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“I come from the land of Nordstrom customer service,” blogger and author Kimmelin Hull tells us. “There were stories about people bringing in pairs of shoes that were years old, in poor shape, and definitely not from Nordstrom. They approached the..
Topics: ecology and economics, k-selected, K-strategists, new economic models, Nordstrom, r-selected
Topics: ecology and economics, k-selected, K-strategists, new economic models, Nordstrom, r-selected
What is NaNoWriMo and Why Should I Care? - 10 days ago
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Professional and amateur writers from all over the world come together every November to write a designated amount over a 30 day period. “National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants... Topics: motivation to write, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novel writing, writing fiction
The Somerset Collection: Toulouse Gets Lost in Detroit - 15 days ago
“Toulouse lost? EEK!” you say. What happened? Some of you might also recall that this isn't the first time I "lost" Toulouse. There was the other liquor store incident in Louisville, Kentucky... Well, as some of you know I am on the... Topics: Darwin's Paradox, Detroit, Somerset Collection, Toulouse, Toulouse LeTrek
You’re Less Likely to Get Sick If You Actively Socialize - 20 days ago
Isn’t that an oxymoron? More sociable people are more exposed to germs, after all. Yet a study by Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues published in Psychological Science (2003) showed that less sociable people caught colds more often than those who... Topics: Facebook, isolation and sickness, physical and mental health, scientific american, social identities, social networks, socializing and health, socializing and sickness, virtual socializing
Three Mistakes Not to Make When Crossing the Border - 27 days ago
I wasn’t long back from my month-long sojourn out of province and country when I had to cross the border yet again into the United States on a mailing errand. I thought nothing of it, as I grabbed my passport and the package I was taking across the... Topics: border crossings, Canada Border Services, crossing the border, nina munteanu


































