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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Thirty Year Wisdom
Mentor yourself, but with help. My birthday went by a little while ago. It wasn’t one of the ones with a big zero at the end, but it meant a lot to me because it was the same age that … Continue reading
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Tagged AOL, consulting, CSCO, FFIV, mentoring, personal finance
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Super Bowl Ads 2018
The game is over. Finally, I can sit down and watch one of the two most interesting events from Super Bowl Weekend; the ads. (The second most interesting event to watch is the Puppy Bowl, but I’ll enjoy that some … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisers, advertising, consulting, digital singularity, investing, personal finance, stocks, Super Bowl
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Expense Report – Heating
Gulp. Gasp. $3.989 per gallon for propane. Multiply that by 243.4 gallons and be glad the tank wasn’t emptier. My propane dealer (AmeriGas) filled up my tank earlier than I expected and wanted, and did so at more than twice … Continue reading
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Tagged AmeriGas, expense report, Facebook, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, housing, personal finance, propane, Puget Sound Energy, Simple Living, Whidbey, writing
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Waiting For The Gig
That title should be plural; Waiting for the gigs. Saying “The Big GiG” on Whidbey can be misleading because that’s the name the local telecom (Whidbey Telecom) is using for their new service that delivers the Internet at 1 Gig, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big GiG, consulting, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, Great Recession, health care, jobs, personal finance, PNTP, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, Whidbey, Whidbey Telecom, writing
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Adapting To A New Year
This year feels new, and old, too. Scrap that. Nothing is the same, anymore. Sure, human nature hasn’t changed much. We’re just getting to see the extremes of positive and negative that were hidden before the Internet gave everyone a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Toffler, Art, Cascadia, climate change, consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, personal finance, politics, Powershift, Puerto Rico, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, teaching, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Summarizing MVIS At CES From Home
Maybe this could all fit in a tweet. Here’s a draft. MVIS at CES2018 = Moviphone + etc. Ok. Done. But, you know there’s more to say. The Consumer Electronics Show is where the buzz is built for the gadgets … Continue reading
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Tagged CES, Dream. Invest. Live., HUD, Individual investor, investing, LiDAR, Microvision, MoviPhone, MVIS, personal finance, reddit, stocks, Twitter
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MicroVision Begins 2018
It is the first week in January, time to celebrate the most popular post of 2017. There was one topic that stood out of a year of posts about CEOs acting as presidents and Presidents acting as if they were … Continue reading
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Tagged CES, CES2018, Dream. Invest. Live., health care, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, picoprojector, RoBoHoN, smartphone, stocks, Whidbey
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2017
Can you explain why you own what you own? That’s the basis behind my semi-annual portfolio review. Can I describe why I own my stocks and what I intend to do with them? After a few years, it also helps … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, China, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, real estate, Real Goods, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, RSOL, solar power, stocks, wind power
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Thanks For Little Things
Christmas is over. The snow from a rare white Christmas has slowly turned to slush, except for patches preserved by shade. Wrapping paper and gift bags are put away. Time to collect the cards and take the time to read … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, gifts, Leatherman, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, self care, Simple Living, small town, Whidbey, Whidbey Island, writing
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Big Brown Box
What better gift is there than the big brown box? Sure, the advertisers will tell you that what’s inside is what matters. And, there’s always that fond memory of that gifts that surprised and delighted as if they were the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin and Hobbes, Christmas, frugal, frugality, Good Cheer, personal finance, Simple Living, stress, transmogrifier
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