2025. Good. Bad. Weird. That may be the summary of a year defined by politics, but behind the headlines were stories, public, personal, and private that progressed regardless of political posturing. The planet continues to … Continue reading

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Semi-Annual Exercise – EOY 2025

Let’s see. The simplest review is: in the most recent six months: GERN is down 6%LCTX is up 83%MVIS is down 27%GMGMF is up 276%SLDP is up 94%QBTS is up 78%LUNR is up 49% and my net worth is up … Continue reading

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Spending With Age

“Well, we gotta get the kids those toys. They’ve seen the ads. They’ll cry if they don’t get them.” “Hey, the kid’s launching into the world. They don’t have much and don’t realize what they’ll need. Get them some household … Continue reading

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Six Minute Recharge – GMGMF

(Reid, thanks for inspiring my trip to Better Living Through Coffee in Port Townsend.) The short story: I bought more GMGMF. The slightly longer story: GMGMF announced a solid-state battery that recharges in 6 minutes, which seems like an idea … Continue reading

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Affording The Holidays

Medieval peasants knew about affording the holidays. I see modern ads about affording the holidays by credit card companies. The peasants were smarter. What they did, we can do, no plastic required. Go ahead and romanticize medieval times. They were … Continue reading

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Gifts Change

December. December is so different, now. Before I was a teenager, it was about Normal Rockwell moments, gifts, Santa, food, and how about some more gifts. As a teenager, it probably should’ve been about hormones and recklessness, but I remember … Continue reading

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Shop Local Or Not

How do I spell that sound I make when I settle into a comfy chair days after a feast? Erf? Ugh? Whew? Whew will have to do, but the sound is more like a balloon slightly deflating, but not a … Continue reading

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20 Months Of Cash

Twenty months of cash. Twenty months of liquid assets: cash, stocks, whatever I’ve hidden in my socks (inside family reference.) About two years ago, I estimated that I had 20 months of cash reserves. If nothing significantly improved my finances, … Continue reading

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Both Sides

Here’s a rarity, telling both sides of a story. Recently, I’ve posted about the successes of a couple of my stocks, QBTS & LUNR. Now, go check the news and probably find scores of articles on a variety of topics. … Continue reading

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