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Well, I've met with all 3 investigators, and the lodge is casting the final ballot this evening. I just returned from enjoying a great dinner and fellowship at the lodge and should know in just a couple of hours. Thanks Steve and everyone else at the lodge and on MoT who has helped me so far...

For work email, I have to use Outlook. It is integrated with a lot of our web-driven systems. For personal use, I just use Google's gmail. If I'm on my work computer or home desktop, I use a Chrome Application shortcut to run it as a standalone app. On my Mac laptop, I use Apple's mail instead.

I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe try out Thunderbird, for your purposes it could replace Outlook in the future. But if the money is already spent, Outlook has a much larger feature set, especially with regard to contact management and calendar features. It's free. It sets up really easy for...

I found the site quite by accident. I believe the Google keyword was "Becoming a Freemason in Texas" or some such, but I found the web site first, and then added the app to my phone shortly thereafter.

The Lexington is a floating museum. It's keel was laid in 1941, and it was commissioned in 1943. It was decommissioned in 1993, although the Japanese Navy reported sinking it 4 times during WW2. I'd imagine since it's a public museum now, all Masons are welcome. Very cool, wish I was already...

Re: Your home lodge There are different angles of Onion Creek on their website: http://www.onioncreeklodge220.org/

How true, the more things change...

Same story here, except with Chrome in place of Firefox. I only ever use IE to access and work with MS Sharepoint since it is particularly stubborn about using ActiveX controls. Have everything (including multiple versions of IE 6-9, Firefox 3 & 4, Chrome, and Opera) installed for...

Very nice! The shelf and the "God Bless Texas" on the firebox really set it apart in my eyes; wish I had a fraction of the skill required to build that.

Great work, Steve! What kind of wood did you use for the work surface?

Thanks Steve! I've replied to your email. As Steve mentioned, I'm in the process of meeting with the investigative committee now after the lodge received my petition last week. I'm excited about the journey ahead of me.

Like Benton, my experience has been that Chrome outperforms and uses less memory than Firefox in almost every situation. I especially like that Chrome runs tabs as separate processes under Windows, so if one tab crashes the rest of the browser generally doesn't. For normal use, that may not be...

Chrome. I have to use everything for testing at work. If I have a choice, I use Chrome; on my MacBook, on Windows, and on Linux. Chrome everywhere; most of the best "plug-in" features of Firefox are available as Chrome extensions these days, and there isn't much out there that is as fast...

Very cool thread. I hope to become the first Mason in my family in several generations. My great grandfather (paternal) was the 1st Worshipful Master of Melrose #1294 in Houston. I would be the first in my family since his passing in 1951. In fact, it was reading about him in my...

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Steve, I wasn't there on Monday. I actually went and met with Randy on Tuesday night. Meeting up with Josh and some others this evening to chat for a while. I will be there for King Solomon's meeting on Monday, and certainly for Knob Creek at the next stated in March. Look forward to...

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Moving right along. Just got done chatting with the Senior Deacon that I recognized, will be attending open events for both lodges in the weeks ahead and meeting some more friends tomorrow evening for some social time. Thanks for the advice and counsel everyone. I'll update with my progress...

Thank you gentlemen; I will keep your advice in mind and get to know as many people as I can in my local lodge. There are two lodges that meet in the same building, alternating weeks. According to Mr. Clifton, they share more than 20 members in common. If my schedule permits, should I visit...

Beathard, Thanks, and you are right a preference is certainly not a rule. I will try and get in touch with my friend's friend who is the SD and see if he can help me out. In the meantime, I will certainly show up for dinner and other open events. Like I say, I really don't mind being...