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Popcorn Shorts for September 2024

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Shop Talk for September, 2024

We have a couple ongoing offers you might find valuable… Carbon Neutral Program– Our company’s commitment to the environment led us to partner with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to create our Carbon Neutral Program in 2007. Client members offset the carbon … Continue reading

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Roasted Merguez Sausage with Apples and Onions                                                         

Roasted Merguez Sausage with Apples and Onions Kyle brought a word challenge to the Kitchen this month!  We had to look up “Merguez”, which is a “red, spicy lamb or beef-based fresh sausage in Maghrebi cuisine”.  OK fine… “Maghrebi” is … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- How To Seize Political Power

Greetings, The Republican and Democratic conventions are in the rearview mirror and for the next 10 weeks the political spotlight will rightly shine on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.  No doubt the Presidential election is important.  It’s yet another fork … Continue reading

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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 uncle was a mechanic and he said you’re wrong!” “The Brake Place says my pads need to … Continue reading

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All Politics Is Local

With a new City Council and Ranked Choice Voting starting THIS NOVEMBER, here’s what you need to know. Tip O’Neil told us that “all politics is local”, and Portland is the center of a once-in-a-lifetime political earthquake this year. For … Continue reading

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Shop Talk for August 2024                                                                                                                                             

Thanks for taking time, but can you lower prices? Comment of the Month Jenny K had a good news / bad news comment this month, but fortunately mostly good news… I’m grateful you took the time to really fix my … Continue reading

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Health Notes- How old is your body?

How old is your body?  Here’s what your fitness age can tell you. (Michael Easter in Men’s Health, Nov 2018) “…Thanks to research, we know that a person’s heart can have a different age from that of, say, his kidneys … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- Two books on the psychology of politics                                                  

“How can they possibly think that way?” we scream.  All of us.  About all of them. Across both sides of the aisle.  This month we offer you two books that delve deeply into the psychology of how our views shape, … Continue reading

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