Category Archives: 2017 Oct-Nov
Tom’s Tidbits- We’ve been in Sellwood 30 years. With your help, we’ll be here 30 more!
Greetings, Why would any sane person start their own business? The romantic notion is of a driven entrepreneur working well over 80 hours a week against long odds, to avoid working 40 for others. Their mission is sustained by a … Continue reading
Keith Tucker is back in the What NOW?!! Toons drivers’ seat!
30 years in Sellwood! It’s been 30 years in Sellwood. Let’s do 30 more!
On October 7, 1987, Tom Dwyer wrote the first rent check for a tiny part of a building at SE 6th and Tenino, “at the East End of the Sellwood Bridge”. Things have changed a little since then… the Bridge … Continue reading
Here’s What Effective Journalism Looks Like A feel-good story about things working like they should. Sort of.
People can only act to fix things in our world when they know about them, but it seems like solid, actionable information gets lost these days in a blizzard of drivel. That’s why a recent story from 60 Minutes and … Continue reading
Shop Talk- Ken makes a client cry, and your chance to VOTE for Referral Reward
Comment of the Month If you look at the results from our Post-Service Feedback Cards, 99.89% of our clients think “our staff is courteous and professional”. We’re very pleased and proud to share a letter that beautifully … Continue reading
Health Notes- The Health effects of Anniversaries
Did you know that anniversaries can impact your health? The observance of events from days gone by can have real ramifications today. For good and bad, we found several studies documenting how our past reaches out to grab our present… … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “5 Books To Make You Less Stupid About The Civil War” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
You learn something new every day. In recent weeks, we’ve ‘learned’ new things about the Civil War that weren’t taught in school… that it wasn’t about slavery, that it was about States’ Rights, and that if we would have just … Continue reading
Humorousness- Anniversaries… the ultimate setup for jokes
It’s a rare person who escapes our shop without hearing Service Advisor Dean’s joke about “The Three Rings of Marriage… the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffer-ring.” Anniversaries are such a rich source of jokes because, no matter … Continue reading