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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Happy Fifth Of July
Happy Fifth of July! What? What about the Fourth? History isn’t as tidy as our holidays and sales events. The Declaration of Independence is celebrated on the Fourth of July, but the document wasn’t conceived, drafted, finalized, signed, and ratified … Continue reading
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Tagged Declaration of Independence, Fifth of July, fireworks, Fourth of July, personal finance, politics, Retirement, Third of July
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2022
At the end of 2021 I felt confident about 2022. Yes, I can be that silly. Some folks have given me credit for staying positive despite years of what some have called a perfect storm of bad luck. Some chastise … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., ElectraMeccanica, frugal, frugality, GERN, Geron, investing, LCTX, Lineage Cell Therapeutics, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Solar Window, SOLO, stocks, WNDW
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Authors Always Have More Work To Do
The book is done. The work has begun. On Tuesday was the first book talk for Kettle Pot Cup, a book I published about tea. This is a book about real tea, not with pinky raised or head bowed, but … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, Charity, dandelion botanical, Don Scoby, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, Sno-Isle, tea, Whidbey Island, WOWI, writers, writing
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Affordable And Unaffordable Housing
(WA state required disclosure: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/). My house’s tax assessment came in today. Yesterday I was part of a group meeting about affordable housing in one of your local tourist towns: Langley. A month … Continue reading
Population In Perspective
Sorry I didn’t come up with a catchier title, but my brain is having more fun playing with a couple of observations. It all started with the phrase, “You’re one in a million.” I think you’re rarer than that. As … Continue reading
Companies Stocks Markets Economies
Companies, Stocks, Markets, Economies – that’s a title that encapsulates a lot. Those four terms are distinct, yet they’re frequently treated as synonyms. No, they don’t mean the same thing; which is good news because bad news for one is … Continue reading
Kettle Pot Cup Launched
Kettle Pot Cup Launched I hereby declare my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup, to be launched! Yay! OK, yay. As befits tea, it was quietly launched with the help of friends and their business (Dandelion Botanical) that added to … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, Charity, dandelion botanical, Free Trade, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, Lulu, philanthropy, Public Speaking, self publishing, Sno-Isle, tea, tetrimbath
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Good Enough
Take a deep breath and find a good seat. A lot has happened in the last 48 hours; all of it is good, or at least good enough. Just for the simple nature of it I’ll start with a personal … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, aerospace engineering, consultant, consulting, Cultus Bay, dandelion botanical, Dugualla Bay, Feather and Fox, Kettle Pot Cup, Langley Library, personal finance, Public Speaking, real estate, rocket science, self publishing, Sno-Isle, Twelve Month series, Whidbey, Whidbey Island
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Cute Unintended Consequences
What to write about? What to write about? What the…? Well, thank you, world; I’ll write about that. Unintended consequences happen, and one just happened while I was wondering about what today’s topic will be. Evidently, I can take a … Continue reading
Searching For A New Normal In Real Estate And Affordability
(Disclosure required because I’m writing about real estate: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/. Not a plug for my services, but evidently you know where to find me.) One big thing makes me think about bigger things, and … Continue reading
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