Amazon Prime success story (1) Sep 17, 2012
I accepted Amazon's offer for a one-month free trial of Prime, and I recently had an experience that will probably make me pay to continue the service.  I ordered a small electrical connector on a Thursday at around 6pm, and hoped to get it (with free 2-day shipping) by Saturday at the latest so I could bring it on vacation with me.  It turns out it arrived on my doorstep sometime on Friday afternoon, probably around 3pm.  I checked the label on the package and it said it shipped from Kentucky.  That means an order was placed electronically, processed, picked from a warehouse, packaged, shipped from Kentucky to New Jersey, all in less than 24 hours.  Oh, and it shipped for free (assuming I paid for a membership).
NFL team name categories (7) Sep 17, 2012
I noticed recently that NFL team names can be grouped into one of five categories: 
  1. Birds:  Cardinals, Eagles, Falcons, Ravens, Seahawks
  2. Cats:  Bengals, Jaguars, Lions, Panthers
  3. Large Mammals:  Bears, Broncos, Colts, Dolphins, Rams
  4. People Group, Historical Figure, or Occupation:  49ers, Bills, Buccaneers, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers, Patriots, Raiders, Redskins, Saints, Steelers, Titans, Vikings
  5. Other:  Browns, Giants, Jets, Texans
Yes, I realize it's a stretch to call a dolphin a large mammal, but it's technically accurate.  And a Charger is someone who charges into battle.  Stupidest team name:  Browns, named after one-time owner Paul Brown.  That's the best they could come up with? #sports