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Brett Nordquist

Brett Nordquist

I Can’t Stop Buying Running Shoes

I blame the local running store here in St. George, Utah. It’s their fault I’ve become addicted to purchasing running shoes.

1 min readMay 24, 2022

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I Can’t Stop Buying Running Shoes

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Brett Nordquist

Just Make the Phone Number Bigger

Just over a decade ago, when business owners decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon, I was asked to come up with ideas for starting a…

3 min readApr 1, 2019

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Just Make the Phone Number Bigger

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Brett Nordquist

The Business Lesson I Learned at Super Cuts

I visited my neighborhood Super Cuts last week because my daughter wanted her hair trimmed before the start of school. I decided to put my…

3 min readApr 1, 2019

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The Business Lesson I Learned at Super Cuts

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Brett Nordquist

Summer Fishing

Before I could drive or was interested in girls, I spent many summer afternoons fishing at a small secluded pond about a mile from our…

2 min readApr 1, 2019

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Summer Fishing

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Brett Nordquist

The Joy of Baseball

“The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love.” — Bryant Gumbel

2 min readApr 1, 2019

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The Joy of Baseball

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Brett Nordquist

How a $300 Bed Helped Me Bounce Back

I began watching the first season of TNT’s series, Men of a Certain Age tonight. The show follows the lives of three men well into their…

2 min readMar 12, 2019

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How a $300 Bed Helped Me Bounce Back

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Brett Nordquist

What I Learned by Living in Seattle’s LGBT and Counterculture District

Years ago, after I’d moved from Utah to Seattle I interviewed for a job that consisted of managing a 20 unit apartment complex. Before the…

4 min readMar 12, 2019

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What I Learned by Living in Seattle’s LGBT and Counterculture District

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Brett Nordquist

Losing a Friend

A German once told me that a person never has more friends than fingers on one hand. To a 20-year old, that seemed absurdly low.

2 min readMar 12, 2019

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Losing a Friend

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Brett Nordquist

Learning to Wet Shave

I purchased my first Braun electric razor in 1987 while I was living in Germany. Up until that time I shaved using cheap disposable razors…

5 min readMar 9, 2019

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Learning to Wet Shave

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Brett Nordquist

Saying Goodbye to my Mom

I rolled over in bed, grabbed my phone and made my way through a dozen messages that had arrived earlier that morning.

4 min readMar 9, 2019

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Saying Goodbye to my Mom

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Brett Nordquist

Brett Nordquist

I spend my days writing and performing research. When I get bored, I call hotlines. I like to bike, listen to podcasts and chase my five kids.

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