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"
Christmas Eve, time for
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Settling in for some serious silly stuff.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0104...
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Settling in for some serious silly stuff.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0104...
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) ⭐ 7.8 | Comedy, Drama, Family
1h 25m | G
www.imdb.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Christmas Eve, time for
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Settling in for some serious silly stuff.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0104...
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Settling in for some serious silly stuff.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0104...
Reposted by Tom Trimbath
Imagine if all of the Seattle-area's wealthy residents were like Rick Steves
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
www.npr.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Imagine if all of the Seattle-area's wealthy residents were like Rick Steves
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Maybe Maybe Maybe for the Salish Sea...
"... early to mid afternoon Wednesday with 90th
percentile data showing gusts in the realm of 60 mph"
forecast.weather.gov/product.php?...
#WAwx
"... early to mid afternoon Wednesday with 90th
percentile data showing gusts in the realm of 60 mph"
forecast.weather.gov/product.php?...
#WAwx
National Weather Service
forecast.weather.gov
December 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Maybe Maybe Maybe for the Salish Sea...
"... early to mid afternoon Wednesday with 90th
percentile data showing gusts in the realm of 60 mph"
forecast.weather.gov/product.php?...
#WAwx
"... early to mid afternoon Wednesday with 90th
percentile data showing gusts in the realm of 60 mph"
forecast.weather.gov/product.php?...
#WAwx
A Quiet Christmas - 2025
"...and sometimes have to remind myself that something that feels like a chore can actually be me gifting me something."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/a-quiet...
"...and sometimes have to remind myself that something that feels like a chore can actually be me gifting me something."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/a-quiet...
A Quiet Christmas - 2025 — My Tiny Experiment
The last day of autumn. Ah. A few days before Christmas. Eep! Sometimes it is hard to know if this year is different because of life in a tiny house, or because the world is changing. Probably both. T...
www.mytinyexperiment.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A Quiet Christmas - 2025
"...and sometimes have to remind myself that something that feels like a chore can actually be me gifting me something."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/a-quiet...
"...and sometimes have to remind myself that something that feels like a chore can actually be me gifting me something."
www.mytinyexperiment.com/blog/a-quiet...
Six Minute Recharge - GMGMF
"...I realized that anyone speaking with that much certainty either has little experience in investing, has always been lucky, is trying to sell something to someone else, thinks they have nothing to learn, or ..."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/18/s...
"...I realized that anyone speaking with that much certainty either has little experience in investing, has always been lucky, is trying to sell something to someone else, thinks they have nothing to learn, or ..."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/18/s...
Six Minute Recharge – GMGMF
(Reid, thanks for inspiring my trip to Better Living Through Coffee in Port Townsend.) The short story: I bought more GMGMF. The slightly longer story: GMGMF announced a solid-state battery that re…
trimbathcreative.net
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Six Minute Recharge - GMGMF
"...I realized that anyone speaking with that much certainty either has little experience in investing, has always been lucky, is trying to sell something to someone else, thinks they have nothing to learn, or ..."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/18/s...
"...I realized that anyone speaking with that much certainty either has little experience in investing, has always been lucky, is trying to sell something to someone else, thinks they have nothing to learn, or ..."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/18/s...
Just bought more $GMGMF.
Seemed like good news.
Looks like it is being overlooked.
Fine by me.
Worth the risk/reward because I only bought a little.
Seemed like good news.
Looks like it is being overlooked.
Fine by me.
Worth the risk/reward because I only bought a little.
December 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just bought more $GMGMF.
Seemed like good news.
Looks like it is being overlooked.
Fine by me.
Worth the risk/reward because I only bought a little.
Seemed like good news.
Looks like it is being overlooked.
Fine by me.
Worth the risk/reward because I only bought a little.
Shocked and pleased to see that
all of my paperback books on Amazon
can be delivered by Christmas
(according to Amazon, of course.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
all of my paperback books on Amazon
can be delivered by Christmas
(according to Amazon, of course.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Shocked and pleased to see that
all of my paperback books on Amazon
can be delivered by Christmas
(according to Amazon, of course.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
all of my paperback books on Amazon
can be delivered by Christmas
(according to Amazon, of course.)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
but at least we give our selves a month of holidays.
Why celebrate only one?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
but at least we give our selves a month of holidays.
Why celebrate only one?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
but at least we give our selves a month of holidays.
Why celebrate only one?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
but at least we give our selves a month of holidays.
Why celebrate only one?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
as winds blow
an invisible force that we shouldn't deny.
PS The power is back on.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
as winds blow
an invisible force that we shouldn't deny.
PS The power is back on.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
as winds blow
an invisible force that we shouldn't deny.
PS The power is back on.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
as winds blow
an invisible force that we shouldn't deny.
PS The power is back on.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Quick! The power is on and the internet is up!
Post about my three books about lakes along Highway2
which may be hard to get to for months because of the washouts:
Twelve Months at Barclay Lake, Lake Valhalla, and Merritt Lake
A bit of wilderness, and wilder now.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Post about my three books about lakes along Highway2
which may be hard to get to for months because of the washouts:
Twelve Months at Barclay Lake, Lake Valhalla, and Merritt Lake
A bit of wilderness, and wilder now.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
T. E. Trimbath: books, biography, latest update
Follow T. E. Trimbath and explore their bibliography from Amazon's T. E. Trimbath Author Page.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quick! The power is on and the internet is up!
Post about my three books about lakes along Highway2
which may be hard to get to for months because of the washouts:
Twelve Months at Barclay Lake, Lake Valhalla, and Merritt Lake
A bit of wilderness, and wilder now.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Post about my three books about lakes along Highway2
which may be hard to get to for months because of the washouts:
Twelve Months at Barclay Lake, Lake Valhalla, and Merritt Lake
A bit of wilderness, and wilder now.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Reposted by Tom Trimbath
Police in the city of Pacific, about 20 miles south of Seattle, urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to “Go Now!”
The National Weather Service office in Seattle issued a flash flood warning for the levee breach on the river in King County. https://to.pbs.org/3KVeK3B
The National Weather Service office in Seattle issued a flash flood warning for the levee breach on the river in King County. https://to.pbs.org/3KVeK3B
More residents told to evacuate after second levee breaches south of Seattle
Police in the city of Pacific urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to "Go Now!" early Tuesday.
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Police in the city of Pacific, about 20 miles south of Seattle, urged people in the evacuation area near the White River to “Go Now!”
The National Weather Service office in Seattle issued a flash flood warning for the levee breach on the river in King County. https://to.pbs.org/3KVeK3B
The National Weather Service office in Seattle issued a flash flood warning for the levee breach on the river in King County. https://to.pbs.org/3KVeK3B
Pretending Not To Panic
and do not underestimate the power of water.
Rain builds into floods that we can't ignore.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
and do not underestimate the power of water.
Rain builds into floods that we can't ignore.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
and do not underestimate the power of water.
Rain builds into floods that we can't ignore.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
and do not underestimate the power of water.
Rain builds into floods that we can't ignore.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Already read Firewatcher?
Here's the second book in the series, Fire Race,
as aliens can be as human as humans.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Here's the second book in the series, Fire Race,
as aliens can be as human as humans.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Fire Race: Book 2 of the Exodus/Genesis Series
Amazon.com: Fire Race: Book 2 of the Exodus/Genesis Series: 9798341258518: Trimbath, Tom: Books
www.amazon.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Already read Firewatcher?
Here's the second book in the series, Fire Race,
as aliens can be as human as humans.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Here's the second book in the series, Fire Race,
as aliens can be as human as humans.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Pretending Not To Panic
as we dive into the last full work week of the year.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
as we dive into the last full work week of the year.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
as we dive into the last full work week of the year.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
as we dive into the last full work week of the year.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
The almost-obligatory post about my books
A reminder of my sci-fi book, Firewatcher,
a story about people who escape an AI,
only to realize they have to survive aliens instead
and that they too are aliens.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGH5JY...
A reminder of my sci-fi book, Firewatcher,
a story about people who escape an AI,
only to realize they have to survive aliens instead
and that they too are aliens.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGH5JY...
Firewatcher: Book 1 of the Exodus/Genesis Series
Amazon.com: Firewatcher: Book 1 of the Exodus/Genesis Series: 9798351129877: Trimbath, Tom: Books
www.amazon.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The almost-obligatory post about my books
A reminder of my sci-fi book, Firewatcher,
a story about people who escape an AI,
only to realize they have to survive aliens instead
and that they too are aliens.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGH5JY...
A reminder of my sci-fi book, Firewatcher,
a story about people who escape an AI,
only to realize they have to survive aliens instead
and that they too are aliens.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDGH5JY...
Reposted by Tom Trimbath
I’m so proud of all the dedicated public servants in Washington State.
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’m so proud of all the dedicated public servants in Washington State.
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
Affording The Holidays
"Medieval peasants had lives that were tough enough that few of us could survive them as well as they did. But, they knew what to do with holidays and holy days. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. No credit cards required."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/12/a...
"Medieval peasants had lives that were tough enough that few of us could survive them as well as they did. But, they knew what to do with holidays and holy days. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. No credit cards required."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/12/a...
Affording The Holidays
Medieval peasants knew about affording the holidays. I see modern ads about affording the holidays by credit card companies. The peasants were smarter. What they did, we can do, no plastic required…
trimbathcreative.net
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Affording The Holidays
"Medieval peasants had lives that were tough enough that few of us could survive them as well as they did. But, they knew what to do with holidays and holy days. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. No credit cards required."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/12/a...
"Medieval peasants had lives that were tough enough that few of us could survive them as well as they did. But, they knew what to do with holidays and holy days. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. No credit cards required."
trimbathcreative.net/2025/12/12/a...
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My newest book, Muddling By
a roller coaster ride through America's wealth classes
because luck has a larger role
than ideology, despite conventional wisdom.
Amazon - www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a roller coaster ride through America's wealth classes
because luck has a larger role
than ideology, despite conventional wisdom.
Amazon - www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
T. E. Trimbath: books, biography, latest update
Follow T. E. Trimbath and explore their bibliography from Amazon's T. E. Trimbath Author Page.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My newest book, Muddling By
a roller coaster ride through America's wealth classes
because luck has a larger role
than ideology, despite conventional wisdom.
Amazon - www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
a roller coaster ride through America's wealth classes
because luck has a larger role
than ideology, despite conventional wisdom.
Amazon - www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Pretending Not To Panic
because floods happen
and don't argue.
Adapt. Adaptation is the new norm.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
because floods happen
and don't argue.
Adapt. Adaptation is the new norm.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
because floods happen
and don't argue.
Adapt. Adaptation is the new norm.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
because floods happen
and don't argue.
Adapt. Adaptation is the new norm.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Partly because it has nothing to do with politics,
A reminder of my book, Dream. Invest . Live.
a book written by request about how I retired at 38.
(Tomorrow I'll post about the sequel)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
A reminder of my book, Dream. Invest . Live.
a book written by request about how I retired at 38.
(Tomorrow I'll post about the sequel)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
T. E. Trimbath: books, biography, latest update
Follow T. E. Trimbath and explore their bibliography from Amazon's T. E. Trimbath Author Page.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Partly because it has nothing to do with politics,
A reminder of my book, Dream. Invest . Live.
a book written by request about how I retired at 38.
(Tomorrow I'll post about the sequel)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
A reminder of my book, Dream. Invest . Live.
a book written by request about how I retired at 38.
(Tomorrow I'll post about the sequel)
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Social Media Posting In December
"Social media is flawed, but it is also the most economical marketing machinery available for sales. It is also easy to become obsessed or disillusioned about its usefulness."
tomthewriter.net/2025/12/10/s...
"Social media is flawed, but it is also the most economical marketing machinery available for sales. It is also easy to become obsessed or disillusioned about its usefulness."
tomthewriter.net/2025/12/10/s...
Social Media Posting In December
You’ve all been doing it, right? You know, posting posts about your content? Pointing out your books to people who might want to see your point? It’s the holiday season, really the shop…
tomthewriter.net
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Social Media Posting In December
"Social media is flawed, but it is also the most economical marketing machinery available for sales. It is also easy to become obsessed or disillusioned about its usefulness."
tomthewriter.net/2025/12/10/s...
"Social media is flawed, but it is also the most economical marketing machinery available for sales. It is also easy to become obsessed or disillusioned about its usefulness."
tomthewriter.net/2025/12/10/s...
Pretending Not To Panic
because every day is another day closer
to whatever comes next.
A pity that we don't know what that is.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
because every day is another day closer
to whatever comes next.
A pity that we don't know what that is.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
because every day is another day closer
to whatever comes next.
A pity that we don't know what that is.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
because every day is another day closer
to whatever comes next.
A pity that we don't know what that is.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP