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		<title>H+H Masonic Journey &#8211; Volume 1 Complete</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/hh-masonic-journey-volume-1-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started this Blog ten months ago, I never thought that it would become so popular.  Now with 30 posts, 32000 visitors, and almost 200 comments later, this Blog has become a resource for thousands.
The Masonic community is incredible.  Most of the comments on this blog are very well thought out and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=102&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Recruitment of New Freemasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A few nights ago, the Brother in the middle was Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason.  The other two of us were able to do a small part during his degree ceremony, and after he was Raised, we were able to &#8220;prove up&#8221; on our catechisms as Master Masons infront of him.
While this picture was being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=101&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should Masonic Lodges Only Allow Elite Members?</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/should-masonic-lodges-only-allow-elite-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Lodge was fortunate enough to have Bro Kent Henderson from Australia give a presentation in our hall yesterday.  Bro Henderson is a Past Grand Master of Australia, and prolific Masonic author, editor and teacher.  He is currently on a speaking tour through several countries and my Lodge held a large banquet for this occasion.
His presentation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=98&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the Master Mason Degree</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/beyond-the-master-mason-degree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Freemasonry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As a teacher, my life begins in the fall with a crazy amount of work and activity, and slows down during the summer.  It also seems to be true for many Freemason Lodges.
The building where our Lodge resides has two seperate rooms for Masonic meetings and a large banquet area.  There are four Masonic Lodges, one Masonic research Lodge, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=96&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Going Dark in the Summer&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/going-dark-in-the-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/going-dark-in-the-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to pass on a quick note to the readers of my blog.  All of the Lodges in my area &#8220;go dark&#8221; in the summer months, so there isn&#8217;t too much going on right now in my Masonic journey. 
I don&#8217;t want to write posts for the sake of &#8220;just writing something&#8221;, because I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=94&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Master Mason Requirements</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/master-mason-requirements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I have now been a Freemason for 7 months and a Master Mason for 2 weeks.  Even though I have just been Raised to the highest level of &#8220;Blue Lodge&#8221; Masonry, I feel that I am still very much a beginner. 
In a couple of months time, I will need to &#8220;prove-up&#8221; my proficiency as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=92&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Master Mason to Senior Steward in One Week</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/master-mason-to-senior-steward-in-one-week/</link>
		<comments>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/master-mason-to-senior-steward-in-one-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One week after being raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason, I found myself performing the duties of the Senior Steward during an Initiation Degree.  Mind you, I didn&#8217;t say that I performed them well or with any confidence, since I didn&#8217;t really have a clue what I was doing.
I arrived late at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=90&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Master Mason Degree Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/my-master-mason-degree-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 19:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I made it!  Six months after being Initiated as an Entered Apprentice I was raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason.
It was a very memorable experience and I enjoyed this Degree Ceremony the most of the three.  When I was initiated as an Entered Apprentice, everything was just too surreal and strange for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=86&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Final Rehearsal of a Fellowcraft</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/final-rehearsal-of-a-fellowcraft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The other night I went through my final practice before my 3rd Degree Ceremony.  The Degree Team was holding their regular practice that night at the Lodge, and I was allowed to rehearse my part with them.
It never really occurred to me about how much work everyone else has to do to prepare for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=84&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gettin&#8217; Some Masonic Bling-Bling!</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/05/12/gettin-some-masonic-bling-bling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 23:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I have two weeks left before I will go through my Third-Degree ceremony and become a Master Mason.  I thought that I would commemorate that with a little Bling-Bling.
I&#8217;ve been taking a good look at the Brethren in my Lodge the last little while to see what sort of Bling-Bling I could spot.
Most had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=83&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Master Mason in the Making</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/master-mason-in-the-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Lodge has decided to have each of our Fellowcrafts go through the Master Mason degree individually.  My degree ceremony will be held in about 5 weeks time, and I will be the third of my group to go through. 
I am looking forward to the degree ceremony, even though I am a little more rushed than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=80&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fellowcraft Requirements</title>
		<link>http://horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/fellowcraft-requirements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently given the material that I need to memorize before I can become a Master Mason.  I will need to show proficiency in my current degree of a Fellowcraft Mason before I can proceed to the third degree of Master Mason.  My Lodge follows the Canadian Rite, so my exact requirements will vary slightly from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=78&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>900 Years of Freemasonry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A few people recommended that I read &#8220;Born in Blood, The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry&#8221;.  I realize that this book has probably been talked about and debated by Masons in the last 18 years since it was first published, but it was new to me and it was a very interesting read.
One of the first Masons that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=77&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grenade Humour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  One can never forget to attempt to add humour into their everyday lives.  I have been looking for months for something that could be funny about &#8220;Horseshoes and Handgrenades&#8221;.  I found some good jokes about horseshoes, but I never imagined that I would find a great line about Handgrenades so here it is:
A grenade fell [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=39&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My 2nd Degree Fellowcraft Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am now officially a Fellowcraft Freemason!  I no longer wear the plain white lambskin apron, but now my apron has two sky-blue rosettes at the bottom.  I was just &#8220;passed&#8221; to the degree of a Fellowcraft in the Canadian Rite. 
There will be some differences from my degree compared to others around the world, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=horseshoesandhandgrenades.wordpress.com&blog=644782&post=74&subd=horseshoesandhandgrenades&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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