Maybe it's because I used to work at Hallmark, but I love writing thank you notes and sending cards of all sorts... In a world where interpersonal communication is increasingly digital, paper and ink becomes personal, and even intimate. nyti.ms/PyBC7n

And to follow my last tweet, here's a sweet story of snail mail and the personal touch of a thank you card. - A bride-to-be sent an invitation to the wrong address. It came back with this note. wapo.st/2I7MULp?tid=ss…

Hey #CreComm mafia! If you're looking for some summer reading, I highly suggest This I Know. Reasons to read it: 1) It's a fun read; 2) It's filled with great lessons for all communicators; & 3) Nice primer before Terry O'Reilly comes to #Wpg in Jan '19 for The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce lunch

This stamp campaign smells like nostalgia to all those people who enjoyed scratch-and-sniff stickers as kids. What a neat idea! nyti.ms/2x6ZZEq

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Thanks Bethany Skelton for lending me jen sincero's You Are A Badass. I really had no idea it was qualified as "self-help". I liked the title and thought it was a novel when I picked it off your shelf. Turned out to be a good read anyhow!

I've finished Victoire Dauxerre's "Size Zero: My Life as a Disappearing Model" which was an interesting look into her life as an up-and-coming model. And with that, I hit my 12 book goal for 2018. Now to decide what to read next. Any suggestions @ZachSamborski?

While there are differences in how EpiPens are sold in Canada & the US, this is still a scary situation. I endured the same shock in Jan. when I went to fill my first EpiPen & faced a Canada-wide shortage of adult doses. Consumers Struggle to Find EpiPens nyti.ms/2G4zmPG

What's in a name? Another case study in rebranding for reputation management. - Valeant, Distancing Itself From Its Past, Will Change Its Name to Bausch Health nyti.ms/2FYf6ze

Ever have a hard time getting your to-do list checked off? I try to start with the tough stuff (or things I'm least interested in doing) so everything else will feel easy. nyti.ms/2CZoAIT

PSA for #Winnipeg: Ticks are out. I just found one on my kitchen floor - not sure if it came in on the dog or my husband after gardening, but it's time to start doing tick checks & vacuum more often. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Interesting conundrum and certainly due to many different factors. But it's a good reminder that when employee attraction & retention gets tough, it might be time to get some feedback and ask "What can we do for you? How can we get you to stay?" nyti.ms/2FCKvXL

Crowdsourcing campaigns, user-generated content contests and popularity polls involving the Internet invariably attract trolls, and the results are never boring. nyti.ms/2Ivejrv

This is one of the best lists of Internet contests gone wrong. Not surprisingly, two Rick rolls make the rankings. ranker.com/list/polls-hij…

I enjoy baseball, but in some cases, they name the minor league teams some interesting things. This is an older example of a rebranding contest (followed by a mascot contest!) It seems like it would have been a heck of a news conference. courant.com/sports/basebal…

I'm excited for baseball season, so just one more. (Also, fun fact that Tim Tebow, former pro NFL quarterback, plays for this team... which ended up going with the name Binghamton Rumble Ponies.) nyti.ms/255h1cK