(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Tyr:
Havamal 157:
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: Movement (Raido) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of restless sleep.
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Wifey conversation; thunderstorm overnight?  Really?
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2-egg cheese omelet topped with salsa + a few small diced golden potatoes + strawberry jelly on wheat toast.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, 11:30am, 30min walk.
*warm, sunny, occasional south breeze.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Frankfurt 1:0 Hoffenheim
FCU Berlin 0:4 Leipzig
*FCU Berlin has some work to do to play at this level.
*now I’m going to have to differentiate between the two Berlin teams; Hertha Berlin and FCU (Football Club Union) Berlin.  H. Berlin has been part of the top flight Bundesliga as long as I can remember.  FCU Berlin was promoted at the end of last season.  We’ll see if they can handle it.
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2 BK tacos for a quick snack
Stopped in at the CBD store on a whim.  I asked him of he had any smokable CBD.  HE DID!  Previously I tried the CBD oil but wasn’t impressed.  I’m willing to try this.
Dillons
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Wifey said she was craving Taco Bell, so Taco Bell for both of us.
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Okay, wait:
*wifey asks me NOT to mow the yard in the heat.  Okay, grocery shopping instead.
*wifey craves Taco Bell.  Okay, I get her Taco Bell.
*now, after the heat had died down, I get ready to mow the yard.  Wifey wants to watch a bit of the Viks’ preseason game and asked me not to mow the yard.  WTF?  I thought she didn’t watch preseason.  I mowed the front yard.  She said she’d finish it.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Portland 0:2 Atlanta
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Kitties are running low on dry food.  Ordered some through Chewy https://www.chewy.com/
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Oh shit!  Forgot about paying the telephone/internet cable bill.  Made it online rather than wait for the bank to make it tomorrow.
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1am nighty night.  Wifey’s not well so she’s sleeping in her office tonight.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: ???????????????????????
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50th Anniversary of Woodstock:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49276979?fbclid=IwAR3bO_tI900zuaQc4Mqpl36W4kEIiXMf2_VyX3-Ff4cY9QQZB4W6rJBHobM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-woodstock-reunion/you-can-still-sense-the-love-baby-boomers-revel-at-woodstock-50-years-on-idUSKCN1V7087
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, awareness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, preparedness, sanctuary, embracing the Divine plan, a safe harbor, connection with current events, the Elk, or swan.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
*A2R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: divine realization (Algiz) brings external power squelched (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 249
Glucose: 114
BP: 124/76
Pulse: 74
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Brief wifey conversation.
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Two eggs sunny side up atop hand-shredded hashbrowns, wheat toast topped with strawberry jelly.
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To niece’s house to let their dog out to pee.  She was a bit apprehensive, but a sniff and a treat coaxed her to do her business.
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BK for a quick lunch
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Dortmund v Augsburg (caught last few minutes on FS1/Sling TV)
*1st min tor/goal Augsburg
*3rd min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 1:1
*51st min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*57th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*59th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*82nd min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, BVB 5:1 Augsburg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leverkusen 3:2 Paderborn
Wolfsburg 2:1 Köln
Frankfurt 3:0 Mainz  
Borussia Monchengladbach 0:0 Schalke
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Triple meat fried turkey bologna sandwich + diced potatoes
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Two loads of laundry
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 MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYRB 1:1 New England
Cincinnati 1:4 NYCFC
Columbus 2:2 Toronto
Montréal 3:3 Dallas
Chicago 2:0 Philly
Minnesota 1:1 Orlando
(popcorn is popped, ready!)
Sporting Kansas City v San Jose
*25th min goal San Jose
*@ the half SKC 0:1 San Jose
*50th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*76th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match SKC 2:1 San Jose
SKC WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Houston 2:2 Colorado
LA v Seattle
Salt Lake v LAFC
Vancouver v DC
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Fell asleep in the recliner.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night; sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, VA, work 8hrs.
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​Ancestor Meditation: Flags:

1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
3. US flag 1850 31 stars
4. Oklahoma state flag
5. California state flag

Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ka:
Havamal 151:
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6
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Interpretation: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings imperviousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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1-egg open faced breakfast sandwich on wheat toast + a banana.
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VA counseling; her turn.
*chicken sandwich + potato salad plus a bottled water @ the VA Canteen while waiting.
Smoke shop
Petrol
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Toby and I out for a mostly behaved, 1pm, 30min walk.  Toby took it upon himself to step out off the curb for a cadaver right in from of a car.  I SCREAMED AT HIM TO GET BACK!  Luckily, he did.
*sunny, very warm, refreshing south wind.
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No time for exercising.
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Triple meat, open faced fried turkey bologna sandwich on wheat bread, topped with diced jalapeños + a small can of Pringles + the last of the Klondike Bars.
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Two months left on this season’s schedule for Sporting Kansas City.  Do they have it in them to at least make a good run for the playoffs? https://www.sportingkc.com/schedule
Standing on the table: https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings
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Not a horrible night at work; fairly busy.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Donarstag) Die [(German for feminine “the”) (pronounced “Dee”)] Wurtâ:
Die Wurtâ, all three, are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth.
Urda, Werdanda and Sculd, the dark queens renowned;
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we can clearly see.
That which “is becoming” forms now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, may be, but we cannot see.
We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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​Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors/healing, causality, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings healing (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one post sunrise wakeup.
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg open faced breakfast sandwich on wheat bread topped with cheese and jalapeños + a banana.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps (dynamic tension) 3 sets of 6
Pushups from knees, 3 sets of 6
Setups on Ab-Roller, 3 sets of 15 weighted 5lbs.
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Heilige Scheisse! I’m SO glad I logged onto my online banking!  I set up bill pay one day too early which caused an overdraft.  Luckily, I caught it soon enough so there was no overdraft fee.  A call into the bank verified everything was well with them.
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Toby and I out for a somewhat stubborn, 1`2noon, 30min walk.
*warm, sunny/high clouds, slight north breeze.
*HEILIGE SCHEISSE WIEDER!  I fell pretty hard!  My feet hit the side of a raised curb in a business parking lot; tucked-n-rolled!  Someone in the business came out to make sure I was okay.
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Hobo pasta…something…or other; whole wheat pasta, mixed veggies, turkey hot dogs, thrown-together sauce (salsa, ketchup, HP Sauce) + a Klondike Bar.
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Boring night at work.  I lost 230min because I didn’t sign an order out properly.
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Paid a couple of bills
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Full slate of MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Orlando 1:0 SKC (smh)
Minnesota 1:0 Colorado
Salt Lake 3:0 Seattle
LA 2:0 Dallas
Portland 3:2 Chicago
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night, Wifey is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Hagal: 
Havamal 152:
A seventh I learned, if the hall is burning
With fire around bench and comrades;
However bright it burns, I will banish the blaze,
As soon I sing the magic chant.
 
To actively protect/enclose/destroy, danger brought under control, introspection, awareness, eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, die (pronounced ‘dee’ German for ‘the’) Alle Mutter, Frija, that which cares and maintains, protects, and preserves; that which is motherly; wisdom, harmony, salvation, blessing, protects from hail and fire, eternal change, caring and maintaining principle in the Universe, Higher Self, the perfect human being, Divine within, the Rune of humanity, married to the World, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds, the macrocosm of the world itself.
“Harbor the All in yourself, and you will control the All” (List, 54).
*H2R1
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Interpretation: Movement (Raido) brings active protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with only one wakeup.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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1-egg open faced sandwich topped with cheese, Sport Peppers and (shhhhhh) bacon + a banana.
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Exercises:
Deep squats (unweighted) 3 sets of 8
Toe raises (unweighted) 3 sets of 8
Setups on the Ab Roller 5lbs weighted.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, 12:30pm, 30min walk.
*partly/mostly cloudy, hot, ever so slight south breeze.
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Well shit, contacted by my ex-sister-in-law.  She asked for money to get something on my niece’s account in jail so she could have some snacks.  I tired it online at jailatm.com, but fuck that.  Then I saw funds can be sent via Facebook.  1st effort was frustrating.  2nd effort was a success.  She said she’s pay it back on the 26th, but I told her not to worry about it.  It was a gift.
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WONDERFUL Facebook conversation with my German brother about handball, and HE’S GOING TO BE A FATHER!  WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Beef stroganoff from a box, peppers and onions from frozen added + a Klondike Bar.
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Not quite sure what to think.  I worked a couple of orders that my 1st shift colleague signed off.  He signed off the deburr operation, but didn’t do the deburr, which gave him more than 2hrs of time allotment for absolutely ZERO work.  These particular orders usually come in pars, which means he may have also signed off another two hours PLUS two more hours for actually forming the parts; which equated to 6hrs of time allotments for maybe 30min of work.  The trouble with all this is, failing to do the deburr operation does not affect the next operation at all because of the way its formed and the way it’s machined in the next operation.  To further complicate matters, I would’ve done exactly the same thing.
*my lead person was having a pretty serious backache.  I offered some ibuprofen from my stash.
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A bit of rain on the way home.
A wee bit of petrol in a full-fledged thunderstorm.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All are safe and secure.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never
Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, the end, comprehension of the diving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6
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Interpretation: Generosity (Gebo) brings an awakening (Gibor).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: almost 7hrs of sleep with three kitty wakeups: Lily, Essie, Lily.
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg open faced sandwich on wheat bread topped with cheese and diced jalapeños.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps (dynamic tension),
5 sets of 3 pushups from knees,
5 sets of 15 setups on the Ab-Roller 5lbs weighted.
Toby and I out for an 11am, well behaved, 30min walk.
*sunny, very warm, slight south breeze.
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Calls into City of Wichita:
Forestry; for oak tree dying and uneven ground from when they removed the elm trees.
Sidewalk repair; NW corner McCormick and Hiram
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Last of the slow-cooker chicken/carrots/green onions with mashed potatoes added + a Klondike Bar.
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VA audiology call in for hearing aid repair; appointment for Aug 221
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It’s official; 3yrs at my current employer, Spirit AeroSystems https://www.spiritaero.com/.  Now all they have to do is to see me into retirement.
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Call in from VA audiology for hearing aid repair; Aug 21st.
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Not a horrible night at work; moderately busy.
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A bit of a thunderstorm on the way home.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping in her office with her kitties tonight.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
Nirda, sister-wife to Nirdu.  We give thanks to the Great Goddess Nirda, Goddess of the land, of soil, and growing things.  Goddess, too, of the scythe and of the sacrifice.  Beautiful and terrible.  Wise in Your power.  We praise you…HEIL NIRDA, Mother of the Wanâ, sister-wife to Nirdu.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDA, as we honor the Nirda that resides in us all!  HEIL NIRDA Divine Queen! HEIL!  HEIL! HEIL!
*source: combination http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/P/prayertonerthus.htm and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson.
 
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: ?????????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Wunjo: Joy, pasture, happiness attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, family ties, Clanic solidarity, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu attained within a secure setting, a bright attitude of Wodan exposed.
Conversely:
Sadness, disruption/breakdown in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family/Clanic ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, pessimism, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, the shadow/dark side of Wodan is exposed.
*A1R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: The proper Clanic relationship (Wunjo) stems an incoming attack (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of solid sleep.
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2 ½ eggs (lost half of one on cracking) sunny side up, 2-small diced potatoes, wheat bread for sopping.
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Online goofing off.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
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Started some slow cooked chicken.
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Sliced up the entire watermelon for future use.
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Hotdog in a wheat tortilla wrap + half a small can of pringles.
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I struggled with getting NBC Sports set up on Roku to watch the Man U. v Chelsea game since Christian Pulisic is now on team Chelsea.  FINALLY, it said to go to such-n-such a website to enter this code.  I may have missed the game, but it’s up and running!
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Mowed the front yard and back yard to the patio.  Wifey is finishing the back.
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A load of stinky yard work clothes in the washer.
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DFB Cup today:
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2019-20-dfb-cup-overview-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-5137
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3 sets of 15 setups weighted 5lbs on the Ab-Roller.
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Dillons
*Click-List https://www.dillons.com/topic/clicklist for wifey
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OH…MY…GODS!  That slow cooked chicken was absolutely DELISCIOUS; made with chicken soup, carrots and green onions.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Atlanta 2:1 NYCFC
Philly 2:1 Houston
DC 2:1 LA
LAFC 4:2 NYRB
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Wifey is in her office watching HOURS of WWE…makes no sense to me.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: Comic Con, after that…???????????????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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​Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 154:
A tenth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings protection (Ar).
*there’s a lot of enlightenment going on around here lately.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with only one wakeup.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 249
Glucose: 128
BP: 127/72
Pulse: 84
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Wifey conversation.  She not entirely interested in the Comic Con today; no proper costume, not enough money to spend on vendors, no interesting speakers.  That’s fine by me.  I wasn’t really interested anyway.  Saves me some bucks.
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2-egg omelet with cheese and diced jalapeños + diced potatoes + wheat toast topped with the last of the sand-plum jelly.
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Made another Wodan collage.  It was necessary.  The old collage still had “Wotan” on it.  I’ve learned that “Wotan” is a character in Wagner’s opera, Das Rheingold.” Wodan is the god.
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I absolutely LOVE glimpses into another culture: Russian Army Parade, Victory Day 2019 Парад Победыhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORa9a2AfATY
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy/lite sprinkles, warm/muggy, no breeze.
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Biceps/triceps/pushups (from knees); 3 sets of 5 ea.
Squats (unweighted) 3 sets of 5, setups 3 sets of 10 from Ab-Roller (5lbs weighted).
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2 loads of laundry
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Netherlands x Norway FINAL EHF Euro 2016 Women's Handball FULL MATCH Chromecast to tele:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMAaJHDwYs
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Triple turkey fried bologna, sliced, seasoned with HP Sauce, in a wheat tortilla + a small can of Pringles
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Captain Marvel https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154664/ on Vudu; much better than I thought it would be.
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BK one more time for dinner for am Impossible Whopper and a regular Whopper for wifey.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Seattle 3:3 New England
Columbus 2:2 Cincinnati
Toronto 1:1 Orlando
Dallas 5:3 Minnesota
Sporting KC v Salt Lake on KSKC/Sling TV (with wifey)
*31st min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*38th min goal salt lake
*@ the half 1:1
*70th min goal salt lake
*84th min re card SKC
*end of match SKC 1:2 Salt Lake
*it’s becoming less and less likely that SKC will make the playoffs, which hasn’t happened, according to the FSKC announcer, for over a decade or so.
Chicago 3:2 Montréal
Colorado 2:1 San Jose
Portland 3:1 Vancouver (with wifey via YouTube)
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WOW!  4hrs of soccer/football watched with wifey…AMAZING!
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MAN!  I guess I better keep a closer eye on this DFB Pokal Tournament:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFB-Pokal
https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag
https://www.google.com/search?q=dfb+pokal&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS782US782&oq=dfb+pokal&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l2j69i60j69i65j69i60.3875j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=lg;/g/11gy24sbct;2;/m/031z6g;mt;fp;1;;
It’s exactly like the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_U.S._Open_Cup
https://thecup.us/2019/06/19/2019-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup-bracket/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_U.S._Open_Cup_qualification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:30am nighty night; sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
 
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Uruz: The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, life force, survival, endurance, the ability of action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, stability, raw physical power, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, good health, rejuvenation, energy levels, rage, health and energy, primal drizzle.
Conversely:
A weakened position, deprivation, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, a severe lack of foundation, energy at low levels, illness, reduction, instability, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, misdirected force, taking no risks at this time, weakness; either physical or emotional, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.
*A1R2
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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​Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Endurance (Uruz) brings strength of the will (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep.  Wifey woke me @ 10am.  FUCK!  My morning is shot!
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Breakfast burrito from frozen + a banana.
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Sit ups (3 sets of 8 5lbs weighted), squats and toe raises (3 sets of 8 unweighted).
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Toby and I out for an 11:30am, well behaved, 30min walk.
Warm/muggy, cloudy, east breeze.
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US Open Cup Semifinal https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-08-07-minnesota-united-fc-vs-portland-timbers/recap
Wednesday
Minnesota 2:1 Portland
So, the US Open Cup Final is set; Atlanta v Minnesota Aug 27th https://www.mlssoccer.com/meta/competition/us-open-cup/2019/bracket
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Bräts-n-beer with kraut for lunch + a chocolate sundae.  Here’s the recipe for the bräts:
Preheat oven to 450degF
In a 9x9 glass baking dish, add seasoning to taste
Pour in beer onto seasoning and mix
Place bräts in container.  Fill container with beer to mostly cover bräts
Cook bräts for 20 min
Turn
Refill with beer as needed
Cook bräts for another 20 min
Broil bräts on high to complete browning on both sides.  Monitor carefully.
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Boring night at work, but that’s okay.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping in her office tonight.
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