There has been much sorrow shared in Callahans these past few
months.. Friends, neighbors, family members and pets lost..
and remembered.
To lost loved ones..
And sharing.
May they.. and we.. find peace.
*** Smash! ***
Manager's Corner
Hi all..
I'm getting all pumped up about our coming Gathering.
Gathering 2002 begins on July 3rd in Seattle!
It's shaping up to be 20 to 25 Callahanians meeting each
other and getting to know each other better as we tour
Seattle's attractions.. Gatherings are always
a great time and I'm really looking forward to this.
Cane will serve as Hostess for the event - do make sure
to thank her when you see her..:)
See you there..:)
Lou
Website News
We've added a Poem about Callahans this month..!
Kate wrote a sweet poem named
Tender in which she plays with the word a bit.
We hope you enjoy it.. and we thank Kate for the effort..:)
Tim continues to write songs for Callahanians. In fact, we think
we may be getting a bit behind.. but we did manage to add his tune
for MaryEdna..:)
We also add jokes, puns and riddles to the
Off The Wall section on a regular basis.
Enjoy..:)
Message Board News
From Cstar:
A very interesting discussion is going on in R.I.P. (Religion,
Issues & Politics) about the
distribution of bibles by the Gideons in public
schools. Freedom of speech runs into separation of church and state
full throttle. Discussion about
sexual abuse by clergy continues, just as the
story continues to unfold across the U.S., and the world.
The FBI, the war in Afghanistan, Kashmir, national health insurance,
Enron, WalMartand the
toolmaker Stanley Works were all hot topics in May.
Hot topics, and sometimes hot discussions, but warm friendships prevail.... :)
Callahanians were accident prone in May! Helen tried to cut off
fingers while camping, and ended up with 10 stitches. Caneguru burned
herself playing with hot clay, but you should
see what she was doing! Bhanti tried dancing
with her grocery bags and broke a couple of bones. "After 48
hours of icing, elevating, crawling on the apartment floor to let the
dog out back, and inventing the 'rolling laundry-basket cane,' I took
myself to the ER. Sure 'nuff two broken bones round my ankle."
Leave it to Cortland to quip:
Hobble, hobbled,
Double trouble;
Footbones turn,
And burst your bubble.
When shall we three meet again?
When our prescriptions all run out.
Broken bones, in time they'll heal;
Thank GOD it isn't gout!
Lots of personal announcements this month too, of both the happy
and sad variety: Bones (BONES_10) has
a new baby boy! David Patrick weighs 7lbs 10oz.
He's 20" tall. Silky announced the
birth of her grandson! Chad lost his
father-in-law, BooBoo Bob lost his step-father. Dave (53CLASSICS)
lost Sweetie, a special friend of the 4 legged variety. Dave's wrote a
special tribute to Sweetie.
Sylph (LIBRARYLION) celebrated finding
long lost wedding rings with a happy dance, Kate
(KAPTAINKATE) worried about her sister's impending surgery. We all
worried about David (DGBREWER) one night, when it became obvious that
his sugar levels went whacko. Sandy's daughter lost a friend from
school, a boy of 8, who died of cancer. Brat (LLADY1) worried about a
cousin who was in a serious car accident. GreyLensman is temporarily
away from the keyboard with a painful pinched nerve in his neck.
Lou (ROSE8364) celebrated the wedding of his son Jeffrey, and new
daughter-in-law Janice. "Jeff and Janice were married last night in
the Florida Keys.. about a year after he proposed to her on Florida's
west coast. They return to Oakland for another three month assignment
after their honeymoon in Jamaica.. and then plan to settle down.. and..
and.. start a family!" Gonna be Grandpa Lou soon, methinks.... :)
Dave's son Darrin, and Bits' daughter Amanda both continue their Air
Force adventures, and starting their new lives as adults. Tim (BRUNOTIM)
was offered a job as an editor on a website he'd submitted a musical
composition to, Sue (SUEMO) landed the job she wanted so much, working
for a counseling service run by nuns.
You see... it's really not so much what we say, or how we say it, the
important part is the sharing with friends. After all, shared pain is
lessened, shared joy is increased. :)
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Maj |
|
XMAJXX |
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May 1 |
| Katie |
|
CATKATIEL |
|
May 5 |
| JW |
|
JW_CADLE |
|
May 7 |
| Carol |
|
LADYLAUGHING |
|
May 9 |
| Karisma |
|
KARISMA |
|
May 10 |
| Rob |
|
ROBMAGUS |
|
May 10 |
| Hue |
|
HUEHUETENANG |
|
May 13 |
| Parrish |
|
PARRISH3 |
|
May 14 |
| Joe |
|
JADOFT |
|
May 16 |
| Aspen_Bird |
|
ASPEN_BIRD |
|
May 23 |
| Pyewacket |
|
PYEWACKET |
|
May 24 |
| Shawk |
|
SHAWK |
|
May 24 |
| Burrose |
|
BURROSE |
|
May 28 |
| Brian |
|
FBT1 |
|
May 29 |
| Brigitte |
|
SPROCKIES |
|
May 29 |
| G.Grey |
|
OSTINATO |
|
May 31 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Silky |
|
SILKY_43701 |
|
May 1, 2000 |
| QRS12 |
|
QRS12 |
|
May 2, 2000 |
| Glenn |
|
LITRY |
|
May 8, 2000 |
| Bright |
|
ALBRIGHT11 |
|
May 10, 1999 |
| Tim |
|
BRUNOTIM |
|
May 18, 2001 |
| Dave |
|
53CLASSICS |
|
May 25, 2001 |
| David |
|
CLAIMSMAN |
|
May 30, 1999 |
Joke of The Month
One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started
his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the
first few stops; a few people got on, a few got off, and
things went generally well.
At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six
feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the
ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John
doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back. Did I mention
that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek?
Well, he was. Naturally,he didn't argue with Big John, but
he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing happened
-- Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and
sat down. And the next day, and the one after that, and so forth.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over
the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could
stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses,
karate, judo, and all that good stuff. By the end of the summer,
he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good
about himself.
So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus
and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" the driver stood up,
glared back at the passenger, and screamed,
"And why not?"
With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big
John has a bus pass."
- Linda (HOOPTIEDOO) 5/3/2002
Pun of the Month
Do you know who first seriously thought about the
measurement of time?
I believe it was Alexander the Great. Apparently he
was fed up of his soldiers coming back from
engagements in dribs and drabs, getting picked off
in canyons and so forth by the enemy.
He kept telling them to withdraw in numbers so that
they could organize themselves against ambush, all to
no avail.
He kept losing men steadily until he came up with the
idea of making his soldiers tie a band of cloth round
their wrists.
The idea was that soldiers of a particular unit all
wet the rag in water before a fight. He told them that
when the cloth dried out they should all withdraw
together.
This was a great success and helped reduce the number
of casualties.
Hence the expression,
"ALEXANDERS RAG-TIME BAND"
- Terry (TERRYBLETEL) 5/1/2002
Poem of the Month -
"Say 'No' and I'm Yours"
I always chase the ones that run away
I always run from the ones that chase me
they tease, I chase, I want, they run
I tease, they chase, they want, I run
I use the ones that lay down and let me
I trample the ones that give themselves up
My intentions are never good
not for the ones that worship, or obsess
I lay down my heart for the ones who will stomp it
I bring out my soul for show and tell
my body is theirs, if they want to hurt me
my mind gives in to the ones who won’t fight
The harder to get, the harder I fall
wanting, craving, needing, hurting
say "no" and I’m yours
say "yes" and I’m gone
- GirlZoot May 13
Closing Quote
"The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not
resembling him who has injured us."
- Jane Porter
With thanks to Sue (SUEMO)
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