tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post2572951048462825311..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Americans Settling Down?Christopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-17759126724565346552008-12-24T15:26:00.000-05:002008-12-24T15:26:00.000-05:00Bro. Chris, Merry Christmas, Have a great 2009!Bro. Chris, <BR/>Merry Christmas, Have a great 2009!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-87565620659559489352008-12-22T12:22:00.000-05:002008-12-22T12:22:00.000-05:00"The mobility of society has often been looked to ..."The mobility of society has often been looked to as an explanation for the decline in membership in the Fraternity."<BR/><BR/>The fraternity can't see the reasons for decline for the trees in forest.<BR/><BR/>Mobility would have nothing to do with Masonry's decline if maybe the Lodge the man was a member of had been important enough to him he would search for another Lodge when he moved. If quality, a real Brotherhood, and fraternity were not found in the city where he moved from how does anyone expect him to search for Masonry in a new city?<BR/><BR/>Can Masonry bail itself out? or will it have to have a bailout plan from an appendant body?Vulcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108951609674175766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-845321335604888142008-12-22T05:07:00.000-05:002008-12-22T05:07:00.000-05:00Indeed, house prices have gone down about 12% this...Indeed, house prices have gone down about 12% this year alone. I suspect there will be a 25% drop before prices level out, toward the end of next year.<BR/><BR/>Our Fearless Leader has not yet announced that the Bank of England will print lots more money this year to save our economy, but as he is a slavish follower of all things American, he probably will do so very soon.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534842755063770798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-44868019690649615242008-12-21T21:50:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:50:00.000-05:00Chris, that sort of looks like your Camaro when yo...Chris, that sort of looks like your Camaro when you went back out to Cali in '79.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-63929731573409763572008-12-21T18:59:00.000-05:002008-12-21T18:59:00.000-05:00Chris, are prices slumping in the UK? (I suspect t...Chris, are prices slumping in the UK? (I suspect the exchange rate will shoot up again, now that the Fed has announced they'll print as much US money as it takes to save the economy—packaged 350 sheets per roll, soft, and thoroughly absorbent).Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-24326215342458921052008-12-21T18:55:00.000-05:002008-12-21T18:55:00.000-05:00Except that the 38 million cited came during 2006-...Except that the 38 million cited came during 2006-2007, when the economic rave party was still reveling in raucous, E-Z mortgage, credit-card-swiping glee, and the numbers have been cooling steadily since the 1960s.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-49447769729604746892008-12-21T02:48:00.000-05:002008-12-21T02:48:00.000-05:00I suspect it has less to do with diminishing wande...I suspect it has less to do with diminishing wanderlust and more to do with the high prices of properties.<BR/><BR/>The next few years will be a rise in wanderlust as those who can trade up do because prices are coming down.<BR/><BR/>Chris HansenChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534842755063770798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-42943838919008873842008-12-20T21:39:00.000-05:002008-12-20T21:39:00.000-05:00Explanation. Or, possibly, excuse. We're quickly r...Explanation. <BR/>Or, possibly, excuse. <BR/>We're quickly running out of those, requiring that most dreaded possible course of action, self-examination.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-87222424751494916762008-12-20T19:45:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:45:00.000-05:00This is pertinent information for Freemasonry and ...This is pertinent information for Freemasonry and the future of such.<BR/><BR/>The mobility of society has often been looked to as an explanation for the decline in membership in the Fraternity. It looks like the cycle may be coming back around.The Palmetto Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049500796697782077noreply@blogger.com