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Callahan's January 2004 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

My Holiday Wish is that each and every one of us will find a "deeper meaning" in our lives, following whatever path that leads us to that goal.
Peace and good will,

*** Smash! ***

- Sue (SUEMO) December 6, 2003


Manager's Corner

Hi all..

Callahan's had a great 10th Calliversary year and we look to the future knowing that things will only get better..

Gathering 2003 in Cincinatti was a high point for me but there were also new friends made and a new management team formed during the year that helped make the year (my 7th as Manager!) special for me. Welcome and thanks to all..:)

When I say we had a great year, I don't mean we didn't have some difficulties or that all of our patrons and friends were perfectly happy in their lives. What I mean is that we continued to share. Callahans is about sharing joy and sorrow. Sharing dreams, beliefs, ideas, memories.. lives.

We've shared some sorrow this year.. but we've also celebrated great joys together.. and I know we will continue to share both into the future. It's what brings us together. I'm grateful to you all.. for making Callahans so special..:)


Operation Butterball was a wonderful success this year! 2082 gifts with an approximate value of 10,400 dollars were given! Thanks to all of you who donated your time and money to local charities - and especially to Sandra and Sue - who co-chaired the drive this year..:)

Lou                


Conference News

From Bits:

December 2003 Theme: Travel
We wrapped up our year-long observance of "Callahan’s Saloon, 10 Years on Delphi Forums" during December, and we posted and chatted about all sorts of travel.

"The Outpost" was open for "Speculations" chat on Sunday, 21 December 2003. Those in attendance took turns leading tours of our favorite places to visit. The Big Question of the night was: Did JayJ and Bits leave Fuzzy stranded in the Everglades?


A few lines from Walt about two Saturday chats:

Saturday Matinees got more active than usual over the holidays, with many regulars, some oldtimers returning, and several newcomers. In addition to me, JayJ, and Fuzzy, Dusty dropped in, as did Amber and Dragonwing M. Returning after a long absence was Professor108. Unfortunately, the Professor suffered a broken leg in non-cyber life, so we made sure he got the big comfy blue recliner so he could keep the leg elevated. Newcomers who came in on the 27th included Saarkaru, Sistaaa, Pleure, and BR12349.

Two days after New Year's, it was Walt, JJ, Fuzzy, and Dusty again. We were joined by Bits, Sandy, Mitzi, and Cortland. DA51D, a frequent visitor, came by. New friends included Teaster5 and Terry Tee. Drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and conversation flowed freely, and good times were had by all. Recent movies and NFL playoffs were discussed as well as a myriad of other topics.

"Saturday Matinee" at Callahans takes place every Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. eastern time.


Message Board News

The Tourist or Traveler thread asked folks about what kind of traveler they were: an active traveler looking for things, or a tourist who takes in things as they come along.

Els (MSELSA) posted a link to her last trip to Australia, she enjoys being both a traveler and a tourist, as does Fuzzy. Kethryn (WULFKUB), Jennielyn, and Dave Hause are travelers. Katie (CATKATIE1) prefers the slower pace of touring.

Check out the ‘essentials’ that our denizens carry with them whenever they travel in the I Always Bring.. thread. The What is Your Favorite Mode of Transportation thread was enlightening. Aelith gets around in a Ford Escort. Jenn (DEVILSGIRL3) doesn’t even know how to classify her Subie, Sue loves her Blazer, and Mandy is hoping for a motorized wheel chair. Sylphidine loves to use the subways, but she also gave us the exciting news that she had walked three miles recently (go Sylph!). Kethryn likes sports cars and horses, while Cortland would prefer a ‘transporter’. Our water lovers were Chris (EMETTMAN), who loves narrow boats in the canals, and Jennielyn, who prefers sailboats. Dawn (D GRAY) walks, while Louisa runs!

"Helen A Handcart" was the classiest one of the bunch, she prefers a limo!


Operation Butterball 2003!
(A Review by Bits:)

The denizens of Callahan’s Saloon shared themselves (in some cases literally), their time, their money, and their talent during this year’s Operation Butterball. Sandy and Sue promoted, encouraged, and tallied the gifts. We asked folks to give a little something to their communities on behalf of Callahan’s and they responded generously.

This year we gave food and money to local food banks, food drives, and individual families:

Ilyana donated 800 pounds of pumpkins that she grew herself!
We also gave to some well known groups, including: Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army, and Magen David Odam.
We sent personal care items and cards to troops serving in Iraq.
We gave things directly to those in need: A hat given on the spot to a person who was cold!
We gave items to a family whose house had burned down and checks to people on a strike line.
We provided coats for kids
We gave of ourselves by donating blood to a blood bank and hair to make wigs for those with a medical need.
We cleared driveways of snow.
We sent cards to children in a children’s hospital, and donated money to local clinics and senior centers.
We donated dog kennels to a shelter and kept dogs waiting for adoption.
We delivered food baskets to homes and party baskets to fire stations.
We donated books to a local children’s foster care home.
We sang carols and danced.
One denizen had a woman and her children, from an abuse shelter, into her home for dinner.
FOAF and his wife donated an "Ark" to an international charity, which would be used to purchase things like: flocks of chicks, sheep, rabbits, beehives, llamas, camels, donkeys, goats, oxen, cows, geese, and other animals to help families abroad.

Congratulations to the creative and giving people at Callahan’s Saloon for providing 2082 gifts this year!


Birthdays Last Month

Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:

CYBERAPRO2   CYBERAPTO2   December 5
Mike   MIIRISH   December 6
Terry   TERRYBLETEL   December 5
Walt   WWW3   December 10
Larry   LATENIGHTLAR   December 13
Fred   FREDERIC13   December 14
Tim   BRUNOTIM   December 15
Matt   MATTBAKER   December 15
Ed   NICERGUY1   December 15
Tam_za   KALLISTI_D   December 16
Gaijin   GAIJIN   December 17
Vegelady   VEGELADY   December 17
Gwen   PUNSTERGAL   December 18
Limo_Driver   LIMO_DRIVER   December 18

Calliversaries Last Month

Kim KGGODDARD   December 4, 2000
Val VALARLTD   December 9, 2002
Maus GREYMAUS1   December 10, 2001
Salome SALOME   December 10, 2002
Carol LADYLAUGHING   December 12, 1999
Seli SELIAH   December 15, 2001
Peter TAX_HOMBRE   December 16, 1994
Bits LBT1   December 17, 1999
Laura LAURA128   December 18, 1998
Thamas THOMASHINDS   December 21, 1998
Cane CANEGURU   December 23, 2000
Gwen PUNSTERGAL   December 23, 1998
Jen 2MANYCRITTER   December 27, 2002
Clur CLURICHAUN   December 29, 2000
Saint JIMFIVE   December 31, 1994

Joke of The Month

A woman arrived at the Gates of Heaven. While she was waiting for Saint Peter to greet her, she peeked through the gates.

She saw a beautiful banquet table. Sitting all around were her parents and all the other people she had loved and who had died before her. They saw her and began calling greetings to her, "Hello, How are you? We've been waiting for you! Good to see you."

When Saint Peter came by, the woman said to him, "This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in ?" "You have to spell a word," Saint Peter told her.

"Which word?" the woman asked.

"Love."

The woman correctly spelled "Love" and Saint Peter welcomed her into Heaven.

About a year later, Saint Peter came to the woman and asked her to watch the Gates of Heaven for him that day.

While the woman was guarding the Gates of Heaven, her husband arrived. "I'm surprised to see you," the woman said. "How have you been ?"

"Oh, I've been doing pretty well since you died," her husband told her. "I married the beautiful young nurse who took care of you while you were ill. And then I won the multi-state lottery. I sold the little house you and I lived in and bought a huge mansion And, my wife and I traveled all around the world. We were on vacation in Cancun and I went water skiing today. I fell and hit my head, and here I am. What a bummer. How do I get in ?"

"You have to spell a word," the woman told him.

"Which word ?" her husband asked.

"Czechoslovakia."


Poem of the Month -
"Pocketknife"

redshifts and blueshifts
lines are killin me again
but hey who said flyin is a sin
the power to live
is something to die for
I have no more to give
I pour salt in my own sores

but the more skin I peel
the more I heal
the further I slide the blade
the more that pain comes to my aid

I never handed it over to you
all I would've gave to you
but you stole my knife
and slid it in my heart

- Katie KATIEBUG 5353 December 1, 2003


Editor's Note

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