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Windy Whidbey Lemonade
Whidbey Island was hit by a wind storm last night. The entire West Coast was hit by storms. The storm that hit the Seattle area knocked out power to over 150,000 people. My power is still out, which is why … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, frugal, Langley, personal finance, self publishing, teaching, Whidbey
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Wish List 2014
The more I understand my fundamental wants, the less sense my wish list makes. We should give gifts to each other every day, but buying that many things is impractical for anyone who has to spend time earning a living. … Continue reading
Scrooge V Cratchit
It’s the holiday season, the time for celebration, rituals, and traditions. On my list every year is a string of movies that wait for long nights and twinkly lights. The classic that was written in six weeks to pay some … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, personal finance, wealth, wealth inequity
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Giving Thanks For The Basics
Last week was Thanksgiving, at least in the US. It was our annual day to eat and drink and socialize, with some ritual thanking going on. Rituals remind us to do the things we know we should do every day. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, healthcare, philanthropy, philosophy, wealth, Whidbey
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What A Difference A Half Teaspoon Makes
Bogie and Bacall, but let’s treat them with more respect, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. Real people that were classic iconic Hollywood stars, people who people watched to mimic their actions, attitudes, and appearance. One … Continue reading
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Tagged cannabis, entrepreneur, investing, marijuana, personal finance, stocks
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Pretending Not To Panic Launch
Incredible. The news is incredible. Every day news splashes across my screen that is incredibly apocalyptic, in a bad way; and incredibly revolutionary, in a good way. Because of my eclectic interests, and because I have eclectic clients, I witness … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, economy, finance, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, occupy, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, singularity, social justice, technology, unemployment, wealth
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Unused And Necessary Obamacare
It was with a great sigh of relief when I signed up for Washington State’s version of Obamacare last year. I wasn’t looking for a change in my health insurance. Despite the high cost I kept paying my original premiums, … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, health care, insurance, investing, mortgage, ObamaCare, wealth, writing
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Three Hundred Days Of Chromebook
Chromebooks are the new beginning. Or rather, the idea of a Chromebook is the new beginning. Just like many people xerox things without owning a Xerox, put things in the fridge without owning a Frigidaire, or Google things without using … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, Apple, Chromebook, goog, Microsoft, MSFT, MVIS, stocks
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Weeks End Evenings
“Have a nice weekend.” The person behind the cash register was more sincere than you may expect because this is an island and the small towns are our rural equivalent of the big city. It’s Friday night, after I post … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, cannabis, Cisco, consulting, entrepreneur, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, HCLE, health care, investing, Langley, Microvision, MVIS, photos, self publishing, social media, speaking, teaching, Whidbey, writing
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Dendreon Bankruptcy
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat path to your door. Cure cancer and everyone will cheer you. Dendreon didn’t cure cancer, but it did develop a cancer treatment that was better than the competition. In 2013 they … Continue reading
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