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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
My Nonsensical Realm
My world passed through ridiculous long ago. Now it is in a realm of nonsense. Companies do well, and their stocks drop. Do good hard work, and wonder if I’ll get paid. Apply diligently for jobs, and listen to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Charity, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, entrepreneur, GIG, GigOptix, investing, Microvision, MVIS, New Road Map, personal finance, photos, Scotland, self publishing, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Collaborating For Causes
The supply of causes has increased. Thank you internet. The demand for solutions has increased. Thank you caring people. I just attended a two day conference called Collaborations for Cause, a retreat for advocates and communicators trying to deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Art, C4C2012, consulting, digital media, Facebook, Financial Integrity, frugal, investing, Langley, Microvision, MVIS, New Road Map, personal finance, photos, pico-projector, picop, Simple Living, social media, stocks, Twitter, Whidbey
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UW MVIS LMRA GGOX GIG
The story of an idea. Okay, okay. It looks like I should finally spend a bit more time describing the most esoteric of my stock investments. GigOptix (GIG) is the company that I usually skip over when describing what I … Continue reading
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Tagged electro-optical modulators, GGOX, GigOptix, investing, Lumera, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks, University of Washington
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I Like Unlikely Iceland
It will never happen, and yet it did. My friends thought that one of my ideas was ludicrous and that it could never happen. I disagreed. In times of severe economic crisis sacrifices must be made. I suggested that sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged asteroids, dark energy, dark matter, debt, engineer, Iceland, investing, job, mortgage, occupy, personal finance, security, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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Editing Out Humanity
The rains are back in town. There’s photo I’d love to take from where I sit. Low clouds are weaving through the tress on the opposite side of the bay. Each fragment of mist frames a different green vignette; either … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Charity, consulting, Decisive Decade, Dismal Decade, Dream. Invest. Live., Financial Integrity, investing, nature, New Road Map, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, values, Whidbey
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Huh Duh Yay
Someone sincerely asked about Dendreon and DNDN the other day. Their response to my synopsis was; “Duh. You should’ve seen that one coming.” Isn’t retrospection wonderful? It is 100% accurate, at least for a moment. History is a series of … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Dendreon, Dismal Decade, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Provenge, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, writing
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What Comes Next
What’s next? Oh yeah, write the blog. Maybe only a few will notice, but this post comes out a few hours later than usual. Life is busy and a bit jumbled. Three of us compared notes at lunch and none … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, entrepreneur, events, investing, nanotech, personal finance, photos, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Consulting With Myself
Dear reader, remind me to mention prices and values. Right after April 1st I scheduled some time with my self, and then I called in some help. Sometimes the best person for me to talk to is myself. If that … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 hour rule, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, investing, personal finance, stocks, wealth, writing
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Deciphering News
MicroVision, thank you for the timing of your press release. Last Saturday’s post was about what did and didn’t happen in the first quarter of the year (1Q12). The second Tuesday in the second quarter started with MicroVision’s news about … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., eyewear, glasses, Google+, Microvision, MVIS, picop, Pioneer
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Post 1Q12
It’s spring. My neighbor’s lawnmower reminds me of yardwork yet to be done. It is stereotypically sunny and I am in shorts. One of the area’s wettest winters is gone, well, except for that bit of frost this morning. The … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Dendreon, Dismal Decade, DNDN, investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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