Tom Trimbath
@tetrimbath.bsky.social
author, writer, photographer, consultant to creatives, teacher, speaker
and then the ex-s
ex-program/project manager, ex-realtor, ex-aerospace engineer
but really
dancer, hiker, skier, cyclist, listener
and generally befuddled and fascinated by "reality"
and then the ex-s
ex-program/project manager, ex-realtor, ex-aerospace engineer
but really
dancer, hiker, skier, cyclist, listener
and generally befuddled and fascinated by "reality"
Early shopping reminder - Firewatcher
a sci-fi novel about escaping AI by leaving the planet
then meeting alien aliens, and realizing humans are the aliens.
How do you describe tears to a lifeform that doesn't have eyes?
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a sci-fi novel about escaping AI by leaving the planet
then meeting alien aliens, and realizing humans are the aliens.
How do you describe tears to a lifeform that doesn't have eyes?
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Early shopping reminder - Firewatcher
a sci-fi novel about escaping AI by leaving the planet
then meeting alien aliens, and realizing humans are the aliens.
How do you describe tears to a lifeform that doesn't have eyes?
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a sci-fi novel about escaping AI by leaving the planet
then meeting alien aliens, and realizing humans are the aliens.
How do you describe tears to a lifeform that doesn't have eyes?
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Early shopping reminder - Kettle Pot Cup
(Light) Tales about tea
because Americans do tea different.
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(Light) Tales about tea
because Americans do tea different.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Early shopping reminder - Kettle Pot Cup
(Light) Tales about tea
because Americans do tea different.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
(Light) Tales about tea
because Americans do tea different.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
Another Monday?
Well, at least we can hope for another and more.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Another Monday?
Well, at least we can hope for another and more.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Another Monday?
Well, at least we can hope for another and more.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Another Monday?
Well, at least we can hope for another and more.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Things to do? For sure.
Sunday night, so it's movie time instead.
Watching the Harry Potter series,
one movie per week.
This week #2.
Sunday night, so it's movie time instead.
Watching the Harry Potter series,
one movie per week.
This week #2.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Things to do? For sure.
Sunday night, so it's movie time instead.
Watching the Harry Potter series,
one movie per week.
This week #2.
Sunday night, so it's movie time instead.
Watching the Harry Potter series,
one movie per week.
This week #2.
None for me, unless it is gluten-free.
Sigh.
I miss doughnuts.
Of course, my doctor would veto the sugar. Alas.
Sigh.
I miss doughnuts.
Of course, my doctor would veto the sugar. Alas.
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
None for me, unless it is gluten-free.
Sigh.
I miss doughnuts.
Of course, my doctor would veto the sugar. Alas.
Sigh.
I miss doughnuts.
Of course, my doctor would veto the sugar. Alas.
Not Much Different
"A year and a half. That's about how long I've lived in my new old big tiny house."
"It is comforting and welcoming to live with less, so maybe there's that difference. OK for me."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/not-muc...
"A year and a half. That's about how long I've lived in my new old big tiny house."
"It is comforting and welcoming to live with less, so maybe there's that difference. OK for me."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/not-muc...
Not Much Different — My Tiny Experiment
A year and a half. That's about how long I've lived in my new old big tiny house. Eighteen months of life in 391 square feet. Considering all of the blogs and videos about tiny houses, it would seem o...
www.mytinyexperiment.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Not Much Different
"A year and a half. That's about how long I've lived in my new old big tiny house."
"It is comforting and welcoming to live with less, so maybe there's that difference. OK for me."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/not-muc...
"A year and a half. That's about how long I've lived in my new old big tiny house."
"It is comforting and welcoming to live with less, so maybe there's that difference. OK for me."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/not-muc...
Pretending Not To Panic
but almost done with another week.
One week at a time.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
but almost done with another week.
One week at a time.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
but almost done with another week.
One week at a time.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
but almost done with another week.
One week at a time.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Early shopping reminder - Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland
a walk across Scotland (that should've included more drinking)
a walk where I met unbidden joy
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a walk across Scotland (that should've included more drinking)
a walk where I met unbidden joy
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Early shopping reminder - Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland
a walk across Scotland (that should've included more drinking)
a walk where I met unbidden joy
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a walk across Scotland (that should've included more drinking)
a walk where I met unbidden joy
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
and having to remember to pause
and catch a breath
because these struggles aren't sprints.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
and having to remember to pause
and catch a breath
because these struggles aren't sprints.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
and having to remember to pause
and catch a breath
because these struggles aren't sprints.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
and having to remember to pause
and catch a breath
because these struggles aren't sprints.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
the third in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
on the dry east side where fires are common enough that wildfire smoke woke me up.
(And where I woke a cougar.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the third in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
on the dry east side where fires are common enough that wildfire smoke woke me up.
(And where I woke a cougar.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
the third in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
on the dry east side where fires are common enough that wildfire smoke woke me up.
(And where I woke a cougar.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the third in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
on the dry east side where fires are common enough that wildfire smoke woke me up.
(And where I woke a cougar.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Luck And A Bit Of SLDP and LUNR – November 2025
" I'll skip the politics, except to say that I vote and to thank everyone who votes." trimbathcreative.net/2025/11/05/l...
" I'll skip the politics, except to say that I vote and to thank everyone who votes." trimbathcreative.net/2025/11/05/l...
Luck And A Bit Of SLDP and LUNR – November 2025
As I mentioned recently, once upon a time, I’d post my stock trades on the Motley Fool. I posted that when I bought a bit more LUNR. I had some cash left from a sale of some of my QBTS stock, so I …
trimbathcreative.net
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Luck And A Bit Of SLDP and LUNR – November 2025
" I'll skip the politics, except to say that I vote and to thank everyone who votes." trimbathcreative.net/2025/11/05/l...
" I'll skip the politics, except to say that I vote and to thank everyone who votes." trimbathcreative.net/2025/11/05/l...
Bought a bit more $LUNR, parlty rebalancing my portfolio after selling a bit of $QBTS.
Enough for now, maybe.
Enough for now, maybe.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bought a bit more $LUNR, parlty rebalancing my portfolio after selling a bit of $QBTS.
Enough for now, maybe.
Enough for now, maybe.
Pretending Not To Panic
Thanks for voting.
The rest is just noise,
intense, emotional, heartfelt,
but voting's the thing.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Thanks for voting.
The rest is just noise,
intense, emotional, heartfelt,
but voting's the thing.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Thanks for voting.
The rest is just noise,
intense, emotional, heartfelt,
but voting's the thing.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Thanks for voting.
The rest is just noise,
intense, emotional, heartfelt,
but voting's the thing.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla
the second in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
at the cold Cascade crest where the lakes are more frozen than thawed
(and I spent time upside down in a tree well)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the second in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
at the cold Cascade crest where the lakes are more frozen than thawed
(and I spent time upside down in a tree well)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla
the second in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
at the cold Cascade crest where the lakes are more frozen than thawed
(and I spent time upside down in a tree well)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the second in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
at the cold Cascade crest where the lakes are more frozen than thawed
(and I spent time upside down in a tree well)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Bought a bit more $SLDP, parlty rebalancing my portfolio after selling a bit of $QBTS.
Tiny steps, but not stopping.
Tiny steps, but not stopping.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Bought a bit more $SLDP, parlty rebalancing my portfolio after selling a bit of $QBTS.
Tiny steps, but not stopping.
Tiny steps, but not stopping.
Reposted by Tom Trimbath
Did you know that Oxfam research found that the richest 10 Americans made over $698 billion dollars this past year? This extreme concentration of wealth alongside the hardship of many is no accident. This is what oligarchy looks like. @rebeccariddell.bsky.social
oxf.am/InequalityRe...
oxf.am/InequalityRe...
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Did you know that Oxfam research found that the richest 10 Americans made over $698 billion dollars this past year? This extreme concentration of wealth alongside the hardship of many is no accident. This is what oligarchy looks like. @rebeccariddell.bsky.social
oxf.am/InequalityRe...
oxf.am/InequalityRe...
Reposted by Tom Trimbath
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme said.
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme said.
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
https://cnn.it/3WDxeIh
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Barclay Lake
the first in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
visits to a temperate rain forest
from the wet west side along Highway 2
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the first in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
visits to a temperate rain forest
from the wet west side along Highway 2
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Early shopping reminder - Twelve Months at Barclay Lake
the first in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
visits to a temperate rain forest
from the wet west side along Highway 2
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
the first in a series of nature essays about the Washington Cascades
visits to a temperate rain forest
from the wet west side along Highway 2
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
Lots of people complaining
An another Election Day
Lots of people voting?
Probably too few, as usual
Vote
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Lots of people complaining
An another Election Day
Lots of people voting?
Probably too few, as usual
Vote
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Lots of people complaining
An another Election Day
Lots of people voting?
Probably too few, as usual
Vote
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Lots of people complaining
An another Election Day
Lots of people voting?
Probably too few, as usual
Vote
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Muddling By - The Ebook
Something true for most artists, entrepreneurs, and creative people;
"There's more work to do."
Always, but at least the ebook is one.
tomthewriter.net/2025/11/03/m...
Something true for most artists, entrepreneurs, and creative people;
"There's more work to do."
Always, but at least the ebook is one.
tomthewriter.net/2025/11/03/m...
Muddling By – The Ebook
Well, that didn’t take long. Ebook from paperback in less than an hour, or two, or maybe I’m not done yet. Or maybe it is just fine. Deleted the page numbers, trimmed the book cover, ma…
tomthewriter.net
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Muddling By - The Ebook
Something true for most artists, entrepreneurs, and creative people;
"There's more work to do."
Always, but at least the ebook is one.
tomthewriter.net/2025/11/03/m...
Something true for most artists, entrepreneurs, and creative people;
"There's more work to do."
Always, but at least the ebook is one.
tomthewriter.net/2025/11/03/m...
Pretending Not To Panic
Another day.
Another peek.
Another sigh.
Another shrug.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Another day.
Another peek.
Another sigh.
Another shrug.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Another day.
Another peek.
Another sigh.
Another shrug.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Another day.
Another peek.
Another sigh.
Another shrug.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
A Good Week - October 2025
A reader said they liked this quote;
"Visitors to the simple life have a different experience than those who live there involuntarily."
We help each other get through, even when we don't know that we do.
trimbathcreative.net/2025/10/31/a...
A reader said they liked this quote;
"Visitors to the simple life have a different experience than those who live there involuntarily."
We help each other get through, even when we don't know that we do.
trimbathcreative.net/2025/10/31/a...
A Good Week – October 2025
Good weeks can happen too. There were at least two pieces of good book news, three pieces of stock news, and a compliment or a few. Which to write about? We get enough weird news from the world lat…
trimbathcreative.net
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A Good Week - October 2025
A reader said they liked this quote;
"Visitors to the simple life have a different experience than those who live there involuntarily."
We help each other get through, even when we don't know that we do.
trimbathcreative.net/2025/10/31/a...
A reader said they liked this quote;
"Visitors to the simple life have a different experience than those who live there involuntarily."
We help each other get through, even when we don't know that we do.
trimbathcreative.net/2025/10/31/a...
Quiet grin
Someone bought a copy of Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
a book I wrote in 2006.
Nice to see timeless books found after a long time.
(Saw the sale as I was thinking about marketing my newest book, Muddling By. It's all good.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Someone bought a copy of Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
a book I wrote in 2006.
Nice to see timeless books found after a long time.
(Saw the sale as I was thinking about marketing my newest book, Muddling By. It's all good.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Quiet grin
Someone bought a copy of Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
a book I wrote in 2006.
Nice to see timeless books found after a long time.
(Saw the sale as I was thinking about marketing my newest book, Muddling By. It's all good.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Someone bought a copy of Twelve Months at Merritt Lake
a book I wrote in 2006.
Nice to see timeless books found after a long time.
(Saw the sale as I was thinking about marketing my newest book, Muddling By. It's all good.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
#Flashback 25 years ago, Just Keep Pedaling
"So little had gone the way I hoped but I had made it.
Key West is still out there and I intend to get there..."
but that part of the story would wait a year and happen after 9-11.
I'm glad I did it.
#bicycletrip
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"So little had gone the way I hoped but I had made it.
Key West is still out there and I intend to get there..."
but that part of the story would wait a year and happen after 9-11.
I'm glad I did it.
#bicycletrip
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#Flashback 25 years ago, Just Keep Pedaling
"So little had gone the way I hoped but I had made it.
Key West is still out there and I intend to get there..."
but that part of the story would wait a year and happen after 9-11.
I'm glad I did it.
#bicycletrip
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
"So little had gone the way I hoped but I had made it.
Key West is still out there and I intend to get there..."
but that part of the story would wait a year and happen after 9-11.
I'm glad I did it.
#bicycletrip
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
Thursday. Not Friday. Not Monday. Just another day.
And that's who we get through, day by day.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Thursday. Not Friday. Not Monday. Just another day.
And that's who we get through, day by day.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Thursday. Not Friday. Not Monday. Just another day.
And that's who we get through, day by day.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Thursday. Not Friday. Not Monday. Just another day.
And that's who we get through, day by day.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP