Category Archives: 2024 July
Tom’s Tidbits for July 2024
Greetings, Sellwood’s big summer event is here, Summerville is this Saturday, Aug.3, 10-5pm So many businesses are participating with great ideas. Check them out here. https://sellwoodmoreland.com/events What’s happening at “The Hives” for Summerville There will be various things happening at … Continue reading
Economically Totalled?
If your car’s going down a money pit, don’t follow it in. Back in the days when $5000 could buy a reliable used car, our Service Advisor was delivering bad news to a client after their Comprehensive Inspection. “We found … Continue reading
Book Spotlight for July 2024
“The Confidence Game ” by Maria Konnikova (review by Maria Popova on The Marginalian) “…“Reality is what we take to be true,” physicist David Bohm observed in a 1977 lecture. “What we take to be true is what we believe… … Continue reading
Shop Talk for July 2024
Car Wash Coupon Season is Back! You’ve waited since last fall for this… June in Portland doesn’t just mean beautiful weather, it also means Car Wash Coupon Season at Tom Dwyer Automotive! The summer heat will soon turn our parking … Continue reading
Six easy ways to reduce the sugar and salt in your diet
(Washington Post, Sep 2023) “At your most recent medical appointment, your doctor probably gave you a warning about your blood pressure or blood sugar levels creeping higher, if you’re not already on medication to control one or both of them. … Continue reading
Kyle’s Kitchen- Grilled Chicken Thighs with Peach and Cherry Salsa
Kyle’s summer hits just keep on coming! This month it’s a unique, fruity and fresh grilled chicken dish that takes full advantage of seasonal summer stone fruit. Marinade: Salsa: Directions Original recipe by Bibi on AllRecipes.com Prep Time: 15 mins … Continue reading
Popcorn Shorts for July 2024
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
Tom Dwyer Business Fleet Services
Whether it’s 1 vehicle or 10, YOUR Fleet is the most important of all! Small businesses are responsible for about half of the US GDP, but many small business owners don’t appreciate their own importance. “My business just has one … Continue reading
How Fake Is YOUR News? A look at the media credibility spectrum… all of it.
(Originally published May 2018, updated Feb 2021 and Jul 2024) FAKE NEWS! You’re being hoodwinked by the entrenched Liberal Media! Look out! The Right Wing Echo Chamber is blasting out lies! Everyone sees bias in news from “the other side”, … Continue reading
You have an appointment with the Department of Reality Studies!
“My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Do you believe that? We don’t. Basic science, even basic consensual reality, seems under attack these days. Science and education are increasingly something for the ‘elite’; something to be distrusted by … Continue reading