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MicroVision Begins 2018
It is the first week in January, time to celebrate the most popular post of 2017. There was one topic that stood out of a year of posts about CEOs acting as presidents and Presidents acting as if they were … Continue reading
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Tagged CES, CES2018, Dream. Invest. Live., health care, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, picoprojector, RoBoHoN, smartphone, stocks, Whidbey
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2017
Can you explain why you own what you own? That’s the basis behind my semi-annual portfolio review. Can I describe why I own my stocks and what I intend to do with them? After a few years, it also helps … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, China, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, real estate, Real Goods, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, RSOL, solar power, stocks, wind power
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Thanks For Little Things
Christmas is over. The snow from a rare white Christmas has slowly turned to slush, except for patches preserved by shade. Wrapping paper and gift bags are put away. Time to collect the cards and take the time to read … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, gifts, Leatherman, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, self care, Simple Living, small town, Whidbey, Whidbey Island, writing
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Big Brown Box
What better gift is there than the big brown box? Sure, the advertisers will tell you that what’s inside is what matters. And, there’s always that fond memory of that gifts that surprised and delighted as if they were the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin and Hobbes, Christmas, frugal, frugality, Good Cheer, personal finance, Simple Living, stress, transmogrifier
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Littler To Do Lists
What day is it? How’d we get so close to Christmas so quickly? Looks like a lot of things are going to get done a little later than usual, but then, a faster pace of life has become the usual. … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, books, diet, Gig Economy, Lottery, minimalism, Powerball
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Breaking My Way To A Better Life
Guess what broke the other morning as I got into the shower. So much for water coming out of the little holes in the shower head. The water decided to spray out from a crack in the hose behind it. … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, Coldwell Banker, diabetes, diet, entrepreneur, exercise, frugal, frugality, garden, gardening, GIG, Gig Economy, GigOptix, health care, investing, jobs, Marketplace, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, picoprojector, real estate, real estate broker, Simple Living, stocks, thrift stores, truck, Whidbey
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Health Insurance Confusion 2017
I’m happy to thank Jasmine, Joe, Adrienne, Christine, Glenn, Kathleen, and Bill. Oops. Sorry. That Bill should be a bill, but we’ll get to that. Thanks to their efforts, the efforts of folks in the industry, and an orphaned bill … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, health, health care, health insurance, Kaiser Permanente, Molly Fox, naturopath, Premera, real estate, WA Health Plan Finder
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CEOs Not In Charge
(Editorial note from an astute reader who caught the mistake made by a writer writing too late on a Friday night. “I think you mean Lasers where you have mentioned LED’s. LED’s are light emitting diodes and are not used … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Corning, Gorilla Glass, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Steve Jobs, stocks, wealth
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Welcome to About Whidbey
Originally posted on About Whidbey:
Welcome to AboutWhidbey, a blog about a very welcoming island. I was welcomed here in 1980 by some very neighborly people who befriended a young aerospace engineer who’d moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Everett, WA.…
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Tom Trimbath Real Estate Broker
And now for something completely different – that really isn’t. On Wednesday, November 8th, I passed the exam for becoming a real estate broker in the state of Washington. I also breathed a great sigh of relief. Taking tests is … Continue reading
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Tagged consultant, consulting, frugal, frugal folk, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, personal finance, real estate, stocks, sustainability, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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