http://blazingstar.info/blog for residents and supporters of the Blazing Star Masonic Island. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:40:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now we have lived for a few days on our larger island with the beautiful sailing waters. There has been some shifting around of residents (Hiram Razor), Hiram Burns. There are new tenants: Uther Parx, Charnock Footman (with dog Bob) , Alan Kiranov and to some extent Ugly Jewell. ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/16/a-few-days-in-an-enlarged-island/ We need to develop an agenda for our next meeting of the BSMI Owners and Tenants Assoc., to be held on September 28, 2008, at 5 AM SLT (Second Life Time, which is the same as Pacific Time), in the Chapter Room of Wingedsentry Waechter (please send him an IM ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/08/association-meeting-agenda/ Because I am administering not only the Blazing Star island in Second Life but also the Blazing Star website and this blog, I am using a rather simple blog configuration until I can get some help with this project (a subject I will be raising at the BSMI Owners and ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/08/details-on-blog-administration/ The term "rez" is a verb derived from the Latin noun "res," which means "thing." To "rez" an object is to bring it out of your inventory and into existence in the world. This can be accomplished by dragging the object out of your avatar's inventory and onto ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/08/what-is-rezzing-really-all-about/ Prims are the essential building blocks in Second Life ("prim" is an abbreviation of "primitive"). Every object is made from three components: (1) prims; (2) textures; and (3) scripts. Except for special prims called "sculpties," each prim is a very simple, three-dimensional, geometric calculation that the viewer (client) ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/08/what-in-the-world-are-prims/ Although they have not been moved yet, you can see the terraforming of the expansion sims, presently named Raza del Sol and El Mar Azul, but which will be renamed Tradition and Astronomy once they are moved West and adjacent to the region of Geometry (where the present Temple build ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/08/island-expansion-sim-is-now-available-for-viewing/ I am proposing the formation of an Architectural Review Design Committee for BSMI. I want this thread to be a place to where we can begin to develop a consensus regarding a comprehensive design policy for the island. If we cannot develop one overall consensus then different proposals ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/09/07/architectural-design-review-committee-for-bsmi/ You may be pleased to hear that The Masonic Society is now officially established and is seeking memberships from all those persons who desire to participate in their program of Masonic research. In addition to fellowship with like-minded Brethren, you will receive the Society's much-anticipated journal. Their website ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/05/01/announcing-the-formation-of-the-masonic-society-one-of-freemasonrys-premier-institutions-of-masonic-research/ The long-awaited-for Masonic apron exhibit, entitled "Emblems of Innocence, Emblazened in Glory," is now open for viewing on the Blazing Star Masonic Island. In addition to the beautiful exhibit of Masonic historic artifacts presented by our Chief Executive Curator of Collections, Churam Rau (http://www.blazingstar.info/Churam_Rau.html), you will also find an ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/05/01/masonic-apron-exhibit-is-open/ Because I was unable to resolve the problem with the first installation (I was unable to change the appearance of the blog so that it would display all posts made to it), I scrapped the whole thing and started over. Since all the posts had been made by myself, ... http://blazingstar.info/blog/2008/04/06/the-latest-incarnation-of-wordpress-is-up-and-running/