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Drew’s Kitchen- Kelley’s Creamed Potatoes & Peas

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

Celebrity watchers at the first Sellwood Park Summer Concert may have caught a glimpse of Drew enjoying a picnic with his entourage. Perfect weather, perfect picnic, perfect music; all inspiration for this perfect picnic side dish recipe. This one’s been … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Calendar nominations, road trip tips, and an indestructible kitten

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

Call for Nominations- 2014 Tom Dwyer Charitable Giving Calendar! We always feel a little silly this time of year because, even though you’re finally enjoying the sun for the first time in 8 months, we’re about to ask you about … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- The sweetener that gives monkeys tumors

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

Here’s a situation we’ve all been in… you’re working in a lab on an anti-ulcer drug, but you create a methyl ester of a phenylalanine/aspartic acid dipeptide. You accidently spill some of it, but instead of cleaning it up with … Continue reading →

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Sellwood Bridge Update- What’s missing in this picture?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

Portland weather reports are pretty boring through the summer. They’re always “sunny and warm, with a slight chance of widely scattered showers”. The reports may be dull but you know it means the weather will be nice. It’s kinda the … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- Surprise! No one’s innocent

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

One of the most common rationalizations from the citizenry to permit continued surveillance is that “If you don’t have anything to hide, then it doesn’t matter if the government is watching you”. Maybe, but “not having anything to hide” isn’t … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- The lighter side of Orwellian Hell

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

One of the oldest theories of comedy is that comedy is built on pain. So, in keeping with our NSA issue this month, we sent our intrepid Humorousness news team in search of something funny about an overpowering government listening … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for July 2013

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

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 →

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News To Make You Furious- Small problems, big guns

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

This month’s NSA scandals alone were enough to fill several Furious columns, but with Snowden hogging the front page we looked around for something less obvious for this month’s Furious. It didn’t take long to find it. From the bankers … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Walk your way to health

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

Finally, finally, FINALLY it looks like the good weather is back! Come October, are you going to look back on this spring and summer as a wasted opportunity or the time you got out and enjoyed every beautiful day? Camping, … Continue reading →