I was thinking that the plural of anecdote is not data, but Kal found Malcolm Gladwell's response to that, which is that he's not trying to prove but give food for thought. Not a belief but a pretty good idea. I like that.
Kal's cat made himself all lovey for bookclub, and we, the South City Park book group, crossed Colfax to go to her house, and she made wonderful food for a hot night, and the power went out, and it was stories all around.