To those with enough self-esteem to share with friends..
And those who appreciate such sharing..:)
*** Smash! ***
- Lou (ROSE8364) January 15, 2005
Manager's Corner
"Reconciling with Yourself."
Hi all..
What does that phrase mean?
My thoughts on the subject run towards defining and
building good self-esteem. I think having good
self-esteem means reconciling with oneself.
To reconcile with yourself you must first know
yourself. And to know yourself, you must recognize
human frailty - your own human frailty. And I don't
mean simple physical frailty.
We all have good and bad within us. We are all tolerant
and intolerant to some degree. To the extent
that we recognize and confront our own intolerance, our
own fear, our own insecurities, we can overcome them.
That's part of why Callahans is.
I'm sure you all have thoughts about reconciling with
yourself. You'll all chime in with your own points of
view. I look forward to the dialog. I know I'll learn
from it. I hope you do, too.
Do jump in..:)
Lou
Conference News
A Conference/Chat report from Fuzzy
I am no good as a reporter. That's why Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane
got the jobs instead of me but here goes:
On January 20th, 2005 Callahans Saloon held an Inaugural Ball
that many feel may have been the best of all. The outstanding
list of attendees included the following notable dignitaries,
Amber, JayJ, Andrea, Hodgen, Sandy, RheeDee, Carol,
Nghnam, RobMagus, Mdawgphred, Obsound, Bones, Andiinny, Lynnmarie6,
and Aprilmva. Abe Lincoln hosted
until he had to go back to his monument and sit down. That's
when I took over. We also had Princess Biscoli, General Lee,
Hilary Clinton, Helga and Jess drop by.
So as you can see it was quite a hobnobbing affair. I would imagine
in four years we will be contacted by Washington to host the main
Inauguration Ball..:)
And A SuperBowl Party report from JayJ
We started at the beginning of the Super Bowl with the singing
of the Star Spangled Banner and I think we sounded at least as
good as the people on the television.
The Best part was the food everyone brought. I'm not sure if
I ever saw this much food in one place. We built a conveyor
belt that kept the food moving from person to person so no one
got left out of the good snacks.
Some patrons just could not give up on their own team.
Carol kept yelling "Go Steelers."
Fuzzy wore his "Bears" Jersey and hat, and
of course, Walt and Gwen helped JayJ
cheer on The Packers.
The event was loads of fun, and the extended chat gave everyone
a chance to be there. Of course, there were some yeee haaaa's
and some oh poo's when the patrons favorite team did a good or
bad play.
Oh - and btw, for those of you who missed both events, the final
score was New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21..:)
Message Board News
From Carol:
Just a note about the Conference report about our SuperBowl Party:
It has been recorded in the Book o' Rumors that Fuzzy wore a fetching
Cheerleading outfit - Just a rumor at this point..:)
Parrish3 found her way back to Callahans in January! We
have missed her ~ Welcome back. Upon her return she gave us a glimpse of her
love and life with her
I'll Love you forever We are all a little more
conscientious about putting our socks in the hamper.
Mike Irish ask the question way back Oct but the
Gathering for 2005 has finally been set and confirmed!
Yah The Callahanians are gathering again.
In this Saloon we have a group of avid readers, listeners, and even the
movie-goers. Do we expect our favorite authors to be consistent in their
writings ? Linda S (HooptieDoo) ask the important question, "What
do you do
when a favorite author fails you?
Condolences were extended this month to the family and friends of Jack L. Chalker.
A toast was made in his honor and a link
can be found here to his bibliography.
To Jack *** Smash ***
In other news, Spider Robinson's "Callahans Crosstime Saloon"
has now been released on CD from Blackstone Audio! The question was
raised as to how one could get a hold of this book on audio five years.
Our denizens were creative <g> but now it is out there to buy at
a very reasonable rate. And the question was posed,
Have you read Callahan's Crosstime Saloon? Some
surprising answers came forth..:)
Spyder(SpyderLady60) came to Callahans one dark and stormy
night (wait that's for Tall Tales night) and asked the age old question,
"Why do we need to use labels to identify people?" in her
Liberal/Conservative - Far Left/Far Right thread.
Polls are always fun, some thought provoking and some just silliness..
Take a gander at these fun polls :
Is U.K an Island? ,
Is it stealing when you take home... We even
question the integrity of Pizza in
Pizza Should be ....
"Shared Pain is lessened,
Shared Joy increased.
Thus we refute empathy" is the motto of Callahans but sometimes
we reach out and ask the question,
What is hope? We find that each of us may define it
differently but the underlying belief is the same.
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Seekjourn |
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SEEKJOURN |
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January 02 |
| Tex |
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TEXICAN |
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January 03 |
| TrainMan |
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TRAINMANII |
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January 03 |
| Shann |
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SHANNPALMER |
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January 04 |
| Jennie |
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JENNIELYN811 |
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January 08 |
| Minstrel |
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MINSTREL69 |
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January 09 |
| Ilyana |
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ILYANA11 |
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January 12 |
| Marci |
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MARCI2001 |
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January 12 |
| Will |
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SIRWILL99 |
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January 14 |
| Rekyl |
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REKYL |
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January 18 |
| Dave |
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FLATBUSHSKP |
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January 19 |
| Cane |
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CANEGURU |
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January 20 |
| Cameron |
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HHMCAMERON |
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January 24 |
| Patti |
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MIST4 |
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January 25 |
| Airman |
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AIRMAN |
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January 26 |
| Shbils |
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SHBILS |
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January 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| EK |
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ELIZABETHKAT |
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January 03, 1999 |
| Jennifer |
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JENNIFERN7 |
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January 05, 2001 |
| Oxnard |
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OXNARD |
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January 03, 2001 |
| Walt |
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WWW3 |
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January 10, 1999 |
| MD |
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METDRUMMER |
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January 12, 2003 |
| Edie |
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EDIEJAMES |
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January 16, 2000 |
| KC |
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KISSINGCRIMSON |
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January 18, 1999 |
| Cali |
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CALISIS1 |
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January 22, 2003 |
| David |
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DBBREWER |
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January 23, 1999 |
| Brigitte |
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SPROCKIES |
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January 24, 2000 |
| Wolf |
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BORDERWOLF |
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January 25, 2000 |
| Kat |
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KATSINABAG |
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January 26, 2000 |
| Jennie |
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JENNIELYN811 |
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January 27, 2003 |
| Salome |
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SALOME121 |
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January 28, 2004 |
| Lambton |
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LAMBTONWOR1 |
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January 29, 2004 |
| Mallie |
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MALLIE11 |
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January 29, 2001 |
| Detective |
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DETECTIVE103 |
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January 29, 2002 |
| Rozalyn |
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ROZALYN |
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January 29, 1998 |
Joke of The Month
A magician gets a job on the Titanic. During his performance the
captain's loud mouthed parrot shouts out "It's up his sleeve,
it's up his sleeve" and ruins his act.
The next night the parrot again jumps in yelling, "It's in
his pocket and he's swapped them over". Throughout the entire
voyage no matter how good a trick the magician does, the parrot
always spoils it.
Then the boat hits the fateful iceberg and sinks into the freezing
depths. The magician manages to get into a lifeboat and is joined
by the parrot.
At first the bird refuses to talk but after two weeks adrift it
finally breaks down. "Okay," it says, "you win,
what have you done with the ship.?"
- Sue (SUEMO) November 4, 2004
Pun of the Month
Our local hermit lives in a hole in the ground.
I felt sorry for the guy until I got a peek into his hole.
He has a computer down there with an Internet connection.
All this time I thought...
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"he didn't have a pit to parse in."
- DK (DWARVENKIND) January 22, 2005
Poem of the Month -
"On a Long Death"
When every time you died another grief
Wore out with use,
And every year each tear became
A little harder for the soul to take;
Still when I stood to say your spirit safe
Into the void,
There were yet tears enough to fill the lake
From which in time we all must all drink,
And offer Grace.
Heartsick, all comfort flown upon a storm,
Such winter as if never
Could a warmer season come;
I rise, serene at last,
The present no account, to face the future;
All the past
Cleansed of grief’s demons,
Wiser, to my tasks.
And offer Grace.
-- Cortland (KA5S) January 25, 2005
Closing Quote
"Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called
to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry
our share of the misery which lies upon the world."
- Albert Schweitzer
- courtesy Sue (SUEMO) January 17, 2005
Editor's Note
We hope you find the Bar Rag entertaining and informative.
We can always use good pieces and writers here. If you
have something you would like to submit, or have a comment,
good or bad, about the newsletter, simply send us a note.
And a reminder: we urge everyone to use
our website as your gateway into Callahans on Delphi
Forums. You will find prominent links to our Message
Board and Conference rooms there but also if we ever
have technical trouble at Delphi, we can easily let
you know and redirect you to a backup site if
the trouble is truly serious.
And besides - our website itself is special..:)
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