I love Scott Adams and Dilbert. First off, the comic strip alone is a complete riot. Some things that I find amazing about it are that all or almost all of it is based upon whatever Scott Adams receives via email. It’s pretty much as if the strip writes itself these days. I like that I can get it emailed to me for free every morning by signing up to receive it at Dilbert.com. What amazes me even more is that he was afflicted with a strange muscle control disorder a couple of years ago and had to draw the strip with his left hand. Nowadays, he draws the strip using a special computerized drawing tablet that allows him to use bigger pen strokes and less pressure, and this appears to have helped him continue with the strip. The entire ordeal was detailed in a Washington Post article from 2005.

Aside from the riproaring comic strip, he post to the Dilbert Blog about every other day. The blog often has nothing to do with Dilbert but are amusing observations that Adams makes. He’s usually quick to get his humorous point across, which I like as it is therefore a low-cost committment (same as reading a comic strip) for me.

In addition to the Dilbert comic strip and Dilbert Blog, he puts out a riotous monthly Dilbert Newsletter. This one is well worth signing up for and it too, is largely driven by user contributions. Of course, Scott Adams writes books as well and I just finished reading (well, listening to the audio version) Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel. The audio version is read by Adams himself. I’d recommend this one if you’re ever interested in a quick, funny read.

Lastly, something many people may not know is that years ago, Adams hired some special food engineers to create flavorful burritos that provided a whopping amount of nutrition in one shot. I personally haven’t tried one of these as I haven’t found any locally. The Dilburito.com website highlights some of these burritos. As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I’m especially interested in a quick but nutritious vegetarian meal such as these.

[Scott's family website and blogs can be found at www.Yanoff.org.]