Category Archives: 2025 August

Shop Talk- Dwyer client in Washington Post

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month This months’ Comment wasn’t made to us, but appeared nationally in the Washington Post. It’s way down at the bottom of the article so if you don’t want to read the whole thing, here is the … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Taking a little vacation

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The best thing about summer is taking time off, and that’s exactly what I’m doing this month. Hope you enjoy your Labor Day weekend and beyond, and I’m looking forward to being back with you in September. Make a … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- A small change can help your hurting knees

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

No Pills, No Surgery: Scientists Discover Simple Way To Relieve Arthritis Pain Evan Lerner on SciTechDaily, Aug 2025 “A new study led by a Utah engineering professor shows that gait retraining can reduce pain and slow cartilage damage. Almost one … Continue reading →

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Chopped shrimp tacos with cilantro sauce

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

Another Kyle Original! Try a little Carib-Mex spin with these quick, light, and easy tacos. Ingredients For the shrimp: 1 pound peeled and deveined medium sized shrimp (preferably fresh, but frozen and thawed works just fine) Carne asada seasoning mix … Continue reading →

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The Basics on Brakes

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

Because the only thing more important than making your vehicle go is making it stop. We spend a lot of effort making sure your vehicle “goes” when you want it to. It should start immediately, run smoothly, accelerate fast when … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering: Carving up the body politic, nationally and in Oregon

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

Gerrymandering is all over the news. Here are the basics… (published Apr 2021, updated Aug 2025) For the idealistic, ‘elections’ mean voters choose their governmental representatives but in reality, free and fair elections are prey to many problems and one … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Art of the Interesting” by Lorraine Besser

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

“The Art of the Interesting” by Lorraine Besser from the Publisher- “Philosopher and popular Middlebury professor Dr. Lorraine Besser reveals the missing third piece in our search for the Good Life—what she calls The Interesting—and teaches us how to cultivate … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for August 2025

Posted on August 26, 2025 by tomdwyer

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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You have an appointment with the Department of Reality Studies!

Posted on September 21, 2020 by tomdwyer

“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 →

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Welcome to THE FUNNY PAGE!

Posted on March 31, 2020 by tomdwyer

THE FUNNY PAGE If you never read our monthly Humorousness column, you see the problem… no one else ever read it either. That’s a shame, too, because there was some pretty funny stuff on it. Once in a while. Well, … Continue reading →