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Callahan's November 2003 Bar Rag!

"To Callahan's Warmth
Wherever You May Be!"

In this issue:

Opening Toast - Manager's Corner
Conference News - Board News
Birthdays/Calliversaries
Joke - Pun - Poem - Pun
Closing Quote - Editor's Note


Opening Toast

God bless all of the soldiers--then, now and hopefully not too many in the future.

*** Smash! ***

- Jennielyn811 October 16, 2003
responding to Cortland about one of the sometimes forgotten costs of war..


Manager's Corner

Hi all..

October was a month marked with personal and professional upheaval for me - thankfully it was mostly welcome upheaval - though it kept me away from Callahans for too long. I find on my return that the board remains vibrant and nightly conferences continue unabated in my absence.

In short, the community has little need for 'management' in that it manages and regulates itself. I knew this in theory, of course but it's heartening to see it in practice. I continue to be very proud of the disciplined, caring and tolerant community we have carved out of cyberspace.

There are constant nuances and challenges to our discipline, caring and tolerance but if there were not, how could we as individuals grow? Thank you all..:)


It's very hard sometimes to document here the many trials our patrons are enduring as they travel through their lives. For one thing, one wishes to not preserve for posterity those struggles that may be temporary in nature...

But... we have word this month that Doug (ALTHIST) has passed away. Doug was a regular in Callahans when Punday Nights were going so strong we sometimes opened a second room just for the punsters. We've missed Doug.. and we're saddened to hear of his passing.

There is much sadness and struggle in life, finding happiness in it all is often a real trick. Doug was happy here, I hope he remains so..:)


It's that time of year again.. The sharing (and giving) continue as we launch our annual Operation Butterball campaign on November 15th.

Operation Butterball is a world-wide effort by the patrons and staff of Callahan's to dig a bit deeper than usual to try to make someone's life a bit happier.. The giving is done locally and may be in dollars, food gifts, or in time donated to agencies that provide food, shelter and other services to those in need.

To participate please read our message board on the 15th for details.

Join us in making a difference..:)

Lou                


Message Board News

An interesting twist from Carol when bits asked about how we would make a specific type of creature feel welcome in The Place:

oooohh,

I'm going to twist your question just a tad <g> instead of making the other creature feel welcome I want to visit the merman (like the one in the pool). In my dreams the adventure would be something like this:

I would sit on beach gazing at the setting sun, marvel at all the color the earth has to offer. Retain this moment of time in a little memory box that I carry in a hip pack (in case I want to show it to someone else). Take a memory of the sea air and the sounds of the waves as they crash into the shore ~ Tuck these memories away in the memory box as well.

Just as the sun goes down and the stillness of the night sets in I would like to be able to walk into the water and into the depth of the unknown world of the bottom of the sea. There I would be greeted by the King of the undersea kingdom and offered a place at his table. In my wish The King would also have a memory box. His memory box would contain all the changes of life under the sea.

As we gently float in the sea water I could watch all the Mermaids come and go, tend to all the merchildren. Watch as the Merchildren played with tag with those beautiful yellow fish. Watched as the eels tunneled under rows and rows of floating grasses.

In the kings memory box the first item he would show me would be a real star fish, not the ones that can be found today along the shore but the star fish of 100,000 years ago. I would marvel at all the creatures that are long gone from this earth. The King and I would travel to the middle of the ocean to explore the sunken ships. All the ships from the beginning of time. Ships that carried cargo, ships that carry people, slave ships, explorer ships. Each of the Ship memories give me a glimpse of days gone by.

After traveling the ocean floors and looking in every nook and cranny I would share with the King my box of memories. I would give the king the ears to hear the ocean roar, the eyes to see the colors of the sun, the sensation of the sun's warmth on his face.

I am a creature - to another creature different from me :)


Birthdays Last Month

Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:

Kate   KAPTNKATE   October 4
Rachel   JEDI_LORA   October 5
James   BOMBERMAX   October 11
Bacchus   BRETADDISON   October 14
Deafula   DEAFULA   October 18
Zad   FRIDAYJONES   October 25
Sharon   SFAR   October 25
Sue   SUEMO   October 26
Sylph   LIBRARYLION   October 28

Calliversaries Last Month

Stu   CRANSTON65   October 1, 2000
Leigh Ann   TAINYDAZED   October 1, 2000
Tristan   TRISTAN 65   October 4, 1998
Wiz   DAYSTAR104   October 5, 2002
Dawn   DAWNLSTEWART   October 6, 2000
Helen   MRSSOUTH   October 7, 1999
Quintail   SLEEPINGBEAR   October 8, 2002
Nova   NOVAONE   October 9, 2000
Aelith   AELITH   October 24, 2001
MaryEdna   TEALDUST   October 27, 1997

Joke of The Month

A man walked into a hospital today and asked for a brain transplant. Fortunately, the doctors were able to change his mind...

- Katie CATKATIE1 October 11, 2003


Pun of the Month

It was a dark and stormy night when a man was walking home alone and he heard a... BUMP...

BUMP...

BUMP... behind him.

Walking faster he looked back, and made out the image of an upright coffin banging its way down the middle of the street towards him.

BUMP...

BUMP...

BUMP...

Terrified, the man began to run towards his home, the coffin bouncing quickly behind him ...

faster...

faster...

BUMP... BUMP... BUMP...

He ran up to his door, fumbled with his keys, opened the door, rushed in, then slammed and locked the door behind him.

However, the coffin crashed through his door, with the lid of the coffin clapping ...

clappity-BUMP...

clappity-BUMP...

clappity-BUMP...

clappity-BUMP... on the heels of the terrified man....

Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, the man locked himself in. His heart was pounding; his head was reeling; his breath was coming in sobbing gasps...

With a loud CRASH the coffin started breaking down the door, bumping and clapping towards him. The man screamed and reached for something heavy, anything ...

His hand came to rest on a large bottle of ROBITUSSIN.

Desperate, he threw the Robitussin as hard as he could at the apparition, and... .
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"the coffin stopped."

- VEJIELUV October 29, 2003


Poem of the Month -
"Today I Will Say A Prayer"

Today I said a prayer
To express my thanks
To express my love
My wonderment
My joy
I have known many things in my life, but most of all I have known
And take great joy in the unconditional love of my parents.
Dad is gone, but mom lives on and loves me still,
Despite the rough edges of my being.
She supports me in so many ways.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

I have the love of my brothers and sisters.
Not as close as we once were perhaps,
But as time goes on, I find I appreciate that I can turn to them
In times of joy, sorrow or need and it’s just like yesterday.
They are there for me - always.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

I have great joy and pride in my children.
They share in my joys, triumphs and sorrows.
They need me still.
I know I need them.
We turn to each other often.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

I know the joy and delight of grandchildren.
The surprises, sweetness, and stickiness.
The tears, laughter and play.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

I know the love of a partner, a husband.
He brings me great joy. He loves me and his love fills my being.
We share. Joy, grief, music, laughter, tears.
We learn more about each other every day.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

I know the joy of friendship.
I am blessed with an extra family that has chosen me as I have chosen them.
We do for each other.
We share hopes, dreams, talents, clothes and cars.
I am thankful.
Today I will say a prayer.

Today, it hit me,
Though truly I have always known,
Deep down,
That I am blessed.

Sometimes I do not know what God is.
But today, right now, I know.
This love, this joy in family and friends.
THIS is my knowledge of God.

Today I said a prayer to that God who is love.
A prayer of thanks.
A prayer that this love will endure and be passed on to future generations.

I am thankful.

Today I said a prayer.

- Songbirdie October 22, 2003


Closing Quote - courtesy Sue SUEMO

"Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

– Malachy McCourt, posted October 21, 2003


Editor's Note

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