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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

22 March, 2007
People think I make this stuff up
I don't.

There's a woman. She likes the sound of bubble-wrap being popped. So she brings some in every day. And pops it. At her desk.

Welcome to Rockelburton.

There are two women who print images off the system and take them to operators who do all kinds of things with them. Both of these women were out for a few days. Don't ask me why this was allowed to happen. So people kept asking Bhavin and me to print things off for them. This one woman complained to us that it always took a long time for her to get her images and she was supposed to leave each day at 11:30 since she came in at 3:00am. We were unaware of her new early schedule and we told her we'd do everything we could to get her the images quickly. We got her the images quickly. At the end of that day there was already work in the system for the next business day, including this early-shift woman's work. I keyed her work, processed it, and printed her images. I then ripped the images apart (most of them print out on perforated paper) for her, separated them by account with paper clips and rubber bands, and set them on her desk so that they would be right there for her when she arrived early the next morning. The next day I arrived at work around 7:30. One of the ladies who prints images was back. I told her that I had already printed the early-shift woman's images and she wouldn't have to worry about doing that. A few hours later I saw her printing off the images I had printed off the night before. "What's going on?" I asked. "Oh," she said, "I talked to [the other woman] and she said that the images couldn't be right because she never gets them that early, so she asked me to print them again now." "Now," says I, "at Ten O'Clock?" "Yes," she said. "So now she's getting them too early?'" I asked. "Apparently."

Welcome to Rockelburton.
posted by Rockel @ 6:08 PM  
3 Comments:
  • At 23/3/07 4:33 AM, Blogger Andronicus said…

    Amazing. You must have the patience of a saint.

    At least you'll have stories to tell the kids, I guess.

     
  • At 23/3/07 12:38 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    what did the emperor and I tell you about helping others and doing their work for them. Emperor First. Self Second. Everyone else last. Well everyone else doesnt matter so whatever.
    Cathey, out.

     
  • At 6/4/07 8:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    wow, that is really amazing...there aren't even words...

     
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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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