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"
Pretending Not To Panic
Waking to the sound of rain.
Realizing that the yard work gets delayed.
Precious.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Waking to the sound of rain.
Realizing that the yard work gets delayed.
Precious.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Waking to the sound of rain.
Realizing that the yard work gets delayed.
Precious.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Waking to the sound of rain.
Realizing that the yard work gets delayed.
Precious.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Portfolio Swings
Markets swing. Gonna happen. Some swing up so others go down, at least for a while.
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/09/p...
Markets swing. Gonna happen. Some swing up so others go down, at least for a while.
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/09/p...
Portfolio Swings
Pardon me as I say “Ouch!” and grimace. Within the last year, my net worth has fallen more than 50%. But, but, but the NASDAQ has gone up almost 19%! Aargh! And yet, been here, done thi…
trimbathcreative.net
October 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Portfolio Swings
Markets swing. Gonna happen. Some swing up so others go down, at least for a while.
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/09/p...
Markets swing. Gonna happen. Some swing up so others go down, at least for a while.
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/09/p...
Sales don't always happen around the holidays. Thanks.
October 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sales don't always happen around the holidays. Thanks.
Pretending Not To Panic
Rain? Thanks.
Too much Sun is too much.
Water the plants.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Rain? Thanks.
Too much Sun is too much.
Water the plants.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Rain? Thanks.
Too much Sun is too much.
Water the plants.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Rain? Thanks.
Too much Sun is too much.
Water the plants.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
October 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Pretending Not To Panic
But some days look so good
that it is hard to imagine the chaos.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
But some days look so good
that it is hard to imagine the chaos.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
But some days look so good
that it is hard to imagine the chaos.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
But some days look so good
that it is hard to imagine the chaos.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
October 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Fire Moon - Third Draft Begun
"I'm most impressed with folks who create with sawdust, solder, seeds, and such. I play with words and photos. Theirs is more useful. Mine is, well, me. I guess I am just more comfortable with the ephemeral."
tomthewriter.net/2026/10/07/f...
"I'm most impressed with folks who create with sawdust, solder, seeds, and such. I play with words and photos. Theirs is more useful. Mine is, well, me. I guess I am just more comfortable with the ephemeral."
tomthewriter.net/2026/10/07/f...
Fire Moon – Third Draft Begun
Hmm. Work on the book, or write this blog post? The blog post, evidently. As I posted to social media recently,”Just marking the date:I’ve started the third draft of Fire Moon, th…
tomthewriter.net
October 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Fire Moon - Third Draft Begun
"I'm most impressed with folks who create with sawdust, solder, seeds, and such. I play with words and photos. Theirs is more useful. Mine is, well, me. I guess I am just more comfortable with the ephemeral."
tomthewriter.net/2026/10/07/f...
"I'm most impressed with folks who create with sawdust, solder, seeds, and such. I play with words and photos. Theirs is more useful. Mine is, well, me. I guess I am just more comfortable with the ephemeral."
tomthewriter.net/2026/10/07/f...
Pretending Not To Panic
The race continues,
good news versus the not-so-good.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
The race continues,
good news versus the not-so-good.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
The race continues,
good news versus the not-so-good.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
The race continues,
good news versus the not-so-good.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
October 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Just marking the date:
I've started the third draft of Fire Moon, the third in my scifi trilogy about folks who leave Earth to escape an AI, and find that they are now the aliens. Stay tuned.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
I've started the third draft of Fire Moon, the third in my scifi trilogy about folks who leave Earth to escape an AI, and find that they are now the aliens. Stay tuned.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
October 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Just marking the date:
I've started the third draft of Fire Moon, the third in my scifi trilogy about folks who leave Earth to escape an AI, and find that they are now the aliens. Stay tuned.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
I've started the third draft of Fire Moon, the third in my scifi trilogy about folks who leave Earth to escape an AI, and find that they are now the aliens. Stay tuned.
www.amazon.com/stores/T.-E....
Looks like good news. I slogged through the dance registration traffic and got registered. Seabeck dance camp, December. Now, about my knee... Now, about that 40 mile bike ride I did... Just keep plugging, or waltzing, along. (PNW dancing)
October 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Looks like good news. I slogged through the dance registration traffic and got registered. Seabeck dance camp, December. Now, about my knee... Now, about that 40 mile bike ride I did... Just keep plugging, or waltzing, along. (PNW dancing)
Pretending Not To Panic
Elections in about a month?
Maybe vote then hibernate until its over?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Elections in about a month?
Maybe vote then hibernate until its over?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Elections in about a month?
Maybe vote then hibernate until its over?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Elections in about a month?
Maybe vote then hibernate until its over?
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
October 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
A Somewhat Failed Bicycle Ride
"The ride was a reminder of my age, but it was also a reminder that sometimes the best, or at least the better, solution is to trust myself ... and be willing to assume that something official should be wisely ignored."
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/05/a...
"The ride was a reminder of my age, but it was also a reminder that sometimes the best, or at least the better, solution is to trust myself ... and be willing to assume that something official should be wisely ignored."
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/05/a...
A Somewhat Failed Bicycle Ride
Pardon me while I have a seat in a recliner to type. My bike trip was tougher than I expected, but it also showed me something I was interested in. At 67, how far could I bicycle in a day? Not as m…
trimbathcreative.net
October 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
A Somewhat Failed Bicycle Ride
"The ride was a reminder of my age, but it was also a reminder that sometimes the best, or at least the better, solution is to trust myself ... and be willing to assume that something official should be wisely ignored."
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/05/a...
"The ride was a reminder of my age, but it was also a reminder that sometimes the best, or at least the better, solution is to trust myself ... and be willing to assume that something official should be wisely ignored."
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/05/a...
Pretending Not To Panic
Hmm.
Maybe time to pay more attention to the world, or at least a bike ride.
Then, back to angst or its emotional cousins.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Hmm.
Maybe time to pay more attention to the world, or at least a bike ride.
Then, back to angst or its emotional cousins.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
Hmm.
Maybe time to pay more attention to the world, or at least a bike ride.
Then, back to angst or its emotional cousins.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Hmm.
Maybe time to pay more attention to the world, or at least a bike ride.
Then, back to angst or its emotional cousins.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
October 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Possession Beach
An Original Whidbey Community
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/10171883-t...
Pretending Not To Panic
October
Halloween, then Thanksgiving,
and then, only then, Christmas;
but I saw my first lights last night.
Ho. Ho.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
October
Halloween, then Thanksgiving,
and then, only then, Christmas;
but I saw my first lights last night.
Ho. Ho.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
October
Halloween, then Thanksgiving,
and then, only then, Christmas;
but I saw my first lights last night.
Ho. Ho.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
October
Halloween, then Thanksgiving,
and then, only then, Christmas;
but I saw my first lights last night.
Ho. Ho.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Even Anti-AI Is An Opportunity
"I owned AAPL and MSFT in the 80s. Astonishing that was over 40 years ago. Will there be something to supplant them in their wake as they 'progress' into an AI world?"
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/02/e...
"I owned AAPL and MSFT in the 80s. Astonishing that was over 40 years ago. Will there be something to supplant them in their wake as they 'progress' into an AI world?"
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/02/e...
Even Anti-AI Is An Opportunity
‘AI is going to kill us all!’ ‘AI is a wonderous gift and tool!’ Sorta kinda? AI isn’t going away. Guardrails may mean nothing if it is already out of its box, hiding …
trimbathcreative.net
October 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Even Anti-AI Is An Opportunity
"I owned AAPL and MSFT in the 80s. Astonishing that was over 40 years ago. Will there be something to supplant them in their wake as they 'progress' into an AI world?"
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/02/e...
"I owned AAPL and MSFT in the 80s. Astonishing that was over 40 years ago. Will there be something to supplant them in their wake as they 'progress' into an AI world?"
trimbathcreative.net/2026/10/02/e...
Pretending Not To Panic
October, the 'scary' season,
as if that hasn't been the case for years.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
October, the 'scary' season,
as if that hasn't been the case for years.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Pretending Not To Panic
October, the 'scary' season,
as if that hasn't been the case for years.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
October, the 'scary' season,
as if that hasn't been the case for years.
pretendingnottopanic.com #PNTP
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
October 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
September 30, 2026 at 9:19 AM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Pretending Not To Panic
news for people who are eager and anxious about the future
pretendingnottopanic.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:33 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
September 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My faves:
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...
Welcome to: Twelve Months At Dugualla Bay
Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods
Photos: fineartamerica.com/profiles/tom...
Books: www.blurb.com/b/11128166-t...