(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, 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 [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
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
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings discernment (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: up at 8:45am, not sure how much sleep I got but it was solid.
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Wife is still not well this morning.
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Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast.
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Toby and I out for a late-morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*mild/muggy, cloudy/sprinkles, slight south breeze.
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Call into the MLS store to verify I have no orders out thru them; verified.
Call into PayPal all is refunded…now I’m confused.
Re-made the order with MLS store anyway.  Order verified on website.
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Chicken patties from frozen/cheese added, ear of corn, garden salad.
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Here is the dilemma my wife has dealing with her chronic illness; Saturday, she was fun-loving and having a great time, but today, she’s down for the count.
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Not a horrible shift @ work.  I turned in just a WEE bit more than 8hrs for the 8hr shift.
*two-year anniversary recognized by giving me my vacation hours: 93 (85 reg + 8 remaining).  Sick leave will start building again, but I had 24 hrs remaining.
*I have NO IDEA why the lower left quadrant of my jaw is hurting so.  Stopped in @ the QT for some Orajel http://www.orajel.com/.
*three places on my body I’m dealing with aggravating little pain:
Three zit-like face sores
Lower-left quadrant jaw/tooth
Lower right back
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OMGs!  I forgot all about my Coastie buddy from Maine saying he was sending me a gift.  It arrived today.  It’s a picture/painting of a Nantucket Lightvessel.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Wooooooooooooow…my Irminenschaft website is getting MEGA hits this week: 960 unique visitors and 613 page views.  It’s the most I’ve EVER seen.
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Shower, 02:00, nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife.
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Hehe...just for fun...

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
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 source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, 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: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: A sacrificial gift (Gebo) brings magical empowerment (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one wake-up.
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Good morning conversation with my wife.
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Lite housekeeping.
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Niece over with my great-nephew to mow my front yard + a very nice visit.
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Might as well be lunch; 3-eggs sunny side up, wheat bread for sopping, leftover diced potatoes, deli ham.
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Wife off to Best Buy
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DFL/German Supercup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_DFL-Supercup
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern München
*21st min TOR/GOAL Bayern
*27th min TOR/GOAL Bayern
*@ the half 0-2
*54th min TOR/GOAL Bayern
**smh
*63rd min TOR/GOAL Bayern
**smh, smh
*86th min TOR/GOAL Bayern
**smh, smh, smh
*end of match; Eintracht Frankfurt 0:5 Bayern München
*smh, smh, smh, smh
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OH NO!  Wife came back from Best Buy with a $2300 gaming computer + accessories for $1,000…silly girl, but onehelauva great bargain shopper.
*Gebo/Man in an odd sort of way.
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3 loads of laundry.
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Patricia’s https://www.patriciasgiftshop.com/pages/wichita-kellogg
*success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dillons
Dillons petrol
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2 pork fritters with cheese and jalapeno corn chips.
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MLS yesterday https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-08-11
LAFC v Sporting Kansas City
*17th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 0:1
*66th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match; LAFC 0:2 Sporting Kansas City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MLS today https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-08-12
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To brother’s house with a bag of trash and a toy for the kitty that Socks never used.
O’Reilly https://locations.oreillyauto.com/ks/wichita/autoparts-224.html
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Wife is having intestinal issues tonight.
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8:30pm and DARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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WOW!  Fell asleep HARD in my wife’s recliner; not sure when.  Got up @ 3am to crawl in bed with my beautiful wife!
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)


Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
The exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Change (Hagalaz) brings a strength of Will (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep.
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Good morning conversation with my wife.
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Homemade breakfast burrito.
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Toby and I out for an exceptionally well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*warm, sunny, slight breeze from somewhere.
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Talked to the neighbor about the kitties.  It seems he took them back to the house of the deceased…somebody…and a neighbor was going to care for them.  I sincerely hope that’s the case.
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Purchased my German Brother’s SKC Jersey.
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Triple decker bar-b-q bologna sandwich with corn chips and watermelon slices for lunch.
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More conversation with my wife.  It seems I may have handled the whole business-end thing with Elite Renovations wrong.  Now I feel so stupid.
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This was one of those nights at work where I busted my ass for a minimal amount to time turned-in.  I finally got about 90min right at the end.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Shower, 01:45 nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, work 8hrs
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:

1. Holy Roman Empire Prussia 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: 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: 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: Wealth (Fehu) brings freedom (Os).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with two wake-ups; one pre-sunrise, one post sunrise.
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Morning conversation with my wife.
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Homemade breakfast burrito.
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Toby and I out for an exceptionally well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*sunny, warm, SSW breeze.
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Carried the wing-back chair out to McCormick street for more traffic exposure.
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On the way back home, a neighbor was parked in front of my driveway.  He was trying to rehome a couple of cats whose guardian had died.  I felt so sorry for the kitties.  I SO wanted to take them but couldn’t.  We talked about a friend of his who might take them, taking care of them like we did with Stubby and Long-tail, and the Humane Society as a last resort.  I’ll check back with him in the morning to see what he decided to do.
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I’ve decided, August 13, 2021, unless something else comes up, will be my retirement date.  August 12th is my anniversary date at work.  August 13th would guarantee 5yrs of pension.
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Leftover meat burrito mix, with refried beans for lunch.
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Not a horrible shift at work.  JsFnChst!  My bread—n-butter parts #2 (4hrs of easy work) showed up @ 11;30pm; no time to get them done.  I hate leaving them for 1st shift.
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YAY!  The wing-back chair has been taken off McCormick St. and has found a new home.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Shower…now where the Hela did that chill…I MEAN ÜBER, SHIVERING CHILL…come from?  That was so odd…02:00 nighty-night…I get to sleep with my BEAUTIFUL wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, 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)
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: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, awareness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, preparedness, sanctuary, embracing the Divine plan, a safe harbor, connection with current events, the Elk, or swan.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
*A2R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Protection (Algiz) brings excitation (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one wake-up.
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Wife is hurting this morning.
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2 White Castle breakfast sliders from frozen.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, exceptionally well behaved, 30min walk.
*mild, cloudy, slight south breeze.
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It seems my back pain has eased a bit.
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Put the wing-back chair out on the curb and straightened-up the porch a bit.
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I have no idea what’s going on with my contractor.  I called him…yesterday…Monday…. whenever it was.  Normally when I call and leave a message, his outgoing message identifies him as Xxxxx with Elite Renovations.  Lately, it just identifies his number and is as unable to come to the phone.  I don’t remember seeing him much at all last week, but definitely not at all this week.  I’m still hoping he can button-up this project soon.  This guy really is a piece of work.
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Salmon strips with a garden salad and ice cream for lunch.
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Plain and simple, it wasn’t a horrible night at work.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Shower, 01:30, nighty-night, I get to sleep with my wife…love her SO much!
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today​

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Armanen Rune: 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: Movement (Raido) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of VERY affectionate sleep!
*thunderstorms
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Morning conversation with my love my wife.
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Gave Socks his flea treatment; not happy.
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Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast.
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Voted
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.  He STARTED to cross McCormick due to someone he knows and loves across the street with traffic.  Luckily, he responded well and quickly.  Of course, I HAD to express my displeasure.
*mild/muggy, cloudy/drizzle, no breeze.
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PH’s lunchtime deal for both of us:
Her: peperoni/mushroom with a Pepsi
Me: Italian sausage/green peppers with a Mountain Dew + a homemade garden salad
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Not a horrible night at work.  I had 4hrs turned-in when my bread-n-butter parts #1 (490min) showed up @ 9:30pm.  I even gave 84min to the debur guy to help get them out and still turned-in over 12hrs for an 8hrs shift.  Hela, then my bread-n-butter parts #2 (4hrs) showed up too late and had to leave those for 1st shift.
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Getting out of my stinky work clothes, I realized I didn’t have my wallet.  Long story short; freaking out, I made the trip back into work to look for it to no avail.  Turned out I dropped it in the bathroom even prior to work where my wonderful wife found it.  She tried to call/text me but I left my phone at home in haste as I went back to work to look for it.  Crisis averted thanks to my wife.
*Raido/Laf in an odd sort of way.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Freshened, 02:00 nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, Air Cap Vet, VA, 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)].
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
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
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Generosity (Gebo) brings blessings (Bar).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with only one wake-up?  WOO-HOO!
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Good morning conversation with my love my wife.
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary for Toby and Socks’ flea stuff.
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Breakfast sandwich on wheat toast.
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Air Capital Veterinary; gave Toby his flea treatment.  Socks will get his as soon as I can corral him.
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Home for a well behaved, mid-morning, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mild, south breeze.
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My regular VA pedicurist called-in sick today.  He stand-in late and impersonal. 
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Leftover pizza and cheesy bread plus two all meat burritos with cheese for lunch.
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Not a horrible night at work; however, I DID scrap a $350 part because a clamp came off.  Believe me, it doesn’t take much for a part to be expensive.  Even the smallest of parts can have an über expensive price tag.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Shower, 02:00 nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife!
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
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: 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: Fa: 
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.
 
Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1
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Interpretation: Control (Ehwaz) brings generous help (Fa).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep
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In and out of conversation with my wife.
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Three eggs sunny side up, diced potatoes, deli-ham.
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Toby and I out for a late morning/noon hour, 30min walk.
*nice conversations with a couple of neighbors.
*sunny, very warm, fairly stout south wind.
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2 loads of laundry
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Hemp Releaf https://hempreleaf.com/
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/TotalReleaf/
Dillons
Dillons petrol
BK
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Lightly cleaned house
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Trimmed and mowed the front yard.
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Busy day done, all things are under control.  I got this.  No problem.  I feel better now.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Shower, 23:30 nighty-night.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my wife my life, work 8hrs
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)


Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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 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: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings dangers brought under control (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs sleep with two wake-ups; one pre-dawn, one post dawn.
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Good morning conversation with my love my wife.
*thank you for your continued financial support, my love.
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Bank
McDs for breakfast
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
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Making plans for the weekend with my love my wife.
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Last of the homemade hobo stew…even better than yesterday…YUM!
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It was a good 8hr shift at work.  Two order of the same parts netted me 420min.  Another order of similar parts brought 38min.  With the other 2 orders with an SHF and minimal minutes, I know I still netted more than 480min/8hrs.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Wife is NOT sleeping well.
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Showered, 02:00 nighty-night…I may not get to sleep with my wife due to her inability to get to sleep lately.  She’s gaming in her office.  Hey, it’s her way of slowing down.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, awareness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, preparedness, sanctuary, embracing the Divine plan, a safe harbor, connection with current events, the Elk, or swan.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
*A2R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Protection (Algiz) brings calm in the face of distress (Is).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 253
Glucose: 124
BP: 144/77
Pulse: 76
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Good morning conversation with my love my wife.  WOW!  I have never experienced this.  Every experience is new with her.  THIS I have not experienced with ANYBODY so I have no frame of reference for it and don’t know how to react to it.
*Algiz/Is
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Leftover pizza for breakfast.
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Toby and I out for a frustrating, late morning, 30min walk.  His godsdamned addition to eating cat poop is about to get on my last nerve!  He would rather sniff out and eat cat poop than obey common voice commands. 
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/common-behavior-issues/why-does-my-dog-eat-cat-poop/
https://pets.thenest.com/dogs-eat-cat-feces-5660.html
https://wagwalking.com/behavior/why-dogs-eat-cat-poop
*mostly cloudy, warm, stout south wind.
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Haircut; I accepted a beer from my stylist which totally violate my cardinal rule about drinking and driving.  Yeah, just one beer, I know, but it’s an unbreakable cardinal rule.  As her salon is on the outskirts of my childhood stomping ground, I tooled around the backroads until I felt @ 100%.
*wife approved haircut.
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I’m frustrated.  I don’t know how to help my wife.
*Algiz/Is
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Leftover roast beef (rejected by wife), garden salad, last ear of corn, ice cream.
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Regained control of the recycling area both inside and out.
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Wife in and out, dealing with things as she can.
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International Champions Cup on ESPN https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/
Inter v Olympic
Madrid v Juventus
Milan v Barcelona
https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/en/men/matches/schedule
https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/en/standings 
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2 loads of laundry.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Houston v Sporting Kansas City on FSKC/Sling-TV
*14th min RED CARD Houston; Houston now playing a man down the rest of the contest.
*@ the half 0:0
*74th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*90+4 RED CARD Houston
*90+8 RED CARD Houston
**some pretty shitty sportsmanship, Houston
*end of match, Houston 0:1 SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today’s MLS scores https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2018-08-04
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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24:00 nighty-night…
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