Category Archives: Feature Articles
The Two Santa Theory… No Ho Ho.
It’s not your imagination and it’s not accidental… it’s a plan. There’s never enough money for Health Care, Education, or the Environment, but the latest war in Misunderstan or the critical cash payoff to campaign supporters always seem to find … Continue reading
Everybody loves memes. Here are ours.
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins gave us the word ‘meme’, but he didn’t have kittens, determined toddlers, or frogs (Kermit OR Pepe) in mind. He was describing the transmission of discrete cultural ideas in a society, and his ideas formed the … Continue reading
Good Technicians are made, not born… and we’re helping make them!
Good Technicians are made, not born… and Dwyer Technician Chris Waterbury is helping make them. Gone are the days when “mechanic” meant “Goober under a shade tree”. For better and worse, today’s vehicles are mechanically complex, computer-controlled virtual spacecraft speeding … Continue reading
The Federalist Society
A zombie army of judges is on the way. Here’s where they come from. The Republicans waged a scorched-earth battle to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, while the Democrats did the same to keep him off. Why? The … Continue reading
Are we too expensive? How good is a low price on something you don’t need?
We’ve seen a few reviews and comments on the InterTubes lately with a common thread: “Tom Dwyer is expensive, but they’re worth it!” That’s not a bad comment to get and we’re obviously grateful that people see real value in … Continue reading
YOU VOTED, so we’re giving $500 to…
Our 2018 Referral Reward YEARLY winner! Year after year, our biggest source of new clients is our existing clients. That’s a deeply humbling fact. The idea that people see enough value in our service to send their family and friends… … Continue reading
Have you thought about the Big One lately?
Your life can change in the time it takes to read this headline The Cascadia Subduction zone runs from Canada to California about 100 miles inland from the Pacific Coast… basically right through Portland. It’s had 41 quakes in the … Continue reading
Goodbye to 2018
Our best articles from 2018’s “Your Car Matters” THANK YOU for reading this issue of “Your Car Matters”, the Tom Dwyer Automotive Services newsletter! We appreciate your interest, but we know if we want to keep your interest then we … Continue reading
EMF Pollution- Questions, threats, science, and answers. Sort of.
In 2015, client Rodrige D.’s work with Environmental Electromagnetic Field (EMF) mitigation prompted us to write a short article on the issue. Recently he told us about “We Are The Evidence”, an organization concerned with EMF Sensitivity and the threats … Continue reading
People Are Standing Up
They’re participating in power… on every corner in the country. From Occupy to the Women’s March to the ICE protests, dissatisfaction has brought people into the streets by the tens of thousands. Mass demonstrations may be important, but they’re big, … Continue reading