tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:40:22 +0000Absurd? Yes. Funny? Sometimes. Current? Hardly, but getting better. Useful? Rarely. Oh come on, just try it, you might like it. I say that to my kids a lot. I say things you may or may not agree with, but you can always say what you want too.http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/blogger.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)Blogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5020520806152252384Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:40:00 +00002010-04-28T10:40:23.021-05:00 This blog is now located at http://dixbert.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://dixbert.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2010/04/this-blog-has-moved.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-1145790865062604438Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:37:00 +00002010-02-01T11:40:05.474-06:00As I am in the midst of a comeback, I am very happy I found Billy Cox and his message. Below is a blog post that is just one of the things I am using to make 2010 the best year ever!In Life there are times when we get knocked down. Too often we are tempted to just sit there and and get all caught up in today’s challenges. But, if you are going to achieve your full potential, you’ve got to bouncehttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2010/02/make-comeback.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-1868659263690518382Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-11-11T12:52:24.578-06:00Ouch!Originally uploaded by Dixbert!I am missing the Mountain Biking, despite prior injuries!http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/11/ouch.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-2802806311548549964Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:50:00 +00002008-10-14T08:55:34.269-05:00The snopes article points out that the orignial form of this text came from Mr. Smith, but because of a joke by Jay Leno used with the thousands of email forwards, the entire essay was mistakenly attributed to him. Who knows how Letterman's name got attached to it, probably because most American's can't tell the difference...anyway, what is was written by Craig Smith and passed along so many http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/10/not-letterman-not-leno-but-craig-r.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3333539492385885611Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:50:00 +00002008-10-08T15:50:27.645-05:00microblogspeedtestIMified Now IMified is working really fast! I wonder if it read one of my microblog posts about how slow it is. I was about to stop using it alltogether. Now I might give it a go. http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/10/jeeze-now-its-fast.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3473734917705594377Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-10-08T13:00:43.757-05:00 This is a test blog post from IMified. I entered this text into a chat bot, and the chat bot sent it on to blogger.com for me. Pretty cool, if it works. http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/10/test-post.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-8085172904379926262Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:09:00 +00002008-08-22T15:09:31.245-05:00My dad used to get annoyed at Sportscasters and Analysts that would say things like "Boy the Twin's pitching was really bad today." He probably still does to a certain extent, but I think I have taken it to the next level, as I will show in a minute here with a work analogy. He used to say "Do you suppose the other team's HITTERS had anything to do with the outcome, or should we JUST blame the http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/08/two-party-communication.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-7107350578610984524Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:56:00 +00002008-06-10T12:57:27.041-05:00A young man found himself talking to God.He asked God how long a million years was to Him. God replied, "A million years to me is just like a single second in your time."Then the young man asked God what a million dollars was to Him. God replied, "A million dollars to me is just like a single penny to you."Then the young man got his courage up and asked: "God, could I have one of your pennies?http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/06/my-once-month.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5924468609582645216Thu, 22 May 2008 15:36:00 +00002008-05-22T10:36:01.507-05:00Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. - John WilmotOk, I didn't have that many theories, and I don't have that many kids, but you get the idea.http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/05/no-theories-left.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5659864835295039166Mon, 19 May 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-05-19T13:07:24.966-05:00Here's a post from Seth that really, really makes a lot of sense to me.I come in to my office 5 days a week and some days talk to no one.Not only is there no face to face interaction, sometimes my emails and voicemails go completely unanswered until after I have left for the day or even into the next day(s).Why couldn't I sit at Starbuck's or Caribou and crank out code? I could be anywhere for http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/05/seths-blog-new-standard-for-meetings.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3213949575919555461Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:39:00 +00002008-03-13T21:39:36.387-05:00Michael Yon : Online Magazine » Blog Archive » Joe Galloway 12 March 2008Everyone should read this guy's blog. Seriously.http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/03/michael-yon-online-magazine-blog.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-1375794646361456701Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:34:00 +00002008-01-29T10:37:11.618-06:00The second sentence on the Wikipedia page for Belize says:It is the only officially English speaking country in the region.I wonder how long before the United States will need to have their Wikipedia page updated with similar language describing the sections, and I mean "sections" of the U.S. where English is the primary language. Also note I said "primary" not official. How is it that Belize http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/01/belize-sweet-belize.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-2219247262036312269Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +00002008-01-24T10:04:08.743-06:00careerslifeworkingI have never been at this crossroads before, in any job I have ever had. Not only am I not qualified for my bosses job, I wouldn't want it if I was. And to add to that particular insult, I am approaching the idea of not even wanting the promotion that I just got. I am seriously considering asking for my old title and salary back. If my current boss is just going to keep doing things the way http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/01/how-did-this-happen.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3345820840349446175Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:57:00 +00002008-01-21T15:57:20.204-06:00A couple of months ago, as I waited for my promotion and raise to kick in after the first of the year, I was struck with two different streams in my consciousness...The first one was "Wow, I am being given the opportunity to lead change and make a difference in this department, heck, in this company."The second one was "Wow, that's a decent raise, and the whole management by objective thing http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2008/01/which-is-it-now.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3224872308107982210Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:01:00 +00002007-11-13T15:05:26.692-06:00artironyThe art gallery on the first floor of my building is hosting this show: "Face to Face, Encountering Homelessness..."Not to be offensive, but in order to walk to this gallery from almost anywhere downtown (its on 2nd and 7th, the heart of downtown Minneapolis) you ARE going to come face to face with REAL homelessness. Just seems to me that looking at art depicting said condition would be a littlehttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/11/face-to-face.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-8954256632310488857Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:10:00 +00002007-09-25T08:17:26.100-05:00navyleadershipchiefI just finished up a solid week of training future leaders in the U.S. Navy. The newly select Chief Petty Officers completed the training and induction process and were pinned with their new anchors last Sunday. One of the benefits of being a Chief Petty Officer is the opportunity to continue my own learning during each season where we train our replacements...you always have to continue http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/09/leader-or-lemming.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5968530171658460959Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:07:00 +00002007-08-08T07:15:02.688-05:00A couple of baby rabbits were discovered by my two dogs this week. I found the nest area, with the help of the dogs after I took the babies away. They weren't hurt, just slobbered on. Baby rabbits are pretty darn good at playing dead though. I put them back in the little hollow at the base of a tree at the edge of our yard and tried to keep the dogs away. Yesterday while I was at work, I washttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/08/baby-bunnies.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-236337170598181096Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:31:00 +00002007-08-03T07:40:28.845-05:00bridgeseth godintragedyOver the last couple of days there has been a lot of coverage of the I35W Bridge collapse here in Minneapolis. One of the things I have noticed, and I don't really know why, is the presence of God. The President, the Governor and the Mayor have all uttered the phrase "our thoughts and prayers..."News reporters and witnesses alike have used the phrase "but for the grace of God..." several http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/08/thoughts-on-god-and-bridges.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-6706587641102508424Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:24:00 +00002007-06-14T08:29:25.418-05:00Mark Sanborn found a good article and wrote about it today.Robert Kegan, the article's author says:The tragedy of the Bush presidency is not about failure; it is about a conception of success that is much too simple.Trying to boil everything down to red and blue, black and white or right and wrong just isn't going to cut it anymore. I really wonder what happened to taking the good with the bad.http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/06/who-is-this-person-we-are-looking-for.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5194019159074205042Tue, 15 May 2007 10:41:00 +00002007-05-15T05:56:17.985-05:00music question countryHere's a question...if the whole album costs $9.99, but you are only interested in one song off the album, and you can get the single for $0.99 on iTunes, are you saving $9.00? I would probably like at least a few of the other songs on it, and who knows, when they are released as singles and I actually hear them, I might buy them for a dollar. In fact, I just went back out to iTunes to look, http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/05/saving-money.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-1228403132625858538Thu, 10 May 2007 13:35:00 +00002007-05-10T08:42:57.825-05:00Couple things today that I wanted to write down. Mark Sanborn talks about how he likes blogs (and likes TO blog) because he likes to write less and more frequently than stressing out about longer content on a regular basis - printed articles and books I imagine.I am in the same boat, although I don't do either frequently. Of course his saying it is what prompted me to write this post, so http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/05/update.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-492682070058978212Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:38:00 +00002007-04-30T07:42:34.313-05:00I know I have posted before about how dumb I think McDonalds is. Never said I would stop eating there, but I probably should from the whole health and fitness perspective.Yesterday I picked up food there for one of my kids that didn't want Taco Bell like the other two and my wife. I saw their patented sign just before the drive-thru that said "for faster service, please have your money ready."Ihttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/04/mcstupidity.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5380307892081625556Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-04-13T11:11:15.498-05:00terrorismI should really quit reading the news on my mobile phone. I have to rant a bit. The quote below relates to Jury Selection for the Padilla trial that is about to start."I'm confident there's a group of people out there like that who have no idea who Padilla is or who have no idea what a dirty bomb is or isn't," Anthony said. "I imagine that's the group they're ultimately going to get to court."Ihttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/04/wtf-for-friday-april-13-2007.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-3123756913468937456Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:23:00 +00002007-03-09T13:26:38.519-06:00I have been noticing discussions on the radio, blogs and even face to face about "Secrets of Success." You can go to the book store or the web and pay money to learn the secrets. What I have been hearing though is that many of the secrets are really just novel ways of stating common sense. Knowledge that is easily found for free, or learned in your daily life, when presented by an expert in http://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/03/its-not-secret.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929534.post-5310866454653879272Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:11:00 +00002007-03-09T10:17:39.492-06:00I can't believe it is Friday again and so soon. It seems like I came in here and it was Monday and I had a plan for what I wanted to accomplish. I always hate Fridays because I am forced to look back on the week. By forced, I mean that at least in my civilian job I have to account for my time by submitting a time-sheet. Time flies by so fast that it is hard to look back to Monday now and evenhttp://www.dixbert.com/blogger/2007/03/another-week-gone.cfmnoreply@blogger.com (Alan)0