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Brother Ebeling, I know you are a voting member of the Grand Lodge. Do you plan on voicing statistics to the Past Masters and dignitaries when this is brought up. The reason I ask is you seem to have brought up many points that all show in favor of the resolution and you know as well as I do...

I agree Bro. Ebeling. Below is a quote found from the preceedings of the GL Annual Communication in 2008. It is a report from the finance committee. My question is if we knew in 2008 why did nothing get done last year or the year before. Surely Tommy Griffin did not hear the Finance Report...

I wonder why?

I have actually but I believe in Texas you must first get dispensation by the Grand Master to wear your apron in public. Then you would have to get dispensation from your wife to allow the ceremony.

That is also the beauty of it. The people that have invested $150 are also sticking around a little longer and get a better taste. It is not the flavor of the month and these guys are "really sure" of their decision when it happens. We get about 10+ people inquire every month and we run about a...

Wow....:14:

That is one slick phone. With it being branded HD3 it elludes to the fact it will be a sequel to the HD2 which I currently have. That is on the T-Mobile network. Plus with all of the hype Windows has been in on the Windows Mobile 7 OS not to mention the money they have paid developers to produce...

That is exactly the response I have heard around here as well.

Alot of stuff would pass if it had that kind of transparancy. Problem is I think they are ready to take that leap. Soon I think but not just yet. I would be happy with an easier to navigate GL website. I personally think the old one was better. Quoting a wise man I know, "I can't find anything...

That is a great way to put it. I would like to see honesty of why our Grand Lodge is struggling. Don't pitch it as everything has been cut but just be honest and let’s address the cause of the bleeding instead of the pool of blood on the floor. The fact is our membership numbers are...

The budget and expense report that I posted earlier is what I am using as a tool to measure. It is full of additional areas to cut. WE were real quick to cut the areas that are needed but no one has even analyzed the programs that we do for success. We analyze everything and if it is not value...

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Great post Brother Benjmin. I remember the "civics" class. I also remember a "life skills" class that tought things like how to balance a checkbook or make a budget.

This has been law since 1996 but Lodges are just now finding out about it. Problem is the program is outdated and has a lot of information that is not true or does not pertain to the Lodges any longer. Just remember, its a beating but one or two things to remember from it is how to find a...

Welcome aboard and I just want to say, "What and avatar!!"

Greatness. I like the honesty.

Not as much as I need but too much in my wife's eyes. I try to attend twice a week and that can go up to three times if an event is on the weekend. I have been trying to cut back some though due to my wife's school and trying to manage my 24 inch gauge a little better.

Out of 92 votes it is pretty even between 18 and 60. That to me is awesome. A very diverse group on the site and I personally think that is where the success comes from.

This seems to be the Holy Grail of Masonry to some Lodges. I do think our retention of Masons are far below the standard that we should set. I have said before that The secretarys now have the ability to print a report on the Secretary's Database that would allow them to pull all of the members...

Brother BBOC that that is great advice. I have a 4 year old step daughter and the only advice I can give is enjoy it. IT will be fun but hard. When they get older though remember everyone wants to be the cool parent but that is when they need guidance most. My sister has choosen to take the cool...