"There's nothing in the human heart or mind, no
place no matter how twisted or secret, that
can't be endured - if you have someone to share
it with."
Jake Stonebender-"Off the Wall"
To sharing..
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Manager's Corner
Hi all..
The board and conference parts of Callahans remained
busy in January and we picked up activity on our
website a bit. You'll find lots of links to new
content in our Website news this month - and we hope
to continue adding to it..:)
Our conference module became very flaky on us during
late December and early January and it became very
difficult to hold our scheduled conferences. We don't
know why it broke or how it got fixed (and some people
think Delphi is in the same boat with us) but it's back
working now and our chats continue apace. We appreciate
those patrons who stuck with us during the worst of
it..:)
It still hasn't been a good year for our Poetry
contests. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we
will not hold our annual Valentine's Day (i.e. Love)
Poetry contest this year - and, in fact, no contests
will be held until further notice. We're very
sorry about this. There's always *next* year..:)
Lou
Website News
January was a busy month for the website..
A link to
Tim's Tunes was added to our
Off the Wall page
Also, five new tunes,
Susato Suite, a suite of dance tunes by
Tielman Susato,
Safari, an invocation of an African safari,
Miss McLeod's Reel, a popular American
fiddle tune,
Musicbox March, a composition by Tim's
brother Jamie,
Joyeux Noel, a piece for Christmas.
He also wrote FOUR new tunes for some Callahanians,
Hanging With You for Lou,
Catherine's Waltz for Cat,
Cayce's Waltz for Cayce, and
Hexsister for Hexsister!
Whew! It's not that Tim was that prolific this
month, Tim's been composing at a steady pace. It's that
someone else finally did some work on the website!
We also updated BooBooBob's, Ron's, and CelticPixie's Patrons
pages and added Arnie, DocKossak, Angel (VAL) to them..:)
And finally, we added Sue's
My Wish To You to the Poetry about Callahans
page.
Conference News
From Carol:
Once Again January was full of thrills, chills and laughter
in chat ! Nghman returned and was warmly
welcomed back after a long time away.
Poor Jayj - Still rooting for those Packers.
She and Walt watched the Packer's last game
of the season and gave a play by play announcement during chat...
LOL. At one point we thought Walt, Jayj & Nghnam were in a real
life sports bar - what with Jayj in her little Packers
Cheerleaders outfit and Walt grumbling at the players just like
any good coach would do. Oh - and with Tim in
his Cheesehead hat and Kate dancing around the
room to RiverDance Music, Walt came out with "we're mourning
the passing of the Packers" LOL With the Packers so far
behind in the scoring...we're still wondering if that was a pun.
Hey, This is Callahans - anything can happen!
For some strange reason Lou spent the evening
bouncing in and out of chat until Kate and BooBooBob
came to the rescue with a good strong bungee cord tied between Lou's
leg with the other end firmly attached to the rafters. Lou had no
trouble at all after that.
Tim was excited to hear that RobMagus
was to host a special chat the next night... He started bounding
around the room stepping on toes. LOL! Lou, being the calm natured
person that he is, doused Tim with dishwater.
As for Rob doing the chat, well, it always helps to have sidekicks
around. But why in the world would Tim suggest Carol and Jayj wear
green neoprene jumpsuits? Seli suggested that she
join us and we all wear yellow... WE could be the Dixie
Chicks...eeeeeewwww. While Jayj, Carol and Seli may be stunning in
Yellow Neoprene, they don't compare to Tim and Therm
in black evening gown with Pearls.
Lou held his "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon" conference on
January 17th and reported that nearly all the patrons there brought
questions about books other than CCS. Still, he learned a thing or
two About Callahans and that's what he was after..:)
And lest we forget, Grey (Mauser) happily revealed
to us he received his renewal of his ham radio license..
Message Board News
Cat (CATHERINESM) told us about the recent
passing of her best friend's son, and how she found laughter
again, in Callahans, in
A Thank You to All. We are greatly honored
with her gratitude..:)
We celebrated the passing of Bee's Great Aunt
Molly who was great in more ways than one..:)
Ivori shared with us the passing of
Father-in-Law in her
Father OF My Heart thread. This thread touched
a chord in the community and received many heart-felt responses.
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Texican |
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TEXICAN |
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January 03 |
| Barry |
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TRAINMAN11 |
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January 03 |
| MiLady |
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MILADYDONNA |
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January 09 |
| Ilyana |
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ILYANA1 |
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January 12 |
| Marci |
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MARCI2001 |
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January 12 |
| Will |
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SIRWILL |
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January 14 |
| Cane |
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CANEGURU |
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January 20 |
| Carrie |
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CARRIEO |
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January 22 |
| Cameron |
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HHMCAMERON |
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January 24 |
| Ginger |
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MMERMELSTEIN |
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January 25 |
| Patt |
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MIST4 |
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January 25 |
| Shari |
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SHARI127 |
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January 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
Elizabeth Kate
ELIZABETHKAT |
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January 03, 1999 |
| Dawn SHAMEAA |
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January 04, 1999 |
| Kathy (Cham) WEBMASTERTIP |
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January 08, 1995 |
| Jester OXNARD |
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January 10, 2001 |
| Walt WWW3 |
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January 10, 1999 |
| Hendo HENDO4 |
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January 13, 2000 |
| Edie EDIEJAMES |
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January 16, 2000 |
| K'Gale KNIGHTINGALE |
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January 17, 1999 |
| Arlen BURROSE |
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January 18, 2001 |
| Crystal WHITERAVEN |
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January 18, 2000 |
| Trigger HARLZ |
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January 18, 2001 |
| Crimson KISSING |
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January 18, 1999 |
| Bob Hall WEREDRAGON |
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January 19, 1999 |
| Judy JUDYCLEM |
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January 20, 1999 |
| Chris LARDARON |
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January 21, 1995 |
| Rainbow REVIEWER1 |
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January 21, 2001 |
| Brigitte SPROCKIES |
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January 24, 1995 |
| Wolf BORDERWOLF |
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January 25, 2000 |
| Maeve MICHELE859 |
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January 25, 2000 |
| KATSINABAG |
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January 26, 2001 |
| James JW_CADLE |
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January 28, 2000 |
| Mallie MALLIE11 |
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January 29, 2001 |
| Rozalyn ROZALYN |
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January 29, 1998 |
Joke of The Month
One sunny day a rabbit came out of her hole in the ground to
enjoy the fine weather. The day was so nice that she became
careless and a fox snuck up behind her and caught her.
"I am going to eat you for lunch!", said the fox.
"Wait!" replied the rabbit, "You should at
least wait a few days."
"Oh yeah? Why should I wait?"
"Well, I am just finishing my thesis on 'The Superiority
of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'"
"Are you crazy? I should eat you right now! Everybody
knows that a fox will always win over a rabbit."
"Not really, not according to my research. If you like,
you can come into my hole and read it for yourself. If you are
not convinced, you can go ahead and have me for lunch."
"You really are crazy!" But since the fox was curious
and had nothing to lose, it went with the rabbit. The fox never
came out.
A few days later the rabbit was again taking a break from
writing and sure enough, a wolf came out of the bushes and was
ready to set upon her. "Wait!" yelled the rabbit,
"you can't eat me right now."
"And why might that be, my furry appetizer?" "I
am almost finished writing my thesis on 'The Superiority of
Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'" The wolf laughed so hard
that it almost lost its grip on the rabbit. "Maybe I
shouldn't eat you; you really are sick--in the head. You might
have something contagious."
"Come and read it for yourself; you can eat me afterward
if you disagree with my conclusions." So the wolf went down
into the rabbit's hole and never came out.
The rabbit finished her thesis and was out celebrating in the
local lettuce patch. Another rabbit came along and asked, "
What's up? You seem very happy."
"Yup, I just finished my thesis."
"Congratulations. What's it about?"
"The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and
Wolves.'"
"Are you sure? That doesn't sound right."
"Oh yes. Come and read it for yourself."
So together they went down into the rabbit's hole. As they
entered, the friend saw the typical graduate abode, albeit a
rather messy one after writing a thesis - The computer with
the controversial work was in one corner. And to the right
there was a pile of fox bones, on the left a pile of wolf
bones. And in the middle was a large, well-fed lion.
The moral of the story:
The title of your thesis doesn't matter.
The subject doesn't matter.
The research doesn't matter.
All that matters is who your advisor is..:)
- Arnie (WIZOPARNIE) January 28, 2003
Pun of the Month
Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, there are
two prawns, one named Justin and the other named Christian.
The prawns are constantly being threatened by sharks.
One day Justin says to Christian, "I wish I was a shark,
then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten." A
mysterious cod then appears, and says, "Your wish is
granted."
Lo and behold, Justin turns into a shark. Horrified, Christian
immediately swims away, afraid of being eaten by his old friend.
In time, Justin the shark finds himself becoming bored and
lonely. All his old friends swim away whenever he comes close to
them, afraid of his menacing appearance.
One day, Justin sees the mysterious cod again and begs to be
changed back into a prawn. His wish is granted. Justin swims
back to his old friends and buys them all a cocktail. He
searches in vain for Christian, and is told that his old pal is
at home, distraught that his best friend has gone over to the
enemy and become a shark.
So Justin sets off for Christian's house. He opens the coral
gate and, banging on the door, calls, "It's me. It's
Justin, your old friend. Come out and see me again."
Christian replies, "No way, man. You'll eat me. You're a
shark, the enemy, and I'll not be tricked."
"Justin cries back, "No I'm not. That was the old me.
I've changed."
"I've found cod. I'm a prawn again, Christian."
- Arnie (WIZOPARNIE) and Dave (FLATBUSHSKP)
Poem of the Month -
"To Be A Gift"
To be a gift,
you must come from the heart;
be drenched in thoughtfulness
and strive to edify those around you
You must never over value your worth.
To be a gift,
you must not be obtrusive
nor insolent but careful in your boldness
yet never whither in the gale
For there are always storms to endure.
To be a gift,
you must lay claim to humility;
but know also when to play the peacock
on rare occasions where pomp is warranted.
To be a gift,
laughter should reside in your heart
and offer solace to sorrow,his neighbour
Those two shall sculpt you endlessly
And when the time comes for you to be given,
know that no one else is packaged like you.
Life has etched your uniqueness
and you will be treasured for all eternity.
- Kate (KAPTNKATE) January 26, 2003
Closing Quote
"One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment
some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of
your wife's ear."
– - J.B. Morton, "By the Way"
with thanks to Sue (SUEMO)
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