(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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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: Uruz: The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, life force, survival, endurance, the ability of action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, stability, raw physical power, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, good health, rejuvenation, energy levels, rage, health and energy, primal drizzle.
Conversely:
A weakened position, deprivation, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, chaos, a severe lack of foundation, energy at low levels, illness, reduction, instability, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, misdirected force, taking no risks at this time, weakness; either physical or emotional, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.
*A1R2
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Os: 
Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Rune Lesson: I don’t know of anyone who would instinctively choose to be in the bondage of slavery.  Freedom is the choice of rational people.  Our freedom is that which provides for natural expansion.  We can stabilize our lives as we remain free.  We are reborn thru the ability to act on our own behalf.  I don’t mean to make a blanket statement, but every free person has the ability to achieve strength and survive on his/her own.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of solid sleep, Lily loving, and another hour of sleep.
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DAMN!  One more week of paid time off then it’s back to work.  Initially, I thought this paid time off might be troublesome, but all it’s done is confirm I’m ready for retirement.
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Wifey conversation.
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A banana + 2 hardboiled eggs, bacon and whole wheat toast with butter.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mild, south breeze.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 12:30pm feeding and insulin.
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I just performed the foodie experiment of all foodie experiment. 
*variation of a Southern Hamburger Steak in gravy https://myincrediblerecipes.com/southern-hamburger-steaks-with-onion-mushroom-gravy/?fbclid=IwAR0DrX5ryo6MzGSW23E_k43U5a_zVhD7e_uRQh-2taTnL5rVugX8iSsk7jU
*variation of buttery cooked carrots https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/18256/buttery-cooked-carrots/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/brown-sugar-substitutes#section1
*and then a plain-ole baked potato, but used the drippings for added gravy.
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Bank; for check registers
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A bit of lite rain.
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Poor George (oh, btw, we’ve been feeding and have named the yellow tabby that’s been hanging around), wifey said he keeps wanting to come inside (her room I imagine).  That cannot be.  Jasmine may be interested but Lily absolutely is not.  I doubt wifey’s kitties would be any more welcoming.  Neither she nor I can be mean to kitties.  George is welcomed to find what shelter he can, but coming inside is just not going to happen.
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Two hours of Ghost Whisperer
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Ordered kitty food from Chewy.com.  I swear by Chewy.  There were too many times that I would visit PetSmart, only to find that they were out of what I needed.  Chewy has never disappointed.  It’s a two-day turn around and I get free shipping with orders over $49.  With what my fur babies eat, the $49 requirement for free shipping is no problem at all.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11:45pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night.
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wodan specifically, the Divine Father, Wodanic wisdom, Divine communication, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom/Divine communication, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wodan.
*A1R4
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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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Rune Lesson: This is an AMAZING Rune lesson that encompasses the male/female polarity.  Ansuz represents Wodan, All Father.  Hagal represents Frija, the Mother of All Runes.  Both are protective in their own way.  All-Father is the Divine breath.  Frija is the Divine Mother.  The two together represents the Divine couple. Many people in this life don’t get so lucky to have parenting like this, but this perfekt pair can be realized Spiritually.  While you may not have a good parental example in this life, look to them for Divine guidance. 
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of SOLID sleep, barely budged all night, with lots of lily love.
*I’m still shedding tears for Essie.
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Jasmine LOVES reclining on the ancestors’ table.  She’s there most every night and morning.  Fb photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2008770999256392&set=a.103395719793939&type=3&theater
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Brief wifey conversation
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3 blueberry pancakes, hashbrown patty from frozen https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-seasoned-hash-brown-patties/0001111087589 , 2 scrambled eggs with cheese…DAMNED GOOD!
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy, mildly cool, west wind.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 12:30pm feeding and insulin.
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Cleaned the standing fan in the living room.
Arranged the platers in Agathagart and planted the perennials:
*Winter: https://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Chrysanthemum%20leucanthemum
*Spring: https://www.burpee.com/perennials/perennial-pollinators/wildflowers-perennial-mix-prod099843.html
*Summer: https://www.gardendesign.com/flowers/black-eyed-susan.html
*Fall: https://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/perennials/hollyhocks/chaters-scarlet-ohara-hollyhock-seeds.html
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Swept and rearranged porch furniture.
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Dillons
Wal Mart Neighborhood Market
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Cleaned house
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Whatever that rolled rice thing was I got from Dillons’ sushi guy, dipped in a spicy sauce, really was amazing.
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THIS is amazing!  Heilung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BsKIP4uYM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1qXTUAVvroplisHnSA7DgNtzS5fSUI6nMyxk1DuuwuH9QgIdax-TeJZRg
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Return trip to Dillons; forgot ham.  It’s how I give Toby his allergy medication, and Jasmine craves it.
McDs for a Shamrock Shake
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Ghost Whisperer
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG)/Day of Fertility/Saturday (UPG)(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.
*tobacco balanced on a fork over a flame offered up for Granny Aggie because the smoke shop is closed due to COVID-19 and I’m out of self-igniting charcoal.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Rune Lesson: Now THIS is an interesting combination, because everything looks troubling.  Eihwaz is about having a backbone to get thru difficulties.  Rit is all about incoming challenges.  All this makes sense when seen together.  It’s time to toughen up.  We all know, however, that challenges never last forever.  At the end of it, we’ll be stronger for overcoming the challenge.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sold sleep, an extremely slow wakeup, and some good Lily loving!
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Brief wifey conversation.
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Saturday morning and episodes of SPACE GHOST on my YouTube channel/my TV; perfekt!
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A quick breakfast from frozen before I have to give Toby his insulin.
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Note to Self: Toy’s 11am feeding and insulin.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.  I had a nice conversation with a fellow dog walker about her having to put down her Brownie.  My heart went out to her.
*partly cloudy, mildly cool, hela stout west wind.
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Awwww…wifey finally got around to hemming two pairs of lounge pants she’s had for months; well, AFTER I bugged her about my needing to replace the pair I’ve had that went tits-up.
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Breakfast for lunch; hand-shredded hashbrowns topped with cheese topped with 3 sunny side up eggs + whole wheat toast topped with strawberry jelly.
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The Kansas Governor has issued a statewide stay at home order: https://www.kwch.com/content/news/WATCH-LIVE-Governor-Kelly-makes-announcement-on-COVID-19-in-Kansas-569189811.html
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DAMN, but I’ll still have to go to work as aerospace is considered essential; page 4 item 4a; Executive order:
https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EO20-16.pdf
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Mowed the front yard and the back yard as necessary.  Trimmed the front yard.
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A load of laundry turned into 2 drying loads.
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Two hours of my Ghost Whisperer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460644/  Hey, can’t do this when I go back to work.
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I had a rather odd combination for dinner, but separately, they tasted good:
* ¼ head of steamed cabbage
*Mom’s Memory Sandwich Spread in a whole wheat tortilla.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
 
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, sacred protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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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Rune Lesson: Hagalaz is both dangerous and beneficial.  Thorn is both dangerous and beneficial.  Hagalaz has the potential to destroy and feed.  Thorn can deflect and threaten.  Both Runes are problematic.  Which is to say, life brings both the bitter and the sweet.  We have to be ready to deal with both.  Not all that is bad is really bad.  Not all that is beneficial is totally beneficial.  This Rune combination is a realistic view of life.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep, 3 wakeups, and Lily loving all night.
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Wifey conversation.
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Breakfast: 2-eggs sunny side up, bacon, whole wheat toast with butter, and my 1st attempt at grits with cheese, seasoning and hot sauce, not horrible.
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Toby’s 10:45am feeding and insulin.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfectly behaved, 30min walk; nice COVID-19 distanced conversation with Preacher Gump.
*overcast, mild, slight breeze
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I spent several hours moving perennials, planting fresh bulbs, and pruning as needed.
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McDs for a late lunch/early dinner.
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Ordered a bike bag from Amazon in prep for more bicycle riding.
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*comment not for public consumption*
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Jasmine has taken to laying across where I do my Rune readings.  Dare I pronounce her my Rune Kitty?  Dare I try to think this is somehow Frouwa in the flesh?
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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A bit of 50 Shades of Grey https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/  There are those who don’t like this series of movies because they say it’s not a good representation of the BDSM lifestyle.  I understand that to a point, but to take the series in its totality, it shows how much control Anastasia, as a submissive, has in the relationship.  The dominant, Christian Grey, eventually comes to his semses BECAUSE of what Anastasia brings to the relationship.  I like this series A LOT!
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Midnight nighty night.
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, Toby to vet, domestic stuff.
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Ancestor Meditation: Donarstag/Thursday/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: Thurisaz: Giant, Donar, the Strong One, defender of the Folk and Ensigart, strength, indelible raw masculine power/strength, reactive and directed force, courage, a breakthrough, self-empowerment, defense from within, defend against outside forces, breaking down barriers, self-defense, assertiveness, facing opposition, bravery, the ultimate mortal fighting force, fertility, fight or flight; choosing to fight.
Conversely:
Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, indelible weakness, powerless, beware of enemies from the outside, defenselessness, failure, disruptive opposition, lack of fertility, shadow of the unconscious, disease, explosive/mindless violence, an enemy's victory, introversion, trouble, betrayal, physical abuse, cowardice, destruction, a loss of masculinity, fight or flight: choosing flight.
*A1R3
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth I know, Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, that which is rising, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Rune Lesson: The Thurisaz Rune is all about manliness.  The Man Rune is all about manliness.  It looks like it’s a manly kind of day!!!!!!!!!
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep, two wakeups. Lily love all night!
*sometime overnight I heard Socks in the breezeway and didn’t get up.  Around 1:30am I got up and started calling him.  I opened the front door, turned on a light and the TV; called him again.  Soon enough, within a half hour, there he was ready to go into his house.
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Wifey conversation.
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A banana + breakfast from frozen; two burritos + a blueberry waffle.
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Call into Mid-Kansas ENT; concern with continued stuffiness.
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Call in from Johnson’s Garden Center; wifey’s arborvitae trees will be planted this afternoon.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11am feeding and insulin.
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Returned call from the ENT; EXCELLENT info to help my sinuses heal.
*ꝶ called into the VA
*fluticasone (generic) or Flonase
*keep up with the nasal rinse
 *use saline nasal spray.
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Dillons; well shit, they can’t touch my reusable bag because of COVID-19…JsFnChst!  At first, they made it sound like they couldn’t touch it because it was from another store.  I owe a store manager an apology.
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Johnson’s Garden https://www.johnsonsgarden.com/johnson-s-west-13th Center here to plant wifey’s arborvitae trees…beautiful!
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Toby and I out for a somewhat sluggish, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, mildly warm, south breeze.
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Toby to Air Capital Veterinary.  Yup, Toby has cataracts.  Doctor is going to get me some info from K-State.
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Return trip to Dillons to make my apologies.
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I STARTED loading up aluminum cans to take them in, but wifey asked me if they were even open.  WELL SCHEISSE!  I called them and they are not.
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A well-dressed triple decker turkey bologna sandwich:
*baby spinach leaves
*sliced tomato
*cheese
*mayo
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LOVE my two hours of Ghost Whisperer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460644/ I LOVE these later episodes.  They really get dark!
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Note to Self: 11pm Toby’s feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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WOW!  That generic form of Flonase is AMAZING!
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12:30am nighty night
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, domestic stuff
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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: 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: Os: 
Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Rune Lesson: Naudiz is a tough one.  Naudiz is about Need and Stress.  Os is about freedom, speech and song.  There is a strong need to be free.  Sometimes stress is needed to be free.  THAT’S IT!  Freedom isn’t free.  There is always a cost to be free.  America was born out of the stress of war.  Freedom was necessary because of a tyrannical English government.  We are free because of we needed the stress to be so. There was no other way.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep, one wakeup, and lots of Lily loving.
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Open faced, bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on whole wheat toast.
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I’ve been feeding the squirrels since about last November. Since the growing season is well underway, I’ve determined that this last batch of peanut bags would be the last.  Lately, the squirrels are as at-the-ready to be fed.  Today, I used the last bag of peanuts.  They’re on their own, now.
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Wifey conversation.
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Do we REALLY have another kitty?  There’s an orange tabby that’s been hanging around.  Socks has been unable to chase him off.  Lily has expressed her displeasure at the back door.  Jasmine has expressed her interest at the back door.  He’s not emaciated.  He very friendly.  I told wifey, if he stays, he’s going to have to be totally an outside kitty, perhaps fed in the garden shed.  We are a magnet for needy kitties.
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Call into Air Capital Vet because I’m concerned about Toby ability to see.  He can have the exam here, but any surgery is at the K-State veterinary college.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11:45am feeding and insulin.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy, mildly warm, stout south wind.
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Leftover meatloaf and carrot salad for lunch.
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Call into the Sedgwick Count Sheriff’s office.  Their office is closed due to he COVID-19 stuff.
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To BK for wifey.
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Dealing with my FSA is a pain in the ass.  Dealing with the VA to get a receipt for the FSA is an even bigger pain in the ass.
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Pulled out the potting soil from the garden shed, drilled holes in the bottom of the planters, filled the planters, and placed them in Agathagart.  I hope to plant perennials in them, soon.
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Last of the leftover pizza + a garden salad.
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Online chat
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2hrs of Ghost Whisperer
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According to Weebly my readership may have increased.  If it’s due to people being homebound due to COVID-19, whatever.  Here is a bit of a factoid about me.  I am obsessive about my oral health:
*2 min electric toothbrush
*floss
*Waterpik®
* plaque rinse
All-in-all, about 6 min.
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A load of laundry.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: fur babies, wifey, day 2 of on-call status.
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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: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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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Rune Lesson: Okay, this is truly amazing.  Raido is all about movement.  The Hagal Rune is a bit more complex.  I can easily understand Hagal as Mothering instincts; in that, a good Mother will do anything to protect her child.  The Hagal Rune is quite protective.  With the movement in the Raido Rune, we can easily see the movement towards the Mother. Guido von List, in his genius, placed the Hagal Rune in the center of the Armanen Rune Tree; in essence, placing the Mother at the center of the Runic universe.  It’s very easy for me to experience the movement toward the Mother.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups:
*thunderstorm @ 2:30am and Toby jumping onto the bed.
*bladder
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Wifey conversation.
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SHIT!  Once again Lily and Jasmine were at it.  I’M INTERVENING!  I feel relatively certain it’s Lily trying to show dominance.  I LET HER KNOW MY DISPLEASURE!  I am going to play referee until I’m certain this bullshit stops!
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WOW!  This whole COVID-19 is affecting Chewy.com, too.  No more is there a 24-hr. chat line, and it was IMPOSSIBLE to contact them via landline.  I resorted to changing the dates to give me time not only to contact them via email but for them to cancel the auto-ship of Blue Basics canned.
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Spirit Suspends Boeing Work:
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Spirit-Aerosystems-suspends-Boeing-work-in-Wichita-569053911.html
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Sedgwick County Enacts Stay at Home Order:
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/WATCH-LIVE-Sedgwick-County-holds-daily-briefing-on-coronavirus-569027601.html
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11:15am feeding and insulin.
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Chewy.com to cancel a Blue Basics auto-ship.  DAMN, their online chat is closed.  I waited forever to no avail on the phone.  Ended up sending an email.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 5-block roundy.
*mostly cloudy, mild, slight breeze.
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FedEx for printing
Filled out my conceal/carry paperwork to be taken into the local sheriff.  We shall see what we shall see.
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Dillons; I SCORED TOILET PAPER, but I still don’t understand the constant shortage.
*see?  Wifey DID need some.
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PH for a late lunch; used freebie from yesterday.
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Call in from manager @ work; confirmation that Spirit is shut down with full return to work April 8.  That pretty much shoots any chances of being called in to work.
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Took recyclables from inside collection to outside separation.
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Uh-oh, Jasmine has discovered the yellow (boy) tabby that’s been hanging around.  Even though she’s fixed, I guess she can still have the interest.
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Dare I declare my allergic reaction to Clindamycin over?
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Garden salad topped with chicken pieces.
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Love my Ghost Whisperer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460644/
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Online chat
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Just like I had to protect Lily from Socks, I now have to protect Jasmine from Lily.  I’m good with that.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, day 1 of on call status
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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: 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: 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, common law/legal marriage, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal contract 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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Rune Lesson: Calm is a very good thing in any relationship.  Self-preservation is of utmost importance in a marriage.  It’s important not to lose the Self.  It’s important not to be absorbed by the other.  At the same time, it’s also important to be able to change as the relationship/marriage changes. To be so self-centered and unwilling to change can create havoc in marriage.  Be still, and know your marriage is in a good place.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: NINE hrs. of sleep, one wakeup, LOTS of Lily love!
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Beautiful fog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wifey conversation.
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A perfectly created breakfast sandwich: egg and sausage between two mini blueberry pancakes.
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Lazy morning.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11am feeding and insulin.
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Call into Johnson’s Garden Center
Return call from Johnson’s Garden Center
Call into the VA; all appointments cancelled until this COVID-19 shit is cleared-up.
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OMGs!  I threw out a leftover blueberry pancake from breakfast for Toby and Jasmine snatched it…LOL.
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Finally, a return call from brother
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Okay, this isn’t the first time I’ve cooked the Kroger Homestyle Meatloaf https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-homestyle-ready-to-cook-in-tray-meatloaf/0001111003487  but it’s going to be the LAST TIME it’s not cooked throughout.  I called the 800 number on the back.  They told me it had to be thawed, and I told them it says nothing about thawing it before using.  They said they’re aware of the problem and are working on it…yeah right.
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Justice League https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974015/
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I love my Ghost Whisperer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460644/
*and if I ever need more, I know it’s on Hulu.
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OMGs!  There was a MAJOR blow-up between Lily and Jasmine.  When the fur kids fight, I hate this part of being a fur dad.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Nirda, sister-wife to Nirdu.  We give thanks to the Great Goddess Nirda, Goddess of the land, of soil, and growing things.  Goddess, too, of the scythe and of the sacrifice.  Beautiful and terrible.  Wise in Your power.  We praise you…HEIL NIRDA, Mother of the Wanâ, sister-wife to Nirdu.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDA, as we honor the Nirda that resides in us all!  HEIL NIRDA Divine Queen! HEIL!  HEIL! HEIL!
*source: combination http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/P/prayertonerthus.htm and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson.
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: ???????????????????????????
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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: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, sacred protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Fa: 
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.
 
Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1
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Rune Lesson: Here again we have the dichotomy of the Hagalaz Rune, but combined with the Fa it takes a better turn.  In this, the generous help of the melting ice comes to mind.  Both Hagalaz and Fa deal with the concept of change.  With change in the offing, we prepare.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wakeup, and lots of Lily love.
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Wifey conversation.
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Hand-shredded hashbrowns mixed with chopped jalapeños, topped with 3-eggs sunny side up, whole wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11am feeding and insulin.
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Toby and I out for a somewhat abbreviated, early afternoon, sluggish, well behaved, 5-block roundy.
*overcast/damp, mild, slight breeze.
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Cleaned house.
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I’ve had a toy catapult for some time, purchased in Lindsborg.  Hope was that it would be a fun cat toy.  I finally put it together today.  Hopefully, cat fun is soon to follow.
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Watched special scenes from “Aquaman” on DVD.  I just might watch that movie again tonight.
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Breakfast for dinner.
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Aquaman https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834/ for the 2nd time; probably no need for a 3rd time.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 11pm feeding and insulin.
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11:30pm nighty night.
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(Lenzomânôd = Lent Month)
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Plans: ????????????????
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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: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, sacred protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth I know, Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, that which is rising, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Rune Lesson: The Hagalaz is one of those problematic Runes.  On the one hand, it’s hail.  Here is Kansas, we know the destructive power of hail.  It can tear the shit out of a roof.  It can smash the windshield of any vehicle.  It can flatten a wheat crop.  Often times it’s the precursor to a tornado.  On the other hand, that frozen shell holds the promise of regeneration once melted.  With that in mind, we know with the aftermath of hail we are stronger for our survival.  We can sing our praises toward the deity that gave us the strength.  We are stronger for the next occurrence of disaster.  We are strengthened.  The gods are strengthened.  All spirits and ancestors are strengthened.  Together, as a team, we rise.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with LOTS, LOTS, LOTS of Lily love!
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Wifey conversation.
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Today is wifey’s 50th birthday.  Thus far, I got her:
HIIT game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mvolkin/hiit-the-game-so-fun-you-wont-realize-youre-gettin
A set of 3 arborvitae tree to be planted in the backyard for her to enjoy.
This morning:
A fruit smoothie
Bacon-wrapped asparagus.
*Jasmine INSISTED to have some bacon.
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, BABY!
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Saturday morning, and classic cartoons from my YouTube channel...PERFEKT!
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3-eggs sunny-side-up, bacon, whole wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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Journal work; I still don’t think I accomplished what I needed to accomplish.
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For the 1st time, Jasmine bolted out the back door.  The warning of this possibility was on her KHS paperwork, but there has not been a problem with this…until today.  She took off down the ramp, stopped at the gate, looked out and seemed to ask, “Where the fuck am I?”  I followed her to try to corral her, and she shot back across the breezeway over to the recyclables.  Again, “Where the fuck am I?”  Now she was ready to go in the back door.  Silly kitty.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 12:30pm feeding and insulin.
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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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Hodgepodge for lunch.
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
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PH for dinner
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A nice, lazy evening.
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Two hours of Ghost Whisperer.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11:15pm feeding and insulin.
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A wee bit of “Brave” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:30am nighty night.
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