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Callahan's April 1999 Bar Rag!

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

In this issue:

Opening Toast - Manager's Corner -
Website News - Conference News - Message Board News -
Birthdays - Joke - Riddlers - Poem - Pun -
Closing Quote - Editor's Note - Joining Callahan's


Opening Toast

May you always have these blessings...
A soft breeze when summer comes...
A warm fire in winter...
And always - - -
The warm , soft smile of a friend

-- Anonymous


Manager's Corner

This issue of the Bar Rag is a bit sparse as I have been very busy with a special assignment where I work and have been offline for much of March and will remain on this assignment until the middle of April.

The good news is that the place thrives without my presence..:)

Lou


Website News


Conference News


Message Board News

March was a great month at Callahan's. Posting has increased on our board, especially in the Poetry topic area, no doubt as a result of our Valentine's Day Poetry contest.

But we also had interesting political discussions started about the NATO bombings which included a very wide variety of viewpoints.


Birthdays This Month

Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:

Ken   DRANGD   March 9
Juna Rae   via DOVE1   born March 15, 1999
Toledotrupr   TOLEDOTRUPR   March 25

Riddlers of The Month

The first three correct solvers of our March 1999 Riddle were Cathy Genge, Ilyana and R. Thomas. Congratulations to all.

It's a lot easier to create a riddle than to solve one. We're always on the lookout for help with content here so send us your riddle creations today!

And see our April 1999 Riddle for your chance to win a Spider Robinson book from our bookstore!


Joke of The Month

An old man, who was almost deaf, decided that buying a hearing aid was too expensive. Instead, he wrapped an ordinary piece of wire around one ear.

"How can that help you hear better?" a friend asked.

"Now", replied the old man, "everybody talks louder."

-- From Lou


Poem of the Month - Untouched

A girl-turning-woman
is often compared to a single rose,
as it grows
from bud enclosed, untouched
to blowzy, fragrant, seductive blossom
whose heady scent inspires lovers
and poets.

I walked with you
among such Beauties--
was carried, stem by stem,
deeper into your love,
until I found awakening
in your embrace,
like poetry.

A girl-turned-woman,
now I see beyond the mystery
called womanhood,
and at the center
of the flower that is me,
I find a bud--
the poet's sanctuary.

For even your love's full-bloom
has left a part of me
untouched.

-- Elizabeth Kate 3/6/99 Post 37800


Pun of the Month

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Closing Quote

No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is left long without proper reward.

-- Booker T. Washington


Joining Callahan's

Joining Delphi is easy and FREE. The easiest way is to click on My Delphi and you'll automatically be sent to the registration screen. Then you can post on our message boards and join in our conferences.

Membership is absolutely FREE!!! No gimmicks!!! Come visit us!!!


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, or if you wish to be added to or removed from our Bar Rag mailing list, simply send us a note.

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