Tag Archives: Art

Not According To Plan

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

That didn’t go according to plan; but, it is 2022. What does? Serendipity helped. About a week ago I finished my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup (assuming the proof copy proves good enough, due in two weeks). It is … Continue reading →

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Twelve Months At Possession Preserve – Ta Da

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I did it again, and I’m not sorry. Actually, it’s something for me to celebrate. The photos, video, and photo book of Twelve Months at Possession Preserve are finished and public. Ta Da! In 2020, I completed the eighth photo … Continue reading →

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Help With Social Security

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

This week I started signing up for Social Security. The benefits are better and not as great as I expected. The process is easier and harder than I expected. I’m not done yet; and I’m sad and glad to be … Continue reading →

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More Than Enough

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

“I’ve had enough!” Call them prayers, visualizations, manifestations, I’ve asked the Universe for “more than enough.” There’s ‘not enough’, which is poverty. There’s ‘enough’, which is balancing on a razor’s edge, where a slip is a dangerous thing. Then there … Continue reading →

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Twelve Months At Possession Beach

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

A dead whale. A dead grey whale. Then, bones. Eventually, nothing. And some people wonder why I continue to produce twelve month essays and studies. Twelve Months At Possession Beach is the latest of my twelve month series. Fortunately, the … Continue reading →

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Have Paint Will Play

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Well. (I started that way just to tick off a writer friend of mine.) I did it again. I played with paint. So many of my friends are painters that if I tried to list them all I’d accidentally skip … Continue reading →

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New Books With Friends

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

It is the season, the season for new books. Thanks to modern self-publishing, it’s always the season for new books. It’s possible to optimize publication dates, but any new book deserves a celebration, a celebration of the birth of an … Continue reading →

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Adapting To A New Year

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

This year feels new, and old, too. Scrap that. Nothing is the same, anymore. Sure, human nature hasn’t changed much. We’re just getting to see the extremes of positive and negative that were hidden before the Internet gave everyone a … Continue reading →

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Tell A Story

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

We aren’t Vulcans, I suspect. (If any true Vulcans are reading this blog, WOW!) Facts, data, and logic may rule bank accounts and portfolio totals; but people are inspired by stories. I’ve heard a few stories about plans for careers … Continue reading →

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Lower Income Higher Taxes

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

Whew. I paid my taxes, again, of course. I’m glad that’s over, though the costs will linger. My income taxes continue their inverse relationship with logic. The less I make, the more I pay. I suspect I’m not the only … Continue reading →

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