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Why Meet The Author

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Tom Trimbath

Meet the author? Hey, that’s me on the poster. Freeland Library is holding a ‘meet the author event’ and this time the author is me. Why meet me? That’s a straight line that branches into so many jokes that I’ll … Continue reading →

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Popular Posts 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Another year. Another period of posting; but the ten most popular posts are all from before 2022. Why? MicroVision. MicroVision’s 2021 was such a story that it dominated this blogs traffic, including previous years’ MicroVision posts as people researched the … Continue reading →

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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2022

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2022 For those who have never encountered my semi-annual portfolio exercise I’ll quote myself. “Here’s my semi-annual exercise to see if I remember why I own the stocks I own, and so I can check back … Continue reading →

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Cars Cameras Computers Change

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Hunting for safe conversation topics for the holidays? It’s been a weird year, but maybe too weird with too many controversies. The holidays are about tradition, remembering supposedly simpler times. Simpler or not, change is happening. Arguably change is accelerating. … Continue reading →

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AMSC – One Company One Story

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series.This time, AMSC (previously known as American Superconductor). Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am … Continue reading →

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R Is For Retirement

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Let’s take that phrase and see where it leads us, or at least leads me, because the topic of retirement has been part of a few conversations lately. Wishful thinking? Presenting one’s self with the ultimate present? A necessary next … Continue reading →

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2040-ish

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

It is funny how things happen. Actually, we need a new phrase because a coincidence of topics recently arrived that I find thoughtful, but not funny. My sci-fi novel, Firewatcher, is set at least a couple of decades from now. … Continue reading →

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What About Twitter

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Social media is a time sink. Time is precious, so social media requires spending something precious. People are precious, too; and connecting with them can be one of the best ways to spend a life. And then, Twitter hit the … Continue reading →

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ElectraMeccanica – One Company One story

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Welcome to another story and another video in my One Company One Story series. Here comes the amateur legalese. I began investing in companies and their stocks in the late 70s, but am not a certified investment professional. My style … Continue reading →

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Eighty Hour Outage

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

For about 80 hours my house didn’t have electricity, at least the organized kind from the electric company. One short, intense windstorm did it. As it passed through it blew open my kitchen door. I got out of bed to … Continue reading →

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