Author Archives: tomdwyer

Shop Talk- Here’s when it’s too late to pickup your car

PLAN AHEAD for service in the Summer We hate it when we’re too busy to accept a service appointment, but it happens.  In Summer, our busiest season, it can happen all too often.  Our article “Planning Ahead Protects You Summer” … Continue reading

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Health Notes- New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form

New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form Jocelyn Kaiser in Science magazine, Apr 2022 “Vaccines to prevent certain types of cancer already exist. They target viruses: hepatitis B virus, which can trigger liver cancer, and … Continue reading

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Mushroom recipes for our Mushroom winners

FOUR Mushroom recipes for our Mushroom winners! In one of our recent giveaways we offered winners a choice of their own Porcini, Blue Oyster, White Pearl, and Chicken of the Woods mushroom growing kits.  It may be a while before … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “Stop Being Reasonable” by Eleanor Gordon-Smith

“Stop Being Reasonable” by Eleanor Gordon-Smith Publisher Comments “In Stop Being Reasonable, Eleanor Gordon-Smith weaves a narrative that illustrates the limits of human reason. She chronicles the lives of people who radically altered their beliefs about the things that matter … Continue reading

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Popcorn Shorts for July 2023

Popcorn Shorts Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them.  From the … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- The Debt Ceiling fiasco could be an off ramp for the sane

Tom’s Tidbits- The Debt Ceiling Fiasco could be an off-ramp for the sane Greetings, The Debt Ceiling pays for Congress’ PAST spending, not FUTURE spending, but once again the Reps are threatening a fiscal explosion over it.  Speaker of the … Continue reading

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Planning Ahead Protects Your Summer

Planning Ahead Protects Your Summer Don’t wait for the last minute to check out your vehicle! Updated 5/9/2023 If you’re still planning a road trip this summer then this article is for you!  It may be impossible to avoid bad … Continue reading

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Who Owns Our Supreme Court? Meet Leonard Leo’s Federalist Society

Justice Clarence Thomas is currently at the center of an ethics scandal.  Actually, SEVERAL ethics scandals, and actually, several other conservative Supreme Court Justices are right there with him.  There’s more to come out yet but we wanted to take … Continue reading

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Shop Talk- Who reads their service invoices?  YOU should!

        A Summer Word to the Wise We hate it when we’re too busy to accept a service appointment, but it happens.  In Summer, our busiest season, it can happen all too often.  Our Feature article this … Continue reading

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Strawberry and feta salad with balsamic vinaigrette

The heat is on in Portland, and who wants to spend their Spring slaving over a stove?  Kick back with a cool, cool salad! Salad Ingredients: 1 Package of baby spinach ½ – 1 pound of strawberries, washed, sliced or … Continue reading

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