These are daily thoughts/quotes from famous Freemasons such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Buzz Aldrin, Mozart, etc.

Recently, I was blessed with the opportunity to achieve a lifetime goal by  becoming a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Freemason.  My maternal great-great grandfather was a Shriner and 32nd degree Mason, as was my maternal great grandfather, and maternal grandfather.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ever wonder why I love Texas A&M University so much?  Got a friend, relative or spouse who is an alum?  Do we act a little overly enthusiastic about how much we love our alma mater?

Aggie Muster, held every April 21st,  explains it all…..http://muster.tamu.edu/node/22

Muster is a memorial that pays tribute to the Texas Aggie Alumni who have passed away during the past year.  A “Role Call for the Absent” is done, where the all of the names of the departed members of the Aggie family are read aloud, followed by a resounding answer of “Here!!!” by a family member or friend, when the name of their loved one is called.  I am deeply honored that one day my name will be called in such a manner. God Bless Texas A&M!!!!

The main speaker at Muster this year is Secretary of Defense, Dr. Robert Gates (former president of Texas A&M University).  Dr. Gates signature is on my diploma!!

A candle is lit after each family answers the role call for their deceased loved one

7:00 p.m. FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE TABERNACLE
Utah Bioneers Program at the Tabernacle. Free & open to the public. LDS Students and Elders in a panel discussion “Rediscovering our Heritage: Frugality & Stewardship in the LDS Faith”.

Old school vs. New school……..will green prevail??

The Utah Bioneers 2008 conference will be held on the Utah State University from Friday, October 17th – 19th. On Friday, between 11AM – 4PM, we will be exhibiting a poster for our wetlands restoration project. The provisonal website address for this project is http://springcreekwetlands.wordpress.com ( the address should be springcreekwetlands.com very soon ).

“Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.” Abraham Lincoln

My main man Abe

Source: September 30, 1859 – Address before the Wisconsin State

Agricultural Society

Am I hallucinating??? My beloved Ags are running a pro-style spread offense?

Aggies finally have a gunslinger in town with a license to pass

They actually have a coach that is going to utilize a stellar quarterback who excelled in the same offense in high school???  I know I sound cynical, but it’s been painful to watch the Aggies offense for years now.  However, they have finally seen the light.  They can now compete with Texas and Oklahoma for the blue chip skill players because they will actually pass the ball and put up NFL worthy stats.  Mark my words, the new sheriff in the state of Texas is Mike Sherman, not Mack Brown anymore……..

The best dog I’ve ever met died last week, on the 4th of July.  My wife wrote a beautiful tribute to Jasper on her blog,

the first dog that either of us have owned ourselves.  Reading her words and seeing pictures of Jasper are still hard for me to do, but we truly lost a family member and we are both grieving………all dogs go to heaven though, see you one day Jasper Dog!!

My beautiful wife Shelley successfully used a environmental term that I told her was “not a word….are you really getting a PhD?”

On her blog, http://shelleylyn.com, she used the word “deagriculturalization” in a blog post.  Granted we have an ongoing joke (to me that is) where I correct her grammar when she uses hipster IT slang such as “I don’t have enough bandwith to deal with that right now”……What in tarnation does that mean sports fans???

Let’s face it, everybody hates the person who corrects their grammar…..I think karma just kicked my trash No more holier than thou grammar correcting here…….except when she says “funner”, are you kidding me??

USU Students volunteer on Wetland Restoration project

Several students from the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University volunteered their time on April 12th to assist with the beginning phase of our wetland restoration project. Many members of the Range Club, some who are conservation/reclaimation majors, were extremely helpful due to their knowledge and enthusiasm for such a project. The land owners and myself are very grateful for the contribution of volunteer labor from the USU Range Club