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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Cents and Percents
Thank you MVIS and DNDN for serendipitously setting a fine example for today’s post. As I type, they are both up about 20 cents. That’s a yawn and a whoopdie-do, both and neither. MVIS is up $0.20 from about $1.70. … Continue reading
Heard and Said
The world edits a non-fiction writer’s choice of topics. I’d planned to write a rather dull arithmetic post that would answer some frequently asked questions about penny stocks and interest. Well, the world was more interested in delivering an excellent … Continue reading
Hear and Say
“Hear and say” sounds like the kids’ toy “Speak and Spell“, but the kids get a better chance of learning something. The adults are more likely to merely parrot an increasingly inaccurate message. The problem is that “hear and say” … Continue reading
UnShameless Self-Promotion
Self-promotion is something every entrepreneur and artist is supposed to utilize. Sole-proprietors are frequently one-person shows, president, treasurer, sales staff, cook, clerk, and advertiser. We all have many skills and we all have flaws. One of mine is that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiralty Head, blurb, Coupeville, Facebook, Financial Integrity, Fine Balance Imaging, KWPA, Raven Rocks, smugmug, Will Rogers
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Fruitcake and Compost
What a combo. The only way compost gets into a fruitcake is through plants grown in organic soils or an atrocious pantry. I’m not even sure that fruitcake can become compost. Consider how long some fruitcakes are passed around without … Continue reading
Sound Bites
Sound bites, yuck. There’s a sound bite right there. The distillation of a complex issue into as few words as possible can be artistry, but taken too far can be tragic. A bit of time and heat can produce a … Continue reading
Powerful Wind
I live on an island. I live near the southern tip of Whidbey Island which sits in Puget Sound like a geographical battleship coming in from the north. Storms usually come from the south, not the west, because the Olympic … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative energy, AMSC, generators, RSOL, solar power, wind power
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Age Pays.
If you let it, aging pays off with unique benefits. As someone said (and I wish I could find the quote), “An old person can remember youth better than a youth can imagine what it’s like to be old.” Age … Continue reading
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More Than Stocks
The world does not revolve around stocks. I talk about them because they are a reasonable way to get from dreaming to living, but there are other ways to do accomplish that middle step of dream, invest, live. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged annuities, bonds, dancing, diamonds, gold, photography, silver, stocks, writing
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