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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

05 March, 2007
Do You Have Any Ideals?
An ideal.

"A conception of something in its absolute perfection... An ultimate object of endeavor; a goal... An honorable or worthy principle or aim."

A wonderful subject for a musing. But pay attention to the phrasing:

"Do you have any ideals?"

Say it a few times. Roll it around in the mouth. Toss an emphasis on the word "You." Now try "Any." How about both "You" and "Any." Now, "Ideals." And just for the heck of it, "Do."

Now imagine me receiving the following in my email inbox multiple times a day:

"This is the third time this has happened this quarter. Management is looking for improvements. We need to come up with a way of fixing this. Do you have any ideals?"

Today's graphs are entitled "Feeling Blue? Me To" and are brought to you by Rockelburton & Assoc., co., inc., LLC:

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posted by Rockel @ 4:32 PM  
6 Comments:
  • At 7/3/07 12:59 PM, Blogger Andronicus said…

    Your employees at Rockelburton are surfing the internet instead of working. Not ideal.

     
  • At 8/3/07 3:28 AM, Blogger Doyle said…

    Oddly enough, I used "ideal" as part of my practice yesterday. Specifically the Platonic Ideal, and how our last game we won, but how we're always playing against the "ideal" and not the other team. How in playing against that ideal, we can improve, even on the things we did right. I think it went well.

     
  • At 8/3/07 7:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Why is everyone always trying to get to this imaginary bar?? This land of quasi greatness, why must we chase this "ideal" thing. Why can't everyone just be happy sucking... except for Rockelburton.. who apparantly even without chasing ideals kicks his co worker's asses.

     
  • At 8/3/07 7:42 AM, Blogger andiewade said…

    that... is funny.

     
  • At 13/3/07 10:19 AM, Blogger InterestingPhysics said…

    what is on the x axis of your graphs?
    what are the units of speed? these are important info.

     
  • At 14/3/07 7:29 PM, Blogger Rockel said…

    haha... how true, charlie. sorry.

    umm, i believe its items/hour and items.

    now analyze that data like you science-y people do and give me a full report.

     
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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