Scott Adams: In his own words
Years ago when I worked at a big bank, one of the hot issues was that many customers didn’t trust our new-fangled ATM machines. Amazingly, this fear had almost nothing to do with the fact that I worked in the ATM department. Indeed, my suggestion to include a paper shredder…
Read MoreI offer the following true story with the hope that no matter how crappy your day is, you’ll find comfort in knowing someone had a worse one. I co-own two restaurants in my local area. One is a block from where I live, so I eat there at least once…
Read MoreIt’s Sunday, when serious topics are discussed in this blog. If you wanted humor, come back tomorrow. I know you love it when I admit I was wrong. So today I will tease you by admitting that I have moved from “pretty certain” to “doubtful” on one topic: the effectiveness…
Read MoreToday we entertain ourselves by asking people who are bad at explaining things to explain the inexplicable. For some reason, the occasional discussion of free will on this blog is the thing that gets people most irritated. But always remember that irritation is what allows oysters to create pearls. Thank…
Read MoreMy favorite story in the news this week is about the Australian Muslim cleric named Al-Hilali who got in trouble for explaining his reasoning for why women should wear head scarves. His translated quote goes something like this: “If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside … and…
Read MoreI had no idea how much reaction I would get from my post about regaining my voice. (It’s still 95% good.) I normally get about 25,000 hits a day on this blog. After the voice story posted, I got about 180,000 hits for each of the next two days. I…
Read More[Posted on a borrowed computer] As I write this, my Internet connection has been down for a day. I don’t want to sound as if I’m starting to panic or anything, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t given some thought to binge drinking. I am cut off…
Read MoreMy internet is down, I will post when it returns.
Read MoreAs regular readers of my blog know, I lost my voice about 18 months ago. Permanently. It’s something exotic called Spasmodic Dysphonia. Essentially a part of the brain that controls speech just shuts down in some people, usually after you strain your voice during a bout with allergies (in my…
Read MoreNothing bugs me more than when someone is more cynical than I am. I generally try to occupy the upper limit of cynicism just short of where the kooky conspiracy theory people get their mail. So when I see huge numbers of people eclipse me in that area, I know…
Read MoreThis is a Sunday post, where only the people who like to “think about stuff” are encouraged to read further. If you only enjoy the funny ones, please skip the Sunday posts. Today’s thought experiment is about America pulling out of Iraq. As usual, I’ll lay out an argument that’s…
Read MoreI spend a lot of time trying to figure out the easiest way to become the emperor of the world. The key word here is “easiest” because I’m not willing to put in all the time killing opponents that it would take to do it the traditional way. So here’s…
Read MoreOne of the cool things about being an optimist is that quite often I believe I have come up with an idea that will change the world. This is a wonderful feeling that lasts from the moment I think of the idea until the moment I realize I’m full of…
Read MoreYesterday as I was deboarding a flight I peeked inside the cockpit and wondered that the f**k all those buttons and knobs and levers are all about. Seriously. Do they really need all of that? It seems to me that the steering wheel thingamajig does about half of all the…
Read MoreRecently an airport security guy confiscated my 4 ounce shampoo container because he said the maximum allowed is 3 ounces. I pointed to the airport’s own sign that says 4 ounces is allowed, but that didn’t seem like a good argument to him. It was too late to check my…
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