Author Archives: tomdwyer

Shop Talk for April 2016

  Current Discount Offers Carbon Neutral Program-  Offset the carbon production of your vehicle AND save 10% on ALL labor charges for that vehicle throughout your one-year membership. You also get a really cool window cling membership sticker.  We have … Continue reading

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Health Notes for April 2016

Spring means “shorts weather” is back, so everyone’s doing the math to know exactly how much exercise to do to fit into last year’s pair.  Is that extra cheeseburger worth a half hour on a treadmill, or a half marathon?  … Continue reading

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Sellwood Bridge Update- The naked bridge

Progress is continuing on the Sellwood Bridge ahead of its actual, final, complete completion in November.  They’re mostly working on the West side interchange, removal of the old bridge, and final connection of the Bridge to Tacoma Street on the … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- “War Is A Racket” by Smedley Butler

Our Book Spotlight this month returns to a target it illuminated in 2014 with “War Is A Racket” by General Smedley Butler.  It came to mind again because we had a new client in the shop recently who was pleasantly … Continue reading

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Humorousness- REAL political insults

Ahh, the political season, when we’re once again treated to a string of obfuscation, lies, gaffes, and most fun of all, the insults.  This year we’ve heard Hillary and Bernie call each other unqualified, Trump call Cruz “Lyin’ Ted”, Boehner … Continue reading

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Popcorn Shorts for April 2016

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- On the Edge, with 47% of America

Google “47%” and you’ll get a lot of hits for Mitt Romney’s comments from 2012.  They’re scary enough, but dig deeper and you’ll find a recent article from The Atlantic magazine that’s even scarier.  Neal Gabler writes about the ups … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- Mitch McConnell’s slavish devotion to Joe Biden

Greetings! I never thought I’d see it… Mitch McConnell and the Senate Judiciary Committee have completely caved to the Democrats!  They’ve fought loudly to keep the sacred Constitution safe for all of us, but when it came to doing the … Continue reading

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Keith Tucker’s “What NOW?!!” Toon for March

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How Special Is Your District?

John Oliver schools us all We love John Oliver.  He covers the marquee issues, sure, but he also spends time on smaller issues that don’t often see the spotlight.  Take his recent rant about Special Districts… the most powerful governments … Continue reading

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