Last newsletter I sent an email that I received from our departed Bro. Dan Mehn. Here is another one. It’s gratifying to think that he may have joined the spirits that watch over us in the hall.

I've learned...that life is like a roll of toilet paper:
The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned...that we should be glad God doesn't
give us everything we ask for.

I've learned...that money doesn't buy class.

I've learned...that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned...that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned...that the Lord didn't do it all in one day.
What makes me think I can?

I've learned...that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned...that the less time I have to work, the more things I get done.

Please help with the newsletter, send in a few lines or paragraphs about how you are doing, your job, achievements, births, anything so we can keep up with our brothers and their families. Email me at kkueck@bellsouth.net or USPS is fine.

Thank you Brother Ken Roberts for your donation the hurricane repairs.

An email from Bro. Shaun Kaulfers

I wanted to let you know that Anne-Marie and I are about to move to Mason, OH, just north of Cincinnati.

Shaun Kaulfers
Mason, OH

Just a little update for y'all. I have graduated from seminary with my master of theology and my wife has finished her pediatric residency. She will be moving on to an endocrinology pediatric fellowship, and I will be continuing on in higher education. There is a new seminary being formed in Cincinnati and they are allowing me to help build it, before I move on to my doctorate. I hope all is well with you and your family and give my best to our brothers. Hopefully I will have a chance to make it down and visit over the next year or so.

Take care, Bro. Shaun Kaulfers

Keep up the good work Bro. Shaun, we are extremely proud of you!

A PUBLIC SERVICE SO WOMEN CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND MEN sent in by Bro. Clayton Money
* Because I'm a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire long after hypothermia, or heat stroke, has set in. AAA is not an option. I will win.
*Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't, know where to start."
*Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this isn't a problem.
*Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like "cumin" or "tofu." For all I know, these are the same thing. And never, under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which "feminine hygiene product" is a euphemism. (F.Y.I. guys cumin is a spice and not a bodily function)
*Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much, once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.
*Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole show looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator).....applies to engineers mainly.
*Because I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The answer is always either sex, cars or football I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask.
*Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother too.
*Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't....and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.
*Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?
*Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the year 2005, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest..... like looking for my socks, or like wandering around in the garden with a beer wondering what to

In Honor of Gerald Rudolph Ford,
The 38th President of the United States, Born 1913
- Called Home by the Grand Architect December 2006.
GERALD RUDOLPH FORD(1913-2006 )
Thirty-eighth President (1974-1977)
MASONIC RECORD
Initiated: September 30, 1949, Malta Lodge No. 465, Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with his half-brothers Thomas Gardner Ford (1918-1995), Richard Addison Ford (1924-) and James Francis Ford (1927- ). The Fellowcraft and Master Mason Degrees were Conferred by Columbia Lodge No. 3, Washington, D.C., on April 20 and May 18, 1951, as a courtesy to Malta Lodge. Brother Ford was made a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, and Honorary Member, Supreme Council A.A.S.R. Northern Jurisdiction at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, on September 26, 1962, for which he served as Exemplar (Representative) for his Class. Brother and President Ford was unanimously elected an Active Member of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay and its Honorary Grand Master, at its Annual Session held at Orlando, Florida, April 6-9, 1975; Brother Ford held this post until January 1977, at which time he became a Past Honorary Grand Master, receiving his Collar and Jewel on October 24, 1978 in Topeka, Kansas, from the Hon. Thomas C. Raum, Jr., Grand Master, Order of DeMolay.