Author Archives: tomdwyer

A De-Fishing Story- James Magmer’s hobby combines fishing, environment, and art

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

“My Dad always loved the outdoors and just hated seeing the trash left behind by thoughtless people. He taught me to always leave the environment better than I found it. Always.” That lesson has stayed with James Magmer, our longest-term … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Feature Articles, Features, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged art, ASE certified, environmental, feature articles, features, fishing, james magmer, lures, magmer, rivers, technician, trash, trashfishing | Comments Off

Drew’s Kitchen- Cucumber and celery salad with tuna

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

When Drew picked this month’s recipe, the 100° weather we’ve seen all Summer was on his mind. He was considering one recipe until he saw the 8-hour cook time for it… “NO! It’s just too hot to be cooking!” And … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Drew's Kitchen, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged celery, cucumber, cucumber salad, drew, Drew's Kitchen, recipe, salad | Comments Off

Shop Talk for August and September 2017

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month Quora is a question-and-answer forum we follow. It offers lots of qualified (or at least interested and interesting) people commenting on an amazing variety of topics, and it’s a fascinating resource we highly recommend. This month’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Shop Talk | Tagged certified, dealer, dealership, inspection, quora, referral, referral reward, used car, vehicle, warranty | Comments Off

Health Notes- Man in vegetative state regains consciousness

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

You occasionally hear headlines like this… “man regains consciousness after 20 years in a coma”. You hear them occasionally, but not very often. Comas are one of the clouds in the silver lining of modern medicine because although our technology … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged brain, coma, health, Health Notes, medical, medical technology, technology, vegetative | Comments Off

Book Spotlight- “Space and Ocean Exploration: The Alternative to the Military Industrial Complex” by Danny Quintana

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

History has proven Eisenhower’s thoughts on the Military/Industrial Complex tragically prophetic, but seeing a dragon isn’t the same as slaying it. The M/IC has grown and thrives for real reasons and it won’t go away just because the majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Book Spotlight, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged book spotlight, books, eisenhower, exploration, military industrial complex, ocean, quintana, space | Comments Off

Humorousness- Recognizing the IgNobelity with our own Quiz

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s Humorousness time again, and for this slightly odd newsletter that means Science time. In September the Annals of Improbable Research held the 27th First Annual Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony and Lectures to announce its Ig Nobel Prizes, awarded for “ten unusual or … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, humor, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged contest, economics, fluid dynamics, humor, humorousnesses, ignobel, ignobel prize, medicine | Comments Off

Popcorn Shorts for August-September 2017

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

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 sublime to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Popcorn Shorts | Tagged cassini, flood, flood damage, gorge, gorge fire, Popcorn Shorts, Popcorn Shorts, reviews, used car, yelp | Comments Off

News to Make You Furious- Watch out for the Trolls!

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

Watch out for the Trolls, they’ll get you… they got us! This month we offer for your outrage an issue that’s big enough to be a problem for everyone but also hits very close to home. You’re no doubt aware … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, News To Make You Furious, Newsletters | Tagged copyright, copyright trolls, dietrolldie, download, due process, electronic, electronic frontier foundation, fightcopyrighttrolls.com, guilty, innocent, intellectual property, judge, legal, oregon judge, plaintiff, porn, settle, threaten, trolls, unmask | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- Sellwood’s under threat, but there IS a solution!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

This month’s Tidbits is also available in the Sellwood Bee’s “Letters to the Editor”. If you care about our Sellwood, please share this letter with everyone you know! Greetings, Tom Dwyer Automotive Services is a proud independent business with a … Continue reading →