The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.

Norman Thomas
US socialist politician (1884 - 1968)

"Why does it seem as though I am the only honest guy on earth?"
"Your type tends not to reproduce."
- Dilbert & Dogbert

"As you gain experience, you'll realise that all logical questions are considered insubordination."
- Dilbert advises Asok the Intern

"There are two kinds of management problems. There's the kind you can solve by yelling and the kind you can solve by buying some sort of software. That's why I created 'Some sort of software that yells'."
"Oooo."
- Dogbert and The Boss

"My recommendations are based on an analysis of accountability. As a consultant, I'm not accountable to your stockholders. So I can recommend anything that amuses me."

"I like to con people. And I like to insult people. If you combine con & insult, you get consult!"

"This week I mapped and gapped the requirements to consolidate everything into a program of work... to maximize synergy, capture and optimize our resource utilization. If any of that sounded like work, I'll do some more of it next week."
- Wally to The Boss

"Why did you add this button to the user interface?"
"You told me to. You always suggest random changes to create the illusion of added value."
"Well, remove that button."
"It's only on your copy."
- The Boss and Dilbert

"I just had a good meeting."
"Maybe it just didn't last long enough to reveal the incompetence of the attendees."
"That's what I call a good meeting."
- Dilbert and Dogbert

"I made a few suggestions."
"I'll be happy to make these unnecessary changes to this irrelevant document."
"Stop acting happy."
- The Pointy-Haired Boss and Dilbert

"You're fired!"
"Gaaa!!!"
"Not really. But now this 2% raise won't seem so bad... This job is all about managing expectations."
- The Boss springs a random act of management on an unsuspecting employee

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

Ben Stein

You Are Falling

Sometimes things in your life feel completely out of control. You get overwhelmed. Like everyone else you have a fear of failure... just like falling in a nightmare. You may need more balance in your life. Take time to take care of yourself. And learn to go with the flow a little bit more. Falling can feel exciting if you let it!

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

Amy Lowell
US critic & poet (1874 - 1925)

Wishing you all the best in 2010!