Tag Archives: sustainability

Affordable And Unaffordable Housing

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

(WA state required disclosure: I’m a broker at Dalton Realty, Inc. http://whidbeyrealtor.com/). My house’s tax assessment came in today. Yesterday I was part of a group meeting about affordable housing in one of your local tourist towns: Langley. A month … Continue reading →

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Five Years Later 2016-2021

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I missed my cue! Five years and one month ago I wrote a post about what life could be like five years later, September 2021. Let’s have fun tearing apart my own predictions. (Allow me to remind you and me … Continue reading →

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Charitably Truckless

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I felt odd, watching no-longer-my truck be driven away. Today I donated my venerable Chevy pickup to a local charity. Whidbey Island has an impressive organic farm school appropriately named the Organic Farm School. (Fancy, eh? At least it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Getting Better Slowly

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

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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Popular Posts in 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Oh, what a year it was. Some of the topics I wrote about where: Politics, a pandemic, wildfires, storms, floods, changes in a social structure (including social media), health care, health insurance, Social Security, tea, writing, science fiction, real estate, … Continue reading →

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What Did You See

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

I gave up playing Bridge. Bridge was one of the few card games my family would play as a family, well four of the five of us at a time, of course. We played it as a game. I was … Continue reading →

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Challenging A Fundamental Assumption

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

A common response many have in retrospect; The Soviet Union will live forever. Of course it didn’t. Africa shattered into even more nations after the colonizers left. Naturally. The European Union may no longer be a union. Well, it never … Continue reading →

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Billionaires Taxes And Perspective

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

A billion dollars is hard to visualize. And that’s a major understatement. Major. Understatement. Yet, billionaires are increasing their influence, increasing their numbers, and accumulating more of the world’s wealth. And then, there are taxes. And a fun idea to … Continue reading →

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Is Whidbey Changing – Spring 2019 – Coupeville

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Every place is the same. Every place is different. Supply and demand affect prices. But every place has its supply issues and a demand for that supply. Saturday, May 4th, was the fourth in my series of talks about real … Continue reading →

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Is Whidbey Changing – Freeland – Spring 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Give a talk three times and every time is different. Why not? Change doesn’t stop. Time and geography change the emphasis and the topics. A few hours ago I finished my third talk about real estate and affordability trends on … Continue reading →

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