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You have tattoos, Brother Ed??? Oh yeah, I've got some too. I even have a Masonic tat on my left arm. So, I guess it's okay by me.

Good post Brother Ed.

Today, our Grand Master of California, The Most Worshipful John Lowe, sent a letter via email to Masons throughout the state addressing the Snakes. I being an Inspector (DDGM) was on the mailing list. To make a long story short; the Snakes started in Phillipino lodge in California around 2004...

RIP Brother. America lost another hero.

Congratulations my brother. Welcome to the DDGM fraternity. Walt Rogers is a good man. I met him back in 1983 or 84. I hope that you get as much satisfaction from this appointment as I do.

Brethren, Western Star Lodge #2 in Shasta, CA will be holding it's 165th annual installation of officers next Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 2:00pm. Yours truly will be the installing Master of Ceremonies. Anyone in northern California is invited to this event. Our installing Officer will be...

Ed, you'll do just fine. Your lodge is lucky to have you. It's really good to see you taking this coaching job seriously. Many don't and I feel that Masonry is loosing membership because of that. I'm embarrased to say that my lodge have some EA's and FC's that have been there for several years...

Yes. A few years ago, California GL gave the candidates options....Long Form or Short Form. If the candidate chooses short form, all he has to memorize is the obligation. And of course, the due guards, signs and grips. I call it dumbing down. I don't feel that the brother gets the opportunity to...

Way to go Brother Ed. I am proud of you. It's an honor to know you and to ride with you in our Widow's Sons club. I have a question for you. How do you feel about the "short form" proficiency now? As a candidate's coach you can steer your candidates to the "long form" proficiencies. As an...

You ain't seen nothing yet. Congrats on becoming a Fellow Craft Mason. Albeit a short degree, so much light is exposed to you.

That's pretty cool. My son went through his degrees in Korea while in the service. I would have given anything to have raised him. I've got a couple of step-sons who may petition my lodge. I'll raise them for sure.

Excellent my brother. I'm proud of you! It's very obvious that you love and enjoy Masonry. Your zeal for our fraternity will affect others. Keep up the good work. You should be proud of your accomplishments. I wish you many more.

This afternoon and evening, my lodge is doing a free spaghetti feed and a movie on the outside wall of our lodge to thank our community for their support all year. I'll be doing a labor of love in the kitchen as a Mason and Scottish Rite Mason. Western Star #2 is well engrained in the Shasta...

If you are asking about Free and Accepted visiting Ancient Free and Accepted....the answer is absolutely yes. I belong to both. If you are asking about PH lodges, you have to make sure the lodge is on the Grand Lodge recognition list. This is also true with F&AM and AF&AM lodges as well. The...

Agreed.

Brother Blake, I'm not going to make any astounding remarks here. All that I would say is for you to be persistent and call the SR clinics and hospital on a regular basis in order to maybe expedite the process. The old "squeaky wheel gets the grease" theory. Maybe contact your Valley office in...

Welcome Brother. Where are you from? I was born in Australia. (Alexandra, Victoria) My father attended lodge in Melbourn in the early to mid 1950's.

Guilty as charged. I too, at times, (many times) attend meetings, degrees or practices when I could actually have stayed away and things would have been fine. My wife would probably appreciate it if I had made those decisions. Subduing our passions are really hard to do when you eat, drink...

Our Grand Lodge convened for their annual communication over the weekend of Sept.21 - 23. The biggest thing to come from it was that we now conduct our stated meetings on the Entered Apprentice degree. My two lodges that I belong to held their stated this past Tuesday and Wednesday. I would like...

I would hope that you spent a year as JD? You can learn a lot as JD. To be thrust in the SD's chair tells me that the Worshiful Master for next year has a lot of confidence in you. To me, the Senior Deacon has a tremendous amount of responsibility. As stated above, you are at the center of all...