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Incredible Changing Winds

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

The wind’s been blowing through Whidbey this week. Change is happening so quickly that hours after Wednesday’s news and blog my situation got better and worse, I heard more about others who hadn’t spoken before, offers of help included ideas … Continue reading →

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Notice Foreclosure Notice

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Yesterday I got the call. The mortgage company called, and in a rare case, I answered. In their usual manner, they delivered the news that they will begin foreclosure on my house on March 17th. I can’t recall their quote … Continue reading →

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My Jobs Report Month 18

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Eighteen months. My job search has gone from regrettable but an opportunity to dive into old passions (before regular job reports), to surprise it was taking so long (at nine months) and putting my home on the market,  to temporary … Continue reading →

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PicoP Ala Newton

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

I like to look ahead. I like to guess at trends and watch them develop. That skill, talent, and habit is why I live on Whidbey Island. It is why I invest in individual stocks. Decades of looking ahead is … Continue reading →

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The Day Before

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

On Thursday, a meteor blew up over Russia. On Wednesday, there was plenty of press preparing people for an asteroid that would pass by on Friday. So, even when millions were ready to watch the skies for one cosmic event, … Continue reading →

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Small Recoveries

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Try to remember. Try to remember those days when there was actual enthusiasm when people talked about stocks. The Irrational Exuberance era was appropriately named, but its negative over-reaction hasn’t worn the title it deserves: Irrational Revulsion. For the last … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Emotion

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

“Tom, how’s it going?” With a week like these last seven days, the answer changes with the hour.  Luckily, my walk across Scotland was a lesson in picking my emotions. Events trigger emotions as ever, but because of a revelation … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Rebirth

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Something’s up and I don’t know what, but it may be an epochal change in civilization. Such a change makes me question my assumptions, including those behind my book, Dream. Invest. Live., that is the basis for this blog.  The … Continue reading →

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Computational Hiatus

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Remember life before computers? The percentage of the population that does diminishes every day. Even a brief break from them is an adjustment, even for me, and I remember when typing involved a typewriter. My laptop sits here, beside my … Continue reading →

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Relax And Enjoy Or Else

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Tom Trimbath

Hey Gail, my computer is heading your way. Today’s bLog is brought to you from my iPad because my laptop’s hard drive is making clicking noises. Gail LaForest of The Tranquil Computer will swap out the old with a new, … Continue reading →

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