Author Archives: tomdwyer

RUN FOR SOMETHING!

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

Sick of the political candidates?  It’s because you aren’t in the race. In a never-ending quest for common ground, we recently found agreement with Mitch McConnell’s lament about the Republicans’ poor ‘candidate quality’.  No doubt there Dems who are just … Continue reading →

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Scary Old Man Dwyer’s Halloween Treats

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

All our Halloween Treats in one shallow grave “They” say there’s been strange goings-on at the old Dwyer Place lately, that old gray building down by the crumbly bridge.  Course, “they” say it’s a mighty strange place from the get-go… … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk for September 2022

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

        Comment of the Month Our Outreach Advisor, Charles, was on lunch when a gentleman came by and left a potentially disturbing message… “Why do you have pictures of my young daughters in your Sellwood Bee ad?”      … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Constitution of Knowledge” by Jonathan Rauch

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

Book Spotlight   “Constitution of Knowledge A Defense of Truth“ by Jonathan Rauch “In what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.” –Newsweek From … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Sniffing out Parkinson’s… literally

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

Health Notes Sniffing out Parkinson’s… literally.   Parkinson’s test: Woman who smelled disease on husband helps scientists from Elizabeth Quigley at BBC News:  A Scottish woman who found she could detect Parkinson’s through smell has inspired scientists to develop a … Continue reading →

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Kyle’s Kitchen-  KYLE’S ORIGINAL Steamer Clams With Chorizo

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

        Ingredients: 1 tablespoon good olive oil 4-8 oz Spanish chorizo (do not use Mexican chorizo for this dish, it will not work) diced or sliced into thin rounds 1 shallot finely diced 5 garlic cloves finely … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for September 2022

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tomdwyer

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- We deserve a better class of table scraps

Posted on August 22, 2022 by tomdwyer

Greetings, Biden scored another semi-victory by forgiving about half a trillion dollars in student loans, directly affecting about 43 million people.  This is good and long overdue, but as with so many other things these days I just can’t get … Continue reading →

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Our Best Used Car Buying Advice

Posted on August 22, 2022 by tomdwyer

Our Best Used Car Buying Advice We want to help you find the peach in a world full of lemons (Originally posted July 2010, updated 5/8/13 and 8/19/22 by Tom Dwyer Automotive Services) As we write this, the car market … Continue reading →

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Ranked Choice Voting

Posted on August 22, 2022 by tomdwyer

Ranked Choice Voting We’ll be voting on it in Portland in November… better understand it now. Portland voters face some big decisions come November.  Our whole City government system is up for change this year in one big package.  If … Continue reading →

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