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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

Work Is Cheap

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Busy? Daily. Working hard? Definitely. Fixing up the house? Not really. Want a vacation? Oh yeah. Gonna get one? Well, yes, as soon as the hard work that is keeping me busy begins to pay off. When money is tight, … Continue reading →

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Presidents Say

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

There was a lot I wanted to get done today, but it is President’s Day. I thanked the calendar for the break, and the opportunity for procrastination. I also grumbled a bit about being able to get some things done … Continue reading →

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Response Ability

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

CEOs are paid well. Their pay represents their responsibilities. Most employees are paid for their work. Corporate executives are paid to make the right decisions. The buck stops there. Many bucks do. I wonder if the money flows up out … Continue reading →

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Who Gets It

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Whitney Houston fans bought over 100,000 copies of her albums after her death. That is a tribute literally paid too late. Sad to say, but rewards aren’t always paid to those who did the work. Estates can become perpetual based … Continue reading →

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Distributing Wealth

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Tonight’s Powerball lottery is worth ~$325,000,000. That’s enough money to go around. Did you bring enough to share? Win that lottery and you could give everyone in the USA $1, shipping and handling extra of course. We lose perspective on … Continue reading →

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A Bow To Drewslist

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

I bow to drewslist. I kowtow and offer obeisances, or at least I send Drew Kampion a check for about 10% of what I make through his very local service. Drew runs an email list that sounds innocuous yet is … Continue reading →

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Old Age Classics

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

It’s Super Bowl weekend! I’m reading The Aeneid. The Super Bowl costs millions of dollars. A billion seems reasonable considering how many people will watch and eat and drink. My copy of The Aeneid cost $16 and will last much … Continue reading →

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Empowered People

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Pardon me as I take a break from my writing to write. I’m writing a lot. I’m not alone. The number of writers is increasing. The barriers to publishing are falling. I haven’t found a way to invest in this … Continue reading →

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Doing One Thing

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

I had plenty of time to replace that light bulb while the tea kettle got ready to boil. But it is an outdoor fixture, and the housing is secured with two screws, and there’s yet another windstorm blowing through the … Continue reading →

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Splitting Stocks

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Take a 20 ounce cup of tea and pour it into to two 10 ounce cups. Of course, the amount of tea hasn’t changed. The taste of the tea hasn’t changed. Microvision announced that it might split its stock (MVIS) … Continue reading →

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