Category Archives: Brief Anecdotes

A Brief Friday Anecdote, Pt. 4

I have this idea for a great mobile app but have no idea how to create it. After doing some Internet research and learning a little about the process, I still needed more direction. I figured it might be helpful to check out books on the subject, so I headed to good ol’ smile.Amazon.com, my one-stop shop for impulse buying.

I started typing “how to create an” into the search bar, but before I could finish, it gave me a list of suggestions. One of the top ones? “How to create an atheist.”

Um, what?

Is that a topic people often explore on Amazon.com? Is it a common enough search term that it even displays above “how to create an iPhone app”? I mean, I am an atheist, so it’s not like I find it offensive or anything, but I do find it odd—a little weird. What an interesting world we live in.

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A Brief Friday Anecdote, Pt. 3

I was on weather.com the other day, checking to see if this godawful Midwest winter is ever going to end. Usually, I ignore the sponsored ads to the right of my screen, but I happened to glance at them this time. What I found was pretty damn bizarre. Continue reading

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A Brief Friday Anecdote, Pt. 2

One of the highlights of the Super Bowl XLVIII commercials was definitely Budweiser’s “Puppy Love” ad. It’s absolutely adorable, and no matter how many times I watched it before the Super Bowl actually aired, I still teared up watching it on T.V. during the game.

I recently discovered that it does have its downside, though. Continue reading

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A Brief Friday Anecdote, Pt. 1

I got a new lunchbox in the mail yesterday. It came with a little booklet displaying all of the company’s products and talked about how the company prides itself on its meticulous attention to detail. Continue reading

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