Category Archives: Newsletter Columns
Book Spotlight- Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them
Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them Tom Gerken, BBC News, Jul 2018 Do you have a habit of picking up books that you never quite get around to reading? If this sounds like you, you might … Continue reading
Kyle’s Kitchen- Pasta Aglio e Olio (Pasta with Garlic & Oil)
“Aglio e Olio” translates to garlic and oil, and is a simple sauce usually served with pasta like spaghetti. This traditional Neapolitan pasta is popular for being inexpensive and using pantry ingredients, while being utterly delicious. Chef Roy Choi calls … Continue reading
Popcorn Shorts for January 2023
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
Tom’s Tidbits- Bye, Nance. Don’t let the door hit ya…
Tom’s Tidbits- Bye, Nance. Don’t let the door hit ya… Greetings, It seems there’s much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. We all dodged a bullet as election deniers, insurrectionists, racists, and general whack-jobs lost across the board. Not all … Continue reading
My OTHER mechanic didn’t say that!
Wait, my OTHER mechanic didn’t say that! Why our advice might be different from others, and what to do if it is. “The Internet says I don’t need that!” “My father-in-law was a mechanic and he said you’re conning me!” … Continue reading
What is the “Dark Enlightenment”?
What Is The “Dark Enlightenment”? It’s the opposite of America. And it’s here. A truism of Conservative thought is “ideas have consequences”. One idea making the rounds in conservative/libertarian/republican circles these days is, unfortunately, the alt-right idea of a “Dark … Continue reading
What if YOU could go to Mars? You can.
What if… YOU could go to Mars? You can. Our longest-time clients may remember our Outreach Advisor, Charles, from his days when he also drove our Courtesy Shuttle and talked about the hypothetical Mars Museum he wanted to build. There’s … Continue reading
Shop Talk- Should you buy an older vehicle with low miles?
Comment of the Month We’re big and active fans of Quora. Like any site in the InterTubes there’s good and bad, but there’s a lot of good to be found on Quora if you look. Our … Continue reading
Health Notes- Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug
Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug to calm anxiety, study finds from April Fulton on NPR News, Nov 2022: “Anxiety symptoms like restlessness, feelings of worry and dread, and sleep problems, can interfere with daily life, … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- We teach you two ways to lie
Book Spotlight We teach you two ways to lie Our Spotlight this month falls on two books that came to us through our Facebook page. We posted these pictures of the Red/Blue split in US politics to show how the … Continue reading