It’s off to work after the kids eat breakfast. Aiden and Audrey tell me bye bye.
Author: troyjjones
Lewis Hurts Himself Trying To Be Batman
So Marijo and I snuck out to smoke and talk about our day as is our custom in the evenings when we hear a loud crash from inside. The babies were asleep in their cribs, Lew was watching Netflix in the breakfast nook…or so we thought.
I immediately jumped up and went inside to find Lewis squalling. I told him I bet I could guess what had happened. I guessed that he had fallen out of his chair. He quickly corrected me. He told me…”no Daddy, I was trying to Batman and jump off the table”. I composed myself and took this video:
#batmanproblemssupermandoesnthave
Halloween 2013
Happy Halloween from the Jones Family!
Lewis Gets Caught Glow-Handed Biting A Glowstick
So Lewis comes in and tells me and Marijo he just can’t go to sleep. After the third time he comes in our room in the dark, there’s something a tad different about the lad. His lips, shirt, and hands are glowing hot pink.
Here he is explaining what exactly made those teeth marks and how he’s really innocent and he thinks he knows who the culprit is.
And so it begins-My Entry into the Scottish Rite
Scared? Me? Nah…well OK just a bit. I started preparing myself last night, reading everything from Pike to our Great Light trying to ease my rambling mind. I shaved, then shaved again, then laid out clothes, the laid out different clothes. I’m not going to say I wasn’t nervous but as I got ready this morning,fear left me after the realization that the only thing inside that great building on 725 Cotton contained within it were brothers waiting to pass along their ways in due and ancient form…with donuts. Thousands upon thousands have traveled the path I now set foot to. Thousands upon thousands have worried like me, that they will not be able to uphold the examples set by those who have gone before. And thousands upon thousands, just like me, made like me, an average man, Gods own, have traveled upwards to the degree of the Consistory of the Southern Juristiction of the 32°. Well, here we go.
Aiden and Audrey’s Baptism
Today, surrounded by family and friends, two of our precious ones made their first step towards God and for the first time received a portion of the light of the world.
The ceremony took place in St. Michael’s Chapel at St. John Birchmans.
Aiden’s Godfather is Brian Loftin.
Aiden’s Godmother is Concetta King.
Audrey’s Godfather is William Sirven.
Audrey’s Godmother is Lacey Dougherty.
The officiant for the sacrament was Deacon John Basco.
Boston Marathon Explosion [IMAGES]
Not long ago, there was an explosion (possibly two) near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Windows from the Marathon Sports store were blown out. Details are still sketchy.
From BreakingNews.com.
From twitter.com/theoriginalwak
District 1 Meeting at Atkins Lodge
The brethren at Atkins Lodge #266 in Taylor Town played host to a truly wonderful happenstance today. Not only were they hosts of Relief Lodge and District 1’s meeting, they were recipients of the illustrious Traveling Gavel award with 19 members present (due to what some would say was sheer luck).
Another nicety that happened today was that EVERY lodge in District 1 was represented. Ida, Moorinsport, Keithville, Cedar Grove, and Plain Dealing members were in attendance with other brethren from throughout the district.
We were also blessed with the presence of the Grand Master of Masons of Louisiana, Most Worshipful H. Edward Durham who spoke on topics ranging from attending Grand Lodge to supporting certain events with manpower to philanthropies needing what he called “broader bases” throughout the state.
After Lodge, the brothers at Atkins treated us to hamburgers hot off the grill, french fries, and dessert.
Other Grand Lodge Officers were also in attendance including R.W. Will P. Gray – Grand Warden, R.W. Gary Gribble – Grand Mashall, R.W. Gary Rushworth, Sr. – Grand Sword Bearer, 1st District Steward R.W. Randy Terrell and 1st District Grand Lecturer R.W. Kenneth Fuller and Past Grand Masters.
Finally, Most Worshipful Durham mentioned all the work Brother Stephen McClellan and Jeff Clarke were doing with the state website, bringing especial detail to the 1st District Site as a template for others to follow. The 1st District site is: http://d1.la-mason.com/
I’m glad to hear our Grand Master refer to the 1st District an example for the State to follow.
Rand Paul Filibuster Trends on Twitter
A small group, led by Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, is stalling the Senate tonight by waging an old-school, speak-until-you-can-speak-no-more filibuster (also deemed the #filiblizzard) over the government’s use of lethal drone strikes. Their attempt is forcing the Senate to delay the expected confirmation of John O. Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Watch in on C-SPAN live here.
During the last few hours, the hash tag #StandWithRand began to trend becoming the number one trend on Twitter around 6PM CST. Rand continued by saying, “I will not sit quietly and let [Obama] shred the Constitution. His Facebook posted this photo below which reached 25,000 shares and 36,000 likes in less than four hours.
Mr. Paul, who opposes Mr. Brennan’s nomination, followed through on his plan to filibuster the confirmation of President Obama’s nominee after receiving a letter this month from Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. that refused to rule out the use of drone strikes within the United States in “extraordinary circumstances”.
“What will be the standard for how we kill Americans in America?” Mr. Paul asked. “Could political dissent be part of the standard for drone strikes?”
Although Mr. Paul hasn’t yet yielded the floor, a move that would effectively end his talkathon, he did yield to take questions from others.
He added, “The executive branch should not be allowed to conduct such a serious and far-reaching program by themselves without any scrutiny, because that’s not how American democracy works.”
Mr. Paul again said his true goal was simply to get a response from the administration saying it would not use drone strikes to take out American citizens on United States soil and offered Mr. Holder a variety of ways to respond.
“We’ll take a telegram,” Mr. Paul said. “We’ll take a Tweet.”
If you are Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and you would like to Tweet Senator Paul, you can do so here: @SenRandPaul
[Source: CSPAN.org]
Congratulations to M.W. Ed Durham
Congratulations to M.W. Ed Durham, as our Grand Master of Masons of the State of Louisiana and his Grand Lodge Family/Officers. We at Joppa Lodge #362 are personally proud of you along with all the brothers in the 1st Masonic District and look forward to serving under you as our Grand Master for 2013. May GOD’s blessing be with you and all your endeavors this year (2013) in accomplishing your goals that you have planned for the betterment of Masonry in our State.
Joppa Lodge #362 meets 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.
Eat at 6 – meet at 7.
1805 Creswell Street Shreveport, LA 71101