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March/Lenzomânôd 31, 2019 Sunnastag

3/31/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, Hammerstorm over
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
 
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
*A2R3
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ka:
Havamal 151:
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.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, 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.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) brings imperviousness (Ka).
*PERFEKT Rune for today’s event with Hammerstorm here.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: As I’m not really sure WHEN I fell asleep last night, I’m PRESUMING 6-7hrs of solid sleep.
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Wifey conversation.
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Waffle made on Mother’s old waffle iron, two bananas.
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A load of laundry.
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Wifey to Family Dollar, and I actually found a couple of inexpensive spring wreaths.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*sunny, mildly cool, slight breeze.
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OMGs!  I have a lot of those conservative fuckers attacking me on spreely.com.
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Breakfast for lunch.
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More cleaning in the Haruc/Hof.
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It really is a mob-scene now on Spreely.com.  Not going back there any time soon…can’t find any way to delete my account, so it will sit.
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Lite housecleaning.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Hannover 0:1 Schalke
Frankfurt 3:0 Stuttgart
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/     
Utica City FC 4:5 Baltimore Blast
Milwaukee Wave 12:2 Orlando SeaWolves
Dallas Sidekicks 8”4 El Paso Coyotes
Monterrey Flash v RGV Barracudas
Tacoma Stars 7:8 San Diego Sockers
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/      
Orlando 1:2 DC
LA 2:1 Portland
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Odd, huh?  I don’t think I’ve watched a single football/soccer match all weekend.  Maybe bits here-n-there, but no full match.
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I think the first ever lore night with Hammerstorm went exceedingly well.  If any more than 8 had shown up, it would’ve been too cozy.  With the 8 that did show it, it was perfekt.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night.  I finally get to sleep with my wife tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon.  You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena! ​
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March/Lenzomânôd 29, 2019 Frijastag

3/30/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, 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: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Eh: 
Havamal 162:
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.
 
Dedication, faithfulness, fidelity, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal 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.
“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).
*H3R5
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Interpretation: Divine wisdom (Kenaz) brings fulfillment (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wakeup.
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Wifey conversation.
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Scrambled eggs with ham pieces and the last of wifey’s cheesy biscuits from Red Lobster.
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JsFnChst!  That spreely.com is so full of rancorous hatred toward anything liberal and any liberal person.  It really is scary. I lowered myself to come down to their level, then hated myself for it later. 
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy, drizzly, no breeze.
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On spreely.com I added tons of pics about the swastika and my faith.
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Homemade cheeseburger + shoestring potatoes + bread-n-butter pickle spears.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Hoffenheim 4:1 Leverkusen (30min on FS2/Sling-TV)
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Toronto 4:0 NYCFC
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Harrisburg Heat 6:3 Mississauga Metro Stars
Orlando Sea Wolves v Kansas City Comets MASL-TV/YouTube at work.
1st qtr.1:2
2nd qtr. 2:1
3rd qtr. 0:3
4th qtr. 3:1
FINAL: 6:7
COMETS WIN!  COMETS SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
El Paso Coyotes v Monterrey Flash
St. Louis Ambush 7:8 OT Milwaukee Wave MASL-TV/YouTube at work.
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Got immediately it with a challenge at work.  My first shift colleague tried to run this hot order of parts but cracked both of them.  It was one of those orders that must have pressure gradually applied.  The responsibility fell to me, and I popped mine too.  My 2nd shift colleague in layout determined that planning didn’t spell out a grain direction.  Once that was determined…SUCCESS!  Other than that, it was a good night at work.
*DAMN WEATHER CHANGE by the end of shift; stout north wind, 40degF
*QT for a snack
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My gaming wife is sleeping in her office tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: Frija:
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter, MY Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan.  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!  HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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March/Lenzomânôd 30, 2019 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit

3/30/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2
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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: Eh: 
Havamal 162:
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.
 
Dedication, faithfulness, fidelity, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal 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.
“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).
*H3R5
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Interpretation: Stress (Naudiz) brings fulfillment (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wakeup.
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Well hela, I’m out from Fb jail.
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Wifey conversation.
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2 loads of laundry
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Homemade breakfast burritos with two hashbrowns from frozen.
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Gathered up recyclables and took them in: http://www.recyclewichita.org/
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Stopped in at brothers to collect his aluminum cans and had a nice visit, too.
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Stopped in @ home long enough to drop off recycling tubs, and to collect aluminum cans for recycling.   http://www.wichitamaterialrecovery.com/scrap-metal-we-buy-wichita.html
*just over 100lbs = just over $51.00
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Dillons
BK for lunch.
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Toby and I out for an early evening, somewhat stubborn, 30min walk.
*colder than I thought it was going to be, partly cloudy, stout north wind.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund v Wolfsburg
*@ the half, 0:0
*90th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* 90th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match BVB 2:0 Wolfsburg
*BVB WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bremen 3:1 Mainz
Freiburg 1:1 München
Düsseldorf 3:1 M’Gladbach
Nürnberg 3:0 Augsburg
Leipzig 5:0 Berlin  
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 6:5 Mississauga MetroStars
Harrisburg Heat 4:3 OT Baltimore Blast
Florida Tropics v Kansas City Comets
1st qtr. 0:3
2nd qtr. 0:1
3rd qtr. 2:0
4th qtr. 0:2
Final: Florida 2:6 Kansas City
KANSAS CITY COMETS WIN!  COMETS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Orlando Fury 12:2 Turlock Express
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Chicago 1:0 NYRB
New England 2:1 Minnesota
Sporting Kansas City v Montréal
*10th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*43rd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*45+2 GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half SKC 3:0 Montréal
*50th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*68th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* 78th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*84th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*89th min goal Montréal
*end of match; Sporting KC 7:1 Montréal
*SPORTING KC WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose 0:5 LAFC
Cincinnati 0:2 Philly   
Columbus 2:0 Atlanta
Colorado 1:4 Houston
Salt Lake 2:4 Dallas
Vancouver 0:0 Seattle
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
Dillons petrol (70c off = 1.69.9)
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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In and out of sleep in the recliner.  Not sure of a bed time.  Wifey must be curled up with her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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March/Lenzomânôd 28, 2019 2019 Donarstag

3/29/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:
  1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
  2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
  3. US flag 1850 31 stars
  4. Oklahoma state flag
  5. California state flag
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: 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: Hagal: 
Havamal 152:
A seventh I learned, if the hall is burning

With fire around bench and comrades;
However bright it burns, I will banish the blaze,
As soon I sing the magic chant.
 
To actively protect/enclose/destroy, danger brought under control, introspection, awareness, eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, die (pronounced ‘dee’ German for ‘the’) Alle Mutter, Frija, that which cares and maintains, protects, and preserves; that which is motherly; wisdom, harmony, salvation, blessing, protects from hail and fire, eternal change, caring and maintaining principle in the Universe, Higher Self, the perfect human being, Divine within, the Rune of humanity, married to the World, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds, the macrocosm of the world itself.
“Harbor the All in yourself, and you will control the All” (List, 54).
*H2R1
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Interpretation: Protection (Algiz) brings more protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ¼ hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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Wifey conversation
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3 scrambled eggs with shredded cheese + 3 of wifey’s leftover cheesy biscuits from Red Lobster.
*WHAT?  Lily lapping up my raw eggs?
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I’ve pretty much decided to walk away from Facebook.  I’m sick of being accused of racism because of my association with my faith and its symbols.  I researched other social medias.  I spent quite a bit of time setting up an account at spreely.com (spreely = speak freely).
*Algiz/Hagal
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, noon hour/early afternoon, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mild, stout south wind.
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Beef patties, mixed veggies, potatoes + a Caesar salad leftover from wifey’s Red Lobster.
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USUALLY my 1st shift colleague and I tie-in well, but today was not the case.  He didn’t tell me that the roller on tray B became disconnected from the tarp.  Neither did he tell me he left two form blocks in tray A.  I brought it to my Lead’s attention.  She just said to let 1st shift deal with it.  I worked completely out of router shop this evening.
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I’m not so sure this spreely.com thing is going to work.  I’M IN CONSERVATIVE HELL!  I flooded my account with anti-rump stuff.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My wife is sleeping in her office with a headache tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: Donar:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba with the Golden Hair, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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March/Lenzomânôd 27, 2019 Wodanstag

3/28/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, Priss to Vet, 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: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
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Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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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: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with three wakeups.
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Up early to get Priss to the Vet by 8am.
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Cold cereal plus a banana.
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Toby and I out for a well-behaved, mid-morning, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, mild, FUCKING HELA STOUT SOUTH WIND!
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OMGs!  I’m in Facebook jail!  I have sent them SEVERAL messages about not having a blanket algorithm concerning Heathen symbols.  It will probably all be for naught, but I gotta voice.
*Mannaz/Laf…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Open-face breakfast sandwich + wifey’s leftover tater tots…OMGs YUM!
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Expanded my Instagram account.
*Mannaz/Laf…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Priss did fine in surgery.  We’ll pick her up later this afternoon.
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 7hrs @ work + 1hr sick leave taking wifey’s kitty to and from the Vet.  Not a horrible night at all.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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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!
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March/Lenzomânôd 26, 2019 Dienstag

3/26/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never

Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, the end, comprehension of the diving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6
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Interpretation: Trust (Ehwaz) brings an awakening (Gibor).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wakeups, but woke up in the morning to the sound of a dove cooing…nice!
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Wifey conversation.
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Open-face breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Emergency trip to Family Dollar for wifey.  I really have no frame of reference for this habit.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, TOTALLY MISBEHAVED, 30min walk.  Failure to respond to a common voice command put him on the retractable, coupled with some EXTREMELY stern voice commands once off.
*mildly warm, sunny, slight south breeze.
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Last of the slow cooker chicken with potatoes and carrots + a bowl of raw veggies.  The leftover mushroom soup was enjoyed AS soup + crackers.  Toby finished off the rest.
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Awwwwwwwwwww…wifey pinned up my PJs in prep for hemming.
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It was a herculean effort at work.  7 EXTREMELY heavy form blocks; 3 on one order, 2 on another and 2 on another about kicked my ass.  Stayed busy most all shift.
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National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-03-26/2019-nit-bracket-schedule-scores-tv-channels
Wichita State 73:63 Indiana https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2019/03/26/wichita-st-indiana
HOMETOWN TEAM WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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International Friendly; friendly my ass!
USA 1:1 Chile https://www.ussoccer.com/matches/mnt/2019/20190326-mnt-vs-chile#tab-1
OMGs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
USA goal scored by Bundesliga star and USA international phenom CHRISTIAN PULISIC!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UsfJZx-i3w
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-03-26-us-mens-national-team-vs-chile/recap
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/27/berhalter-praises-bravery-resilience-shown-us-rugged-chile-draw
The excitement has certainly returned for the USMNT!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: Ziu
Ziu, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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March/Lenzomânôd 24, 2019 Sunnastag

3/25/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never

Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, the end, comprehension of the diving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6
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Interpretation: A turning point (Jera) brings an awakening (Gibor).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation…not well this morning.
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2 eggs well done, hand-shredded hashbrowns, 4 ham slices, whole wheat toast with strawberry jam.
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A load of laundry.
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Toby and I out for a late morning/noon hour, well behaved, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy, mildly cool, NNW breeze.
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Today is my day to eat like a king:
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Started some slow cooker chicken with potatoes and carrots for tonight.
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Bräts in the oven with steamed cabbage.
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Cleaned house just a wee bit.
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Wichita State is in the 2nd round of the N.I.T. against Clemson: https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit
WSU 63:55 Clemson
HOMEOTWN TEAM WINS AND ADVANCES IN THE NIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Call into brother.  We both were watching the WSU game.  It was amazing the lapse in my cable reception compared to his.  It seemed my reception was a full minute or more behind his.
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Dillons
Dillons petrol
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OMGs…that slow cooker chicken, potatoes and carrots turned out perfectly!
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
New England 0:2 Cincinnati (WHOA!)  New England = well-seasoned MLS team, Cincinnati = expansion
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 9:2 Mississauga Metro Stars 
Dallas Sidekicks 3:13 San Diego Sockers on MASL-TV/YouTube
Harrisburg Heat 5:7 Utica City FC on MASL-TV/YouTube
Monterrey Flash 3:1 RGV Barracudas
Ontario Fury v El Paso Coyotes
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Essie has been in need of serious validation all day.  Glad to oblige, baby girl.
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Toby and I out for a bedtime potty walk.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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March/Lenzomânôd 25, 2019 Manostag

3/25/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Fehu:  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, financial security, good financial management, 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, financial insecurity, improper financial management, 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: 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: Financial security (Fehu) brings a rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of solid sleep.
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Wifey conversation.
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I made sure to check email today hoping to get a response from my Irminenschaft in Maine.  Instead, there was an email from a new Irminenschaft brother from West (by god) Virginia.  I answered his email at length.
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Open-faced breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, late morning, stubborn walk.  He responded to voice commands quickly enough that kept him off the retractable.
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Leftover slow cooked chicken, potatoes and carrots.
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Made up some sugar water, placed in the hummingbird feeders (2), and hung them out in the backyard.  Now, I wait, hoping for the best.
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Lazy…
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I wasn’t in the best of moods going into work.  Once there, I was told of an entire order I scrapped.  Then the Hanel/tooling/form-block tower wasn’t working right.  Everything calmed down when I was working the -1s.  Tonight, I just didn’t give a fuck.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: 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.  You’re the counterpart to Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun.  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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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March/Lenzomânôd 23, 2019 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit

3/24/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????????????
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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: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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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: Thorn: 
Havamal 148:
A third I take, when danger threatens,

To bind the enemies through magic:
Thus, I dull the steel of the furious opponent.
Like the staff, his sword does not cut anymore.
 
Donar, deflecting an opponent, making ineffective, protection from danger, enemies bound through magic, impermeable, an awakening, the power to turn, the divine will to act, the law of eternal reincarnation, power to become, Return, new emergence from what's apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, a constant renewal of life in rebirth, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.
“Preserve your ego” (List, 51).
*H1R3
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Interpretation: Social interaction brings enemies bound (Thorn).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation.
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Family outside time: Essie, Toby, Socks.
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Surprised wifey with a fruit smoothie. Bacon or fruit smoothie…can’t go wrong.
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Leftover pizza (Italian sausage + jalapeños) with freshly scrambled eggs on top…OMGs YUMMY!
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Lore night here is in its final planning stage.  RSVPs are due tomorrow.
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Roof inspector here just as I was leaving.  Wifey handled it.
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Over to the Jarl of Hammerstorm’s house.  OH WOW!  The Viking Long-ship I ordered from Amazon is PERFEKT for collection needs!  The Jarl had the perfekt drill to secure the oars in an upright position.  He was ecstatic over it.  The Jarlskonna plans to personalize it for Hammerstorm, i.e., sail and shields.  I provided the vessel, literally, they provide the means.  I’m good with that.
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A couple of sandwiches and diced potatoes for an early dinner.
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3 loads of laundry.
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No Bundesliga matches scheduled https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
*oh, international break.
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WHOA!  I missed a USA international friendly last Thursday:
USA 1:0 Ecuador https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-03-21-us-mens-national-team-vs-ecuador/recap
The new coach, coach Berhalter, rebuilding the USMNT, I think is on to something.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Dallas 2:1 Colorado
NYRB 0:1 Orlando
Philly 3:0 Columbus
LAFC 2:1 Salt Lake
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Milwaukee Wave 9:1 Florida Tropics (wooooooooooooooooooooow…)
Harrisburg Heat 15:10 Orlando Sea Wolves (Wooooooooooooooooow…)
Kansas City Comets v St. Louis Ambush
1st qtr. 1:2
2nd qtr. 2:3
3rd qtr. 4:0
4th qtr. 4:2
Final: Comets 11:7 Ambush
*COMETS WIN THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON! They’ll finish on the road.
3/29 @ Orlando Sea Wolves
3/30 @ Florida Tropics
4/14 @ Milwaukee Wave
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I am fully enjoying a series called “The Clinton Affair” on demand on A&E https://www.aetv.com/shows/the-clinton-affair/about.   There is so much more to this bit of history than I ever realized.
* https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/11/20/18103613/clinton-affair-a-e-monica-lewinsky
* https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/clinton-affair-review-1162435
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Tag der Fruchtbarkeit) Saga, glorious goddess of history, we greatly honor you as 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 someday 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.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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March/Lenzomânôd 22, 2019 Frijastag

3/22/2019

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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: wifey, 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: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.
*A3R6
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ka:
Havamal 151:
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.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, 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.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6
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Interpretation: Fertility (Inguz) brings imperviousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hours of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation.
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Call into Chewy.com to check on Toby’s food and the Science Diet recall: Toby is safe.
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Okay, I probably spent a bit too long on the internet, but I was having so much fun!
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Toby and I out for a late morning, somewhat stubborn, 30min walk.
*sunny, mild, south breeze.
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PH for lunch.  I ordered TWO lunch specials; one for lunch, the other for work and breakfast.  I love it when they don’t have the drinks I want with the lunch special.  All of a sudden, I become a customer dissatisfied.  Rather than two 18oz drinks, I got two 2-liter bottles!  I also got some Cinnabon mini cinnamon rolls for myself and my wife.
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No Bundesliga matches scheduled https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga.
No MLS matches scheduled https://www.mlssoccer.com/.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 7:1 Orlando Sea Wolves
Mississauga Metro Stars 1:6 Utica City FC on MASL TV/YouTube @ work.
Turlock Express 3:9 San Diego Sockers (I just can’t watch any game from Turlock.  Their pitch is so horrible.)
The MASL season is starting to wind down with Eastern Division Championships: https://www.maslsoccer.com/news/masl-announces-eastern-division-championship-sched
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I worked a few orders prior to the one form block that gave me grief.  The tooling holes were an odd size that demanded I jury-rig it to make it work; success.
*a lube tech came out to grease the rails to the bag press.  WOO-HOO!  Tray B is fully functional!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My gaming wife is sleeping in her office tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Frijastag) Heil to you, Forsizo, son of Paltar and Nanda!  You’re the god of justice, and reconciliation.  You sit in judgment of the right and wrong of all arguments.  We see you as god of the Thing.  We call out to you in our time of legal need.  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!
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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