after long weeked-
catchup over coffee
plodding through emails

hump day
gossip swirling on the floor
damage control kicks in

chatting with boss
asking if a crystal ball
is in their office

weekend calls
redirecting work list
and manning shuffles

early call-
"machine still crapping out"
teleconferencing


afternoon must-do
cleaning off the desk before
planing for next week

after 5- W drill-
"I need parts and a tech now"
to OEM help line

hump day
only 13 hours in plant
to get two jobs finished

back from family
catching up from a half missed day
and lots of phone calls


qualifying test-
being everywhere
counting everything

Turkey day eve-
rushing to finish next week's work
so I can rest a sec

morning song
the mechanical humming
of well oiled machines

short week hump day
everything done for this week
on to next week's stuff

looking at short week
Monday's order of to-do's
schedule next week's work

day two-
cleaning out desk draws
PDF'ing stuff

machines humming
enjoying being proactive
for a hot minute

busy day - round 1-
cleaning all unwanted paper
out of my desk

chating with my folks
setting up the weekend work
very frugally

long night
10 hours to get the line up
enjoying the hum


changes in the wind
bracing and praying
to stay standing

morning break
guests from other plant in
showing world class room


afternoon task
ho-ho-hoing for the guys
researching snow removal

back from vaca-
pile of papers on my desk
starting the dig out

vacation later
trying to concentrate
on work

vaca eve-
start of two weeks of paperwork
new tooling meeting

pre-vaction work
month worth of safety training
project wrap punch list



chatting with the guys
"play nice while I'm not here next week"
my phone will be on

all day long
asking the machines
to please work

midday break
4" steamline valve broken
lah...de dah

SFH
6.5 hours walking
behind insurance guy


when I get a sec
manager paperwork
I know zip about

end of WFH
three more red letter emails
lah...de dah


midday break
fire drill and goodbye to boss

advocating day-
being the shield for my worker
things not taught in boss school



chat with new boss
goodbye to old boss
lah...de dah

mahuf meetings
spinnig bad news to the folks
who pick up shovels


today's project-
lining up snow removal
and AC roof work

issue filled day
being the windshield for the guys
and a bug for the boss


big mahuf coming
and he's bringin the plan, man
and fielding questions

start of new week
quiet panic on the floor
machines humming


email tag
looking for info I don't have
but should

mahuf meeting-
getting info second hand
joy and rapture.....


budget work day two
very close to the rifght stuff

budget work day
trying to pull good numbers
from morass of old bills

afternoon delight
computer bag came in
it is beauteous

chatting with boss
finding out the real reason
for the new job


insurance audit
four hours of paperwork
and two fo walking

evening chores
blasting out floor space
as I do laundry

big mahuf leaving
wondering who will be
the next one

new week
man back in from surgery
catching up on changes

afternoon delight
old boss's nastygrams
now in my inbox

SFH
being able
to be the shield


schedule bump
pulling a shift of workers
out of my hat

documentation day
scurring for audit forms
never needed before


morning meeting
career development path
and action planning

off-site meeting
slowing my breathing
to remain calm

floormate back
almost time to do my work
in the first eight hours

tommorrow
MU picnic /feel good meeting
lah....de dah

cleaned office desk
breathing a little easier
walking throug the door

after Five Monday week
coming to do payroll
right eye twicthes

noontime call-
workmate's paernt passed away
offering futile words

setup day
budgets, overtime, traaining
permits and projects

hump day-
budget work from here til year's end
joy and rapture



midday chat-
overhauls, overtime
the need to worship

waiting
on promotion news
butterflies


chat with boss
budget forecast till year's end
am I not worthy?

after long weekend-
needing one more day
to get up to speed

project day 11-
status meeting with contractors
wrap up punch list


company picnic
chatting with the bosses
and the fork lift drivers

day 10 of project-
install blips, rethink placements
joy and rapture.....


problem child fussing
time to place a call to sis
for pre-k wisdom

project clean up
explaining to the contractors
what color to paint

trash talk in the shop
listening for the right moment
to say somehting

target day here
only 30 minutes late
new machinery hums


confab with boss-
during auit prep list
presenting my case

projects everywhere
new machinery in place
weekend of tie ins


interview today
in one hundred words or less
why I want the job

early meetings
followed by project updates
I earned my "S" today


to do list this week-
planning for guys' Christmas
and boiler work

projects chug along
setting up for the endgame
and Monday startup


hissy fit today
one more example
of running kinder care

two new projects
shifting into party mode
to keep it all clear

chat with warehouse guys
no more jobs outside my queue
the line in the sand

Monday, Monday
multiple projects in the plant
clipboard heaven

long week's end
very little intel from boss
for this segue

manager shuffle
waiting for the fall out
and the new org chart


chatting with folks
enjoying not being
water cooler talk

mid week fun-
audit prep, boss' to dos
joy and rapture...

boss' last week
starting the info download
for the next month doings


desk cleaning still
another layer of papers
peeled away

shop overhaul
end stages done
and it is beauteous


weekend eve-
clearing desk and table tops
interim job prep

short a tech
praying the machines run well
all morning long

this afternoon
boss' name plate gone
a smile fills my face

boss starts detaching
everyone asking me
when do I move upstarirs?


hump day
what I did list
1.5 pages long

morning news-
boss is moving on
let's see what happens

recoup day
eight days of paperwork
done in three hours

fourth Monday this week
thinking aloud
it's past White Castle


struggle this morning
to get lines back on schedule
QC blips in....

third Monday this week-
raws issues for the lines
schedule shuffling


chatting with techs
"White Castle kind of day"
short explanation

second Monday this week
Murphy's Law
still in full effect

fourth watch-
chatting with myself
to get out of bed


Monday, Monday
Murphy's Law in full effect
joy and rapture

weekend's task-
final beautifications
and my old job

weekend prep-
lining up techs and supplies
to get the job done

MRC redo
final visualizations
and work lay out begun

expert in day two
conducting experiments
to resolve issue


weekend plans-
tech offers for Sat. Days
glory....

machine experts in
chatting about the settup
and I do have brains


office purging
half a bin of paper
out of the desk

boss back this morning
problem still remains
calling the experts


needed parts
lost in the transit vortex
lah...de dah

SFH day 4-
line down for 5 more hours
for next phase of fix


end of week
running on fumes
wontons looking good

mahuf meeting done-
seeing that perceptions not changed
my shoulders sag

late night calls from plant
working through machine issues
brain flashes Mr. Spock

Mahuf visit minus two
housekeeping in high gear
paperwork confab

first day of no boss-
my superman logo
flashing in the plant

end of week-
finally chatting with boss
about next week

boss vaca prep day two
midyear appraisals
next week todo list


new tech day four-
big dent in old tech jobs
system log ins

early morning chat
new tech too sick to work
shuffling week's todos


boss' vaca prep
QBP, CapExes, OT
joy and rapture...

morning setup
three folks worth of work
lah.....de dah



desk paper purge
starting to breathe easier
as I see the desk top

after the transformer PM
secondary systems verklempt
walking around dazed


new hire's first day
paperwork and equipage
fun, fun, fun....

week back from vaca
six things off the to-do list
cleared voicemail box

later start today
problem solving
just inside the door


systemic issue
rears its head during debrief
lah.... de dah

hump day
setting up for new hire
lots of phone work


phone call backlog
trying to multitask
with paperwork

second day back
5 AM night shift confab
and vaca recap


New Hire OJT
sore throat from all day chatting
this one's a keeper

after vaca
chatting with everyone
piles of paperwork

vaca eve-
phone calls taken, emails sent
paperwork prep done

mahuf visit
pins and needels everywhere
we just need to run

vacation prep start
set up payroll and pms
to run for two weeks

SFH Day 2
eve of ginormous visit
......help me Jesus


afternoon task
beautification project
see end of the tunnel

after a great weekend-
Murphy's law in full effect
gremlins everywhere

5 AM shift start-
telling myself " we like work"
as I grab the car keys


friend's last day
seeing he has a great party
and making his gift

paper pushing day
half of my desk visible
at end of the shift

walking through the plant
everyone is calling my name
joy and rapture....

hump day-
culling week's worth of papers
recap meeting from hell


setting up next week
vaca relief, boss backfill
lovin' my job

post long weekend
paper mountain on the desk
email backlog to clear


end of the day
sukcing up a last bit of air
before hitting the heat

long weekend's eve-
staying late to set up next week


news from the front-
only do 1.5 jobs
all next week

friend's last day
wishing him fun
in retirement

chatting with bosses
seeing if doing two jobs
is another week

friend retires tomorrow
getting in last chats
culling for info

Monday line startup
Murphy's law in full effect
....still.. gettin' it done

end of a two hatted week-
finding out -
one more week to go


weekend's eve-
taming the paper madness
covering my desk

paperwork day
seeing most of my desk
at the end of the shift

shield kind of day
quenching the fiery darts
on two fronts

late start on hump day
sauntering into the plant
with a spring in my step

still working two jobs
getting my second wind
with great time management


break room redo
last weave of stuff in today
it will be beauteous

Monday, Monday
only doing two jobs
for half the day

chat with boss
day person out another week
my team player smile...

middle of this week
planning for next week
plant humming along

SFH-
craziness all around
not a boss in sight

SFH-
at the end of the day
we made much money

working old job today
telling my feet and back
I really love them


shield kind of day
setting up two shift to run
and making money....

week's end-
cleaning the desk
a littel bit more

work phone dead-
enjoying not hearing my name
for a hot minute

beautification project-
box lost somewhere in the plant
Plan B gets in gear


weekend work to-do's
new lug belt for tray packer
and two pains in my parts

hump day
beautification, weekend work
hour long sales pitch

graphics work-
building signage that is cool
and the boss will like

boss is back
downloading the last four days
and plans for this week


Beakroom Redo -
walk work almost done
beautification left

start of new week-
telling the machinery
"please run like the wind..."

mounting paperwork
trying to find my desktop
under the todos

shift from hell-
not if our lives were on the line
run could we

shouting match-
simple "I can't" would have quenched
ensuing firestorm

mechanics breakroom
phase two of the big redo
full steam ahead

chat with boss-
he's out for long weekend
joy and rapture


Non -PC comment
explaining inclusion
to long term employee

after the weekend
hard way to get back on track
lots of decisions

long weekend's eve-
everyone wants something
as well as my time


temp help
contracted for one more week
and the list grows

boss out today
more stuff on my plate
and it's getting done

hump day
promise of a free weekend
dangling before me


chatting with the boss
incorporating his ideas
into my plan

back from long weekend-
besieged as I walked in
joy and rapture

long weekend eve-
putting my thing down
so I can get gone

fun afternoon
Delores wants her stuff NOW
bye bye early out


between meetings
two online modules finished
and one less paper layer

boss away today
being the shield for my folks
joy and rapture


working on my desk
seeing a glipse of hardwood
and a project close

rainy Monday.....
fighting to find energy
to put my shoes on


morning conclave
boss' mom not doing well
being a shoulder

meeting with boss
seeing all I've done so far
to get his chair

reams of paperwork
slogging through meetings
I want my Mommy


windshield kind of day
getting tech in overnight
one issue down

long work day
catching up on paperwork
and small steps forward

at shift change
Murphy's Law in full effect
.......reeling it in


morning meeting
not saying anything
dropping my eyes

after long weekend
enjoying controlled chaos
called Monday Morning

long weekend eve-
two all day taks to do
"time to get-r-done...."


staff meeting
trying to think of the plant
in ten years from now

crawling out of bed....
"we Like Work"



murphy's law in full effect-
still kicked butt

after the fact...
quiet permeates the floor
machines humming

Monday, Monday...
waves of heat in the plant
no love in the shop

weekend work
desk and cabinets revealed
two pet projects done


midday break
remembering why
I got BSEE

audit over-
the waiting game begins
to hear the score


wishing it different-
one more day in this week
joy and rapture...

audit day three-
all quiet on the safety front
the machines humming

two days of desk work
single layer left to sort
yeah buddy.....

audit day two
boss deals with the paperwork
I run the floor


paperwork day
seeing more of my desk
befor I punch out

audit day one
last minute road trip for parts
new things on the list


desk filled with papers
taking the extra hour
to start to catch up

audit's eve-
scrambling for paperwork
joy and rapture......


midday parts run
cars zip through the sheeting rain
holding my breath

fourth watch phone call-
"it's verra close to dead, Jim"
fun, fun, fun....


audit in four days
brand new building's worth
of repairs to do

5 days till audit
new safety emails
I love my job


fun chore today-
ordering safety shoes
that won't hurt my feet

full day of goood runs
collective sigh in the plant
on the management floor

this week's fun project
cutting huge job into parts
so it gets done

fun kind of shift
one week till the next audit
last push is on

Murphy's lawin full force
breakdown to begin the week
joy and rapture...


safety audit in two weeks
mailbox full of pictures
lah...de dah...

another dead door
raising awareness for
warehouse bucket


start of frenzy-
audit in thirteen days
let the games begin.....

Safety audit coming-
list finally shrinking
forms to the forefront


sukoshi tzusu
functional office appearing
from the production chaos

hump day
progress on to-do list
new development work


sit down with boss
chatting about upcoming
parent care

late night call-
tyring to remember fix
from six months ago



paperwork day
safety audit in two weeks
to do list grows

good time management-
afternoon of gardeneing
after 8 hour shift

end of the week
giving up on the dream
of a clean desk

paperwork day....
finiding out that
spreadsheets rule the world


once again
safety camera on the loose
joy and rapture

shift from hell - day three
making headway toward efficiency
with aching feet


pump kind of day....
it's dead, Jim, but....
it needs to work

day two- HNIC
safety testing, paperwork,
parts pick up run

after the madness-
dragging myself
back toward center

daily meeting
refining work process
for next round of sucess

end of hard week
visualizing the office
to enjoy a moment

9 hour meeting
checking on line during
30 minutes break


late in the day
dog and pony show over
resting so I can leave

TEP workshop
mahuf does not like word flow
back to square one

record run for shift
folks stoked to be roaring back
from bad start of week

CapEx editing-
remebering why
I hate Excel


TEP Prep session
linking two streams of actions
synergy and chaos

on hand on deck
presesntation later this week
"is it the right word?''


process not in place
four hours to bring up line
and thne stuff breaks

breakthorugh day-
CapEx and TEP done
they look beautious


windshield day for my boss
four fielded calls before lunch
along with paperwork

hump day
early appointment
phone work all day

TEP work day
putting eight weeks of repairs
into nine lines


chat with boss
next week's Mahuf meeting
I get to present

into the office
emails from safety director
fun, fun, fun....

end of week
late training... "waa,waa,waaa"
but I made it

Recap meeting
three hours of typing
ten minutes to present

visualiztion chat
putting process on the wall
for big mahuf

hump day-
kicking butt and takin' names
long recap email


warehouse super call-
"It's broke again"
speed dial #3

clogged warehouse day two
coming up with a good plan
to make space and run


paperwork day
chopping computer back log
new space on the desk

after the weekend-
full schedule
and no floor space


mid morning-
chatting with myself
to stay awake

early Saturday-
off to work make up shift
for three snow days



chatting with third shift
it was a very slow night
and he'll take it

two day week-
planning weekend coverage
attacking the back log

end of rough week-
setting up work for three days
shuffling appointments

that kind of day-
meetings, reports and sprinkler work
windshield kind of day

hump day
planning for weekend Nor'easter
and buying new compressors

start of audit prep
seventy two emails
on my punch list

errand day-
picking up stuff for the plant
and chatting up newbie

late night computer work
making space on the desktop
for tomorrow's doings

after the snow
mounds of dirty salt
perch over the river

not quite end of week-
planning final space layout
clearing off two desks

Morning fun-
party mode and service techs
both side of my head hurt

new office day two-
seeing the counter tops
organized full drawers

good paperwork day
only three small stacks left
and half-full inbox

new office day two
discussing squatters' rights
with old tenants


day filled with meeting
snatching time to do paperwork
and my own planning

startup from hell-
wishing that time would rewind
to get it right this time....

new thing from boss-
first cap ex propsal
with cost avoidance

weekend's eve-
readying for office move
nesting my new space


weekly meeting
audit download for line folks
not many blank stares

plodding along
meetings, to dos and more meetings
joy and rapture...


the day's good deed-
drink order for staff break room
and everyone's covered

hump day-
insurance audit, work orders
and mahuf cleanup

first day back
after maintenance weekend
dog tired but runnign well

audit wrap meeting
sifiting through tons of data
and starting the plan man

audit day two
everyone wants to bail out
till lunch arrives

4PM
end of a long two days
decompressing

audit day one
4:30 AM start time
small scale catering

during audit
other plant work gets done
on built in breaks

end of shift
print next day's data sheets
to come in late

audit eve-
personnel Teaberry Shuffle
to help schedule

datasheet work
hating little boxes
that won't format

Monday Madness-
the line blowuptuates
after a great week


Project encroaching-
last of the paperwork done
let the fun begin

end of the week
cleaning project area
of the desk

office move prep-
getting everyone's stuff out
to buff the floors

paperwork stint
catching up on two weeks' work
and planning next month

IT morning
my workstation now acts
like others in the plant


mahuf meeting
six hours of paperwork
reviwed in ten minutes

early in the shift
problem child has bad moment
fine in ten minutes

after long weekend
semi cleaned desk greets me
in the new year