(Wonnemânôd = Blissful 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: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4
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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: Appropriate reward for the appropriate action (Jera) brings active protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with only one wakeup, and OMGs it’s 10am!  11am palliative appt. @ the VA!
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A 1-egg breakfast sandwich on wheat toast with cheese + a banana.
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Wifey reminded me the appt, at the VA was for 11:30, not 11…JsFnChst!
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Toby and Essie with some supervised front yard time.
*rain.
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VA appt. went well.  I was checking in at the kiosk when I look up to see my palliative tech staring at me about a half hour ahead of my appointed time.
“You waiting on ME?”  I asked.
“Well yeah” She said.
Off we went to get me my diabetic foot inspection and pedicure.  I still find it damned funny that I get this pedicure every 3 months @ the VA.
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6 spanakopita triangles + mashed cauliflower + raw carrots dipped in ranch dressing = YUMMY!
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Quick trip to Air Capital Veterinary for Toby’s Apoquel https://www.zoetisus.com/products/dogs/apoquel/index.aspx
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Orlando 0:1 LA
Salt Lake 2:1 Atlanta
LAFC 4:2 Montréal
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Helalotta rain going into work.
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Not a horrible night at work.  I stayed fairly busy for 5hrs.  5hrs?  oh yeah, left @ 9pm.
*Jera/Hagal
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Designated Survivor S2 Es 17 & 18 on Netflix.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night.  Wifey is cat sitting again in her office tonight.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
Plans: wifey, 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: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life well-lived, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, fluidity, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, conform with emotions, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, the deep minded Spirit, intuition.
Conversely:
A dried-up body of Water, the struggles of life, swimming upstream, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, depression, inability to formulate with the emotional world, unstimulated, sinking/drowning, disconnect with the Inner Self.
*A3R5
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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: Not: 
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2
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Interpretation: Fluidity (Laguz) brings a settled calm (Not).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation.
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Goofed off on the internet until Toby’s walk time.
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Barely got started when this woman who has also been helping with the momma cat and kittens.  I went to get my wife so she could talk to her.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
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Well, it seems momma cat isn’t wanted anymore by her guardian.  2 of the 4 kittens are pretty much claimed.  I’m not sure how we’re going to deal with momma.
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Message into Beauties and Beasts.
Message into WAAL.
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BK for lunch so I could get my free Whopper, wifey’s Junior Whopper, and Toby’s nuggets.
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Bundesliga relegation playoffs https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2018-2019/relegation/vfb-stuttgart-vs-1-fc-union-berlin/liveticker leg 1
Stuttgart v FC Union Berlin
*42nd min tor/goal Stuttgart
*43rd min tor/goal Union Berlin
*@ the half 1:1
*51st min tor/goal Stuttgart
*68th min tor/goal Union Berlin
*end of match Stuttgart 2:2 Union Berlin; advantage Union Berlin with 2 away goals
2nd leg Monday May 27th
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I WAS SO GLAD my 1st shift colleague came back.  Evidently 1st shift Super was glad, too.
Things went well.  I turned in 9+ hours for an 8hr shift.
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Dillons petrol.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with all the kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: Donar:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba with the Golden Hair, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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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: 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: Not: 
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2
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Interpretation: Change (Hagalaz) brings suffering (Not).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7rs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation
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1-egg breakfast sandwich on wheat toast, Canadian bacon and cheese + a banana.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*sunny, mild, slight breeze.
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On the walk, someone told me of a cat with kittens that have been put out and abandoned in the apartments on McCormick.  Further, I was told they were all hunkered down inside a bush.  Sure enough, I saw momma kitty.
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Wifey to Family Dollar.
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Wifey was more than glad to help corral the kitties.  I grabbed my large kennel and off we went.  Wifey was able to nab the four kittens.  Momma has been more of a challenge.  With the kittens in the kennel, the situation was improved but not over by any means.
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Never before have I taken a 1lb chub of ground turkey and sliced it into 6 pieces in an effort to control portions.
*small turkey patty, fist sized bake potato, peas and carrots from frozen.  Surprisingly enough, my appetite is quite satisfied.
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Wifey back on kitty duty in an effort to nab momma.
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Wifey unsuccessful at corralling momma kitty.  Now the concern turns towards the kittens in the kennel and an upcoming storm.  She may be temporarily bringing them home.
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In spite of everything, not a horrible night at work.  Fingers crossed that my 1st shift colleague comes back from vacation tomorrow.
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Wifey was able to bring kittens home and set them up in the kennel in her office.  It seems she may end up fostering them.
*Hagalaz/Not all over this situation!
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Well hela, the tree guy was here while I was at work to work more on removing the tree in the back yard.  Damn if there weren’t some pieces I could’ve used or let other people use.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with a whole bunch of kitties in her office tonight.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful 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: Berkana: The feminine, Frija, Alle-Mutter, maternal instincts, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, compassion, nurturing, caregiver, maturation, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, life anew, now is the time, a fresh perspective, sanctuary, all forms of Mothering, Frija at her Most-Motherly, healing, bringing into being, life passages.
Conversely:
Problems with relating to the feminine, the maternal influence and the feminine mysteries, void of growth and caring, deceit, degradation, immaturity, deterioration, contamination, needlessly clinging, tough love Mothering, in need of Mothering, missing/ignoring a significant life passage.
*A3R2
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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: Fluidity (Berkana) brings learned knowledge (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of SOLID sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wifey isn’t doing well this morning.
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Rain continues; so much so, that I called Socks back to his house shortly after letting him out.  Luckily, he quickly responded.
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1 homemade breakfast burrito with 1 egg, one slice of ham, 1 slice of cheese, on a wheat tortilla + a banana.
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I attempted a noon hour walk with Toby.  The rain had slowed.  Early in the walk Toby flushed out a bird that had hunkered down in a bushy area.  As long as it’s a quick kill I don’t mind.  Toby was willing to carry his prize the rest of the walk, but the rain became heavier so I opted for home.
*overcast/rain, cool, no breeze.
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Mini French bread pizza + a garden salad; wifey approved.\
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Doubly pinned-down by kitty love and loving it!
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With my 1st shift colleague still on vacation, I’m seeing SO MANY things I’ve never before seen, and having to figure them out.  Also, it’s a good thing I’m now overhead crane certified.  Enough said. 
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is cuddled with her kitties in her office tonight.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
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Plans: VA, 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: 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: Bar: 
Havamal 158:
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.
 
Blessing, shielding, inspiration, encouragement, security, impending accidents that effect fate, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.
“Thy life strands in the hand of God, trust it in you” (List, 60).
H3R1
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Interpretation: Absolut trust (Ehwaz) brings shielding (Bar).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: a wee bit more than 7hrs of sleep with just one wakeup.  Nothing says “good morning” like cleaning-up dog poop.  I never get mad at Toby because I know he always does the best he can to either wake me or wait, so there had to be some reason why he couldn’t hold it.
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VA @ 10:30. I’m having fun with the ultrasound idea in relation to the concept of pregnancy.  From what I understand, this was all about the possibility of a growing hernia, but we’ll see.
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A banana and a swig of milk.
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Wifey conversation
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2 lobster cakes, ½ a tomato sliced, ½ a large potato wedged.
*OMGs UMMY!
*2 lobster cakes, ½ a tomato sliced, ½ a large potato wedged in dinner bucket for work.
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Helalotta rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay, it seems I got the promotion/relegation thing a wee bit wrong in the Bundesliga.  The bottom two teams in the Bundesliga are automatically relegated to 2Bundesliga and the top two teams in 2Bundesliga are automatically promoted to Bundesliga.  It’s the third from the top in 2Bundesliga and the third from the bottom in Bundesliga that play to determine who goes and who stays.  SO, Paderborn and Köln (2Bundesliga) are promoted to Bundesliga while Hannover and Nürnberg (Bundesliga) are relegated to 2Bundesliga.  It’s Stuttgart and Union Berlin who will battle to see who is relegated or promoted.
Stuttgart (Bundesliga) v FC Union Berlin (2Bundesliga) 23 May
FC Union Berlin (2Bundesliga) v Stuttgart (Bundesliga) 27 May
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Work was puzzling.  There was this one order of parts that have been on the compliance list since last Friday.  The lead-person let me slide on it because I was unfamiliar with it.  Tonight, I attempted to tackle it.  With the help of a shop colleague, who really is so smart about so many things, she helped me figure it out…for the most part.  There was so much about it that made no sense:
*It made no sense why the -168 was in the Hanel but the -167 was sitting on a pallet.
*It made no sense why both the -167 and 168 front plates were in the Hanel separate from both.
*It made no sense why had pins where the front plate would be attached all gummed up with adhesive.
*It made no sense how my colleague guessed it might work, but she was right for the most part.
SO!  I cleaned-up the form block and determined it was a two-step process rather than three, as suggested by my colleague.  I talked to my lead-person about how I figured this might run, step by step, and she didn’t have a problem with it.  I had her at the bag press when I test ran my first part.  We both determined that “it looked like the making of an airplane part of some face” (13th Warrior line adapted).  I talked to the layout people to find a CATIA image but the part was so old there was none.  I was able to find one drawing without dimensions, but with the finished, lasered product.  My finished product looked reasonable compared to that drawing.  I ran all 21 parts without incident.  I even had a chance to discuss the entire process with my Supervisor and the Supervisor in Training.  They had no problem with my process.  I made sure they knew I had never before ran these parts, but I didn’t see how they could be any different.  They agreed.
I kept the faceplate with the form block, the pins taped to the top, and the entire thing placed on a cart for later discussion with my 1st colleague when he comes back from vacation later this week.
I also utilized my new overhead crane skills to move a 200lb form block from floor storage to the deep end of the bag press floor for later usage; that is, if I can figure that one out, too.
*Ehwaz/Bar
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Still storming on the way home.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur-kids are safe and under shelter.
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I messaged the VA earlier about the WHY of my ultrasound earlier today.  Their response was;
“It is a screening to check to see if you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm.”
And…
“No aneurysm seen on ultrasound, but they were not able to see well in general and recommended a CT scan to better evaluate aorta; if patient is agreeable, I will order this study. “
To which I agreed.  What was I going to do, say no and not care about my health?
*Ehwaz/Bar
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is comforting her kitties tonight.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful 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.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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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: Is:  
Havamal 154:
A ninth 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.
 
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
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Interpretation: Joy (Wunjo) brings comfort (Is).
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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, and Essie who wanted her daddy’s attention.
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Wifey is having issues today.
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2-scrambled eggs with cheese, 2 pancakes and a banana.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*sunny, mild, south breeze.
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With prior permission given, I harvested iris plants from the north side of my south neighbor’s house and immediately replanted them in the front yard.
With prior permission given, I harvested more iris plants from east in the extended neighborhood and immediately replanted them in the front yard.
With prior permission given, I pushed my wheelbarrow four blocks to get some fill dirt for the backyard.
That’s enough for today.
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My tree guy showed up to take advantage of the free basketball goal I offered him.
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2 homemade, well dressed, meat burritos.
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Dillons
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2 loads of laundry.
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Essie lap kitty.  Lily wanted to crash the party but I refused to let her.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Orlando 5:1 Cincinnati
NYRB 1:0 Atlanta on FS1/Sling TV
Dallas 1:1 LAFC
LA 0:1 Colorado
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Game of Thrones finale; excellent!
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Late night breakfast because I won’t be able to eat anything until after my ultrasound tomorrow.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:45 nighty night.  Wifey is 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!

(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
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Plans: tree guy, ???????????????????????????????????
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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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Armanen Rune: Os: 
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: food, water, litter-boxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6hrs of solid sleep, woken by the phone ringing.  Tree guy was already in the front yard (8am).
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 254
Glucose: 126
BP: 149/83 (VA doctor has been made aware)
Pulse: 78
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Tree guy and crew got most of the limbs out.  He still has to completely take down the tree.  $800 to top the rest of the trees in the yard.  These elms are really dying.
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Thunder storm rolled in.
*Essie is in her safe closet.
*Toby won’t leave my side.
*Lily is oblivious.
*Socks is safe in his house.
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Two eggs oven baked in a muffin tin, potato coins from a fist-size potato, two slices of Canadian bacon.
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Missed EVERYTHING today!
Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
München 5:1 Frankfurt (Bayern are Bundesliga champions) 
Schalke 0:0 Stuttgart
Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund
*45th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 0:1
*54th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* end of match, M’Gladbach 0:2 BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-magnificent-runners-up-jadon-sancho-marco-reus-pulisic-4616
Berlin 1:5 Leverkusen
Bremen 2:1 Leipzig
Freiburg 5:1 Nürnberg
Mainz 4:2 Hoffenheim
Wolfsburg 8:1 Augsburg
Düsseldorf 2:1 Hannover
This is the part I REALLY enjoy about European football; Bundesliga specifically.  Bundesliga does this a bit differently.  There is no playoff for the top spot; rather, there is a playoff for relegation/promotion.
Facing relegation from Bundesliga to 2. Bundesliga are Hannover and Nürnberg https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/table
Possible promotion from 2. Bundesliga to Bundesliga are Köln and Paderborn.
https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/tabelle
Matches will be played between these four teams to decide who will stay and who goes where.
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Yesterday, I put on Facebook that I was giving away my basketball goal.  Only one persona responded.  Yesterday, too, my tree guy expressed an interest in it.  Today, the Facebook person reneged.  Call into my tree guy telling him it was all his if he still wanted it.  He does.
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Lazy…
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Toby and I out for a mid-afternoon, well behaved, 40min walk, but the 40min did not equate to any associated mileage.  I spent time corralling a German shepherd back home because her owner was not home to do it.  I knocked on the door to the duplex to no avail.  I was determined to hep this creature because she SURELY didn’t need to be running loose.  Time spent also talking to the J’sW. 
*overcast, mild/muggy, no breeze.
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Well dressed bacon spam wrap + a small can of Pringles for late lunch/early dinner.
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$1,000 in unexpected expenses diminishes/eliminates any ability to have fun.
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Lap kitty paradise…
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Montréal 0:0 New England
Salt Lake 3:0 Toronto
San Jose 4:1 Chicago 
Philly 0:0 Seattle
Minnesota 1:0 Columbus
Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver (WTF?  No FSKC??????????)(…and I even had some popcorn made…)
*37th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, SKC 1:0 Vancouver
*90+4 goal Vancouver…SHIT!
*end of match 1:1
Houston 2:1 DC
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Designated Survivor S2 E16 on Netflix
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight, nighty night.  Wifey is cuddled with her kitties in her office tonight.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
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Plans: wifey, AT&T over, tree guys over, work 8hrs.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful Month)
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Plans: wifey, 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

Dona stag/Donor’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Krefeld, Monotechnic, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexandro, Monotechnic, 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: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6
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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: Divine wisdom (Kenaz) brings active protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sleep with one wakeup by Lily who thought I REALLY needed to be awake @ 7am.  Ummmm…no, Lily, I do not.
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Bowl of cereal with a sliced banana.
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Wifey conversation
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Well hela, yesterday, spell checker worked but not today…OH, thanks baby…it works now.
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Well hela (again),I stumbled on a website that has the Irminic gods and goddess listed: https://forums.skadi.net/threads/105579-Irminism-s-Gods-and-Goddesses  
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.  On the walk I found a hela heavy bag.  I’ll investigate it later.
*sunny, very warm, fairly stout south wind.
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Last of the Great Wall leftovers plus a garden salad.
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Lap kitty Lilly!
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Hmmm, call in from Everence.  They want to discuss healthcare with me.  If there is anyone that I would trust with giving me the straight skinny, it would be them.  I have an appointment set to talk with them.
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 Well scheisse, I can’t get AT&T to talk to me about getting their line removed from my property.  I’ll have to try again later.
*WHEW!  Finally!  AT&T is coming out tomorrow!
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Not a horrible night at work.  Well hela, my 1st shift colleague is taking a week off from work.  Now, I can run MOST things but not everything, especially can’t run things from the deep tray.  Wouldn’t ya know it, one of the first orders to come in were steel parts that I have never seen.  I found the form blocks, but am not sure how they are supposed to work with that specific part.  This could be up for discussion later.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night; sleeping with wifey 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!

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: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6
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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: Knowledge (Kenaz) brings discernment (Ur).
*OH HELA YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.  Nothing says family like Lily going into her litter box at the same time I’m trying to pull fresh litter out from the container which is alongside her box.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep with my hand…on my wife…omgs!
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Call into Cablecom.  They should be out today.
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg, open faced, breakfast sandwich on wheat bread, cheese and Canadian bacon + a banana.
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Cablecom guys are here.  Your walk will have to wait a bit, Toby.
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WOO-HOO!  My whole-house TV antenna is hooked back up again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Personal pan pizza from frozen and a garden salad for lunch.
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Not a horrible night at work.  I stayed pretty busy all shift; well, all was fine well and good until right at the very end.  I loaded a part backwards into the form block.  Note to Self (and I already DO know this), no part should have to be forced into a tool (sexual pun unintended).
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Took my gabapentin too early.  1:30am nighty night.  I’m sleeping with my wifey tonight.
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