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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Taught Muscles
We’ve been wrapped up tight. Can you feel it too? Terrorists tightened up our security efforts to ridiculous effect. Centuries of unintended consequences endanger our environment. Food scares make dinner an occasion for debate instead of relaxation. I think it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dismal Decade, five and dime, Karate, shobayahsi, Shorinryu
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Safe Tech Relations
My apologies to Casey Crafts. I was supposed to teach a class there today, but had to cancel. They were going to let me teach basket weaving, but I ran out of time and backed out. In Washington State, English … Continue reading
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Tagged basket weaving, books, cars, Casey's Crafts, English Ivy, federal debt, IRAs, mortgage, Noxious weeds, photos, Ray Kurweil, singularity
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Comfortable Care
“Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” It’s a quote attributed to Bette Davis. Old is relative and lately I’ve felt relatively old. Relative to the ancient Romans I’m ancient, but their life expectancy was only 28 (including horrendous infant … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, deduction, finance, frugal, health care, uninsured, Whidbey
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Curious Nose Prints
The economy must be doing better. There were nose prints on the glass. Windows don’t get smudged by people standing back. Something convinced them to be curious enough to lean forward. Last week I taught my ever-changing seminar on Modern … Continue reading
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Tagged digital media, Dismal Decade, frugal folk, frugality, Langley, Welcome the Whales, Whidbey
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Individuals Effort
It can be lonely out there. Decisions to make. Chores and errands that no one else can accomplish. Beyond that are global issues that are so large that just looking at them can overwhelm an individual. I can be overwhelmed … Continue reading
Decisive Power
People impress me. Most of us are able to run our lives much more efficiently than the government is able to run the country. It’s not the government’s fault. It was drawn up that way. Legislators must choose between yes … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Constitution, frugality, investing, Magaret Mead
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Electric Parties
I am not addicted to Facebook. I merely have it up whenever the computer is turned on. Well, okay, so I do post there a bit. I am not alone. Facebook has over a half-billion active users. There are barely … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Drew Kampion, Facebook, LinkedIn, Orca Network, Salish Sea, tetrimbath, Twitter, Whidbey
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Show Up
The folks that show up may not have signed up. The folks that signed up may not show up. That explains the traffic on the dance floor last night. At the urging of others I reserved a table for dinner … Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace engineering, Art, Baileys Corner, Boeing, books, Freakonomics, persistence, photos, Retirement, Scatchet, volunteering
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Restless Society
Retire. Relax. Take the time to wander around town and watch the world go by. If I did too much of that I’d gain too much weight and lose too much money. We talk about slowing down our frenetic society, … Continue reading
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Tagged global climate change, Langley, photos, Retirement, social injustice, sustainable civilization, talks, tourism, Whidbey
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Show Art Sell Art
It’s Saturday morning which, until last week, meant wake up eventually, then breakfast and blog. As of last weekend, Saturday mornings became wake up early and devote hours to art, selling art. Or, from another perspective, getting to spend a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Baileys Corner, books, Cultus Bay, dance, Paul Petersen, photos, Susan Jensen
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