(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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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: 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: Not: 
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2
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Interpretation: Raw masculine strength, or the lack thereof (Thurisaz) brings suffering (Not).
*warning headed.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with only one potty wakeup; well, two if you count Toby crawling into bed due to a sizeable thunderstorm.
*10AM??????????????????????????
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Wifey conversation
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One egg, open face, breakfast sandwich with Canadian bacon and cheese + a banana.
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary for Toby’s allergy medication.
Trip to Air Cap Vet for pick up.
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Stopped in @ BK so Toby (yes, Toby only) could have a chicken sandwich.  The manager specifically asked me to do an online evaluation so she could have a chance @ winning $100.  I gladly obliged.
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For right now, Toby’s walk is in jeopardy due to rain and lightning.
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3oz. of jalapeño spam (12oz sliced 4 times), baked potato fist size, 7oz. veggies in sauce from frozen.
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Toby and I out for a 3-block roundy.
*cloudy/cool/damp/rain stopped, no breeze.
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Call into Elite Renovations; left a message.
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Thunder…leaving Toby inside.  Wifey said she’ll handle it.  Thank you, honey.
*Thurisaz/Not
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Not a horrible night at work at all.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is curled up her kitties tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors/healing, causality, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: Heritage (Othilla) brings awareness (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups; Toby out/Toby in, then Essie wanted her gravy @ 6am,
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Long overdue recyclables.
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Wifey conversation.
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Experimenting with portion control:
Breakfast sandwich; one egg with one slice of ham + a banana.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, totally misbehaved, walk.  He absolutely ignored voice commands.  I don’t care the situation; he HAS to respond.  The first time pissed me off badly enough, but the second time…ARGH!  I expressed my frustration, then took him home, and finished the 30min walk on my own.  To think, the J’sW household just commented about how disciplined Toby was…sad.
*cloudy, cool, sizeable north wind.
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Small bowl of bean with bacon soup, thickly made + plus 3 turkey hot dogs.
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Call into Elite Renovations; left a message.
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Not a horrible night at work; fairly busy.  My 1st shift colleague enjoyed his gift of a Dala Horse.
*rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is in her office with her kitties tonight; possible storms.
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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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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: LOTS
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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: 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: 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: Strength (Thurisaz) brings imperviousness (Ka).
*EXCELLENNT Runes for all I have to do today.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with only one wakeup…NICE!
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Wifey conversation.
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Fruit smoothie, made specially made for wifey!
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Hand-shredded hashbrowns, topped with ham, topped with three eggs well done and hot sauce…YUM!
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, perfektly behaved, 30min walk.
*mildly cool, partly cloudy, slight south breeze.
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JCP; jeans and unmentionables.
QT: snack
Cowtown; well hela, my sole reason for going was to show support for my best buddy, the Ob-Meister.  It seems I got there 15min too late!  JsFnChst!  I was counting on the Civil War reenactors to be there until 5pm.  Since I haven’t been to Cowtown in ages, I walked around getting pics to share.
Wal Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
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Hammerstorm @ Cracker Barrel
*pretty cool bunch…like ‘em!
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Hoffenheim 1:4 Wolfsburg
Nürnberg 1:1 Munich 
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/  conference championships 
Milwaukee 2:1 Baltimore
San Diego 3:4 OT Monterrey
*So, the final is set; Milwaukee v Monterrey.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Montreal 1:0 Chicago
Minnesota 1:0 DC
Seattle 1:1 LAFC
LA 2:1 Salt Lake
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Game of Thrones S8 E3…FUCKING WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Everything looked so impossible…unwinnable, as the white walkers just kept coming.
*Down to one dragon
*Arya killed the Knight King and all the white-walkers went POOF!
*Now, rebuilding and Westeros.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:30am nighty night.  Wifey is in her office with her kitties tonight anticipating storms.
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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: 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, 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: Fa: 
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.
 
Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1
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Interpretation: Stability (Uruz) brings generous help (Fa).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Immediately created a video with Toby howling for his 10th birthday and posted it to Facebook.
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Wifey conversation
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Fruit smoothie for my wifey and me.
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Call into the VA about an FSA; OMGs RIGHT; a debit card!
Call into the Spirit Benefits Center to confirm…YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dillons/Starbuck’s for Toby’s first ever puppuccino.
Taco Bell for his birthday burrito.
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Toby’s Chewy.com order arrived.
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Call into KMUW to give them a one-time $70 to celebrate their 70th birthday.  I like KMUW/NPR a lot!  They have 90% replaced music radio for me.
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A small load of laundry.
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Cottonwood seeds are flying!  Wifey said it looks like snow…LOLOLOLOL.
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, perfektly behaved, 3 block roundy-roundy
*sunny, mildly warm, slight breeze.
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1st 2hrs @ work was spent with an online lesson and finalizing benefits.  Other than that, it was quite the boring night at work.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Gotham, the final episode on FOX.com, Chromecast onto my tele…WOOOOOOOOOOOW!
https://www.fox.com/gotham/
LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT!  EXCELLENT WAY TO END GOTHAM!
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is in her office tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: LOTS!
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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: 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: In need (Naudiz) of the Alle Mutter (Hagal).
*always.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with 2 wakeups.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 259
Glucose: 148
BP: 144/81
Pulse: 84
*Nothing has moved yet…
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Wifey conversation
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Breakfast from frozen: 2 breakfast burritos and blueberry pancake with sausage on a stick, that’s good enough.
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The road trip to Lindsborg was a bit of a disappointment; however, not a bust.  Actually, a trip to Lindsborg is NEVER a bust not matter what happens.  The trip was all about getting a gag gift for my first shift colleague, but I certainly WAS NOT going to spend $50 on two Dala Horses.  At Hemslojd, they didn’t have what I wanted in the inexpensive variety; rather, only those expensive ones imported from Sweden.  So that was a no.  I went over to Anderson Boutique and settled on a couple of mismatched red and blue salt-n-pepper shaker Dalas.  The lady who makes the Dalas @ Hemslojd assured me she would have blue ones in soon, so I accepted the Dalas from Anderson as a temporary fix, and a good excuse to go back to Lindsborg for Mid-Summer, which I planned on doing anyway.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke
*14th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*18th min tor/goal Schalke
*28th min tor/goal Schalke
*@ the half BVB 1:2 Schalke
*62nd min tor/goal Schalke
*84th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*86th min tor/goal Schalke
*end of match; BVB 2:4 Schalke
*JsFnChst!
Leipzig 2:1 Freiburg
Frankfurt 0:0 Berlin
Hannover 1:0 Mainz
Dusseldorf 4:1 Bremen
Stuttgart 1:0 M’Gladbach
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Got right onto trimming the front yard.  Now that was a mess.
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Essie across my feet, Lily in my lap, both on the recliner…nice!
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Designated Survivor S2 Es 10-13 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5296406/episodes
*WOW!  22 episodes?
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYCFC Orlando
Toronto Portland
Dallas San Jose
Vancouver Philly
Atlanta Colorado
NYRB Cincinnati
Houston Columbus
Sporting Kansas City v New England
*18th min goal ne
*33rd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*36th min goal ne
*42nd min goal ne
*@ the half, SKC 1:3 NE
*60th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*66th min goal ne
*70th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*83rd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match; 4:4
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:30am nighty night, sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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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: 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: 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: A turning point (Jera) brings dedication (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: Almost 8hrs of sleep with 2 wakeups.
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Wifey is really hurting this morning.
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Meatless breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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JOE BIDEN IS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-announcement.html
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfektly behaved, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy, mildly warm, refreshing north breeze.
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Kinda lazy…
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Leftover meat (turkey meatloaf/turkey kielbasa) + (bagged) salad.
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Not a horrible night at work.  The shallow side worked without a problem.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 154:
A tenth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation: Victory (Sowulo) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep in three wakeups.
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Brief wifey conversation; she’s busy coding…DND.
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Meatless breakfast sandwich + a banana + Reece’s peanut butter cups = YUM!
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfektly behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mild, slight north breeze.
*Call into Union to make sure they have a “will strike if provoked” shirt in red and 4X; they do!
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Again, reset the TV antenna.  Channels 3 and 3.3 are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bank; took Toby with me:
$12 Viet Nam dinner tonight at work
$13 Union “strike if provoked” shirt
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I really HATE having to call Essie down when she lashes out at Lily, but it’s a must.
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Triple decker, double cheese, fried turkey bologna + potato coins = OMGs YUMMY!
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Cuddle time with Essie.  I think we both needed that.
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I’m anticipating it to be ÜBER busy at work since my 1st shift colleague isn’t going to be there.
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Stopped by the local Union lodge to get my t-shirt.
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Early in the shift the lead-person came into the bag-press area looking for an order of parts on her compliance list.  A guy from router shop came back with her to show her a place where my 1st shift colleague was known, but unknown to me, to hide parts.  Sure enough, there they were.  Now I’m beginning to realize my 1st shift colleague isn’t all that reliable if he can hide parts, and these parts are an easy run with good time connected to them; 62min for 20min of work.  There was enough there to keep me busy and turn in 8 1/2hrs of time.  Now the question is, do I confront him, or let him discover it on his own?
*OMGs that Viet Nam dinner was filling, not great, but filling.
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It’s an unusually ÜBER busy Wednesday with the MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/23/ibrahimovic-vs-minnesotas-defense-and-more-watch-wednesday-mls
NYCFC 1:0 Chicago
Columbus 0:1 DC
New England 0:3 Montreal
Minnesota 0:0 LA
Seattle 2:2 San Jose
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night, sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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: 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: 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: Divine Wisdom (Kenaz) brings active protection from the All Mother (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hours of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation
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Open faced breakfast sandwich
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I have no idea what’s going on.  I’m in the worst of moods, and on the edge of tears.
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Toby and I out for a late morning/noon hour, well behaved, 30min walk.
*cloudy/drizzle, mild, slight north breeze.
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Essie and Lily were in the man-cave at the same time.  Essie expressed her displeasure and lashed out.  I had to stand in between them and chastise Essie who sulked off, but came back later to apologize.
*Kenaz/Hagal
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Taco Tuesday Taco Bell on wifey’s gift card.
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Worked on my German History month.
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Not a horrible night at work.  Stayed fairly busy.  I wanted to get as much done as possible as my 1st shift colleague won’t be there tomorrow.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey has curled up with her kitties in her office.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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: 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: Bar: 
Havamal 158:
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.
 
Blessing, shielding, inspiration, encouragement, security, impending accidents that effect fate, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.
“Thy life strands in the hand of God, trust it in you” (List, 60).
H3R1
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Interpretation: inner strength (Eihwaz) brings blessings (Bar).
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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 and I are both getting around a bit slowly today.  We’re also missing the mice today; her more than me.t
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Open-faced breakfast sandwich.
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Lily has become so confident and is such a love!
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30 min walk.
*mild, mostly cloudy, slight north breeze.
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Turkey meatloaf from frozen + a garden salad from bag (a rareity).
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Dillons:
70% off easter candy
More 99c per lb. asparagus
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Work wasn’t horrible.  Yeah, an order of parts showed up after 9pm with some good time connected to it, but I wasn’t sure if I could finish it before time to go home, so I left it.  Another order showed up but I had no idea where the form block was.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/ playoffs 2nd leg monitored from work; no feed available.
Utica City 3:7 Baltimore (series tied)
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3rd leg mini game
Utica City 1:2 Baltimore
*damn Utica City, you chocked!
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So, the semifinals are set:
Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Wave v Baltimore Blast 4/28
Western Conference
San Diego Sockers v Monterrey Flash 4/28
*My call to win it all, San Diego Sockers, but we’ll see.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Gotham S5 E11 on Fox Now https://www.fox.com/watch/7ef4345ffac4fa8a9b0bd143c77a68d6/
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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2am nighty night…sleeping with my wife tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Myth of the resurrection:
*https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-biggest-myths-about-the-resurrection?fbclid=IwAR0xRZbqAuMkUAdL2YOPyz3jH7OHiQD2D7NXysjtpBCdUU23QkZzoFesbeU
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying-and-rising_deity?fbclid=IwAR17WB4uN2rKjzCriNyEHm-l6H2L3gtBc6V5AeZ8b-AZRn1_h9i-HhCHZVo
*https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/why-christians-believe-in-resurrection-not-reincarnation-95876?fbclid=IwAR3gjWBWGlTDWxa3ysg1vdQRbjBVL1daqg71M-I_KXRqN3_kwf8xrF_C7lM
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Plans: Mouse Freedom Day, 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: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Victory (Sowulo) brings protection (Thorn).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: gabapentin down, sinus medication in, 7hrs of SOLID sleep…perfekt!
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Wifey conversation.
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Yesterday’s breakfast was SO good, it demanded to be repeated: plate-sized hashbrowns topped with four ham slices topped with three sunny side up eggs…whole wheat toast with strawberry jam added.
*because I’m making better money, I can afford more expensive ($5+ per carton) eggs: https://happyegg.co/
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THE MICE HAVE BEEN FREED!  They were freed in Oak Park just east of the Frisbee Golf course, near where I performed the Ob Meister’s sacred (or semi-sacred) service.
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More flower bulbs of some kind that were given to us were planted on the west side of the porch steps.  Not sure what kind of flowers they are.  Wifey got them from mutual friends.  The claim is they’re iris flowers; however, their bulb is nothing like any iris bulb I’ve ever seen.
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Toby and I out for a late afternoon, well behaved even when confronted with a challenge, 30min walk.
*sunny, mildly warm, HELA stout south wind.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Freiburg v Borussia Dortmund
*12th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, Freiburg 0:1 BVB
*54th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*79th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*87th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match; Freiburg 0:4 Borussia Dortmund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Berlin 0:0 Hannover
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
DC 0:20NYFC
LAFC 4:1 Seattle
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/ playoffs 2nd leg
Monterrey Flash 5:4 OT RGV Barracudas
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PetSmart; portable water bottle for Toby’s walks.
Dillons
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2 loads of laundry
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Call in from brother.
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Meatless/soy fish filets + freshly steamed asparagus…YUM!
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Mowed yard the best I could; it still needs trimming.
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Replenished the hummingbird feeders; haven’t seen any yet.
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Wifey time: Game of Thrones S8 E2 on Hulu/HBO
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Two more loads of laundry
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.  I’m sleeping with wifey tonight.
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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!