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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Fencing
Wind dropped a tree across a friend’s fence, providing an unnoticed opportunity for the dogs to sojourn. Luckily, they missed it. Wind caught the wisteria that drapes across my backyard fence, and helped break a 4×4 post. Impressive. Fences are … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Cascades, consulting, fences, Hollywood, Just Keep Pedaling, Langley, music, photos, Scotland, Tristan Bach, Twelve Months, Whidbey, Wynn Allen
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Spare Blanket
I’d planned to write about DNDN’s ups and downs but a human encounter last night derailed my thoughts. A man needed a blanket. My traffic spikes when I write about stocks (particularly DNDN or MVIS), or when I write about … Continue reading
Fresh Idea Dancers Metronome
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. There must be some dance instructor, maybe all of them, that eventually tires of saying the same thing repeatedly whether it is 1-2-3, 1-2-3; … Continue reading
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Tagged country, dance, dance instruction, dance instructor, dancing, double time, fresh idea, invention, latin, line dancing, metronome, nightclub, patent, salsa, single time, swing, triple time, two step, waltz, west coast swing
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Hope From Pops
Quick. Stop the stock. It popped too quickly. On Wednesday, trading was halted in DNDN because too many people wanted it too quickly. The stock jumped 15% within minutes as millions of shares were traded. Investors and spectators watched for … Continue reading
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Tagged boom, bust, cold fusion, Dendreon, DNDN, gold, Microvision, MVIS, occupy
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Fresh Idea Electric Woodstove
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. An electric woodstove. This fresh idea is actually from a few years ago, but last night’s threat of snow encouraged me to write it … Continue reading
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Tagged baseboard, electric heat, fresh idea, invention, patent, solar, wind, woodstove
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Need To Dance
Tuesday night is dance night. Actually, on Whidbey, any night can be dance night. I know someone who dances six nights out of seven and purposely misses the one so she can rest for the rest. Rural communities make their … Continue reading
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Tagged books, dancing, Dendreon, DNDN, frugal, mortgage, occupy, photos, unemployment, Whidbey
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Tides Reprise
Writers know the feeling. We all do at various times. An old note, an old quote, an old recording brings back to mind a time in life that is reminiscent and yet different. I’ve blogged for three years, just about … Continue reading
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What Is Working
Would you rather hear about what isn’t working? Go watch the news. I could write about what isn’t working within my own life, but that gets me nowhere. It’s like standing hip deep in a swamp and complaining about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiralty Head Lighthouse, books, consultation, frugality, self publishing, unemployment, Whidbey, YouTube
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Post Properly Positioned
The power of the properly positioned post. One post, that was re-posted to a place I never posted (Yahoo and flame wars are too common) is a enlightening lesson in the power of the properly positioned post. Micro Vision, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Golden Revolution, Golden Rule, Investor Village, Microvision, MVIS, stocks, writing, Yahoo
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Irrational Markets
Rational plans fail in irrational markets, at least in the short term. If you hadn’t noticed, our civilization is acting irrationally. Priorities are disassociated from needs. Compensation schemes are taken to extremes. Prices are uncoupled from values. In the short … Continue reading
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Tagged Dendreon, DNDN, GDP, GGOX, GigOptix, Microvision, MVIS, occupy, Real Goods Solar, RSOL
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