Ron Paul, Barack Obama lead by wide margins in our presidential primary polls

I'm moving our ongoing Burning Taper presidential primary back to the top of the page, in case there are new readers who may be missing...

Masonic blog roundup

Work, family, new friends, and a laid-back and lethargic laziness have kept me from posting on The Taper lately. I must admit... last month...

In memory of Chuckles the Clown

A little song A little dance A little seltzer Down your pants. — Chuckles the Clown (1970-1975) Chuckles the Clown was crushed by an elephan...

The devil is in the details

[For your listening pleasure, you can click here to open a new window and listen to a demon-possessed MIDI file of "Tubular Bells,...

Pimping the red, white and blue?

This article is not meant to be disrespectful to patriots, veterans, law enforcement officers, politicians, American flags, Freemasons, fift...

In memory of Eli Stafford, immediate Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia

The following is reprinted from the Grand Lodge of Georgia's newly designed website . This is the first I've heard that the most rec...

In memory of Elizabeth Reed

A few weeks ago I wrote about and posted a few photos from Rose Hill Cemetery, located on the banks of the Ocmulgee River in Macon, Georgia...