Month: June 2007

When I saw the headline “Oklahoma couple claims $105.8M Powerball prize” I wondered about the age and profession of the husband. I also wondered if he would keep his job. And by “wondered” I mean I already knew it would be an older guy in a blue collar job who…

Terrorism is a good strategy in some situations, such as getting rid of foreign occupiers. I suppose it could work whenever the objective is clear and the enemy is capable of making the change desired. In those cases, terrorism is a rational, albeit horrible, strategy. But how could terrorism wipe…

There are two ways the United States can overthrow the government of Iran: 1. Massive military attack2. Withdraw from Iraq Inflation in Iran is running at 17%. Lately, Iran is experiencing civil unrest because they don’t have enough refinery capacity to produce gasoline. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19457357/ [no longer available] If America withdraws…

In yesterday’s post I dared to say Paris Hilton entertains me, and I confessed I liked her because she works when she doesn’t need to, she has a sense of humor, and I’ve never heard of her being mean. This caused a Category 5 irony storm in the comments. My…

Well, by now he’s in Paris. I’m referring to Paris Hilton’s boyfriend. Unless you live in a pineapple under the sea, you know that Paris just got out of jail. She’s got some catching up to do. Paris’s legal problems started last year when she was arrested for driving drunk….

I remember the day I got a call from United Media telling me they wanted to offer me a contract to be a syndicated cartoonist. Yay! But hold the champagne, I thought. The contract was for what they call a “development deal.” That means you work together for six months,…

A few years ago I was invited down to DreamWorks to see if there was any potential for collaborating on something non-Dilbert. Nothing ever came of that meeting, but in the process I learned something fascinating that I’ve been puzzling about ever since. Maybe you can help me figure out…

It has come to my attention that most people have no good stories. If you ask people to tell their best stories, you get blank stares and then something along the lines of “Well, once I lost my wallet.” This has long puzzled me because I’m full of stories. How…

In a previous post, I discussed the possibility of NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg running for president. One of the appealing things about him is his lack of blind party loyalty. He’s been a Democrat. He’s been a Republican. Recently he left the Republican Party. People speculate that it’s a first…

Here’s a visual tour of my comic-making process. If you are not already a syndicated cartoonist, just copy these steps. Please excuse the random formatting of this post. I don’t have time to tweak the HTML. Click on the photos to enlarge them. This is me at 4:59 AM, just…

Did you hear about the gigantic flying fish in Florida? Huge sturgeons, up to 200 lbs, are leaping out of the water and attacking people in boats while making it look like accidents. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/17/wfish117.xml [no longer available] It’s never a good idea for me to see this sort of story…

My best story is someone else’s best story too. Actually, his might be better. It was about ten years ago. My first hardcover book, The Dilbert Principle, had just hit number one on the New York Times best seller list. I was already getting a lot of media attention because…