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Karate Again And Still
Ouch. I hurt myself. No one is better at knowing my weak spots than me. I did something silly and serious. I knelt down to meditate. Creak. Groan. Grr. Since 1984, I’ve been training in the martial arts. Since I … Continue reading
Appreciating Fresh Water
Flush. Oh, how I look forward to that sound in my house, again. My neighborhood is on Day 5 of “Mandatory Water Conservation”. Our neighborhood of a few hundred homes gets its water from a local well. Over the holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged emergency preparedness, frugal, frugality, housing, real estate, Simple Living, Whidbey
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Donald Leroy Trimbath Senior
Originally posted on Trimbathcreative's Blog (Tom Trimbath):
Photo: Glasgow, Scotland, April 1945, about the time a young sailor was introduced to Guinness There were whitecaps on the bay today. They were nothing like the waters of the North Atlantic,…
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Fighting Depression
At various times, I’ve been cautioned not to write about this, but a string of news stories, fresh data, and conversations with friends came together for this post. It is not easy to write. Challenging taboos isn’t easy. Exposing vulnerabilities … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, depression, Facebook, foreclosure, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, housing, jobs, Langley, mortgage, mortgage modification, personal finance, Pretending Not To Panic, social media, Twitter, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2018
Another year, another stockholders meeting. Another exercise in that dissonance between being able to own a piece of a corporation in America, while being treated as an inconvenience, and dismissed – unless a question is innocuous and positive. One key … Continue reading
Small Towns Rejoice
Small towns rejoice! The data are in. Living in a small town correlates well with happiness. The farther someone is from a city, the happier they tend to be. Cities rejoice! The data are in. Living in a city makes … Continue reading
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Tagged Clinton, community, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, jobs, Langley, personal finance, Pretending Not To Panic, real estate, Simple Living, small town, Whidbey, writing
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A Day In The Gig Economy – 2018
I thought it was silly when I first heard a futurist predict that the next generation would have seven careers in their life. Retirement would take on a new meaning. Allow me to take this opportunity to count whether I … Continue reading
Little Time But Good Food
Hello, clients. Pardon me as I take a break to type during a busy work day in the Gig Economy. There’s plenty of work to do, but the Sun and the horizon are closing on each other, it has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Alton Brown, cooking, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, personal finance, Simple Living
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Stocks Houses Books
They handed me a pink envelope, which means it is time to raise a glass. I also suspect someone is popping champagne corks while others are at least hoisting a beer. It has been a good day, and feels like … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 hour rule, consulting, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, Madrona Workshop Troupe, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, self publishing, Simple Living, stocks, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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My House Appreciation
Curse you, Sean Keeley! I was going to write about house prices and their appreciation. He beat me to it. That’s okay. He’s writing for a national audience from Neighborhoods.com. I’m writing about my house and more than just appreciating … Continue reading
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