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Taking A Hint About AST

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Okay, okay. I can take a hint. A few days ago I wrote about AST, the stock for Asterias. It had a nice run to new records, and I wrote about deciding not to sell, and not knowing the details … Continue reading →

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I Know Nothing About Asterias

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

“I know nothing!”, the famous quote from a weird era of television when World War II, Nazis, and concentration camps were comedies. (Could anyone even pitch such a thing now?) AST, the stock for Asterias, rose to five times my … Continue reading →

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Bots Buy Houses

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

And you probably thought buying and selling houses was bizarre before. Bots are now buying houses. Algorithms, computer programs, are estimating the value of houses as they are listed for sale, comparing that against the price the computer thinks the … Continue reading →

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Tax Weirdness 2015

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Ah, spellcheck, you’ll be asked to work hard tonight because filing today’s taxes was taxing and the recovery cocktail couldn’t wait for me to finish dinner and the blog. Taxes were so much simpler (and sometimes cheaper) when I was … Continue reading →

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Small Town Coworks Considerations

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Write a few words, kick off a lot of conversations. Well, I guess that’s why humans developed communication. Last week’s post about a coworks closing inspired a suite of  incoming phone calls, emails, and meetings about possible reincarnations – and … Continue reading →

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Courageous People Fight Taboos

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

There are courageous people in this world. Just like with frugality, some people are courageous by choice and some by necessity. I gave a talk about a taboo subject and only drew a small crowd, but they were the courageous … Continue reading →

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Long Live The Coworks

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

My key chain just got lighter. The two keys that got me into the coworks were turned in because the coworks closed down. For almost two years The Langley Coworks has been my office, really just a bit of wide … Continue reading →

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Walking Into A Frugal Spring

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Spring is here. It is knocking on the frugal storm window in the bedroom. The sheet of plastic is popping as winds from the south blow in the new season. March’s lions and lambs are secondary to getting me, my … Continue reading →

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A Sad Reverse Split For AMSC

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Do stock splits confuse you, as if they don’t make any sense? Yet another company finds their stock sliding and tries to make it better by splitting the number of shares to raise the price, as if the price was … Continue reading →

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MicroVision Spring Catalysts

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Tom Trimbath

Spring is here. Time to put away the turtlenecks and sweaters and lose enough weight to fit back into my shorts. We’re one season and almost three months into 2015. As one commenter put it, calling $MVIS’ recent action ‘distracting’ … Continue reading →

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