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Celebrating Projects Progressing
Celebrate progress. Some friends have launched a new phase of their business. I’m launching into a new phase for mine, too. Slow, steady effort creates progress. Sometimes it is hard to see it from inside, but it happens. It should … Continue reading
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Triple Whammy Fourth Anniversary
Has it really been four years? Four years ago my life changed from semi-retirement to scrambling to survive. Survival may sound like hyperbole to some, but to anyone who realizes they may lose their house, may lose a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, GIG, GigOptix, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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Thinking About Quakes And Tsunamis
The outside expert gets the most attention. Within the last few days, an article was published in the New Yorker that described the possible impacts of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. Suddenly, the earthquake possibility is a topic … Continue reading
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Tagged Axial Seamount, Cascadia Fault, Curbed, earthquakes, frugal, frugality, Juan de Fuca plate, mortgage, Mt. Rainier, photos, Puget Sound, Salish Sea, Seattle, Simple Living, tsunamis, Whidbey, writing
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Thanks For Real Gifts 2014
Amidst the frenetic times in the days before Christmas I’ve received a few gifts that didn’t come with bows or ribbons but which I appreciate. Work, and hopefully pay. In addition to my work with the museum (HCLE), my new … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, Curbed, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, investing, Microvision, MVIS, photos, PNTP, self publishing, social media, stocks, writing
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Wish List 2014
The more I understand my fundamental wants, the less sense my wish list makes. We should give gifts to each other every day, but buying that many things is impractical for anyone who has to spend time earning a living. … Continue reading
Weeks End Evenings
“Have a nice weekend.” The person behind the cash register was more sincere than you may expect because this is an island and the small towns are our rural equivalent of the big city. It’s Friday night, after I post … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, cannabis, Cisco, consulting, entrepreneur, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, HCLE, health care, investing, Langley, Microvision, MVIS, photos, self publishing, social media, speaking, teaching, Whidbey, writing
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What Comes Next
Planning a life can seem like a silly venture. My passion is people and ideas. My degrees are in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. Many know me because I’ve written six books and produced five more. My photography receives more compliments … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, author, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., Facebook, mortgage, personal finance, photos, self publishing, social media, speaking, talking, teaching, The Great Recession, Twitter, writing
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Retreat Run Away To Valhalla
Retreat! Retreat! Run away! Run Away – at least for a day. I, gasp!, took another day off. In the balancing of life and money, bare necessities necessitate working seven days a week. I’m known for my endurance (marathons, cross-continent … Continue reading
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Tagged books, classes, clients, consulting, frugal, frugality, hiking, Lake Valhalla, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, taxes, Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla, writing
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Adaptable Patience
Patience and the pace of life are heading in opposite directions. Patience is a virtue, but it doesn’t get much of an opportunity for practice. The only thing that’s constant is change, and that’s accelerating. Wisdom advises us to slow … Continue reading
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Every Day Realities
As my dad put it, as of tomorrow, he’s going on 89. Today was his 88th birthday. I do like the way he looks ahead. And, I’m amazed at what he had to do to get here. Hard work has … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Bagpiper Don, books, consulting, entrepreneur, investing, jobs, photos, Savvy Caddy, speaking, vacation
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