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Yeah, I've only made one Chapter/Council meeting (on the same night here) so far, but frankly, it felt like a complete waste of time. Not only was everyone dependent on the book, but not everyone had one, so there was a *lot* of book sharing going on, which slowed things down in a big way. Might...

I voted that I hadn't visited another lodge, but that's not true, I've sat in on a called meeting for an EA's proficiency in a nearby lodge while I was still an FC. Just didn't think about it until after I clicked the button. :p Edit: Actually haven't visited another lodge since my raising...

Good luck, and let us know if you have any more questions.

It's terribly tough to practice it in the panhandle, as while there are a few Jewish brothers, and a few deists (who were raised Christian, and still have some fundamental Christian overtones) there simply aren't many men of other religions in the area period, much less are they rushing to...

Interesting that it made the news. I didn't realize it was so unacknowledged in the North. It's a period of history I find fascinating culturally, though its not a period of history I'm terribly well versed in.

http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Zauberfl%C3%B6te-Keenlyside-Roschmann-Hartmann/dp/B0000C5RQF/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1302990024&sr=8-4 A pretty good rendition of The Magic Flute, for those that like opera. When you watch it, particularly keep in mind traditions you see more of in European Concept...

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Interesting thread and insight. Thanks for that link from both brothers who gave it, I'll be looking into it. I recently completed my Bachelors of Music and am currently working on my Master of Arts in Music, so I'm sure I'll find those sources enlightening.

If the typewriters etc are in good condition, and really are *that* old, you might be able to sell them to a museum or private collector somewhere. Seriously. Some of that stuff might be worth appraising. Trash the rest.

Very neat. May he RIP.

Very neat, would love one myself.

I think I would have done the same honestly.

Ha, I'm not sure that I have an answer, particularly in regards to Grand Lodge Law, I was just being the devil's advocate. :)

What about deists? They don't have a sacred text as such, but they definitely believe in deity. And as to Hinduism being polytheistic, thats definitely up for debate. In my experience with practicing Hindus, it depends on the individual. A number of them consider the different Hindu 'gods' as...

Being aware of that potential fact, I honestly don't think it deters me at all. In other jurisdictions, if you black ball someone, you have to state why you blackballed them. How is it any different? My biggest problem now is that, if I'm not on the investigation committee and I don't know the...

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Wow... thats disgusting. I'll never forget that.

If we had been guarding the West Gate appropriately in the first place, that shouldn't be an issue, as we shouldn't have any brothers that are so petty. I wonder how many people have experienced this type of brother first hand? There are some grumpy bretheren up here, but none that I would...

Of course its still in progress, they're building the enterprise. To scale. Out of bricks. I mean, seriously, who does that? They'll probably never finish. Though seriously good nerd cred for trying. :)

I think the main problem with that is, we have an unusually high mortality rate right now as the WWII generation is slowly dying off, and we simply don't have many people from the baby boomer generation to mediate the death rate. Once the WWII generation is gone (not trying to sound cold, simply...