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This was the face of the living, strong George Washington in 1785. A French sculptor was commissioned to make a full size statue of him for the state capitol in Richmond, VA. He wanted to get the face right, so he made this. He put goose quills in George’s nostrils so he could breathe, and…
From the Facebook page of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: To honor the recent passing of Past Grand Master Edward O. Weisser, Newtown Lodge #427 F. & A.M., his portrait will be displayed in the Grand Foyer for 30 days. This teacher, small business owner, Philadelphia Mummers String Band Hall of Famer and family man…
I’ve sat in lodge with you a few times. On one occasion I had the pleasure of it as you raised a Brother in Lodge. I definitely wasn’t asleep at the time, but if I was I was most certainly awakened to attention at the most thunderous roar of a call to the JMC on…
I had a most interesting exchange with a non-Mason this morning. He was looking to challenge me on why he should join our fraternity. He asked: “Why should I join when ALL of your secrets and information is in books and online for anyone to look up?” “True”, I said. He seemed very surprised that…
Rush Limbaugh, America’s Anchorman and also affectionately known as El Rushbo, Maha Rushie among many other nicknames, passed away this morning I don’t even know where to begin really. I was totally shocked today when someone told me the news. We all knew the day was coming ever since he was diagnosed with stage-four lung…
I came across this in an aviation group somewhere, previously shared on Facebook by Thornton “TD” Barnes, who worked at the facility for a period of time. He’s also got a website with his bio and pictures from his career with the Army, NASA, Atomic projects and business ventures in oil. More unclassified frivolity that…
I randomly signed into Instagram on the computer (via web browser as I don’t keep the mobile app on my phone) and came across this in my feed from the muenchen account: “Besser als mit einem zünftigen Weißwurstfrühstück kann man doch eigentlich gar nicht in den Tag starten”(You can’t really start the day better than…
From Ryan Fournier: BREAKING: Twitter Insider Secretly Records CEO Jack Dorsey Detailing Agenda For Further Political Censorship “We are focused on one account [@realDonaldTrump] right now, but this is going to be much bigger than just one account, and it’s going to go on for much longer…” #ExposeTwitter
I’ve always had Lodge cast iron, mainly because it was easy to buy locally or Amazon, and because unlike the others brands made today – it’s made in the USA. So I looked on eBay and found this one, a #8 size, p/n 704J, which I believe based on the logo type on the bottom,…
‘Twas the Night before Christmas, and down at the lodgenot a gavel was stirring, and in the hodge-podge.Of aprons and jewels and chairs East and WestYou could savour the silence, most gladly divestAll metal and mineral, it mattered not,Since Christmas was nigh and the coals were still hot.In the hearth of your home place, all…