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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

Worries And Celebrations

What to write about and how to write it. Hmm. That implies a plan. Ha! And yet, life is filled with stories. That’s true for all of us, in my opinion. In my opinion, writers simply have learned to notice … Continue reading →

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A Small Defiance

I had a drink. It was a small act of defiance. The doctors said do this. I did that. They didn’t say have a drink. I did because me, I, my situation evidently didn’t matter. The appointment required hours spent … Continue reading →

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Listening

Listening saves money? Yep. No investment insights, and yet, appreciating value. I listened to a friend for an hour, and was thanked. I had a few days with good friends, which also meant sharing the time, and felt better than … Continue reading →

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Scared Money

Do you know that feeling when you’re walking along a ridge line with a thousand foot drop on either side? No. Of course not; few ever climb mountains. Yet, I suspect a lot of investors feel that way for the … Continue reading →

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Keep It Simple – Please

Note: Here’s a post for those who follow stocks, but the same rules apply throughout life. Google has improved their finance tool, now with AI! Groan. I guess it was inevitable; taking a useful service, hiring a bunch of programmers … Continue reading →

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Best Sleepover Ever

Pardon me as I dry my eyes. The World Cup proved to me something I’ve been looking for. Humans meeting humans is marvelous. Pundits and politicians don’t have a clue. You want the finance part of the picture? Imagine all … Continue reading →

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Bought Some More SLDP – July 2026

Just a short note to mark my purchase of some more SLDP.  SLDP is part of a trend I expect to do well, solid batteries. Scroll through enough videos of fires from lithium ion batteries and see a need for … Continue reading →

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250th Anniversary

Happy 3rd of July! Hey, it’s a compromise between July 2nd (John Adams favorite) and July 4th (a date that 46% of Americans celebrate without knowing why.) Whatever, it is also the 250th anniversary of America’s declaration of independence, frequently … Continue reading →

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Semi-Annual Exercise – Mid 2026

Let’s see. The simplest review is: in the most recent six months: GERN is down ~3%LCTX is down ~21%MVIS is down ~60%GMGMF is up ~7%SLDP is down ~39 %QBTS is down ~8%LUNR is up 31% Eep, but then, the previous … Continue reading →

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Imprecise Timing

Whew. I’m saying that a lot, lately. I winced because I didn’t sell QBTS at $30, but got some out at $25. Now it’s in the $22 range. I moved two years ago, which was good timing. I left Boeing … Continue reading →

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