(Hartmânôd = Harsh 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) (1956-12018)].
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: 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: Laf: 
Havamal 159:
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
 
Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
H3R2
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Interpretation: the Clanic relationship (Wunjo) brings learned knowledge (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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We continue our standoff.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning/noon hour, 30min walk.
*cool, cloudy/breaks of sun, stout south wind.
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Well, it’s a start.
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Online help for someone ISO of Heathenry.
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Oven baked beer brats, mixed veggies and diced potatoes.  They were a wee bit over-done.  Better luck next time, and there WILL be a next time.
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I really am considering cutting my hair.  I’m also considering stopping collecting aluminum cans from work.​
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It was a pretty good night at work.
*beneficial texting to wife over dinner break.
​*Wunjo/Laf
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Orlando SeaWolves 7:4 Milwaukee Wave (WOW!) on MASL-TV/YouTube @ work, but didn’t have time to watch much of it because things were pretty busy for a change.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids under warm shelter.
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2am nighty night, I am finally sleeping with my wife.
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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
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: Mother’s birthday, domestic stuff, perhaps Hammerstorm, Lake Afton Public Observatory
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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: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
*A2R3
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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: Self-preservation (Isa) brings an awakening (Gibor).
*OH HELA YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hours of solid sleep.
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1 load of laundry.
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Fruit smoothie.
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(comment not for public consumption)
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Call in from my Irminenschaft brother!  Gods, I needed that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga on FS2/Sling-TV
Schalke 1:3 Wolfsburg
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McDs
Dillons
Dillons petrol
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Time with Hammerstorm was pretty damned wonderful, but I just didn’t stick the target with my ax.  I blame it on the cold.
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I went out to the Lake Afton Public Observatory https://www.lakeafton.com/ in an effort to enjoy the lunar eclipse; totally impossible.  It was UBER busy and cold enough for me to get pain in my fingers.  I doubt the pics I took will amount to anything, but I’ll try.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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NFL
NFC Rams @ Saints 26/23 OT
AFC Pats @ Chiefs 37/31
*I can’t believe I watch the WHOLE game
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Exhausted now…
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2am nighty night.  I finally get to sleep with my wife.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????????
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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: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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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, 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: Evolution (Hagalaz) brings awareness (Ur).
*oh yeah, completely so.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 1/2hrs of sleep with two wake-ups.
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Took medication early per the VA to see if it helps my health numbers.
VA instructions:
“Please take your blood pressure at least 2 hours after you have taken your blood pressure medication, sit down for about 5 minutes and then check your blood pressure. That should be an accurate #”
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2 ½ hrs.
My health by the numbers:
Weight: 255
Glucose: 115
BP: 136/81
Pulse: 80
Results sent into the VA.
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Pancakes, scrambled eggs with shredded ham, hashbrown from frozen.
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Gotham S5 E3 on Fox Now/Roku
*woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, failed attempt at a walk.  While I didn’t mind the snow in the yards, it was the ice on the streets, driveways and sidewalks that convinced me to try it again another day.  Hey, I’m just an old bi-ped.
*cold, partly cloudy, north breeze.
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Went to check out Blade and Timber in Delano
Web: https://bladeandtimber.com/locations/wichita/
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/bladeandtimberwichita/
I immediately got on the phone with Helgi.  He knows of it and has considered it.  6 people per throwing lane @ $20 per person for 90min.
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Bionic Burger https://www.yelp.com/biz/bionic-burger-hamburgers-wichita-3
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OMGs!  Bundesliga is back https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Friday
Hoffenheim 1:3 Munchen
Leverkusen 0:1 M’Gladbach
Stuttgart 2:3 Mainz
Frankfurt 3:1 Freiburg
Augsburg 1:2 Dusseldorf
Hannover 0:1 Bremen
Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund replay on Fox Sports/Sling-TV
*19th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 0:1
*end of match
*Leipzig 0:1 BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Manifest S1 Es10&11
*end of season 1
*wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 6:5 Harrisburg Heat
Florida Tropics 9:10 Milwaukee Wave
St. Louis Ambush 5:8 Utica City FC
El Paso Coyotes Dallas Sidekicks
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3 loads of laundry
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids are inside warm shelter.
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2am nighty night.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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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: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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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: Evolution (Hagalaz) brings active protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of good sleep with 2 wakeups
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Two breakfast sandwiches from frozen…really good!
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Last chiropractor visit:
Neck manipulation
Neck decompression
Neck electronic stimulation
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Dillons petrol ahead to wintery weather.
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Stopped in at Knapp Weaponry to inquire about pistol certification.  It’s a small facility, so they only take 3 at a time.  My class is in March.
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/Knapp-Weaponry-LLC-202032729825165/
Web: http://www.knappweaponry.com/?fbclid=IwAR2981jVPSQKF2JmbrKw1VJH8IrLOKd0pvExMIn3uPkVjLL6IBo9DpESKIU
.22, Wasser-10 and shotgun, in that order, will follow.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, noon hour, 30min walk.
*cool, cloudy, north breeze.
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Lasagna casserole from a box, mixed veggies added.
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Mixed bag at work tonight:
Routers made sense.
Hand-forming had 3 orders in the freezer but didn’t make sense.
Two orders on the bag press; couldn’t find the hydro-block for one, and just didn’t feel like running the other even though it had 285min connected to it.
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SNOW…blowing snow…turned to ice which made coming home a challenge.  20-25mph and some idiots driving like…well…idiots.  I saw at least three slide-offs.  Slow and steady wins the winter ice drive.
*Hagalaz/Hagal
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/ on MASL-TV/YouTube from work.
Kansas City Comets v St. Louis Ambush
1st qtr. 1:1
2nd qtr. 2:2
3rd qtr. 1:4
4th qtr. 1:1
Final: Kansas City Comets 5:8 St. Louis Ambush
SMH…
Tacoma Stars 4:9 San Diego Sockers
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Last check on all fur-kids.
Toby was left outside, but he was in his doghouse.  He appeared none the worse for wear, but he was SO ready to go inside.
Socks was SO ready to stay in his house.
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It’s amazing how comforting a bowl of hot cereal can be on such a cold, wintry night.
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2am nighty-night.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh 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: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
*A2R3
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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: Sig: 
Havamal 156:
This I know as an eleventh, when
I accompany my dear friend into combat;
I sing it into the shield, so that he triumphs in battle
And that luck and happiness surrounds him always.
 
Triumph, surrounded with luck and happiness, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, into the fray, blessing from above, successful fight, achieved goal, school, and salvation by light, inspiration, soul, and power of the sun, inspiration, soul, life force, wholeness, reliable success, healing, good luck, spiritual completion, and the path of the soul, Rune of the spiritual ray of inspiration, wisdom, and illumination.
“The creative spirit must conquer” (List, 57).
*H2R5
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) brings triumph (Sig).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with only one post-sunrise wake up.
*9:30am
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Wifey
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Chiropractor:
Neck manipulation
Decompression
Stimulation
Only one more visit left
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Call in from VA podiatry.  They want to see me @ 2:30.
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It was a rather mixed bag at the VA podiatrist’s office.  He was more than supportive of the boots that I got from work.  Then, he proceeded to tell me my left toenail had become disconnected.  Long story short, he ended up removing my entire toenail without anesthetic.  While there was no feeling at that portion of the toe, he was satisfied with chance of toenail recovery because of what he saw underneath the nail.
*antibiotics and bandages.
Doctor’s orders, stay home from work.  DEAL!
*Isa/Sig?
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First visit to Prost https://www.prostwichita.com/ an excellent experience.
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Vikings S5 E 18 https://www.history.com/shows/vikings
Manifest S1 Es8&9 on Hulu
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A bit of ibuprofen.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:45am nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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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: Ehwaz: Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, absolute trust, taking control of relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, progress, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal, control of a situation, adaptability, two halves that make-up the whole, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation.
Conversely:
The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
*A3R3
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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, 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: Control (Ehwaz) brings awareness (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one post sunrise, wifey hugging, wake-up.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Too much online time.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*cloudy, cool, no breeze.
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Things are kind of out of control around here today, and it’s quite an eye-opener.
*Ehwaz/Ur
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BK for lunch
Family Dollar next door to the BK for a coffee/tea pot.
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Not a horrible night at work
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My wife is sleeping in her office tonight.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: 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: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.
*A3R6
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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: Fertility (Inguz) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: just shy of 7hrs of sleep with one wake up.
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Wifey
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Two open-face breakfast sandwiches + a banana.
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Freezing fog…nice!
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Message sent to VA, concerned over blood pressure for the last two weeks:
147/77
148/84
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Lily has taken to hiding under the bed.  My wife says Lily cuddles with her at night.  I just SUCKED I had to be the bad guy early in Lily’s life here:
I’M the one who had to cage her for her own protection.
I’M the one who had to take her to the Veterinary to be poked and prodded.
I’M the one who had to give her medication.
I’M the one who had to take her BACK to the Veterinary for shots.
Yeah, in Lily’s mind I probably am the bad guy.
*conversation with wifey: come to find out she accidently kicked Lily when she was under the bed.  Wifey pulled her up to place Lily on the bed, then encouraged her to come up for huggles.
*complete disclosure: Lilly DID come up into my recliner after work.
*hiding under the bed must be a security thing.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*very cool, cloudy/slight fog, west breeze.
*trip out to a neighbor to drop off treats for Toby.  She started it then stopped, but Toby kept expecting it, so I’ve opted to leave treats for her to give Toby.
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Leftover homemade stew + whole wheat bread with butter + garden salad.
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I was thinking of this today.  Three years ago; “Here is how I personalized “The Heathen Psyche” by Erik Goodwyn, top of page 102: “The arrogant, unforgiving, Methodist Minister brother of mine, cannot be erased from the family line. But his failure belongs to him, not me. He remains dominated by the Grendels and the sea wolves and consumed by them. He has failed in his struggle and I am the collateral damage. He is the Hrothgars, and I still have an inner Hrothgar as well. But I can be the Beowulf to that Hrothgar. Like Beowulf, I have the right to condemn him for his failure with Grendel. But I must also back that up with deeds that redeem me before my ancestors and my glorious family line that came from the beginning of time. Grendels cannot destroy my lineage, but they can plague my family for generations unless I decide to change it. With the wrong I have done to my brother, and his failure to accept my repeated peace offerings, he has thwarted the opportunity to redeem our beleaguered heritage to the here and now. Like Beowulf, I have heard the call to action, and rose to the occasion. I have faced the Grendel before me, and in so doing, I have restored my personal dignity and my heritage from this point on. By doing so, I have changed the story of my family, and the atrocity I have caused, like the 12 years of suffering under Hrothgar, the darkest chapter before the final triumph. Within me, that past will weep as Hrothgar does when Beowulf ascends to become King himself, but he will remain dishonored for what he was...A FAILURE...but a part of me deserves compassion. This is not easy. But I AM HEATHEN, responsible for MY actions, not the failure of others.”
Still holds true today.  This book lifted decades of guilt and shame off my shoulders. It has been replaced with continuous joy and contentment!  This healing has stood the test of time.
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I no sooner get into work and started inquiring why the bag press locked up yesterday.  It was a small piece of rubber, guesstimation probably 1 ½” x 4” x 1/8” that was left in an odd place.  I found it to be amazing that something that can fit in the palm of my hand could lock-up that massive machine.
*the rest of the shift actually kept me busy right up to the time to go home.
*my left foot/toes is fucked and I blame it on the safety shoes I am mandated to wear.  Both the Super and Lead know of my plight and are sympathetic.  I will not wear their shoes!
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids are safe under warm shelter.
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2am nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess Meditation: Ziu
Ziu, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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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) (1956-12018)].
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: Fehu (U):  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
*A1R1
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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: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Interpretation: Responsible wealth (Fehu) brings great gain (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8hrs od sleep with one wake-up.
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Bowl of cereal with a sliced banana.
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Lily to Air Cap Vet.  She got a clean bill of health.  He’s figuring her mucus drainage is a birth defect between her sinuses and the roof of her mouth.
*Vaccinations:
Rabies 3yrs
Feline leukemia 1yr
Distemper 1yr
*Fehu/Man right here!
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*cold, cloudy, slight south breeze.
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Homemade stew
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Bad night at work.  I was running an unfamiliar order of parts but worked with what I knew.  The first time it went into the bag press it failed to come out.  I tired to bring it out manually but it was a no-go. It’s at this point I blamed myself.  Was there something I did?  Did I leave something on the tray that shouldn’t have been there?  I called maintenance.  They couldn’t get it out either.  Now I’m REALLY starting to doubt myself.  The Super and lead person were very supportive.  I’m sure my 1st shift colleague will have something to say.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:45 nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh 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: Teiwaz: The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, valor, uncompromising in judgments, personal management, a higher rationality, dedication to an ideal, balanced, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, spiritual birth/rebirth, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, even-handedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Ziu; the god of honor, dishonor, without victory in conflict, injustice, imbalance, mismanagement, failure, unbalanced, dishonesty, naiveté compromised judgments, defeat, warfare without purpose, disengagement with the sacrificial Self, spiritual death, legal dilemma, disorder/chaos, cowardice, the inability to fight for what’s right, void of the will to succeed, double standards.
*A3R1
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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: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Interpretation: Valor (Teiwaz) brings great gain (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: As I fell asleep in the recliner last night, I have NO IDEA how long I slept, but there were 2 or 3 overnight wake-ups.
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Morning conversation with wifey.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 255
Glucose: 120
BP: 148/84
Pulse: 83
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*cloudy, cold, no breeze.
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3-Scrambled eggs with ham pieces and diced potatoes.
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I am just amazed how relative peace is reigning with Lily as the new addition.
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Dillons
Dillons petrol
Family Dollar
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Grilled ham-n-cheese sandwich with tomato soup; comfort food!
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 6:4 Harrisburg Heat on MASL-TV/YouTube Chromecast onto television.
*Utica City is just so FUN to watch!
Dallas Sidekicks 1:5 Monterrey Flash
RGV Barracudas 8:3 Turlock Express
San Diego Sockers 7:4 El Paso Coyotes.
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Call into from brother.  I asked him about his conversation with our former and most evil christian brother at the funeral home after Shannon’s passing.  I was very proud of my brother.  He remained very supportive.
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3 loads of laundry
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Malt-o-Meal with syrup and sliced banana.
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Manifest S1 Es5-7 on Netflix.
*woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night get to sleep with my wife.
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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!

(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????????
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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: Pertho: Dice cup, issues concerning: the lucky roll of the dice, questions of luck, the consideration of Wurt/Urlag (the ordeal of Humankind), the Wurtâ; Urda (that which was), Werdanda (that which is becoming) and Sculd (that which is owed), the realization of hidden potential, interwoven yet independent Wurt, good fellowship and happiness, secrets revealed, the collective consciousness, the Well of Knowledge for true growth.
Conversely:
The presence of negative Wurt, an unlucky roll of the dice, bad luck, secrets remaining secret, delusions, fantasies, megalomania, outside the collective/individual consciousness, out of touch with reality, negative forces set in motion, that which is unknowable, the need to deal with uncertainty, unpleasant contractions of birth pains, secrets remaining secret, take no chances.
*A2R6
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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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Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Interpretation: Luck (Pertho) brings freedom (Os).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Gotham S5 E2 https://www.fox.com/watch/9f168fed361fd189b257bfac58287fd8/
*WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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¾ of a waffle (Toby got ¼), scrambled eggs with ham pieces, hashbrown from frozen.
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Took down Lily’s kennel.  I’m in the process of discouraging her from taking over Essie’s area in the utility room.  Lily will get the dining room picture window.
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 Toby and I out for a late afternoon, perfektly behaved, 30min walk.
*slightly cold, cloudy, north wind.
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Gathered up recyclables and took them in.
PetSmart
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BK for a late lunch.
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I can’t believe I sat and watched most of this:
Indianapolis Colts v Kansas City Chiefs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/12/indianapolis-colts-kansas-city-chiefs-afc-playoffs-live
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Vikings on the History Channel/Sling-TV
*S5 E17
https://www.history.com/shows/vikings/season-5/episode-17
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Along with her new place at the picture window in the dining area, Lily has also been introduced to the cat tree.  Essie doesn’t use it much, and it’s an effort to keep them separate.
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Niece C_ had a birthday gathering at a bar on the west side, so I went.  I think she and I are forming anew relationship.  My best Heathen buddy was also there; however, not as part of niece’s party.  It was rather accidental.  He and I had a good conversation, too.  It was nice to get out if only briefly. 
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids are under warm shelter.
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Fell asleep in the recliner.
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