In Freemasonry, if you are a master mason in good standing when you die, they give you a tribute in the monthly Stated Meeting of the lodge. They mention the day when you were born, the day when you were called from labor (when you died), and the day when you were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, or the 3rd Degree.

On Saturday June 25, 2011 I was raised to the 3rd degree of Master Mason.

One fine Saturday in May I joined a few friends to participate in the Warrior Dash. It’s a 5k through the woods with many obstacles. The most significant obstacle was the mud. Most of the track through the woods was in mud. Not to mention hurdling the fire pit, crawling through mud, climbing over muddy walls, climbing on muddy rope ladders and the grand finale was a huge sloppy mud pit. Bring on the fire hose and a cold beer! Good times.