Author Archives: tomdwyer

Drew’s Kitchen- Sweet Hawaiian Ham Sliders

Sliders… all the pleasure of a full-sized sandwich, but you can eat three and not feel guilty!   Ingredients:  1 pkg (12 oz) Hawaiian sweet rolls 1 pkg (9 oz) Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Honey Ham 4 Kraft Big Slice … Continue reading

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Health Notes Why aren’t glasses and dental included in insurance?

This is a question that’s bothered us for a long time.  Why aren’t routine eye care and routine dental care covered by health insurance?  Put another way, why are certain bones and certain parts of your brain not considered important … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “On Fire- The Burning Case for a Green New Deal” by Naomi Klein

Shop favorite Naomi Klein has a new book, this one on the necessity of a ‘Green New Deal’.  We have 4 copies in our shop’s Book & Bumper Sticker library… stop by and check one out, or pick up YOUR … Continue reading

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Humorousness- Karma strikes idiots who can’t park

‘Parking’ is a hot-button issue with us as we’ve watched the free-range parking around our shop slowly ooze away.  Sometimes it seems nothing can be quite as tooth-grinding as some inconsiderate slob who thinks the world is made for them … Continue reading

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Popcorn Shorts for September, 2019

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 sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading

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News To Make You Furious- Crickets.

As we write this, the ‘news that has made us furious’ for the last three years has exploded.  Today, while still rage-inciting, the news is almost exclusively about hope that the pestilential president will be purged.  But even as we … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- You make everything we do possible.

Greetings, This month marks a major milestone in our Referral Reward Program.  We’ve donated to hundreds of non-profit groups so far, and our donation total just passed an amazing $27,000!  I say “we’ve donated”, but it’s really “you’ve donated” because … Continue reading

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What NOW?!! Toon for August, 2019

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We’re committed to the environment. So what?

It affects every part of our business! What’s the biggest contributor to atmospheric carbon dioxide?  It’s not belching smokestacks or farting cows, it’s your car.  Well, probably not your car individually, but in 2010 NASA announced that road transportation had … Continue reading

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SkyNet Takes The Wheel- Brakes aren’t the problem with self-drivers… it’s when to use them

NIGHTMARE SCENARIO:  You’re driving down the road when a child darts out in front of you.  There’s no room to brake, but as you start to swerve you see the jogger in the other lane.  No way around it, either … Continue reading

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