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About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

One Company One Story – 2023 retrospective

Pet Peeve: end of year retrospectives published before the end of the year, hence, 2023’s retrospective publishes in 2023. But first… Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am … Continue reading

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Why Write

News As has happened before, this blog has spun off another blog. My writing activities are getting busy enough to deserve their own space, and this blog deserves to concentrate on its original purpose, personal finance. This first post ties … Continue reading

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Popular Posts 2023

Where to begin? Change accelerated in 2023, and that included changes at the personal level. Sure, the world saw an acceleration in AI, climate change, societal unrest, and technological achievements. In my smaller world I recovered from one job, got … Continue reading

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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2023

Ah, 2023, the year that was going to be The Year. It’s not yet midnight December 31, but the outlook is not immediately encouraging. But, if not 2023, how about 2024? This gets interesting. A commendable effort by all.Doesn’t look … Continue reading

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Celebrating Solo Christmas

I know I’m not alone. Christmas movies and carols slip right over reality for about a third of the population. If you’re alone during the holidays, you have a lot of company. Hallmark and Norman Rockwell cover the rest; for … Continue reading

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EVTL – One Company One Story

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series. This time, Vertical Aerospace (EVTL). Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am Not a … Continue reading

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Were 2023s Changes Fast Enough For You

I told myself this could happen. And I knew it wouldn’t happen the way I thought. Maybe that’s why, despite the changes, nothing has changed. Yet. I may have mentioned that I was watching particular trends. I watch trends; but … Continue reading

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Surrendering To Medicare

(Gotta chronicle this now because there are so many details that my memory won’t hold them for long. It may not even want to. If I Had More Time I Could Have Made It Shorter. #IIHMTICHMIS) Aargh!!! Sign up for … Continue reading

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Community By Dancers

For those who know me well, the surprise isn’t that I am writing about dancing; the surprise is that I don’t write about it more. And then a series of coincidences convinced me to write about it now. A community … Continue reading

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Local Author Book Fair November 2023

Can I use a more boring title? I don’t know. I’m too tired to think of one. I’m also too wired to not write; so, I write. Don’t be surprised. How else do you think a writer can unwind, especially … Continue reading

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