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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2015
Another half a year, another dive into my portfolio to see how things are going. I actually check more often; but I have a semi-annual exercise schedule for my portfolio (and lately it feels like my physical exercise schedule, too). … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, economy, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, Great Recession, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Peter Lynch, PNTP, Real Goods, RGSE, Second Depression, Silicon Investor, stocks
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Personal Finance Perspective
Fasten seat belts, or the mental equivalent. Today I read something that convinced me to put personal finance (the inspiration for this blog) in perspective. They’ve finally proved that the universe is weird. As if you didn’t know that, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell's Theorem, climate change, commodities, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drought, economics, economy, expenses, finance, food, frugal, frugality, health, health care, healthcare, housing, income, Information Age, innovations, insurance, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, physics, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, spirituality, stocks, sustainability, taxes, wealth, Whidbey, writing, zen
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Truck Repair And The Value Of Community
Ugh. The week before Christmas, time to get the tree (hoping for a late shopper’s discount), and the truck’s dashboard lights up red. The battery symbol flashes, the rpms drop, the engine dies, and I steer and brake the 4,800 … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, community, coworks, Facebook, investing, kickstarter, Langley, portfolio, social media, stocks, Whidbey
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The Second Depression
If I was writing a book I could give this concept a better treatment, but practicalities inspire me to write about it anyway. We may be living within a spiral of history, when things repeat but not in the same … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, Whidbey
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Disappointed In MVIS
I am disappointed in MVIS and in MicroVision because of what has and hasn’t happened so far in 2015. I am also somewhat encouraged in MicroVision and a bit less encouraged about MVIS because of their progress towards their potential. … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, picoprojector, RoBoHoN, Sharp, stocks
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Investing Speculating Gambling
Step right up and take a chance. If you have money, you’re taking chances. Bury it or burn it. Spend it on assets or experiences. Money involves risk, even when we treat it as a boring piece of paper. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, gambling, investing, Lottery, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, real estate, reward, risk, speculating, stocks, wealth
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Startup Earnings Comparison – AMSC GIG And MVIS
I didn’t think they could manage it but they did it again. Well, actually, I thought they could; but surely with this much storied potential and decades of effort they were due for some good news. It is earnings season … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Celluon, Cicret, GIG, GigOptix, investing, Lenovo, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, PicoAir, picop, picoprojector, Smartcast, Sony, stocks
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Surprising MicroVision News
Well, that certainly didn’t go as expected, though it may have gone as predicted. MicroVision (yes, another MVIS post), finally announced its innovative smartphone that many shareholders have eagerly awaited for months, or for over a decade in some cases. … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, investing, Lenovo, Lumia, Microsoft, Microvision, MVIS, RoBoHoN, Sharp, Smartcast, Sony, stocks
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Will MicroVision Spring This Fall
Keeping track of sports is much easier than keeping track of companies. Teams have schedules, public events, and lots of publicity. Companies can operate in stealth mode, only communicate when they need to or want to, and keep their schedules … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, PicoAir, PicoPro, Sony, stocks
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Preparing To Live The Day With MVIS
I’ve witnessed a phenomenon I call, ‘Living the day’. Philosophers will jump in before hearing the rest and say, “Every day should be lived because every day is precious!” Yep. Agreed. A frugal lifestyle daily reinforces the value of every … Continue reading
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Tagged Dendreon, DNDN, frugal, frugality, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Silicon Investor, stocks, wealth
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