Category Archives: Newsletter Columns
Buy a trip to Egypt… get your root canal for free!
Medical Tourism is a fun alternative to rational, reliable health care Single Payer. Single Payer. Single Payer healthcare (of one flavor or another) is the only rational, equitable, sensible way to manage health care in the US. We’ve been loud … Continue reading
Tulsa’s Quiet Riot
An internet meme shows a sepia photo of the KKK lining a dirt road. Above it is written “The Tulsa Riot of 1921… This is the worst riot in American history. 15,000 Blacks were left homeless, between 300 and 3000 … Continue reading
We Don’t Do Oil Changes at Tom Dwyer. (Actually, we never have!)
We know how it is. You’re driving when you notice the crusty old window sticker says you’re 2000 miles overdue for an oil change. You look around and see a Quick-Lube on the corner. It’s right there, calling to you, … Continue reading
Shop Talk- New Shipment of Bumper Stickers
Comment of the Month Josh S. had a nice thing to say… “Really love the in-shop library and New York times in the lobby. I can catch up on current events while I wait!” Thanks to … Continue reading
Drew’s Kitchen- Sweet Hawaiian Ham Sliders
Sliders… all the pleasure of a full-sized sandwich, but you can eat three and not feel guilty! Ingredients: 1 pkg (12 oz) Hawaiian sweet rolls 1 pkg (9 oz) Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Honey Ham 4 Kraft Big Slice … Continue reading
Health Notes Why aren’t glasses and dental included in insurance?
This is a question that’s bothered us for a long time. Why aren’t routine eye care and routine dental care covered by health insurance? Put another way, why are certain bones and certain parts of your brain not considered important … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “On Fire- The Burning Case for a Green New Deal” by Naomi Klein
Shop favorite Naomi Klein has a new book, this one on the necessity of a ‘Green New Deal’. We have 4 copies in our shop’s Book & Bumper Sticker library… stop by and check one out, or pick up YOUR … Continue reading
Humorousness- Karma strikes idiots who can’t park
‘Parking’ is a hot-button issue with us as we’ve watched the free-range parking around our shop slowly ooze away. Sometimes it seems nothing can be quite as tooth-grinding as some inconsiderate slob who thinks the world is made for them … Continue reading
Popcorn Shorts for September, 2019
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
News To Make You Furious- Crickets.
As we write this, the ‘news that has made us furious’ for the last three years has exploded. Today, while still rage-inciting, the news is almost exclusively about hope that the pestilential president will be purged. But even as we … Continue reading