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Category Archives: Newsletter Columns
Health Notes- Should you reconsider your daily aspirin?
Health Notes Should you reconsider your daily aspirin? A daily aspirin has been standard advice for years to reduce the chances of heart attack and stroke. And now, of course, new science says it may be time to reconsider … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 April, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Kyle’s Kitchen- Kyle’s Baked Trout (or Salmon)
Kyle’s Kitchen Kyle’s Baked Trout (or Salmon) With Spring upon us Kyle is spending more and more time out on the lake fishing. Trout season is almost here as well, so he’s taking this opportunity to show you his preferred … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 April, Kyle's Kitchen, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Popcorn Shorts for April, 2022
Popcorn Shorts 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 … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 April, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Popcorn Shorts
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Rebadged Vehicles- Are they for you?
Rebadged Vehicles In today’s expensive car market, they can save you thousands of dollars! (by Ian Park, special to “Your Car Matters”. Originally posted Nov 2010, updated Apr 2022) Did you know that the Toyota Matrix is almost exactly … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 April, Feature Articles, Features, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Tom’s Tidbits- Can propaganda possibly be true?
Tom’s Tidbits Can propaganda possibly be true? Greetings, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems pretty black-and-white. One of the world’s premiere military powers rolled into a sovereign neighbor to kill civilians until their government surrenders. Plucky Ukrainians, grandmothers and granddaughters all, … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits
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Enter the Tom Dwyer Tattoo Contest!
Show your support for YOUR favorite mechanic! In Portland, tattoo capitol of the known universe, Spring means showing off a lot of new tattoos everyone got during lockdown. Don’t show up with the same stale tats as all the posers… … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to our Funny Page, of course! FOLLOW THE CHICKEN! Did you know we’re the only automotive shop in the world with an in-house political cartoonist? Or that a hand-cut paper artist creates … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Mechanical Mirth and Technical Titters- Things your mechanics laugh about when the customers aren’t around
Every industry has its own ‘inside humor’, things only the people who deal with that subject every day will find funny. Every electrician has ‘light bulb’ jokes you’ve never heard and every doctor has at least three jokes about … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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Shop Talk- Our Mask Policy adapts to a new reality
Comment of the Month This month’s Comment comes from a client on their 18-month “Where have you been?” card. (We send these to clients when we haven’t heard from them for 18 months. We’ll keep servicing … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Shop Talk
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Kyle’s Kitchen- Kyle’s Shepherd’s Pie
Kyle’s Shepherd’s Pie It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, the day we celebrate the Irish Bishop who removed the snakes from Ireland that were never there. According to Wikipedia, “Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilís, and the wearing of green … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Mar, Kyle's Kitchen, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters
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