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Truly Scary Things
If only I could match the list of my scariest things to Julie Andrews singing My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music. Irony: The Sound of Music was about a family fleeing a government that shifted from a constitutional … Continue reading
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Tagged bitcoin, climate change, deflation, digital singularity, environment, finance, injustice, personal finance, social injustice, technology, terrorism
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Poised
“to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position” – Merriam-Webster We stand poised. The world feels weird because it is shifting eras. Anachronistic cultures continue, for a while. Uncertain cultures are being defined. The previous tide tries … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, environment, frugality, personal finance, PNTP, politics, social injustice, social media
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Diabetes Begins
I look forward to writing the post that will be titled Diabetes Ends. I was delivered the shock of news last week. I am diabetic. Any doubt I had about the Gig Economy being unhealthy was proved correct, at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Coupeville, coworks, diabetes, economics, environment, frugal, frugality, health, health care, health insurance, Langley, Lottery, naturopath, personal finance, WCLT
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Adapting To Singularities
Singularities don’t have to happen alone. One singularity is enough to make the world seem senseless. Old rules don’t apply. Old causes create new effects. It is easy to get confused. Triple that, at least. We may be experiencing three … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, Brexit, climate change, digital singularity, disruptive technology, earthquake, environment, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, Lottery, New Zealand, personal finance, politics, sea ice, Simple Living, singularity, stocks, technology, tsunami
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Five Years From September 2016
The following post will be the straight line of a joke where we get to hear the punch line five years later. I’ve been lucky enough to be part of a conversation and series of meetings about the economic sustainability … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printing, artists, coworks, culture, digital singularity, economics, environment, Great Recession, housing, infrastructure, jobs, organic farming, pension, quantitative easing, Retirement, Second Great Depression, small town, society, virtual reality
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Service Engine Soon
“Service Engine Soon” Groan. Seeing that vague and ambiguous warning light come on is unsettling and a source of anxieties. It wasn’t the big red warning light, just the little yellow warning light. Does that signify something critical or merely … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, education, environment, health care, infrastructure, personal finance, Scotland, speaking
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Who Is An Expert
Expert? Me? That’s not a term I use for myself, unless we’re talking about who is an expert at being Tom Trimbath, and even there I have some suggestions for improvements. Expert is a title some claim for themselves, have … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeronautics, aerospace, blogging, climate, consulting, dancing, economics, Editing, energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, environment, Facebook, Google+, klout, leadership, LinkedIn, Marketing, personal finance, photography, photos, Pinterest, Project Management, Public Speaking, reputation economy, research, singularity, social media, speaking, Twitter
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Representative Larsen And My Personal Finances
If you ever give a talk in a coffeehouse, be prepared to pause while the espresso machine shrieks and the barista calls out the drink orders. Rick Larsen, my representative in the House of Representatives in the US Congress, came … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, entrepreneur, environment, frugal, frugality, health care, healthcare, housing, income disparity, investing, jobs, Langley, personal finance, politics, Rick Larsen, sharing economy, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, unemployment, wealth, wealth disparity, Whidbey
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Independent Call To Action
It’s the Fourth of July, an excuse for me to remember my ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence: Francis Hopkinson. Their fireworks meant something completely different. Flashes in the night sky followed by window-rattling booms were signs that the … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, environment, European Union, fireworks, health care, investing, Money & Life, New Road Map, occupy, personal finance, Stem cells, stocks, Twitter, unemployment, Whidbey, Whidbey Institute
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We The People
“We the People” is the opening phrase for the United States Constitution, which was ratified on September 17th. Frequently we focus on the Declaration of Independence and the Fourth of July, yet it is the Constitution that defines the United … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, education, environment, frugal, health care
