As always, there's a good deal of pain and suffering
making the rounds of our community - and a measure
of joy is always lurking..:) Let us reflect on Bill's
great (and always appropriate) toast:
To Hope!
*** Smash! ***
- Bill FURRY_ONE September 29, 2002
Manager's Corner
Hi all..
Big news in conference this month. We have a new and
much more robust chat module which allows us, among other
things, to change our conference nicknames on the fly.
We had such robustness in "legacy" chat and in
earlier versions of pChat but security problems caused
Delphi to remove many of the features we loved. We
trust their security concerns have been resolved and are
very happy to have the new chat available.
Along with the new chat comes new chat commands and functions
which might prove daunting to someone unfamiliar with the
old chat, or a newcomer. Because of this I have begun a
monthly conference to help explain some of these features
as well as answer any questions anyone may have about the
ten, count 'em, ten years we've been "Callahans on
DelphiForums."
Dates for this and other conference events can be found on
our Chat Calendar. I hope this new
conference proves to be popular..:)
Lou
Not a whole lot of new stuff on the website this month but
it's always nice to add Poetry About Callahans..:)
SpookyGirl introduced her new daughter,
Danielle, to Callahans in September - and
Cortland responded with a poem..:)
Conference News
The big news in September was the roll out of Prospero's
new pChat module. Callahans was selected as one of the beta
participants and so far we are really liking the new chat..:)
There are many new commands and functions to play with and
we're working hard to bring our
Chat Commands page up to date. Also, Lou
has begun a monthly conference for newcomers and will explain
some of the new commands to all those who may need some help.
See our
Chat Calendar for the date.
Message Board News
From bits:
Our theme for the month was: Cultures of the World. Forest Cultures
Cstar asked, "Do you have a favorite play, movie, or book that
takes place in the forest or a wood? How does the forest influence
or affect the characters?" See
Into the Woods for the replies of our Denizens.
The skit was the thing that bridged the September theme to our
October Theme (European Cultures) in
Casting Call... Robin Hood.
September 11, 2002 was a time of reflection for many posters:
"Here's to fireman Bill Callahan, who showed up here looking
for somewhere to talk about his grief and pain as he worked through
the rubble of the WTC. Here's to his fireman brother (cousin?)
Frank, who perished in that shameful ruin."
Posted by Tim (BRUNOTIM), Solace,
In memoriam..
What will you do on September 11? was started
by BHANTI while
WTC & Me: '02 was begun by Ciardubhain (KIRWAND.)
Clothahump asked,
Did TV and radio overdo it? and
Not just in America was started by LIMO_DRIVER.
In the Poetry Folder, an Anniversary poem - in many ways..,
Last Dance was posted by Shann (SHANNPALMER) and
again in Solace,
Lest We Forget...11 September 2001 was started
by Dave (FLATBUSHSKP.) And finally.. Rob ROBMAGUS started
Art for 9/11, started by ROBMAGUS
Shane has us discuss
Banned Book Week this month and
Sue posted a quote
Just The Facts, Ma'am which led to an
interesting discussion.
One of the topics most discussed in the "noigileR & seussI ,
scitiloP" folder was whether the US would or should go after
Saddam Hussein of Iraq, as evidenced by Claimsman's
It is now official.. concerning "The
National Security Strategy of the United States," the official
foreign policy blueprint of the Bush Administration that has just
been submitted to Congress."
A new patron, Deb (DAFLA), was introduced to Callahan’s Teaspoons in
Self-Improvement, where David Brewer responded to
Lou by introducing the concept of teaspoons in the
Left Field Brigade Strikes Again thread.
All in all, an active month..:)
- bits
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Joe |
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GRYPHONPOET |
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September 7 |
| Zen |
|
ZEN44 |
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September 9 |
| Paul |
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PHOEFLING |
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September 10 |
| Mitzi |
|
MPROCT |
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September 13 |
| Gavin |
|
ARAQUAEL |
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September 16 |
| Silky |
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SILKY_ |
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September 18 |
| Hombre |
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HOMBREVERDE |
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September 18 |
| Geoff |
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GOATBOY |
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September 24 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Cump MERRITT |
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September 03, 1999 |
| DWARVENKIND |
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September 03, 2000 |
| Mikel PEWTERPOT |
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September 05, 1998 |
| Shann SHANNPALMER |
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September 10, 1999 |
| Therm THERMOPOLIS |
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September 10, 2001 |
| Scooby UNCLESCOOBY |
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September 10, 2001 |
| Sylph LIBRARYLION |
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September 13, 1999 |
| MINSTREL69 |
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September 14, 2000 |
| bard BARDABARD |
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September 16, 1998 |
| Ron SOUTHRON2 |
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September 19, 1998 |
| Rachel JEDI_LORA |
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September 23, 1999 |
| Mike MIIRISH |
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September 24, 1995 |
| Setiawati DARKEYES2 |
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September 26, 1998 |
| Mitzi MTPROCT |
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September 28, 1996 |
Joke of The Month
"If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale
and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into
Heaven?" the teacher asked the children in the Sunday
School class.
"NO!" the children all answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and
kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into
Heaven?"
Again, the answer was, "NO!"
"Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to
all the children, and loved my spouse, would that get me
into Heaven?" the teacher asked them again.
Again, they all answered, "NO!"
"Well, then how CAN I get into Heaven?"
A five-year-old boy shouted out,
"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!"
- GreyLensman (GREYLENSMAN2) 9/28/2002
Pun of the Month
Bill the chicken farmer had hundreds of hens, called pullets,
and several roosters to keep them company. He put bells on
the roosters so he could track which were working.
His favorite rooster was ol' Brewster. Unfortunately,
Brewster's bell wasn't ringing, so Bill went to investigate.
Brewster had the bell in his beak, so he could sneak up on
the pullets. Bill was thrilled, and entered Brewster in the
county fair.
Brewster was a sensation. The judges not only awarded him
the No Bell Prize, but also the Pullet Surprise!
- Dave (FLATBUSHSKP) 09/17/2002
Poem of the Month -
"Ode To A Tree "
How is it that you feed my being
simply by just being there.
Your outstretched arms reach for me
as the wind tickles you, asking for favours
And yet you never blush nor falter
you stand tall and proud
protecting me from the blistering sun
I marvel at your beauty, relieved by your shade
Mother Earth adores you, keeper of her soil
To birds, you serve most loyal
offering yourself unselfishly
they serenade you with their song as a reward
I love how you dance in time with the wind
and the shrill call of the chickadee
Your own music made by raindrops as they spatter you
causes me to smile and breathe you in
The countless creatures that call you home
skittering to and fro on your shiny wet bark
swinging in your craggy branches
adorning you and yet you remain humble
after all, you're just a tree
- Kate KAPTNKATE September 4, 2002
Closing Quote
"We must learn to keep small things small, before
in their smallness they consume us."
– Sister Joan Chittister
With thanks to Sue (SUEMO)
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