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About Tom Trimbath

program manager / consultant / entrepreneur / writer / photographer / speaker / aerospace engineer / semi-semi-retired More info at: https://trimbathcreative.net/about/ and at my amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0035XVXAA

Middle Class Millionaire Muddling By

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

We’ll be able to laugh at this years from now. Why wait? Let’s start now. I even get to do it in public, laughing at it, that is. The “it” is the world, the wild, dysfunctional world of finance that … Continue reading →

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MicroVision Has Real News – I Think

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Pardon me as I pour a spiced martini in preparation for parsing a press release from MicroVision. Yes. Believe it or not, MicroVision had news today. The last time I pulled apart a MicroVision press release it was to prove … Continue reading →

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Wealth Evaporates Instead Distributes

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Want to kick off a touchy subject? Talk about wealth in a group that isn’t all rich or all poor. We already have enough taboos about money. Talking about money is usually tough because we recognize how easily it can … Continue reading →

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A Lot Of Bland Versus A Bit Of Awesome

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Frugal is mistaken for cheap. Frugal is realizing that a bit of awesome is much better than a lot of bland, and costs a lot less too. Tiny houses are getting busy. They were ignored, and then laughed at, and … Continue reading →

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Hunting For The Funny

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

There’s fun in the dysfunction. There are also shouts and outbursts; but look at the industry that was built around Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jon Oliver, and Larry Wilmore. How can you laugh at a time like this? Because, it … Continue reading →

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PicoAir Meets ShowWX

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Finally. I got to see, hold, and use a PicoAir.  PicoAir and PicoPro are projectors that fit in your pocket, or at least mine. They, and the technology within them, have the potential to positively disrupt the electronic display industry. … Continue reading →

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Three Guys Walk Into A Bar

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

A day trader, a commodities speculator, and a traditional investor happened to meet each other over a bar, or at least above a restaurant that serves beer and wine. It wasn’t a joke, but we had to laugh. We’re all … Continue reading →

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Passionate Hope

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Seven billion people can’t all be right or wrong. If we were all right about the same thing at the same time it would be spooky. Of course, maybe that’s what a common cosmic consciousness would be like. If we … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Graduation Day For GigOptix

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Did you ever have a party, and had no one show up? I’ve almost had that happen. Did you ever have something to celebrate, and find yourself in a crowd of strangers? That’s happened more than once. GigOptix hit a … Continue reading →

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Dance When You Can

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Swing, waltz, salsa, or just shaking it. Has it really been that long since I blogged about something light and easy? The local children’s theater held a dance-a-thon as a fundraiser. The last full day I took off was Christmas, … Continue reading →

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