April/Ostarmânôd 24, 2019 Wodanstag

(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 154:
A tenth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation: Victory (Sowulo) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep in three wakeups.
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Brief wifey conversation; she’s busy coding…DND.
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Meatless breakfast sandwich + a banana + Reece’s peanut butter cups = YUM!
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfektly behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mild, slight north breeze.
*Call into Union to make sure they have a “will strike if provoked” shirt in red and 4X; they do!
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Again, reset the TV antenna.  Channels 3 and 3.3 are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bank; took Toby with me:
$12 Viet Nam dinner tonight at work
$13 Union “strike if provoked” shirt
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I really HATE having to call Essie down when she lashes out at Lily, but it’s a must.
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Triple decker, double cheese, fried turkey bologna + potato coins = OMGs YUMMY!
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Cuddle time with Essie.  I think we both needed that.
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I’m anticipating it to be ÜBER busy at work since my 1st shift colleague isn’t going to be there.
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Stopped by the local Union lodge to get my t-shirt.
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Early in the shift the lead-person came into the bag-press area looking for an order of parts on her compliance list.  A guy from router shop came back with her to show her a place where my 1st shift colleague was known, but unknown to me, to hide parts.  Sure enough, there they were.  Now I’m beginning to realize my 1st shift colleague isn’t all that reliable if he can hide parts, and these parts are an easy run with good time connected to them; 62min for 20min of work.  There was enough there to keep me busy and turn in 8 1/2hrs of time.  Now the question is, do I confront him, or let him discover it on his own?
*OMGs that Viet Nam dinner was filling, not great, but filling.
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It’s an unusually ÜBER busy Wednesday with the MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/23/ibrahimovic-vs-minnesotas-defense-and-more-watch-wednesday-mls
NYCFC 1:0 Chicago
Columbus 0:1 DC
New England 0:3 Montreal
Minnesota 0:0 LA
Seattle 2:2 San Jose
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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: Wodan; Alle-Vater Gott!  Wandering god!  Rune god! Wolf god! Raven god! Wodan!! Husband to Frija, the Alle-Mutter.  Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wodan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, Wodan, as we honor the Wodan that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!