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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Fresh Idea Passive Pump Flipped
Take that idea and flip it around. Thomas Edison (an inventor with a great first name) wasn’t the first inventor to find a way to record sounds. He was, however, the first one to find a way to play them … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Beckley, consulting, entrepreneur, fresh idea, fresh ideas, innovation, inventing, invention, inventor, Karate, writing
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Laboring on Labor Day
It’s been a busy weekend, here in the Gig Economy. The good news is that I’ve had enough work to fill the days. The other good news is that I’ve had enough work to fill a good part of Labor … Continue reading
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Tagged FORTRAN, Gig Economy, jobs, labor, networking, personal finance, programming, real estate, Twitter, unions
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Nap Time
A guilty pleasure, taking a nap after lunch. Working from home has its benefits. It may be flashbacks to kindergarten. It may be healthy adult behavior. Whatever. I tried taking a nap a few days ago and failed. Instead of … Continue reading
Causes Effects And Eclipses
Pardon me as I take a sip. Ah, the clink of ice cubes in a glass. Yesterday, there was an eclipse. Today marked a change in the seasons. Both involved community, simple pleasures, and an excuse to pause and consider. … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, consulting, counseling, eclipse, garden, Greenbank, PNTP, preparedness, Simple Living, Whidbey, writing
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Silly Sea Salt
It is hard to get much more basic than salt. It’s cheap, but it’s vital. And I’m curious. Of all the DIY projects and frugal endeavours, making my own salt seems silly. Why make something that is so cheap some … Continue reading
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Tagged disaster preparedness, earthquake, frugal, frugality, preppers, Simple Living, tsunami, volcano, Whidbey
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My 40 Year Mortgage
Another interview! Not for a job, but for someone else’s article. (Someone out there must need a writer who can write about engineering in English.) The folks at Nerdwallet.com wanted to write about 40 year mortgages and were having a … Continue reading
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Tagged digital singularity, economy, health care, housing, inflation, mortgage, personal finance, Whidbey
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Triple Whammy Sixth Anniversary
Not long ago, this twisted, melted piece of plastic was a pulley. A simple, little thing; just a pulley. A simple, little thing broke. In the vast possibilities of bad luck, it broke in one of the best ways, though … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, hiking, luck, Olympic Mountains, optimism, Simple Living
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Practicing Patience
Pardon me while I sweat. Better get some fluids before I dive much further into typing. It’s 81F in the house. A fine day for whacking weeds for Whidbey Camano Land Trust. Kyle, the Stewardship Assistant, invited me as Site … Continue reading
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Tagged consultant, consulting, dancing, entrepreneur, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing, Land Trust, mortgage, optimism, Second Depression, WCLT, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Dishwasher Celebration
Ah, the sweet sound of a machine doing the dishes. It’s been over five years since my tiny dishwasher turned itself into a complicated dish drying rack. The motor wore itself down until all it could do was make a … Continue reading
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Tagged dishwasher, DIY, drewslist, frugal, frugality, housing, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey
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