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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Substantial Story
A friend posted the query on Facebook, “What opens your heart?” My response was “another open heart.” One of my favorite things is listening to stories. From Garrison Keillor to a friend’s blog (Dave Day’s amazing life) to after-dinner chats … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, Dendreon, DNDN, Garrison Keillor, GSEC, Microvision, MVIS, Sanergy, sustainability, UW, Wello
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Golden Revolution
Egypt is Poland. In both cases change came from within, and the change came from a disgruntled populace, not from an opposition political party. After Poland changed, everything in the USSR changed. With Egypt and Tunisia changing, what other countries … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Facebook, Golden, Golden Rule, Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart, Lech Walesa, Poland, revolution, Russia, Solidarity, Tunisia, Twitter, USSR, Winston Churchill
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Tangible Wealth
Scrooge McDuck made his wealth tangible by filling a room with gold coins and then diving in. Ouch. Doing the same thing with paper money is softer, but no less ridiculous. Do you know where all that money has been? … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacall, Bogie, Dream. Invest. Live., Frank McCloud, Johnny Rocco, Key Largo, Scotland, sustainability, walking, wealth
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When To Sell
When to sell? When you want to. When you need to. Okay, let me be more specific than that, even though those two short sentences are wonderfully concise. Of course, I am talking about when to sell stocks; but, the … Continue reading
Solutions Or Answers
We don’t know everything. What is life? Where does consciousness reside? Why are we here? How do bees and ants manage complexity with tiny brains? Are we alone in the universe? Is this the only universe? What is reality? What … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo Program, cold fusion, Fleischmann, Manhattan Project, Pons
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Let It Out
Okay my friends. Many of you are positivists. You know I am an optimist. But there are days when the only responses are to grimace or scream. Just ask the Egyptians. You can put up with a lot. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Apple, HP, MacBook, Microsoft, PowerBook, Quicken, TI, Time Machine, WordPress
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Not a Pro
I am not a professional. I might have professional ethics and attitudes, but those are from my days as an engineer and from my upbringing. As for investing, I am an amateur, experienced, but an amateur. The only way I … Continue reading
A Mac is Not a Toy
“Have fun with your new toy.” I haven’t heard that at Christmas in a long time. I’ve heard it a lot this last week though because I just bought a new MacBook. A nearby mall on the mainland has a … Continue reading
Coffeehouse Morning
This isn’t my father’s coffeehouse. It isn’t even one of Howard Schultz’s. I sit and type in Island Coffeehouse, ” . . . a non-profit community-driven, youth-powered business and community “living room”. Which happens to be filled with grey haired … Continue reading
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Tagged AOL, cold fusion, GERN, graphene, MVIS, orbital tethers, Pixar, SBUX, singularity, Starbucks, tethers
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Maintaining Sustainability
What a boring title, Maintenance. Unless you’re an auto mechanic you probably don’t care about maintenance. Maintenance though is the crucial step that allows sustainability. Lifestyles, innovations, relationships, aren’t sustainable unless they can be maintained. Just ask my car and … Continue reading
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