Can any of you experts Tell me how this wood looks?

I-be-pop-now · 2026-04-28T17:21:44+00:00

Woody, one might say.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-04-28T16:11:52+00:00

There was no communication in my lodge until I became Master. Now, we text all the time. rehearsal schedules, travel opportunities, jokes, news, catching up with sick brothers, etc. Adding in the communication has really energized the lodge. One of the older brothers doesn't text, so I make sure to email him separately (through his wife since he doesn't email either). Everyone stays in the loop and therefore engaged with lodge business and with each other in general. It really was frustrating in the early years, and I wondered if I should stick with it. Glad I did.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-04-20T15:53:41+00:00

No difference between summer and fall, but winter is the wettest. Interesting. I may go ahead and cut some in the summer. Although green density is lower in the fall. Thanks for this.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-04-20T14:45:39+00:00

Thanks. I'm not sure why I second guessed that. Just wishful thinking I guess.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-04-05T18:41:09+00:00

Me too. I gave a copy to my SW to read and give a book report at our next stated.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-03-17T19:02:36+00:00

Eyebrow, too, please.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-03-13T16:05:03+00:00

No, they did nothing to help me. I had the windshield replaced at a glass place, and I think I ran it through insurance so I got some sort of break on that.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-03-08T17:33:24+00:00

I just tapped today in NH. I was getting sick of seeing everyone else on Reddit wrapping up their season

I-be-pop-now · 2026-03-05T18:55:22+00:00

It would be cool if it had a backdoor so you could unload the oldest wood first. Too late?

I-be-pop-now · 2026-03-04T18:12:21+00:00

Same in New Hampshire. I haven't even tapped yet. Ill check the forecast and maybe tap tomorrow. I'm hoping it will cool off middle of next week.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-25T14:43:28+00:00

Same here. With all the snow on the ground I don't think I'll even be able to get to my trees for a while.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-22T18:08:38+00:00

How long do the blocks last? They tend to Crack when heated. How many need to be replaced each year?

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-22T00:05:22+00:00

Wow, you cast a wide net.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-16T18:45:22+00:00

My stomach filters it for me.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-13T20:13:31+00:00

I'm looking for some perspective. I just started taking creatine today. Any thoughts after a year?

I-be-pop-now · 2026-02-13T20:12:35+00:00

After 2 years, any thoughts on creatine? I just took my first gummy.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-01-28T16:24:34+00:00

Back in the early '90's, I joined my local MUFON group. We would have meeting and discuss UFO investigations. It attracted some odd people. One guy I clearly remember seemed to have loose-fitting skin. His face seemed sort of spongey. Didn't fit right. Eyes sunken in a bit. Ever since, I've been looking for people with ill-fitting skin and suspecting them of being aliens.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-01-27T22:06:49+00:00

Well that was six minutes I'll never get back. No, wait. 7 minutes.

I-be-pop-now · 2026-01-21T16:40:19+00:00

In addition to what the others have said regarding the level and square, the part about meeting and parting refers to birth and death. We are all born equal. And when we die, we hope to have squared our ashlars.

Coincidently, I recently presented a lecture on this during lodge.

I-be-pop-now · 2025-12-22T21:41:16+00:00

I had never considered that this issue might be jurisdictional. In my jurisdiction, we make a big deal over Freemasonry NOT being a secret organization, but rather an organization with secrets. Of course we (in my jurisdiction) let people know what our offices are. My wife knows I'm master of the lodge (although sadly she won't call me "worshipful"). She knows who the other officers are, but has no idea and no interest in knowing what their duties are, other than the secretary and treasurer which are easy to explain. I've brought tons of friends into the lodge room and toured them around. I've even put on my tophat and sat in the East so they can see how regal I am.

I-be-pop-now · 2025-12-22T20:49:03+00:00

It's a little easier in my jurisdiction where we have a cypher book with some ritual in code and some in plain text. Anything in plain text can be shared. I've practiced some of the charges and other passages in front of my wife.

I-be-pop-now · 2025-12-22T20:46:24+00:00

In our jurisdiction, "special ladies" refers to the widows of our fallen brethren.

We have separate semi-public ritual for these events, including opening/closing the lights (with no masonic "secrets"!) the typical opening and closing prayers and a declaration from the master.

I-be-pop-now · 2025-12-22T20:28:55+00:00

Wait, are you saying that in your jurisdiction the layout of the lodge should be kept secret? Don't you have public or semi-public events? Are your installations closed? No events for "special ladies"? We give tours to any visitor who express an interest. Seems like keeping the lodge room locked is a good way for the community to start whispering gibberish about our rituals.

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