Category Archives: Newsletter Columns
News To Make You Furious- Hell’s Accountant
The Devil’s in the details, and this month we found a detail that will make you truly Furious. You may know that Wage (earned) income, the main type of income for most of the Middle Class, is taxed at 24% … Continue reading
Emergency. Emergency! EMERGENCY! No.
Greetings, DONALD TRUMP DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY! He’s not ‘thinking’ about it, he’s DONE it… three times, actually, once in 2017 and twice in 2018. (In a painful spasm of irony, one of these declarations even enabled sanctions “in the … 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
Keith Tucker’s First Toon of 2019
Drew’s Kitchen- Chef Lampe’s Herbed-up Prime Rib
Here’s a succulent and simple Prime Rib that will be the centerpiece of any table. Ingredients: 1 (4lb) bone-in standing rib roast (prime rib roast) ½ cup (4 oz) salted butter, softened 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 … Continue reading
Construction Project #1… FINISHED!
Comment of the Month “Thanks for working on the ’91 Honda for about 25 years! I may end up selling it this year. 🙁” We’re not just spotlighting this because it uses an emoticon on the … Continue reading
Health Notes- You can cut your cancer risk by eating organic
From Susan Scutti on CNN.com, Oct 2018 Click here for the original article You can protect yourself from cancer by eating organic, a new study suggests. Those who frequently eat organic foods lowered their overall risk of developing cancer, a … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “The Vanishing Middle Class” by Peter Temin
“The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy” by Peter Temin Synopsis from Powells.com– The United States is becoming a nation of rich and poor, with few families in the middle. In this book, MIT economist … Continue reading