Welcome to the Light

Today is Monday, September 10, 2007, and after really ignoring blogs for the past few years, I decided that today will be the day that I join the 21st century. After all, I am a computer nerd, I teach computer software, document applications and training material, and work as a project manager IN the IT field.

Some personal history:

I was raised a master mason in Riverside Lodge #635 on 3 November 2001 by Wr. Lee Cleveland, my father, Robert Dunn, and my uncle, Wr. James W. Dunn. I was immediately seated in the Junior Deacon's Chair, and installed as the Junior Deacon in March of 2002 after returning my Regular Form master mason's proficiency and qualifying to sit the chair.

At the same time, because of my experience with computers, I was asked to chair the lodge Child ID committee, and eventually, to chair the district Child ID committee as well. More on the awesome Child ID program from the Grand Lodge of California later. In October, 2005, I was invited to join the Grand Lodge Child ID committee, in which position I still serve the Grand Lodge of California.

On 10 December 2005, I was installed as Master of Evergreen Masonic Lodge in Riverside, California. Four years, 46 days after being raised, I was installed in the Oriental Chair of Evergreen Lodge #259.

Today, I publish the Lodgeroom International Magazine, a digital publication offered for the benefit of the craft on a monthly basis since January 2006. I am also an administrator of the Lodgeroom US part of The Lodgeroom International group of forums.

I am currently employed in a part of the world where Freemasonry is illegal, and it is an interesting experience to be living, in many ways, as the early Masons did before going public at the Goose and Gridiron in London, in June, 1717. More on that later as well.

Welcome to my blog.