Search results

Harlan's chilli vengeance What does Harlan do? My tunes, your tunes, iTunes? Masons apparently worship the devil unless they're Shriners Jason is a fat Anton LaVey look-alike How snow works Harlan is an Apple robot (not an Android) Five Hour Energy - x2 = 10 Hour Energy? Or just one...

Producer Bruce spends our Dogecoins on a new microphone Harlan and Bruce are not morning people (or is Jason just a grumpy old man?) Harlan's Big Adventure Listener feedback from Episodes 1-2 Voice voting for new candidates Flo is hot! An unexpected Third Degree almost-accident Breaking...

Jason describes how hard it is to find a gift for Harlan Harlan single-handedly fixes all podcasts that use Drupal Producer Bruce eats Harlan's "sammich" Jason's T.V. schedule (he's really old) Harlan has Jason pay his taxes Insane Clown Posse sues the FBI Jason attempts to compare our...

Introductions Fake names fall by the wayside. Josh gives out our home state but producer Bruce fixed it with some clever over dubbing. Discussions about the recent edicts by the Grand Master of Pennsylvania. The Grandmaster's letter. More...

Well, today was an exciting day. The first meeting for me was the Grand College of Rites and I want to congratulate Lonnie, the new Grand Chancellor, and Jerry, the new Grand Registrar, for being elected as well as all of the new officers. I also want to congratulate Most Illustrious Pierre...

Well, what a crazy last few days this has been. The trip started off very rough. I was supposed to arrive in Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, but a large snowstorm slapped the East Coast and cancelled my flight out of Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. They booked me on flights the...

The Institute of Masonic Studies and the History Department at the University of California, Los Angeles will host the Third International Conference on Freemasonry on March 22, bringing together a panel of prominent Masonic scholars covering unique perspectives on Freemasonry, Aesthetics, and...

By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed...

For decades, researchers have been trying in vain to decipher ancient texts written on the Voynich manuscript - yet they may have been looking for inspiration in the wrong place. A U.S. botanist studied illustrations of the plants throughout the 15th century book and pinpointed a number of...

Freemasonry, like religion, is an institution that has created for itself its own teleogical system of boundaries. What is, and what isn’t, a Freemason is often a hard etched line drawn in the metaphysical sands of the philosophy.* And yet, those lines shift between organizations, time or...

BRYCE ON GOVERNMENT - The written instruments used to govern and shape America. NOTE: You may want to “bookmark” this column and pass the web address on to others, particularly young people. I have many pamphlets describing the country’s governing documents, such as the Declaration of...

Friday, January 31st is the deadline for ordering meal tickets for Masonic Week in Reston, Virginia. Be sure to get your reservations in in time! http://www.yorkrite.com/MasonicWeek/ More...

Well today marks an important transition in my life. Today officially ends my career as a Soldier in the Idaho Army National Guard. Twelve years ago I went through the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Boise and raised my right hand and took the oath of enlistment. I enlisted with...

BRYCE ON SOCIETY - Our family and friends, our co-workers, our boss…? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. Have you ever noticed there doesn’t seem to be a lot of trust anymore? We tend not to trust our government, our companies...

BRYCE ON THE MASONS - Is it a club, a corporation, a religious cult, a PAC, a philanthropy, or a fraternity? (Click for AUDIO VERSION) To use this segment in a Radio broadcast or Podcast, send TIM a request. In the many years I have been a member, I have always found it fascinating how people...

By Author Unknown It is not ornamental, the cost is not great There are other things far more useful, yet truly I state, Tho’ of all my possessions, there’s none can compare, that white leather apron, which all Masons wear. As a young lad I wondered just what it all meant, When Dad...

Freemasonry, Aesthetics and Civil Society On March 22, 2014, the Institute for Masonic Studies and the History Department at the University of California, Los Angeles will host the Third International Conference on Freemasonry, bringing together a panel of prominent Masonic scholars covering...

In or around the Babylon, New York, area in March? *Br. John Nagy will be presenting a workshop on the symbols, meaning and landscape of Masonic ritual. The Building Better Builders*Workshop with Br. John Nagy*Presented by the Masters, Wardens and Deacons Assoc. & the *L.I. Past Masters...

The answer is NOT to raise dues. BRYCE ON NON-PROFITS I have been around nonprofit organizations of all kinds for several years. I don’t know about you, but I have found far too many in decline due to such things as apathy, lack of relevance, or just bad public relations. Regardless of the...

If you are reading this you are going to think that this is a little far removed from Freemasonry. You may even think that it violates the principle of discussing religion inside Freemasonry. But you would be wrong. The prohibition in most jurisdictions is against allowing sectarian religion and...