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My college fraternity, the Alpha-Iota Chapter of Kappa Sigma, does a thing every year called the Old Man Jam. It is where a bunch of alumni, usually 20-30, get together, rent a cabin in Gatlinburg, TN and watch the Supe…
I believe that everyone has a set of bad days in their life. Those bad days are things like the death of someone close, maybe a day when someone is diagnosed with cancer, the day when a spouse walks out, or divorce pape…
Back in mid-December, I was wracking my brain about how I might contribute a little more to the local Masonic community and it occurred to me that I might be able to help in the same way I have helped other organization…
So, eight months and nine days after being initiated an Entered Apprentice Mason, I have been elected as the Junior Deacon of Harrison Lodge #114 F&AM. I sincerely hope that I am able to do the job well and also hop…
A week ago, Saturday, our disaster recovery exercise concluded a day and a half early. This time, it was a complete and utter success. Thank goodness. There was fervent prayer, effective planning, solid engineering and …
So, this coming Monday, we begin our Fall 2016 disaster recovery exercise. We're doing quite a few new and different things like VMware SRM and the like. The exercise will also be 160 hours straight, instead of 120. If …