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To life! And to the people who make it worth living.
If it wasn't for people who were willing to listen without
judging -- or at the very least, didn't comment out loud
if they did judge -- I would probably be... practicing being
a hermit with more vigor than usual.
So, my toast to everyone here:
L'Chaim - To life
Or something like it...
*** Smash! ***
- Dawn D_GRAY April 18, 2005
Manager's Corner
"Reconciling with Friends"
Hi all..
As I write this word comes of a church in the U.S. expelling
members because they were Democrats, and the leader of the
Democrats in the House of Representatives telling a group of
schoolchildren that President Bush is "a loser."
I have long felt the level of personal animosity in American
politics has been too high - and growing. I'll bet almost all
Americans feel that way. And America is not alone, some
reported comments from the leadership of the opposition to
Tony Blair in the recent election there were also appalling
- at least to me.
We all have a right to expect better from political and religious
leaders. But I wonder if they are following the lead of the
people? In the end I think it's probably up to each of us
individually to lead by example every moment of our lives. It
couldn't hurt..:)
When this month's theme was selected I don't think we had
political ramifications in mind. I think now though, that all
countries, peoples and societies in the world need reconciling
as friends. And while reconciling with personal friends may be
a worthy goal, it may also be critical to restoring political
good will across the board, reversing a trend towards angry
confrontation in what seems sometimes like everywhere on earth.
Callahans has always been a place where name-calling is avoided -
or frowned upon. Civility and good will are expected. It's been
difficult at times - we have our critics. But I hope and believe
(both) that Callahans has been and continues to be a positive
influence on its patrons - and perhaps in some small way on their
corners of the world..:)
Right or wrong, something must be done. And I think we
have to do it. We have to stop the name calling and come together
again. To celebrate our differences! And we have to insist
our political representatives follow our lead.
Where to start? Perhaps with reconciling with a friend?
Lou
Message Board News
From Carol:
Chami (Chami98) kicked off an interesting challenge with
Use these words in a sentence where you use three words
which a previous patron left for you in a sentence, and then leave three
new words. It is challenging, funny and creative! Thanks, Chami..:)
Bill (BigFurryGuy) gave us a look at his latest creation
with
Perspective Ch 10 We all marveled as Bill combines
Harry Potter & Spider’s Crosstime Saloon into a wonderful little story...
and we're waiting for more!
We had a cross Forum challenge in Callahan’s first ever Cyber Baseball game.
The
Moon-Saloon Game was on! JayJ kicked it
all off with
choosing up the teams and playing the game in the past
tense. It really got tense for a while there. We have no confirmed winners as
the latest rumor has it that everyone is at the bar drinking.
Once in a great while we ask everyone to stand up and introduce themselves.
Rue (RueAnne) (formally known as Nightingale ) dropped back
into Callahans after a long hiatus ~ Welcome Back Rue ! ChrisRod3
(formally known as Chrismailman) joined us for a blessing after real life
took him away for awhile! Welcome back to both..:)
If you want to know how to do something just ask the grand patrons of Callahans.
Carol (Ladylaughing) posed a question to David (DgBrewer)
about the best coating to use to refinish a kitchen table. We learned
some surprising things about toxic chemicals & food preparation
in the discussion that followed.
Jennie(JennieLynn) signed up for the net movies by mail and
asked for help in selecting her movies. Almost everyone
joined in and what a list she has to see now. Enjoy your movie time Jennie !
Newcomer David (Devoid1948) join the poets of Callahans in our
ongoing 'kestrel?' thread. I think this thread is the
longest running, most entertaining thread on DelphiForums. Since its beginning
back in August of 1999 there have been 4, 277 posts (to date) in it. To this,
I make a toast
- "To old friends returning"
*** Smash ***
And a personal note: Over the 11 years of Callahan’s existence there have been
many hundreds of people come though those grand oak doors to call this place home.
Most of those patrons found what they were looking for and then real life took
them away. As Spider wrote in the Crosstime Saloon "We raise hope until it
is old enough to fend for itself." We are always very pleased to see the old
faces return, if only for a little while.
Special Events Last Month
On June 10th Chriss (CHRISROD3) and his beloved Anne Tied the knot and
Jules and Robyn jumped the broom on June 11th!
Congratulations to both couples..:)
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Vicki |
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VICKI_CA |
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April 4 |
| Hexsister |
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HEXSISTER |
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April 6 |
| Bratt |
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BRATTLADY |
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April 11 |
| Jim |
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JIM1240 |
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April 12 |
| Snowfork |
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SNOWFORK |
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April 15 |
| Debbie |
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DJKLAUGH |
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April 19 |
| KT |
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GRANNYOF6 |
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April 19 |
| June |
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JALLENCES |
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April 21 |
| Rosalyn |
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ROSALYN |
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April 22 |
| Sandra |
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MISSS |
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April 25 |
| David |
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DGBREWER |
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April 25 |
| Linda |
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HOOPTIEDO |
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April 25 |
| White_Raven |
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WHITE_RAVEN |
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April 29 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Sky |
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SKYPILOT |
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April 1, 2003 |
| Ned |
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NEDROCK |
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April 2, 1999 |
| Ilyana |
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ILYANA1 |
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April 3, 1999 |
| CM |
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CMMARTIN |
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April 5, 2003 |
| TT |
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TOMETRAVELER |
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April 5, 2001 |
| Adam |
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LIMODRIVER |
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April 8, 2002 |
| Jadoft |
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JADOFT |
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April 9, 2002 |
| JJ |
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JJDS |
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April 9, 1999 |
| Jim |
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CROWLEY |
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April 19, 1998 |
| Amber |
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AMBER1982 |
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April 20, 2001 |
| Terry |
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TERRYBLETEL |
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April 21, 2001 |
| Sandra |
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MISSS |
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April 23, 1998 |
| Monica |
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MWAGNER |
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April 23, 2003 |
| Drummer |
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DFRNTDRUMMER |
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April 26, 2001 |
| Wwytch |
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WWYTCH |
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April 29, 2002 |
Joke of The Month
Dawn innocently asked, "If you run a budgie over
with a lawn mower, is it then called shredded tweet???"
which led to
an interesting series of responses..:)
- Dawn D_GRAY April 19, 2005
Pun of the Month
With Pesach (Passover) soon upon them, the Jewish community in Madrid found
themselves in a desperate situation because there was an acute shortage of
horseradish. (Now, as you know, horseradish is a key seder ingredient. Not
only that, it's a fiery condiment for gefilte fish, and is also known as
chrain.)
Well, a hue and cry arose, and the entire community was mobilized in an
effort to prevent this shonda (shame, tragedy). But all the European Union
countries gave them the same reply: "Sorry, we have none to send."
In desperation, the Rabbi phoned one of his Yeshiva friends in Tel Aviv and
begged him to send a crate of horseradish by air freight to Madrid.
Two days before Pesach, a crate of grade Aleph, tear-jerking, Israeli
horseradish was loaded at Ben Gurion Airport onto El Al flight 789 to
Madrid and all seemed well.
Well, that is until the Rabbi went to the Madrid Airport to claim the
horseradish, and was informed that a wildcat strike had just broken out and
no shipments would be unloaded for at least four days.
As a result:
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"The chrain in Spain stayed mainly on the plane."
- Grey (GREYLENSMAN) April 24, 2005
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Poem of the Month -
"Two Caskets"
Two men in ragged suits
Watch while their friend
Goes in the ground.
Two million crowd the streets
And weep for one
They called their own.
Two souls ascend,
And who can tell
Which will be welcome more?
-- Cortland (KA5S) April 8, 2005
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Closing Quote
"To Callahans - the tree you can scratch your back on!"
*** Smash! ***
- Ace (Wilking) in chat April 6, 2005
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