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Getting Better Slowly
Yay! Good news! Getting the loan on my house means a long string of long-delayed tasks can get done. Ah. What? A loan doesn’t equate to money in my account, which doesn’t translate to immediately paying off lots of bills, … Continue reading
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Tagged community, debt, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, investing, optimism, personal finance, pessimism, stocks, sustainability
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Crisis Fatigue And Hope
It was been a tough week, month, year, yeah whatever. Some friends invited me over for tea, ah, just to visit. They were courageous enough to ask “So, how are things?” Silly people. I actually answer questions like that, but … Continue reading
Triple Whammy – Tenth And Last Anniversary
Two days ago I looked forward to writing this post to celebrate significant progress in my recovery from my Triple Whammy of August 2011. Back then, three major events imploded then depleted my net worth. My net worth has not … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, DNDN, Great Recession, MVIS, optimism, personal finance, pessimism, Social Security, Triple Whammy
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Waiting – April 2021
Oh, to dance, again. It’s been a long wait. And that’s not the only thing I’ve been waiting for. Weeks, years, decades of waiting should be resolved within the next two months. Potentially, all of it is good news. But … Continue reading
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Tagged About Whidbey, Covid 19, dancing, Microvision, MVIS, optimism, real estate, real estate broker, recovery, tourism, vaccine, Whidbey Island
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Small Frugal Emergency Celebrations
The power will probably stay on. Propane is in the tank. Firewood is in the shed. Water flows from the faucet when I turn it on. The toilet works. I don’t even have to watch for snow or ice on … Continue reading
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Tagged emergency preparedness, frugal, frugality, infrastructure, optimism, Simple Living
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Perspective Shift – July 2018
My perspective is shifting, and returning to an almost-forgotten feeling. This is a good, precious, and to some people, unbelievable moment. I’m welcoming it, but I’m also making sure I remember both sides, the before and the after. The difference … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, consulting, debt, Income Inequality, inequality, Mark Twain, optimism, poverty, real estate, real estate broker, suicide, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Triple Whammy Sixth Anniversary
Not long ago, this twisted, melted piece of plastic was a pulley. A simple, little thing; just a pulley. A simple, little thing broke. In the vast possibilities of bad luck, it broke in one of the best ways, though … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, hiking, luck, Olympic Mountains, optimism, Simple Living
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Practicing Patience
Pardon me while I sweat. Better get some fluids before I dive much further into typing. It’s 81F in the house. A fine day for whacking weeds for Whidbey Camano Land Trust. Kyle, the Stewardship Assistant, invited me as Site … Continue reading
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Tagged consultant, consulting, dancing, entrepreneur, Great Depression, Great Recession, housing, Land Trust, mortgage, optimism, Second Depression, WCLT, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Litany Of Optimism
Tonight there’s a full moon. Lately, every day has felt like a full moon, unexpected, uncertain, uncomfortable times as a world redefines itself. That’s what’s been happening in my life for the last several years. I’m getting very practiced at … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, coworks, employment, Facebook, health insurance, housing, investing, klout, networking, ObamaCare, optimism, personal finance, portfolio, Real Goods, Redfin, RGSE, social media, stocks, Whidbey, zillow
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Asterias May Have One Success
One of my smaller investments had good news. It appears they’ve been able to regrow severed nerves. One of their trial patients has regained use of his arms. Amidst the cautions layered around investments and health care news it was … Continue reading
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Tagged AST, Asterias, clinical trials, FDA, health care, innovation, investing, LTBH, optimism, personal finance, Stem cells, stocks
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