Author Archives: tomdwyer

Tom’s Tidbits- Can propaganda possibly be true?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Tom’s Tidbits Can propaganda possibly be true? Greetings, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems pretty black-and-white. One of the world’s premiere military powers rolled into a sovereign neighbor to kill civilians until their government surrenders. Plucky Ukrainians, grandmothers and granddaughters all, … Continue reading →

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Enter the Tom Dwyer Tattoo Contest!

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Show your support for YOUR favorite mechanic! In Portland, tattoo capitol of the known universe, Spring means showing off a lot of new tattoos everyone got during lockdown. Don’t show up with the same stale tats as all the posers… … Continue reading →

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Why did the chicken cross the road?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to our Funny Page, of course! FOLLOW THE CHICKEN! Did you know we’re the only automotive shop in the world with an in-house political cartoonist? Or that a hand-cut paper artist creates … Continue reading →

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Mechanical Mirth and Technical Titters- Things your mechanics laugh about when the customers aren’t around

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Every industry has its own ‘inside humor’, things only the people who deal with that subject every day will find funny. Every electrician has ‘light bulb’ jokes you’ve never heard and every doctor has at least three jokes about … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Our Mask Policy adapts to a new reality

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month This month’s Comment comes from a client on their 18-month “Where have you been?” card. (We send these to clients when we haven’t heard from them for 18 months. We’ll keep servicing … Continue reading →

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Kyle’s Shepherd’s Pie

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Kyle’s Shepherd’s Pie It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, the day we celebrate the Irish Bishop who removed the snakes from Ireland that were never there. According to Wikipedia, “Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilís, and the wearing of green … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for March, 2022

Posted on March 16, 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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Health Notes- New hope for emphysema and COPD

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Health Notes New hope for emphysema and COPD When we ran across first article below (“Drugs seem to help…”) we wanted to share it because, as far as we knew, there WAS no help for COPD other than treating the … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Compass & Gyroscope” by Kai N. Lee

Posted on March 16, 2022 by tomdwyer

Book Spotlight “Compass & Gyroscope” by Kai N. Lee Synopsis Using the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest as a case study, Kai Lee describes the concept and practice of “adaptive management,” as he examines the successes and … Continue reading →

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