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  1. jwhoff

    Christ or the Lodge? A Report on Freemasonry

    That, my brother, should be the original premise of every free thinking man. I hazard to say, that thought process may have led to or something to do with you being a mason. Remember, as mere mortals, we can only speculate on the will of the master.
  2. jwhoff

    I'm so old I can remember....

    Pearl (pop with the foam on top)Beer .69 a six pack I think it had something to do with what the market "was willing to bare!"
  3. jwhoff

    I'm so old I can remember....

    Bulldog Cluches, Rickie Star and Du Ki Amocha! Bobby Lane, Connie Mack (1th), the teepee in Milwaukee and Ole Disie Dean! Stewart Grainger, Pat Bradey, and Clarie Bell!
  4. jwhoff

    Would you still be looked at the same?

    Yes, you could travel the chairs in both lodges. But that doesn't appear to be your root question, or answer brother. Remember this little phrase, "best work and best agree." More often than not, the optium word here is "work." I believe a man should be committed once he assumes the Senior...
  5. jwhoff

    Brother Pete Normand,JR on the Traditional Lodge Model

    I somewhat agree with you brother. Lodges that appeal to the different tastes of various masons and are operated by the tenants of the craft with respect to their grand lodge jurisdiction would probably do better in the long run. Still, I'm somewhat surprised that I may be the only one in...
  6. jwhoff

    Brother Pete Normand,JR on the Traditional Lodge Model

    I was told that when St. Alban's Lodge at College Station was in the planning stage over 20 years ago, that one of its founding members said, "If all we are doing is trading up from blue jeans to tuxedos, and from spaghetti to prime rib, then count me out. It has to be about more than that. And...
  7. jwhoff

    My Nerd List

    WOW! I never knew they were able to wax poetic. Then again, when I took a laptop over to the IT building I never knew what the hell they were thinking or talking about. Every time I looked up there was a message hanging somewhere composed of dots and dashes. You know, like over their...
  8. jwhoff

    your thoughts on the direction government is headed

    Nope, RedTemplar, the 'Cats can't even pour it in the ocean this year. I fear Wild Bill_Lins has a point about reality TV. Only wish I had thought about that one last night. :38:
  9. jwhoff

    your thoughts on the direction government is headed

    Now! For the first time we are having a serious discussion. So all this badgering about Republicans, Democrats, Populist, Tea, Green and purple parties is of no value. All it does is tear us apart at the lower end (apparently plus-80 percent of the population) of the food chain. We've been...
  10. jwhoff

    your thoughts on the direction government is headed

    We are transforming from the nation state to the corporate state. We've been told this many times over the past eight-to-ten years. Several years ago TIME magazine did a cover and devoted most of an edition to the topic. So it's not freaks talking this one up. This has been done before...
  11. jwhoff

    My Nerd List

    Are you brethren setting around wearing hoodies, dark sun glasses, and wearing high-top tennies? I thought so!:39: Say ... how many bytes does it take to open a beer?
  12. jwhoff

    Subsidies

    Simple minded folk Brother RedTemplar. Simple minded folk indeed! But all of this is alright. Politics is fast becoming a "contact sport." Damn civility ... full speed ahead! We are now able to call anyone anything as per our first ammendment rights.
  13. jwhoff

    Masonry

    Brother Towerbuilder7 got to you first. But I gotta disappoint you and say, yep you gotta start at the bottom and work your way to the top. :sneaky2: Ah, Bro. Builder7 will get back to you with the rest of the story. :40:
  14. jwhoff

    What's a brother to due

    You will do well brother. It's just another step in masonry. Soon, once you've found your true niche, you'll just look back at this a funny thing that happened to you on the way to the forum. After all, the EAST is a most unnatural place to be for all of us. But it sure adds mettle to a...
  15. jwhoff

    Pledge of Allegiance

    Either Sam B. Crawford or Tomball. I'm always finding a sleeping tiler to scoot past.
  16. jwhoff

    Hello, Relatively new brother here. I just wanted to say thank you.

    Welcome aboard brother. May your journey be blessed with a well lighted path. I trust the brethren in Detroit and further Michigan will provide all the light you need. Stay active. Go back over your work and grab a candidate to teach. When you are stumped go to a learned brother to help...
  17. jwhoff

    Christianity, Divorce and the Old Testament

    Thomas Jefferson edited the bible and concluded the only things worth keeping in his "Jefferson Bible" was the words and deeds of Jesus Christ. Voltaire claimed that the Old Testament was written by a tribal people for a tribal people. Neither was he partial to the slaughter and pure disregard...
  18. jwhoff

    Cipher Books In Lodge

    Thanks crono782. That was my point although my verbage was lacking. Who knows how this code book issue will go in the future. Hopefully not much further than being able to purchase correct renditions from Grand Lodge who would, coincidentally, receive the revenue generated. That is as far as...
  19. jwhoff

    new to the board

    Welcome brother.
  20. jwhoff

    I'm The Guy

    Masonry is living on the meniscus. It's much like your favorite jeans getting to tight when you were a kid. That discomfort was a sure sign you were growing after all. Boys, if you aren't uncomfortable most of the time you aren't experiencing much growth. Thanks Brother Blake for shoving us...
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