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Twelve Months At Possession Beach
A dead whale. A dead grey whale. Then, bones. Eventually, nothing. And some people wonder why I continue to produce twelve month essays and studies. Twelve Months At Possession Beach is the latest of my twelve month series. Fortunately, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, nature, pandemic, photos, travel, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey Island
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Thankless Kindness
I’m going to start with thanks. If you are dutifully wearing your mask when appropriate, washing your hands frequently, and maintaining social distancing, I thank you. I say it here because if I say it when we meet it might … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, investing, jobs, kindness, life, personal finance, tourism, Whidbey Island
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Emergency Preparedness April 2020 Revision
I admit it. Sometimes I feel silly about maintaining an emergency preparedness kit. It is prudent to have a kit considering Whidbey Island’s potential for disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and wild weather. Decades of keeping a kit that is never … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, earthquake, earthquakes, emergency preparedness, Island County, Nick Zentner, pandemic, tsunami, Whidbey Island
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Home Workers
Gloves are back in style. Well, at least they’re popular. I’m in Washington State where we’re effectively on lockdown as of about 24 hours from when I post this. Lock down. Stay home. Try to get work done. Except for … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, coronavirus, Gig Economy, real estate, real estate broker, rural distancing, self publishing, Whidbey Island, writing
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Shop Different Shops
We silly humans. We set boundaries and us-versus-them distinctions naturally. We remain tribal, despite being ‘civilized.’ Give us a few generations and that might change. There’s something frugal and personal we can do in the meantime that breaks those borders … Continue reading
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Tagged farmers market, food, food bank, frugal, frugality, gleaning, Good Cheer, personal finance, shop local, shopping, small town, Whidbey Island
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Popular Posts in 2019
I find each year’s popular posts list an interesting exercise. As an investor, it provides hints about what people, in particular other investors, are researching. As a writer, the list provides great feedback about what may bring people back. As … Continue reading
Writing Prompts
Ring! It was 7:08AM. “Hello. Can I talk to Thomas Trimbath?” It didn’t sound good. Early morning phone calls using Thomas instead of Tom could be some official relaying bad news. I answered yes. “I’d like to talk to you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bagpiper Don, frugality, libraries, real estate, real estate broker, self publishing, Whidbey Island, writing
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Paying For Bad Packaging
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t judge a letter by its envelope. Don’t judge what’s in the box by looking at the box. Skip the judgments and maybe even make some money. Weirder things happen. Two envelopes showed … Continue reading
Thankful For Serendipity
Intuition, a hunch, listening to a hint I bought a new pair of jeans – just in time. The coolness wafting into my pants told me so. Buy local! I do, or at least I try. South Whidbey has a … Continue reading
Simple Ideas Are Seeds
“You had me at doughnut.” Well, duh. Thanks to someone’s post on Facebook, today I saw a video about a one of Whidbey Island’s boutique doughnut experiences. This ain’t Dunkin, people. One couple has launched a YouTube channel where they … Continue reading
