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During my employment with Oldcastle, an international comapany, I came in contact and worked with many employees from Europe and Canada. They laugh at our health care system. They told me all the horror stores we hear about Canada is not true. I am happy with the bill that is being proposed...

Cool! We're closing in on Tobago! Are you serious!!

After 9/11 we have to take our shoes off. We are now looking at unerwear searches too. Oh wait...wrong thread.

A neighbor gave us a roll of paper towels that he bought that had no perforations for tearing. It was awsome! I would put on the roller when company would come over and whatch them fight with it.

I've helped with a state wide One Day Class. I don't care for it but I support it if the GL ask me to help. Of the several Brothers I've kept intouch with who were raised like this, they all say the same thing "I wish I would have gone through the degrees naturally".

A new program started late last year. Beyond the Third Degree

In MA, the GL has set up what's called "The Angel Fund". It allows lodges to hold an account, seperate from all others, that can help a child with items such as new glasses, winter coat etc. Usually 2-3 Masons will over see it, The only contact they have is the school nurse and they must be...

We had a young man in our lodge the passed his FC and then had some reliigious conflict with some of the wording and backed out. He contacted me two years later and we set him up for his MM degree and we even had the original Master of the lodge perform his raising. NEVER feel bad. A very...

Since MA started the open houses I have met seven men who came in and asked questions. They told me they were interested but didn't think they were worthy because their fathers never asked them about it. How INSANE is that?! After telling them that it is always a proud moment when a father...

That reminds of the time I was moved into an office at my last employer. The guy who had the office waaaaaay in the back was leaving so he was showing me all the plugs and how I might want to set things up. I noticed some kind of intercom button right in the middle of the wall. I asked him...

That's my understanding as well. My lodge, Corner Stone, is owned by trustees. If the lodge ever turns in it's charter then the building is to be sold and all proceeds to be donated to charty. Our lodge is about 100 yards from Duxbury Bay and comes with beach rights. Sweeeeeeet.

It's like that in MA in fact, I think it's like that for all members. I'll have to check my MA Mason etiquette book. Yeah, we have one.

In an earlier post on a different board, it was posted that they were going to be raised that month and have not decided which body to join next. Several brothers made suggestions with good reasons but I had to post to say give it a year before you move ahead. During my year as Master I found...

MA has received some criticisms for their approach to membership. We hold open houses to tell people who we really are and to show the historical connections to the community. We advertise so people know where to go if they are interested. We do not get incentives for "pitching and closing...

That looks damn good. We've tried it a few times and it comes out like that. You can now get small racks that will hold the can and the chicken so you don't have to work on keeping it upright. About 12 years ago I smoked my turkey with pecan wood and now I won't do it with anything else. I...

Oh, I thought I read LSD. Sorry.

Robin Williams says that politicians should wear suits like NASCAR showing all the companies they represent. I like that.

I've posted several times on this topic. In MA, it's suite and tie for members and tuxedos and white gloves for officers. If you ever get involved with lodges like this you would really enjoy it, trust me. I didn't own a suite when I got up here so I purchased a coulple over two years. Since...

MA lodges usually start at 6:30 and dinner is at 7:00 to 7:45. IF the District Deputy is visiting, he is received at 8:00. This actually allows the DD to have dinner with us and after lodge has returned to labor you can get the business meeting out of the way and receive the DD. Whle he's...

I learned the EA mouth to ear. After my proficiency my mentor gave me a code book and told me to start studying for the FC. He worked with me 2-3 nights a week. I told him I couldn't read it but he said since I knew the first degree then I can decipher the next section. It actually helped me...