Scott Adams: In his own words
Today (the day I wrote this) I woke up early because I have a cross-country flight. I fired up my computer and used the airline’s web site to change my seat assignment and print out my boarding pass. Well, technically, I spent an hour trying to do that, but the…
Read MoreI’d better reduce the font for this entry because it’s about the guy sitting next to me on the flight to Chicago. Before takeoff, we both sat here tapping away on our Blackberries, sending last-minute messages. But where I interpreted the flight attendant’s instruction to turn off all electronics as…
Read MoreWell, it’s official: I’m afraid of birds. I was already afraid of sunshine, under the theory that a day without sunshine is like a day without melanoma. And I’m uneasy around those plastic things that hold six-packs together, always worried I might get my head stuck in one. I’m afraid…
Read MoreThose Crocodiles A few months ago I got an e-mail from Stephan Pastis, the creator of a comic called Pearls Before Swine. He asked my opinion about the crocodile characters he had introduced to the strip. They were a big hit with fans, but he worried about using them too much….
Read MoreThis is why I haven’t been able to post most of your comments. TypePad is having some major technical difficulties that happened just as I launched the blog. http://www.sixapart.com/about/corner/2005/10/the_ups_downs_o.html [no longer available]
Read MoreMaybe it’s the way I was raised, but I find that I get mad about all the wrong things. For example, when I hear a news report about some serial killer who buried 43 victims in an underground bunker that he constructed beneath his shed, my first reaction is Wow. He…
Read MoreSeveral people sent comments to my blog yesterday saying they noticed that my comic on 9-6-05 that featured a porpoise killing a lawyer was published in two different versions. The tame version ran in newspapers and the edgier one ran on my website. What’s up with that, they wonder. Sometimes…
Read MoreI spend way too much time thinking of excellent crimes I could commit if I were a crime committing sort of person. Every time I read about hurricane-related looting, I wonder about the best way to do it. I think I’d get myself a looting boat, stocked with a bunch…
Read MoreEvery now and then I meet someone who prefers to avoid all sources of news. People say it’s an excellent strategy for a stress-free life. But it’s not for me. I’m a news-junky. In a typical week I watch about 9,000 people get whacked by all sorts of newsworthy tragedies….
Read MoreWhat’s the nerdiest thing you ever did? I’m talking about thoroughly unnecessary nerdiness, i.e. the highest level of achievement. Recently I bought a projector that takes a signal from just about any source and shines a big picture on any flat surface. I hooked it up to my laptop and…
Read MoreWelcome to my first blog entry. If you’re reading this on company time, congratulations on beating the system. If you’re reading it on your own time, you really need to find a job where they pay you to do this sort of thing. Did you happen to see my comic…
Read MoreMy blog is the only writing you’ll see from me that doesn’t first go through a professional editor. That means plenty of grammar and punctuation wrecks for you to enjoy. I blame the public education system. The only reason I dare writing this blog is because I have absolutely no…
Read MoreIt’s that time again! The nominees for biggest weasels of 2005 are posted on www.dilbert.com [no longer available]. Vote now. It’s your chance to embarrass the weasels who most annoyed you during the past year. At first glance, there seems to be an imbalance of Republicans on the list. That’s because…
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