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2025 January

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Tom's Blog

From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Tom’s Tidbits- Kayfabe for everyone!

Greetings, On Monday, Americas swore in our 47the president.  I try to stay away from empty politics in this column

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Shop Talk- You’re worth driving 500 miles for

Heather C. gave us our Comment this month, even though she isn’t a client anymore… “I moved to Shoshone, Idaho,

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WE HAVE A WINNER! And our 2024 Referral Reward $1000 award goes to…

When someone refers a new client to our shop we say ‘thanks’ with our Referral Reward Program, where we call

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The horrifying consequences of NO OIL CHANGES… with pictures!

Ever wondered what would happen if you just stopped changing your oil?  Everyone knows the “every 3000 miles” stuff is

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Health Notes- Let’s look at ultra-processed foods

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Book Spotlight- “A Short History of the World” by H.G. Wells

Our Book Spotlight this month comes from Michael S., one of our fantastic Dwyer Techs.  He’s reading (well, listening to

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Greek Chicken Bowls with Cucumber Salad

We’re well and truly away from the Holidays so here’s a recipe that has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, Christmas,

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Popcorn Shorts for January 2025

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You have an appointment with the Department of Reality Studies!

“My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”  Do you believe that?  We don’t. Basic science, even basic consensual

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Welcome to THE FUNNY PAGE!

THE FUNNY PAGE If you never read our monthly Humorousness column, you see the problem… no one else ever read

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Cults- So much more than an empty insult

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