-
Join 688 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
Tag Archives: MVIS
A Believe It Or Not Party
Thanks to everyone who showed up for the party. The dancing was memorable, as always. It was “A Believe It Or Not Party”, held because waiting for a big reason to celebrate was taking too long. Life shouldn’t be held … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged dancing, employment, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, Kirkintilloch, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, party, scotch, Scotland, Simple Living, stocks
3 Comments
Poverty Recovery Retirement
Celebrate! This is worth much more than a cupcake. Today I wrote myself a check. The check was the largest I’ve ever written from my business to me. Maybe, maybe, I can convince the mortgage company to renegotiate my mortgage … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged census, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, HCLE, housing, investing, mortgage, MVIS, New Road Map, personal finance, poverty, recovery, Retirement, Simple Living, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
2 Comments
Dramastic
Isn’t the English language marvelous? It’s been said that it never turned away a word, so it arguably has the largest vocabulary of any common language. Besides, if Stephen Colbert can make up words, so can I. I made up … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bonds, commodities, consulting, dancing, dramastic, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, mortgage, MVIS, New Road Map, personal finance, Simple Living, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
Leave a comment
A Possible Prelude Of Optimism
I have a litany of optimism. Regular readers have read it before: stocks, consulting, books, photos, house sale, windfalls. I’ve spent the last three years recovering from stagnant finances that then imploded. My litany of optimism has been a daily … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Coupeville, dancing, David Sharpe, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, housing, investing, Just Keep Pedaling, mortgage, MVIS, optimism, personal finance, photos, RSOL, Savvy Caddy, self publishing, social media, stocks, teaching, tiny house, whidbeyfocus
Leave a comment
Uninterrupted Momentum
Well, I won’t be mowing a lawn tonight. Life’s too busy. Work’s too busy. Well, work’s busy, not busy enough, but too busy for most of what I call life, including even mowing my own lawn. The rest of life … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, bicycle, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Scotland, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
Leave a comment
Abnormal And Extraordinary Surprises
“It’s 5am. Wake up and look at the news.” It wasn’t the first time I’ve had a dream like that. Sure enough, MicroVision had just published a press release at 5am. I wasn’t very surprised. Okay, so maybe I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, credit card, debt, foreclosure, forgiveness, housing, investing, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, occupy, personal finance, pico projectors, picop, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
1 Comment
Be Human Make Mistakes
Oops. Mistakes will be made. How many mistakes can a person make in a life? It is undoubtedly greater than zero. Wednesday’s blog had a few. Some would say my recent financial turmoil is evidence that I’ve made my share. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged America Online, AOL, books, consulting, dancing, FFIV, foreclosure, investing, jobs, LTBH, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, SBUX, self publishing, stocks, writing
2 Comments
My Jobs Report Month 24
Cheers to all who’ve followed my job search. Your monthly vigil is over, not because I got a job but, because applying for jobs through ads and applications seems to be an anachronism – at least for middle-aged guys who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anacortes, Art, Biscotti Journey, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drewslist, entrepreneur, Facebook, foreclosure, HCLE, housing, interviews, investing, jobs, LinkedIn, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Savvy Wallets, Scotland, self publishing, social media, stocks, Tiny Houses, Twitter, Wander on Whidbey, wealth, Whidbey, whidbeyfocus, WICEC, WOST, YouTube
1 Comment
Buying Back In
I haven’t done this in years. I bought a bit of hope. I bought a bit of stock. It was even MVIS. I hope that’s a good idea. Last week’s Early Harvest of selling some GERN met this week’s business … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., foreclosure, housing, investing, IRA, LTBH, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, pico-projector, Samsung, Sony, stocks, wealth
Leave a comment
Odd Earnings News
That certainly didn’t go the way I expected. Sports have their seasons and so do corporations. Four times a year corporations officially announce their quarterly results. It is called the “earnings season”, but the official verbiage usually says “results” because … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Dendreon, diversification, DNDN, earnings, FFIV, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, housing, investing, LTBH, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, Real Goods Solar, RSOL, stocks, unemployment
Leave a comment