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Health And Wealth

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

I went to the hospital a couple of days ago. I’m fine. So is the person who broke a bone and who needed a ride. Pardon me if I don’t say who. Discretion is probably best. In a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Evolution Of Empire

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Trends fascinate me. The other night I watched a movie, called “Something Ventured“, about the rise of venture capital and Silicon Valley. Before the end of the movie thoughts of much larger trends extended back thousands of years and ahead … Continue reading →

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Unemployed With Style

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Twelve months into looking for a job I received a compliment I never expected. “Tom, I know you’re going through some hard times, and I just have to say that I’m impressed with your style.” (Paraphrased because I was surprised … Continue reading →

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Wrong About Dendreon

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

I was wrong about DNDN. I invested in Dendreon by buying shares of DNDN because I thought the company had a good chance of succeeding with their prostate cancer treatment (Provenge). The last time I looked, DNDN was down over … Continue reading →

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Unwrapping My iPad

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Oh iPad. How far we’ve come from boxes the size of small furniture and encyclopedic manuals. A box the size of a dictionary, and a manual printed on a half a card. And I got mine for free. Thank you … Continue reading →

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Serendipity and the South Whidbey Record

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Let’s keep this simple. I got lucky. I won my iPad. I didn’t have to compete against anyone. This isn’t the result of a meritocracy. As far as I know it isn’t the result of networking or nepotism. I filled … Continue reading →

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Real Optimism

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Optimism. Just as I as was beginning to doubt, proof of positivism arrived. Since I posted My Jobs Report Month 11, I’ve had calls from three prospective employers (interviews begin next week), and as another entry in the category of … Continue reading →

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My Jobs Report Month 11

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

My inner editor wants to hold off on this post for another month. It would so much neater to file a jobs report on month 9, and then a quarter later on month 12. Besides, I’d rather report on cheery … Continue reading →

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In The First Place

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

In the first place, God created – wait a minute. That’s not how it started. (But it is an excuse to have a hyperlink to the Vatican, a first for me.) As a prelude to the August self-publishing workshop the … Continue reading →

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Trends In Images

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Tom Trimbath

Facebook is taking us back to the seventies. If you’re not on facebook, don’t worry. This trend may be coming your way too. Posters are back. Quotes are being integrated with images to create messages and stories. Words don’t seem … Continue reading →

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