Author Archives: Tom Trimbath

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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

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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RKLB – One Company One Story

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series. This time, Rocket Lab (RKLB). 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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Move From Whidbey Over 1700

$1,700 per month. Recently, I wrote a post about affordable housing (Permitting Affordable Housing). I’ve been thinking about real estate for a long enough time that I’ve written about real estate and was actually a realtor for a few years. … Continue reading

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Practicing Consistency

My bad. Consistency! A few days ago, I was talking with a client about the value of consistency. Be predictable. Be reliable. Build trust. And then I broke that very pattern because I found a rare opportunity for a specific … Continue reading

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Emotional Barriers Hurdles Gateways

Ugh. I’m going to have to do it again. Ugh. There are many things I have to do repeatedly: mow the lawn, wash the dishes, pay the bills. This one, however, involves an emotional hurdle that also involves money. If … Continue reading

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