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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

Catching Falling Knives

Advice for catching falling knives: don’t. If all it’s going to hit is the ground, let it fall, then pick it up. That’s the overly dramatic version. The personal finance version is narrower and deals with stocks. If a stock’s … Continue reading

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Again Is Gone – Population Trickle Down And Technology

Some macro-personal finance thoughts. Again is gone. The only forward is forward. And we don’t know where we’re going. I’ll spare you the logic that got me thinking about this seemingly off-topic topic, but I think there’s a change coming that … Continue reading

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Temporary Ten-Bagger – QBTS

QBTS, the quantum computing company, has been both great and terrible, or doing just fine. It depends on how and when you look at it. And if one of the competing CEOs is about to talk, don’t be surprised to … Continue reading

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Oligarchies And Ants

Sorry to point this out, but…Oligarchs care about oligarchs.Eventually, oligarchs eat oligarchs.They don’t care about you, so you have to care about you. I realized that a while ago. And then this thought interrupted a nap. How much larger than … Continue reading

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Defiance

Let me write this before I forget to include it. (Welcome to the world of a writer who sometimes runs at a topic without going back to rearrange things.) I have tried to live by the rules.Yet, I am surprised … Continue reading

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Boycott – February 2025

So, what did you do, or not, on February 28, 2025? I went snowshoeing without snowshoes (too messy to get past the parking lot), and then dancing, which was a different kind of beauty. What I didn’t do was shop. … Continue reading

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Resilience

Resilience: “the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness“ That’s a word that came up a few times this week. Maybe the universe is trying to give me, or someone, a hint. Resilience, difficulties, recover. Yeah. That … Continue reading

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Nonsense – February 2025

Don’t try to make sense of it. I know, I know. You’re a responsible adult trying to at least cope and maybe even make things better. Congratulations. I commend you. Get to it and stay with it. But don’t try … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Ads 2025

Welcome to my annual review of Super Bowl ads. I wonder what kind of scrambling went on after the US Presidential Election. I watch the ads, but not the game, to spot trends. I watch for trends throughout the year, … Continue reading

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Tariffs Immigrants Refugees Regulations Oh My

This post brought to you by Overwhelm, a product that’s in great supply with more on the way. (This post also brought to you by some ill health that is the result of a healthcare provider. Tough day, but that’s … Continue reading

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