Sunday, April 30, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-04-30

 

-------------- HUMOR --------------  
 
  
 
 A New Masonic Toe-Ken...
 
--------------- EXPLAINING THE DEGREES --------------  
 
 
-------------- PSA --------------  
 
PSA for the DAY:
 
Regular
(Freemasonic Definition) Conforming to a set of standards prescribed by a GL.
(Masonic Definition) What you become when you have a fiber rich diet.
 
Irregular
(Freemasonic Definition) Not conforming to a set of standards prescribed by a GL.
(Masonic Definition) A person who suffers from sporadic stipation.
 
Clandestine
(Freemasonic Definition) Lodges not chartered by a GL. This includes any GL not chartered by another chartered GL.
(Masonic Definition) A secret organization kept secret from well-known secret organizations.
 
Recognized
(Freemasonic Definition) When a GL accepts another GL as Regular.
(Masonic Definition) When you see someone you know and you let them know.
 
Inter-Visitation
(Freemasonic Definition) When GLs permit visitation between themselves.
(Masonic Definition) Su casa es mi casa
 
Cowan
(Freemasonic Definition) A non-member pretending to be a member.
(Masonic Definition) Anyone who doesn't square his work or build with brotherly love.

-------------- SPOT LIGHT 1 --------------  
 

FILED UNDER: OMG! 
 
DID THIS JUDGE SINGLE HANDEDLY DEFINE PROGRESSIVE SCIENCE?!?!?! 
(THINK ABOUT HOW THIS APPLIES TO FREEMASONRY!!!!) 
 
 Holden v. Hardy "a Progressive Science" 
 
In preparing to rule on this case, the Supreme Court realized that it was dealing with a new situation. Usually, the Court tried to rely solely on the Constitution when deciding a case. It also tried to guide itself by "common law," the customs inherited from centuries of legal tradition in England. In his majority opinion, Justice Brown explained that the law was "a progressive science." 
 
In other words, law was a discipline that changed with the times.
 
Justice Brown wrote that "certain . . . classes of persons, particularly those engaged in dangerous or unhealthful employments, have been found to be in need of additional protection," protection that was not explicitly provided by the Constitution. 
 
When asked whether miners and smelters were in need of additional protection, Justice Brown answered in the affirmative. He pointed out that the nature of mining and smelting had changed a great deal since the Constitution was ratified, and that in the vast proportions which these industries have since assumed, it has been found that they can no longer be carried on with due regard to the safety and health of those engaged in them, without special protection against the dangers necessarily incident to these employments. 
 
In short, Justice Brown, speaking for the majority, affirmed that the Utah law was valid and that Holden's prosecution under the law was justified. The principle that the government could regulate the working conditions of at least some workers had been established. 
 
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Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
Notable Trials and Court Cases - 1883 to 1917
Holden v. Hardy - Significance, Utah Limits The Miner's Workday, 
"a Progressive Science", Miners And Bakers 
 
-------------- SPOT LIGHT 2 --------------  
 
Freemasonry is a progressive science...
 
science (noun)
 
1) the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
 
"the world of science and technology"
 
• a particular area of this.
• a systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject.
• [archaic] - knowledge of any kind
 
So... 
...where exactly are we supposed to have been told, 
"Freemasonry is a progressive science, 
taught by degrees"?
  
-------------- WELL? --------------  
 

So, is Freemasonry a science or a pseudoscience?
 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 

 
The insanity of focusing upon solving problems 
that are symptoms is ever present. 
Until Lodges begin to recreate Value for their members, 
they are going to continue to see dues issues plague them. 
When they create Value for their members, 
Dues issues shall go away. 
When they continue to do what they have always done, 
they'll have what they currently have. 
Oversimplification perhaps, 
but truly solving problems challenges you to get to the cause! 
 
-------------- MYTH --------------  
 

-------------- WELL? --------------  
 

When it comes to Light....
Are you a Sun or are you a Moon?

 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 
 
Worthy Aspirations Deserve Worthy Focused Efforts.
 Strive to Do the Right Things, In the Right Ways,
 For all the Right Reasons.

 
-------------- CREATING DRAMA! --------------  
 

Freemasonry! 
Creating Drama for nearly Three Centuries.
(among other things...)

 
-------------- SETTLED --------------  
 
 
A Brother 
who Sets Upon his 
Unsettled Foundation and Works not 
has Settled for what he Deserves.
 
-------------- SOLID! -------------- 


Concretize your thoughts 
and further thinking is harder. 
 
-------------- LEANINGS -------------- 
 
 
 
 Lean away from 
unknowing guard-dogs to idols of superficiality, 
no matter how earnest their protective efforts.  
 
All are in their own way 
and exemplify 
the Cowans and Ruffians 
of the Craft. 

 Lean toward the truth, 
always, 
and no matter what disturbing pabulum 
well-intentioned Brothers may offer you.
 
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 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-04-29

 

-------------- HUMOR --------------  
  
 
(Inspirational hat tip to Bro. Keith Luck!)
 
-------------- MASONIC EDUCATION --------------  
 
 
-------------- VALUE-PRICE -------------- 
 
 

The insanity of focusing upon solving problems 
that are symptoms is ever present. 
Until Lodges begin to recreate Value for their members, 
they are going to continue to see dues issues plague them. 
When they create Value for their members, 
Dues issues shall go away. 
When they continue to do what they have always done, 
they'll have what they currently have. 
Oversimplification perhaps, 
but truly solving problems 
challenges you to get to the cause! 
 
For Further Light:
  
-------------- CULTIVATION --------------  
 
 
To Bring an Organization to Maturity, 
Immaturity Must be Deliberately 
Cultivated Out of its Membership. 
To Speak and Act Otherwise, 
Simply Brings More Misguided Youths.
 
For Further Light:
 
-------------- MYTH --------------  
 
 
...hidden in plain sight...
 
-------------- SAY WHAT?! --------------  
 
 
 I: What's Flatulentruffianoscopy?
R: Seeing what happens when you
 fart around with Ruffians.
 
For Fuuther Light:
Ruffians
 
-------------- INVEST! --------------  
 
 
The Value one Places upon what one has 
is Directly Proportional to what one has 
Truly Invested to Obtain it. 
When you Invest only a Little, 
you shall Value it as much.
 
-------------- DESERVED... --------------  
 

When your Lodge does nothing more 
than usher men through Degrees, 
assuring only that they can do the bare minimum 
to obtain the next title, 
then you have exactly the results 
you deserve from your performance.  
 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 

Stop me if you heard this one...
 
Three Ruffians walk into a Temple. 
 
The first says to the other two, "Darn my throat's sore, but I just can't say why". 
 
The second one says, "You think you have it bad, I've have a bad case of heartburn that is just killing me." 
 
The third one screams out at the other two, "Hey! You two, come back and bring in the rest of me!"
 
-------------- TRUTH... -------------- 
 

Before the Truth can ever Set You Free, 
you must First Identify and Effectively Deal 
with the Fallacies that have Held Your Heart & Mind 
Hostage.
 
For Further Light...
(http://www.coach.net/TCU.htm)

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 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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