Past Master

February 22, 2010

Today is George Washington's birthday, and, like him, I'm a Past Master. At 26, I was honored to be elected to serve as Master of Mathews Lodge 358.

In a lodge, you'll usually find the pictures of all its Past Masters lined up. Our lineup goes back to the 1930s.

Tour de Greenwood

October 2, 2009

I went on a little Tour de Greenwood on my bike today.

Capt Crustys, greenwood SC, Holloway St, Mathews Lodge 358

Smallpox Vaccination

September 12, 2009

Here's a before and after shot of my smallpox vaccination and resulting scar:

They vaccinated us at Fort Benning before our Iraq deployment. Also a good shot of my masonic tattoo.

The vaccination was not very painful; it looked like they dipped a small nail in the vaccine, then pierced my arm with it three times in the same spot. They told us not to touch it, and when the scab fell off, we couldn't throw them in the trash. I can't remember what we had to do with them.

Well, as you can see, it only left a small scar.