(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 5hrs 

AM Meditation: Saturn’s Day/Saturday/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit, we meditate on Frouwa & Ing-Frô:
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
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Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!

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

   AM Elder Rune: Wunjo (U): Joy, pasture, joy attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu; within a secure setting, the good/bright side of Wotan.


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

    AM Armanen Rune: Ar:  
Havamal 153.
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.

Confidence, Ing-Frô, still, comfort, 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.

Interpretation: Joy (Wunjo) leading to peace and good seasons (Ar).
*woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…

Outcome: My old eyes…I finally got tired of struggling to make out my computer screen and increase magnification to 125%…better.

First breakfast; banana and a toasted, whole wheat English muffin with jelly.  I just don’t feel like cooking.

2nd breakfast on the way to work; Burger King; bacon egg and cheese biscuit, hash browns with milk 

Good 5 hours of work, 53hr workweek DONE…yup, joy (Wunjo) and Ar (peace and good seasons) right here.

RAIN!

Took Essie onto the porch with her in my arms.  Once she realized what the weather was doing she looked at me like I had twelve heads.  “WTF are you thinking, dad?”

One mile on the treadmill 

3 loads of laundry 

My books arrived from Amazon:
*Path to the Ancestors; Exploring Ancestor Worship Within Modern Germanic Heathenry, by Swain Wodening. 
*The Forest in Folklore and Mythology by Alexander Porteous 
*The Empty Throne; A Novel by Bernard Cornwell.

Prometheus http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/  on Fx 
*generally, I don’t care for Sci-Fi, but this is one I’d like to watch from beginning to end. 

I went as far as I could with taxes.  US Bank has yet to send my form 1098.

Drizzly to rainy all day.  Wheat fields need this kind of soaking rain.
*Socks has absolutely no interest in coming out from his Cat House.
*he did come out eventually, but it certainly didn’t take long to go back inside.  He’s no dummy.

A bit of honey whiskey, a bit of smoke…mellooooooooooooooooooooooow…

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) http://paslsoccer.com/ 
(team @ team)
Friday
Saltillo 8-9 Tulsa 
Chicago 2-7 Missouri 
Ontario 8-5 Turlock 
Tacoma 2-11 Las Vegas 
St. Louis 16-25 Harrisburg (multi-point scoring) 
Saturday
Saltillo 3-11 Dallas 
Monterey 5-2 Texas 
Wichita 5-8 Chicago 
1st qtr 1-1 
2nd qtr 2-2 
3rd qtr 2-3 
4th qtr 5-8 (well damn…)
St. Louis 6-5 Detroit 
Rochester 21-12 Harrisburg (multi-point scoring) 
Tacoma 4-13 San Diego
Ontario 11-10 Sacramento 

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Saga, you’re the goddess of history; part and parcel of our ever expanding past.  As we share in Minnatranc, whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories.  Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come.  Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull.  For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will some day have to deal with our spiritual debt.  We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 8hrs 

AM Meditation: Frijastac/Friday, we meditate on Frija:
Frija, Great All-Mother; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home.  Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all!

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

    AM Elder Rune: Naudiz (Irreversible): The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.


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

    AM Armanen Rune: Not:  
Havamal 152.
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises up between man and man,
This is can settle fast.

Separation, understanding suffering settled, calm, 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 stem yourself against it.

Interpretation: Fate (period)
*WHOA!  Considering I have a meeting with a prison chaplain…

Outcome: Socks is an excellent hugger!

It’s a bit chilly this morning: -2C

Good AM work
Good @ home for lunch, left Toby outside 
Good PM work; yup, working tomorrow to complete a 53hr workweek.

Dillons
*lottery 
*petrol 

Had to hurry to meet the chaplain at Old Chicago.  What an excellent guy!  It was a great visit.  I just can’t be as involved as I thought I’d be due to schedule conflicts.  However, I did offer to remain on as an “ambassador” to answer any questions he might have.  Hopefully, I’ve made a good friend. 
*he has done his homework and has read both of my websites. 

WONDERFUL conversation with my Irminenschaft brother.

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Forsizo; Heil to you, son of Paltar and Nanda!  We call out to you in our time of legal need.  You’re the god of justice and reconciliation.  We know that justice is a double-edged ax.  On the one side, if our argument is just, grant us the proper conclusion.  On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, mete-out justice accordingly.  Whether in the court of legal proceedings or the court of public opinion, grant us the justice according to the rightness of our deeds.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FORSIZO, as we honor the Forsizo that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

I was Essie’s jungle-gym all night.

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Donarstac/Thursday, we meditate on Donar:
Donar, Son of Wotan and Erda, husband to Sibba, 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!

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

  AM Elder Rune: Raido (R): Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, void of progress or proper perspective.


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

    AM Armanen Rune: Man:  
Havamal 159.
A fourteenth know Volkrast, the dwarf, 
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, Allfather, to gain wisdom.

Great gain, male mysteries, male leadership, 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. 

Interpretation: Off the proper course (Raido) leading to great gain (Man).
*amazing!

Outcome: Weather it is a-changing. 

Good AM work
Good @ home for lunch.  Everybody knows the drill.
Good PM work.  Saturday overtime is questionable.

Chicken nuggets and potato coins for dinner, probably a salad later.

Hodgepodge stretch routine; with a couple of good “pops” in the small of my back.

Shower and bed.

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Die 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” will form now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, will be, but we cannot yet see. 
We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Wotanstac/Wednesday, we meditate on Wotan:
All-Father God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! Wotan!! 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, Wotan, 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, Wotan, as we honor the Wotan that resides in us all!

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

    AM Elder Rune: Kenaz (R): Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, 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, uniformed, ambiguous thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes


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

    AM Armanen Rune:  Is:   
Havamal 153.
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.

Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, 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.

Interpretation: Darkness (Kenaz) leading to calm (Is).
*believe it or not, I really do understand this.

Outcome: The ÜBER January warmth continues, but soon enough…

Good AM work
Good lunch @ work; “Metrics for Me”…I think I’m going to start a self-imposed metrics immersion. 
Good PM work
*thoughts about our overdue bonus checks for last quarter. Perhaps the company wants to leave us in the dark (Kenaz) about it; yet, I remain calm (Is).
*thoughts too about trying to revive information within “Germanic Heathenry”
*yeah, my mind can wander amok with mindless work.

Casey’s General Store https://www.caseys.com/ for a few buck of petrol to get me thru payday. 
Burger King http://www.bk.com/ $1.49 10-pice  nugget to keep hunger at bay while on treadmill.

24C…heat wave in Oz!
*I just love everything European and this is just another way to associate.  I already use the 24hour clock.  Anything I can do to connect with my proven (23andMe) roots, I need to do.

Treadmill report; 30 min, 2.4 mph/3.862 425 6 kilometer/hour 
*http://www.onlineconversion.com/speed_common.htm
*woooooooooooooooooooooow…

Frozen Mexican, because I just didn’t feel like cooking.  Who knows?  There just may be more things like this on the agenda when time is scrunched. 

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Brego, long-bearded god; son of Wotan and Gunnlod; husband of Ostara; you’re the god of poetry and eloquence; the adherent god of skalds.  You have the Runes carved on your tongue.  Your inspiration is enhanced by a drink from the glorious mead.  Our oath to you, as we partake upon your silver cup called Bregofull; we swear our never-ending faith and allegiance to the gods and ways of our ancestors.  We stand firm with them as we live our lives to the fullest.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, BREGO, as we honor the Brego that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

YaWK IS HERE!  Socks is ready to defend his kingdom! 

AM Meditation: Ziustac/Tuesday, we meditate on Ziu:
Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!

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

    AM Elder Rune: Kenaz (U): The torch, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, divine inspiration under control of human craft, knowledge from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.


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

    AM Armanen Rune: Hagal:  
Havamal 151.
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.

Eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, the All-Mother, 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 

Interpretation: Divine inspiration (Kenaz) leading to the Mother (Hagal).

Outcome: Slow start this morning. 

Good AM work; oh yeah, 53hr workweek should be forthcoming.
Good @ work for lunch; continued with my metrics book.
Good PM work; however challenging.  I had an order that had some odd language in the planning.  I sidestepped “A” and went to “B”.  “B” went to “C” who conversed with “D”.  Both “C” and “D” tried to catch up with “E” but “E” wasn’t in his office.  I ended up going back to “A” whose experience said to ignore the planning language apply the technique to the entire part.  1st part buy-off said, “I couldn’t have done better myself.”  That’s the best that could’ve been said to me!
*Kenaz and Hagal right here! 

Burger King on the way home; $1.49 ten-piece nuggets.

I purposed NOT to sit down when I got home in effort to get some good time in on my treadmill.  I figured if I sit down, I’m done.  My plan worked.  I got a good ½ hour on it at a fairly good beginner clip.

Goddamn 75F/24C…windows open…summer in late January?

Tilapia and garden salad for dinner.

Stretches 
http://www.wikihow.com/Stretch 
*OOOOooooooo…this feels pretty good.  Now I have to come up with a specific routine and stick to it.

I want to be on the treadmill Mon, Wed, Fri and stretch Tues and Thurs; see how that works.  With my left elbow continuing to hurt, I have to change focus away from weightlifting, but I HAVE to be doing something for my health.

Shower, Nighty-night.

PM Meditation: Êra, handmaiden of Frija, goddess of the healing arts; whose loving hands and sweet breath brings wholeness and health, PRAISE YOUR NAME AMONG NORTH-FOLK! We thank you for your gentle caress, your soft ministrations and your care. When stress, strains, aches and pains plague us, you come with your herbal medicines and compassion to ease our distress. Êra, goddess holy and wise, we honor you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL Êra, as we honor the Êra that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

At least there’s still frost on the pumpkin early AM.  Warming up later.

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Manostac/Monday, we meditate on Mano, god of the moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!

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

    AM Elder Rune: Berkana (U): The feminine, Frija, All-Mother, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, nurturing, caregiver, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, the kind Mother, Frija at her most Motherly, healing, bringing into being, a significant life passage.


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

AM Armanen Rune: Sig:  
Havamal 155.
This I know as an eleventh, when
I accompany my dear friend into combat;
I sing it into the shield, so that he triumphs in battle
And that luck and happiness surrounds him always. 

Will, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, blessing from above, successful fight, achieved goal, school, and salvation by light, inspiration, soul, and power of the sun, inspiration, soul, life force, wholeness, reliable success, healing, good luck, spiritual completion, and the path of the soul, Rune of the spiritual ray, of inspiration, wisdom, and illumination.

Interpretation: Growth (Berkana) leading to success (Sig).

Outcome: Perfekt!

For breakfast I warmed up the sausage McGriddles from yesterday, and added an egg…OMGs yummy!  One is left over for tomorrow.

I don’t think Toby feels up-to-par this morning.

Good AM work; workload extremely high
Good @ home for lunch; Toby stays outside.
Good PM work; we’re already talking about 53 hrs 

Essie in backyard for about 30 min 

Leftovers for dinner 

Continued experimenting with my treadmill.  I have a LONG way to go!

Gotham

Sleepy Hollow

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart,  the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Best night’s sleep in a VERY long time!

Plans: day off… 

AM Meditation: Sunnastac/Sunday, we meditate on Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wotan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!

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

     AM Elder Rune: Ansuz (R): Outside the favor of Wotan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wotanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, the shadow side of Wotan. 

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

AM Armanen Rune: Hagal:  
Havamal 151.
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.

Eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, the All-Mother, 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 

Interpretation: Father turn his back (Ansuz) run to the Mother (Hagal).

Outcome: Cooler, windy, clouds running north to south.

Bank
Dillons
Corner convenience store for a newspaper
*Toby gets his biscuit 
McDs for 1st breakfast 
*two sausage McGriddles (last day for $1)
*two hash browns 
*large sweet tea
*sausage McMuffin for Toby

Toby was well behaved on his walk to Meeka Park and beyond.

Transferred funds 

Placed Amazon order 
*The Forest in Folklore and Mythology by Alexander Porteous 
*Path to the Ancestors; Exploring Ancestor Worship within Modern Germanic Heathenry by Swain Wodening 
*The Empty Throne; A Novel (Warrior Chronicles) by Bernard Cornwell 

Separated recyclables 

Nice Fb chat with S_.

Aldi
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market 
Dillons
*sushi for lunch 
Liquor Store 

My wonderful niece and her family brought over a treadmill from her mother-in-law rather than let me spen upwards of $1,000 on a new one.  LOVE HER!  LOVE THEM!

Jambalaya for dinner

To Walgreens http://www.walgreens.com/ iso support stocking for my calves; found ‘em. 

Experimented with the treadmill…oh my, that’s going to be some work.

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) http://paslsoccer.com/ 
(team @ team)
San Diego 13-6 Sacramento 
Wichita v Milwaukee (on Go Live Sports Cast)
1st qtr 0-1 
2nd qtr 1-4 
3rd qtr 3-7 
4th qtr 4-12
Wichita B52s were never in this.  Hard loss.  Milwaukee is that good. 
Las Vegas 11-3 Tacoma 
Syracuse 8-10 Rochester 
Missouri v Monterrey TBA
Dallas v Brownsville TBA

Shower rand beddy-bye 

PM Meditation: Eger und Râhana, mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, EGER UND RÂHANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 5hrs 

AM Meditation: Saturn’s Day/Saturday/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit, we meditate on Frouwa & Ing-Frô:
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
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Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!

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

     AM Elder Rune: Isa (irreversible): Ice: dormancy: a calming, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, and the loss of momentum.

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

     AM Armanen Rune: Eh:  
Havamal 161.
A seventeenth I know, through a wise law
To join two lives in love;
And everyone is willing, no virginal woman
Will leave me lightly after this.

Unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of marriage, love, duality, bound by primal law, love, trust and marriage. Soul-mates, wedding, partnership, permanent bond, binding decision, hope, duration, horse, permanence and marriage as a law, unity of ego and you, sister souls, soul-love, God-Man-Woman, ideal love, twin souls, two made one, success, increase.

Interpretation: Calm (Isa) leading to hope (Eh).

Outcome: MAJOR cramp in big toe overnight.  Hey, it’s no laughing matter!

Good 5hrs of work…53hr workweek DONE!  If it h appens again, I’ll do it again!.

Quick @ home to let Toby out and to check on Essie.

McDs for lunch.

Dicks Sporting Goods http://www.simon.com/mall/towne-west-square/stores/dicks-sporting-goods I can’t believe I’m actually considering a treadmill. 

Washed car
*nice window job, if I do say so myself.
*extended family outdoor time; both front and back

4 loads of laundry 

One loan (the smaller of the two) forgiven.
2nd loan reduced by more than half.

Toby was well behaved on his late afternoon, 1-mile walk.

WONDERFUL online chat with a local possibility.

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) http://paslsoccer.com/ 
(team @ team)
Friday
Tulsa 5-11 St. Louis 
San Diego 10-3 Turlock
Missouri 14-8 Saltillo  
Saturday
Dallas 9-5 Brownsville 
Milwaukee v Detroit TBA 
Rochester 7-15 Baltimore 
San Diego 13-6 Sacramento 
Syracuse 26-14 Harrisburg 
Wichita v St. Louis (on ESPN3)(popcorn is popped, beer is in hand!)
(impressive crowd in St. Louis)
1st qtr 2-1
2nd qtr 3-3 
3rd qtr 3-7
4th qtr 8-8 
On to 10 min, golden goal extra time 
9-8, BICYCLE KICK GOAL B52s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wichita B52s WIN!!  Wichita B52s WIN!!  Wichita B52s WIN!!  Wichita B52s WIN!!  Wichita B52s WIN!!  
Wow!!  Wow!!
Fucking excellent game!  Way to come from behind, lads, to take this one!

A bit-o-smoke and honey whiskey…BOOM, BOOM…Out like a light!

PM Meditation: Nirdu, brother-husband to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 8 hrs 

AM Meditation: Frijastac/Friday, we meditate on Frija:
Frija, Great All-Mother; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home.  Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all!

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

     AM Elder Rune: Mannaz (U): The human, Heimo; our genetic connection, cooperation between people, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, the ability to work well within a social structure and be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers,  Divine structure.


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

     AM Armanen Rune: Ar:  
Havamal 153.
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.

Confidence, Ing-Frô, still, comfort, 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.

Interpretation: Awareness (Mannaz) leading to confidence (Ar).

Outcome: Loving on Essie all night.

To the corner convenience store for a newspaper.
Good AM work
Good home for lunch
Good PM work, with another 53hr workweek coming!  The difference between a 40hr paycheck and a 53hr paycheck is more than $150.

I don’t mind working Saturday at all.  Saturday’s are constituted of a mere 5hrs; a half day.  In at 6AM out at 11AM with loads of time for the rest of the day.   

Dillons for lottery ticket.  Another $2 winner.  Soon, I need to be a $$2,000 winner!
Bank for check registers 
Bionic Burger for an early dinner

Toby out for a 6/10 mile walk; his idea to knock off at 6/10 of a mile.

Essie in the backyard, but not too interested, it seemed.

Neighbor lady once again came over with excess pantry offerings.  Course of conversation told me one of the reasons she does this is because she and he live-in-husband just don’t have much to discuss between them.  She uses these visits to hold decent conversation.  
*my personal pantry is now SO FULL!

thought about having cereal for an extremely lite dinner, but then I remembered I threw away about 3 liters of milk that had gone bad two days early.  Instead, I just ate the cereal right out of the box.

Essie LOVES my leather recliner.  She LOVES laying across my feet with the footrest extended.  I hate having to move my feet, but soon enough it becomes necessary.

Early to bed…

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) http://paslsoccer.com/ 
Tulsa v St. Louis TBD
San Diego v Turlock TBD
Missouri v Saltillo TBD

PM Meditation: Ostara, trustworthy goddess; keeper of the golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmônd  = Harsh month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Donarstac/Thursday, we meditate on Donar:
Donar, Son of Wotan and Erda, husband to Sibba, 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!

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

   AM Elder Rune: Teiwaz (R): Outside the favor of Ziu; the god of honor, without victory in conflict, injustice, imbalance, mismanagement, failure, dishonesty, compromised judgments, defeat, warfare without purpose,  legal dilemma, the inability to fight for what’s right, void of the will to succeed, double standards.


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

     AM Armanen Rune: Kun:  
Havamal 150.
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with  juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.

That which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.

Interpretation: Failure (Teiwaz) leading to a higher consciousness (Kun).

Outcome: Yeah, I think I’ve lost a couple of battles lately; working on plan B.

I’m sleeping so well!

I had to throw out about 3 liters (trying to think metric) of milk.  Its “used by” date isn’t for two days but has already gone bad.

Good AM work
Good @ home for lunch.
Good PM work

Quickly got ready for Chili for Choice.

A few protesters @ C for C.

Chili for Choice was very good and well attended.  I saw old friends I haven’t seen in ages.  One notable; someone I never thought would amount to anything is graduating from med-school in emergency medicine.  Nonetheless, W’s event has really grown to be something exciting.

Tired…

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Wuldar, glory-god, hunting-god, ski-god, dueling-god; Son of Sibba, step-son of Donar, you glide through the snow-clad forests bringing death to game and life to your people. Remind us that life feeds on life, and that the beauty of the prey is formed generation after generation by the culling ferocity of the predator. Let your Yew-bow be the great World-Yew under another guise.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, WULDAR, as we honor the Wuldar that resides in all of us!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!