I don't have solutions, unfortunately.
I don't know how to get people to live together
in harmony without hating, hurting, killing.
I wish I did.
I honor the armed forces and the work they do,
and I pray for peace.
"Lest We Forget--"
*** Smash! ***
- Mandy INIONDIA November 12, 2003
Commenting on the lack on remembering a friend perceived
At a Remembrance Day service.
Manager's Corner
Hi all..
Welcome to Callahans!
I wish I had a nickel for every time I've said that over the
years. We have a fun group here and the discussions in chat
and on the board can be lively. One of the things I like
most about Callahans is that no matter how lively things
get our patrons remain respectful of each other here.
You can let us know what you think about Callahans
any time you like. Feel free to add your comments to any
thread of conversation on the message board or start a new
topic of your own. And it goes without saying you're welcome
to join our chat rooms every night (Eastern USA Time Zone)
of the week for fun conversation.
Welcome to Callahans!
The sharing (and giving) continue as Operation Butterball
rolls on through the end of the year. Sandra and Sue are
coordinating the appeal this year and are doing a great
job doing the math.. and keeping us up to speed on our goal..
Remember, donations can be in the form of cash, food,
time, etc. but whatever you donate should be *more*
than you were already planning to give.. We would
very much like for Callahans to make a difference..:)
Please join us in doing so!
And finally, Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays to one
and all. I hope you share joy this holiday season and
for years to come..:)
Lou
Conference News
The following
report from Jennie about chat on November 12th
caused quite a stir on the board this month:
You see what happened is this:
I wandered into the bar and JayJ, Fuzzy and Antinomy
are there. So I sit quietly-- nope, not a peep out of me-- and next
thing I know Anti is flying from chat cause she is scared to get all
tangled up in JayJ's car thieving ways. Yep, you heard right, Jay
stole Lou's new car for a joyride.
Well, I think maybe it was Fuzzy's fault cause he was just daring her
all night long-- while I sat quietly at the bar. Andrea
popped in and put out the fire with calcium-- oh that was a little
later on and in the future quite a bit-- while I of course was still
sitting quietly at the bar minding my own business.
Next thing I know I am stuffed into the trunk of the little black Audi
while Fuzzy rides on the roof like a rodeo star whipping the hood of
the car and JayJ grabs hold of the steering wheel like the horns of a
bull. Not sure how Andrea got roped into the front seat too but there
she was next to JayJ.
While I am stuffed into the trunk still quietly trying to mind
my own business when the Audi is squished under a school bus and
the top is ripped off and Fuzzy frantically tried to sand down
the rough edges so Lou will think the roof was a sun roof all along.
JayJ whipped along so fast we were all losing bits and pieces of
clothing-- even little old me minding my own business innocently
and quietly stuffed into the trunk. So the car is parked back into
the garage and Andrea has to take us all home in her port-a-box
because Fuzzy convinced JayJ not to steal the neighbor's car.
They finally let me out of the trunk and squished me into
the box, I guess I should be thankful and maybe would be
if they didn't take us right into the future Callahans with
a sign that read "Condemned" signed by the
"OMIC." who is obviously Lou but where the OMIC
came from or what it stands for I had no idea because I was
innocently minding my own business.
Well, finally we got our times-- or rather they got our
times all sorted out cause I am just along for the ride
being innocent and quiet and all. And we are back in
Callahans exhausted and I was terrified and shaky and
poor rough-riding Fuzzy nearly lost his eyebrow but Andrea
did put the fire out.
And Lou, I have absolutely no idea who spray painted
"OMIC" on the wall behind the bar because by
this point I was hiding under a table and barricaded
there like you see me now. So if it is safe could someone
let me out? If not it is okay cause I have olives and
nuts and chips in here. And I think I decorated rather
nicely.
But Lou, I have no knowledge of anything other than what I
have said here and I am absolutely the most innocent and
quiet person in all of this and please remember that I
told you about "OMIC" so that proves I had
absolutely nothing to do with it!
After some comments from Andrea, Fuzzy
replied to Jennie, and then Andrea
jumped in and then... Well - you need to read
the entire thread for yourself..:)
Whatever else is said, Lou thinks none of them
is innocent!
Also from Jennie on
November 20th chat:
Well, everyone here I am wearing my brand new hat and shiny
press badge (yes the badge is made from paper but see all
the glitter I put on it?
I know Carol meant for me to be a live
action reporter for the Bar Rag but I like to think I can
still keep everyone informed about the chats until I am
told otherwise. Years ago, I heard a very senior woman in
the Navy on 60 Minutes say you should do what you want
until told otherwise because it is easier to apologize
afterwards than to get permission before-hand.
So, the highlights of tonight's chat, in no particular order:
JayJ is thinking of becoming a bus tour
guide. Which I think would be a wonderful occupation for
her because she knows so much and can keep people in line.
Fuzzy offered to be the driver, which
might be a mistake since he wanted to take the passengers
to the NYC dump and LA's sanitation department. Maybe if
he supplied nose plugs it would be okay but we thought maybe
JayJ should just let him ride the bus and not drive it.
Amber was in worrying about her computer's
health. Any new virus information we have would probably be
most appreciated. I did see Vejieluv in
chat but sad to say never heard a peep.
Mduton joined us for awhile and
Fruitfly came in to say hello. We were very
glad of her company. She fit right in, except that her house
is clean. Md and I got into a bidding war to see who could
get her to come clean our house. First offer was money but
it soon escalated to cheesecakes. Md must have won though
because my house is still a mess.
Pops83, who recently posted for the first
time (that I am aware of) joined us in chat for the first time
also. Despite the fact that pops does not like bikes, he
joined JayJ on a "borrowed" (read stolen but returned
before it was missing) motor scooter to get ice cream cones
for all of us. Fruitfly installed seat belts on the scooter--
much needed due to JayJ's wheelies and running through the
stop light so that she could get us our ice cream before it
melted.
Now, I wanted an ice cream soda and asked Fuzzy for grenadine
but he wanted to know what he would do with a grenade so I
asked for cherry juice instead. Poor man tried to squeeze the
cherries and soon had maraschino cherry juice everywhere. I
am still not quite sure where the typewriter fit into all of
that. But JayJ cleaned up after Fuzzy so that all that was left
were the stains on his shirt. (Sorry, Dusty.)
Walt popped in for a few minutes while JayJ
was putting on her combat boots and heading off to the school
yard with us all in tow. Let me tell you Walt can swing
himself all the way around the top bar. Go, Walt! Other than
that nothing much happened at the school but JayJ and I started
brainstorming and decided we need to have a cruise for Cal's Gals.
No men allowed. They can go on their own cruise.
Oh, and if you see any of JayJ's chalk pictures of me in the post
office please do not call the FBI. Fuzzy already informed them
of where I am and JayJ talked to them and explained that my name
was really Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde) and that I am just an
Internet Hussy portraying a reporter. The FBI did not arrest me
but I am afraid that if there is another call they might. See,
there was this time when I ...um, better never mind that. Please
just erase any of those chalk images if you come across one, OK?
There is a cheesecake reward if your information leads to the
erasure of one of these pictures. That about wrapped up the chat
tonight. JayJ and Fuzzy sure are good at making people feel better!
JayJ led the way to the hot tub and even provided the ferrets
with their own life vests. And Fuzzy gave them masks and snorkels.
Not sure if they liked the water but they sure were safe. So as
JayJ asked me to do-- here are the fax and just the fax.
(Jennie)
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Ron |
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SOUTHRON2 |
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November 5 |
| Bee |
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LADYGEEZA |
|
November 9 |
| Rich |
|
SEAMUSTHEDOG |
|
November 9 |
| Noelle |
|
PRETTYDARK |
|
November 10 |
| Tami |
|
TAMILYNMEDIC |
|
November 11 |
| Jim |
|
JIMCROWLEY |
|
November 16 |
| 7Crows |
|
7CROWS |
|
November 17 |
| Val |
|
VALARTD |
|
November 17 |
| Nick |
|
NICKFY2K |
|
November 18 |
| KG |
|
KNIGHTINGALE |
|
November 19 |
| TStorm |
|
TSORM2000 |
|
November 21 |
| Mike |
|
ARCHANGEL |
|
November 27 |
| Drummer |
|
DFRNTDRUMMER |
|
November 28 |
| Grey |
|
GREYLENSMAN |
|
November 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Tami |
|
TAMILYNMEDIC |
|
November 9, 1999 |
| DG |
|
DREAMGIRL10 |
|
November 10, 2001 |
| Andrea |
|
HIANDREA |
|
November 10, 2002 |
| Ostinato |
|
OSTINATO |
|
November 11, 1999 |
| Cy |
|
CYCLOPSGIRL2 |
|
November 13, 2001 |
| Shane |
|
SHANE |
|
November 14, 1996 |
| Mike (MME) |
|
ARCHANGEL |
|
November 16, 1999 |
| Cap'n Snowpea |
|
THESNOWPEA |
|
November 16, 2001 |
| Noelle |
|
PRETTYDARK |
|
November 19, 2000 |
| Jenn |
|
DEVILSGIRL3 |
|
November 19, 2002 |
| Cortland |
|
KA5S |
|
November 19, 1994 |
| Pyen |
|
PYEWACKET |
|
November 22, 1997 |
| Tracy |
|
DOVE21 |
|
November 23, 1995 |
| Laurie |
|
LGANDY |
|
November 28, 2002 |
| WhaleTotem |
|
WHALETOTEM |
|
November 29, 2000 |
Joke of The Month
There was once a man who was in a bar, terribly drunk. The
bartender noticed this, and when the man asked for another
beer, the bartender politely told him that he was too
drunk to be served another.
The man left.
A minute later the man walked in the side door and asked
the bartender for a beer. A little frustrated, the
bartender repeated that he was too drunk to be served.
The man left.
The man then came in the other side door, walked up to
the bar and asked for a beer. The annoyed bartender
again told the man he was too drunk, and to go home.
The man left.
The man then came in the BACK door and before he could
say a word, the bartender exploded at him, "I told
you already, you are way too drunk, you cannot have
another beer! Get out of my bar!"
Disheartened, the man looked at the bartender and asked,
"Man, how many bars do you work at?"
- Jennie JENNIELYN811 November 6, 2003
Pun of the Month
There was a new preacher who wanted to rent a house in
the country. The only house available was rumored to be
haunted. Since the preacher didn't believe in such
things, he rented it.
It wasn't long before the ghost made its appearance. The
preacher told his friends about the ghost, but they
didn't believe him. They told him the only way they would
believe was if he would take a picture of the ghost.
The preacher went home and called for the ghost. When it
appeared, the preacher explained the situation and asked
the ghost if it would mind having its picture taken.
The ghost agreed.
When the picture was developed, the ghost wasn't visible.
Feeling very disappointed, the preacher called again for the
ghost. When it appeared, the preacher showed it the picture
and wanted to know why the ghost wasn't in it.
The ghost thought a minute and replied,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
"Well, I guess the spirit was willing, but the flash
was weak."
- Mandy IOIONDIA November 26, 2003
Poem of the Month -
"And What Of Fate"
old griefs from losses past
and longings unfulfilled
clog my heart with tears unshed
and i have to stop the acid on my tongue,
have to catch a breath before
the cutting words spill out from my mouth
as yet another bright dreamer tells me
that our lives are only and always
our own thoughts made manifest...
as if we are the only ones
who have any say at all in the matter,
as if we are the cause of the effect.
and what of fate, i have to wonder.
(oh...are we calling it karma now?
does the name-change make it easier to swallow?)
the bright ones say that fate's outmoded,
no longer valid, been undermined by
all this intention and willpower stuff. uh-huh.
the norns are no longer sitting in their cave,
they say, no longer weaving threads,
snipping here, tucking there,
shuttles flying back and forth,
as they mumble and grumble over
the tapestries of our lives.
and, they tell me, they have never heard
of old hag necessity,
to whom old Zeus had to bow,
as day bends, blending slowly, oh,
into the long, cold night
of longings and imperatives unseen.
and i have to wonder, yes, i do,
what will they do, these dreaming ones,
when they smash up against some wall,
scraping their cheek against unforgiving stone?
will they still say they were the ones, oh my,
who manifested all the everything? i wonder.
- Netta (MOLOKAITITA) November 18, 2003
Closing Quote - courtesy Sue SUEMO
"Once self-concept changes, behavior changes to
match the freshly perceived self."
– Carl Rogers, posted November 6, 2003
Editor's Note
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