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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Nomadic Employment And Coworking
It’s been over 24 hours since I talked to anyone, except myself. That happens a lot when I work from home. Entire days can go by without a sound. (I could probably make a lot of money if I could … Continue reading
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Tagged coworking, coworks, entrepreneur, jobs, Langley, NILA, social media, Whidbey, WIWA, writing
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Surprising MicroVision News
Well, that certainly didn’t go as expected, though it may have gone as predicted. MicroVision (yes, another MVIS post), finally announced its innovative smartphone that many shareholders have eagerly awaited for months, or for over a decade in some cases. … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, investing, Lenovo, Lumia, Microsoft, Microvision, MVIS, RoBoHoN, Sharp, Smartcast, Sony, stocks
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Fences Apples And Monty Python
My harvest wasn’t very good this year, or it was, but in unexpected ways. I planned for apples, and grew birds. I planned for painting, and built a fence. I planned on, or at least hoped for, several business ventures, … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, fences, Monty Python, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey
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Will MicroVision Spring This Fall
Keeping track of sports is much easier than keeping track of companies. Teams have schedules, public events, and lots of publicity. Companies can operate in stealth mode, only communicate when they need to or want to, and keep their schedules … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, PicoAir, PicoPro, Sony, stocks
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The Frugality Of Hiking
I may not have much money, but at least I have a long list of frugal activities – until I added up the costs. The best things in life are free, and enjoying nature sounds like it should be one … Continue reading
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Tagged books, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, frugal, frugality, health care, healthcare, hiking, income taxes, Lake Valhalla, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, Stevens Pass, taxes, Twelve Months, Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla, Washington Cascades, Whidbey, wilderness, writing
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Donald Leroy Trimbath Senior
There were whitecaps on the bay today. They were nothing like the waters of the North Atlantic, or typhoon in the Pacific that my Dad survived aboard ship as a Merchant Marine in World War II. He died, Saturday, September … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, frugal, frugality, Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine Veterans
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My Incomplete Emergency Kit
Chile was hit by an 8.3 earthquake, and then a 15 foot tsunami. They killed 12 people. The news is already fading, possibly because the death toll wasn’t higher. The one million Chileans who had to evacuate, undoubtedly are very … Continue reading
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Tagged disaster, earthquake, frugal, frugality, preparedness, tsunami, volcano, Whidbey
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Preparing To Live The Day With MVIS
I’ve witnessed a phenomenon I call, ‘Living the day’. Philosophers will jump in before hearing the rest and say, “Every day should be lived because every day is precious!” Yep. Agreed. A frugal lifestyle daily reinforces the value of every … Continue reading
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Tagged Dendreon, DNDN, frugal, frugality, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Silicon Investor, stocks, wealth
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Just Keep Pedaling Anniversary
“Do nothing and nothing remains undone.” – Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu Fifteen years ago I played hooky from life for a few weeks. I got on my bicycle on an island in the northwest corner of America and aimed … Continue reading
Green Brown Grey Green
My lawn is turning green again. With the drought we had, it went from green to brown, and beyond that to grey. And then the rains came. A few days later and back to green and back to mowing, no … Continue reading
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Tagged apocaloptimist, dancing, frugal, frugality, graphene, Great Depression, health care, optimism, personal finance, PNTP, Pretending Not To Panic, stocks, wealth
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