(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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Toby camped outside all night; no disturbances, 6-7 hrs sleep.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey, 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, KS, USA
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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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Algiz (Inv): Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Fa: 
Havamal 145.
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.
 
Luck, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, help, 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).
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Interpretation: Helplessness (Algiz) leads to the necessity of change (Fa).
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Outcome: Well, hel, here we go…
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Rain, Toby is inside, Socks in his house.
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Good AM work; 2 things of note that speak to today’s Rune reading:
*Scuttlebutt said a manager outside of production snitched on burr-shop lead for manipulating the workload to favor her 60 hr. workweek while others were sent home.
**YAY!
*Kudos given to the Production Super, by a close colleague, about the benefit of me being in hard metals.
**YAY!
***Protection not needed (Algiz) with good luck (Ar) like this!
@ Home for lunch; Toby outside, Socks outside; did Essie really eat that much?  Methinks so!  If Toby had gotten into it he would have polished off the whole thing.  Such as it was, there is a bit left.
Good PM work.
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Essie for outside time; front AND back.
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Call into Veterinarian.  Essie has an appointment tomorrow @ 5:30PM
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For dinner; oven-baked beer chicken, frozen veggies and potato coins.
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Posted various agencies on my niece’s Facebook page that can help my sister/her mother during her recovery.
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OMGs…sat down…pooped…
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Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ????????????????
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Manostag (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler, Kansas, USA
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
*Married 23 June 1946
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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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 heritage you’ve provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Raido (U): 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 be in charge of one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Sun, primal fire, nobles, destruction of spiritual and physical darkness, confidence, Ing-Frô, still, comfort, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
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Interpretation: The law of the cosmic right (Raido) leads to peace and good seasons (Ka).
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Outcome: 07:30/7:30AM?  WTF?
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I really love my breakfast sandwiches; never too little, never too much.
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Toby and I out to Meeka Park plus 3/5 of a mile.  Toby behaved perfectly!
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Once again, Essie hasn’t eaten in three days.  She WILL go to the Vet as soon as possible.
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Late morning, 2nd trip to local graves.  So far it’s just been my brother and me.  My brother is really putting forth the effort this year.  No sign of my sister, or deceased brother’s wife.  I was compelled to leave a grave decoration at the still-born son of my sister.  I’ll check back one more time alter this afternoon.
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Trimmed the yard completely.  Mowed, edged and defined Agathagart.
*that was a fucking job in itself!
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Set up the patio furniture, opened up the canopy, cut up some watermelon, sliced tomatoes, opened up a bag-o-chips, fired up the char-coaler and threw some hotdogs on the spit.  Hel, I even opened a long-overdue bottle of Guinness Blonde https://www.guinness.com/en-us/our-beers/guinness-blonde-american-lager/.  As comfortable as I am in my aloneness, sometimes it DOES get to me.
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A load of laundry
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River Festival starts this weekend so I moved all my River Festival buttons (1984-pres) from the B-52 scarf to the WSU scarf.  Do you think anybody with the River Festival will be impressed?
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Finished and emailed the letter of recommendation for Zander as he goes up for Eagle Scout.
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3rd and final trip to local graves.  It remains my brother and me as the only ones who visited.
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Dillons petrol
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Cleaned house to presentable standards.  Exactly what IS a presentable standard?  It may not be the most, absolutely clean house, but I would not be embarrassed to entertain visitors.
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Just like any kitty in need, I can’t deny Socks2 food or drink.  Socks2 is a younger version of Socks, who belongs to that bitch across the street; Stubby and Long-tails former keeper.  Yeah, I’m a super-sucker for any needy animal.
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All good things must come to an end.  These last several days off have been very good for me.  I got done what needed to get done, ancestors were honored, and I enjoyed myself in Abilene.  For an impromptu vacation time, it turned out to be quite beneficial.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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Heilige scheisse, 01:00/1AM, I woke up feeling like I was breaking out with a rash!  Scratching and stripping clothes, eventually it stopped.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: not really sure
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Sunnastag (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, 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, 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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM 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.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Tyr: 
Havamal 156.
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
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Interpretation: Success (Sowulo) that leads to renewal (Tyr).
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Outcome: 1st breakfast from frozen.
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Once again Essie is lethargic with no appetite.  Once again I worry.
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Toby and I tooled around Newman U. for just under half an hour.  My car thermometer said 70F.  There’s a HUGE difference in Toby @ 32F as compared to 70F.  Toby @ 32F = boundless energy.  Toby @ 70F = energy drained, tongue dragging.
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2nd breakfast; 2 eggs sunny-side-up, hand-shredded hashbrowns, turkey bacon, two pieces of whole-wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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Good, slow morning with LOTS of online time.
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market; Dillons can’t touch ‘em on pet food and I didn’t feel like going to PetSmart.
Dillons; funny, in Dillons’ parking lot I noticed a small spider had attached itself to my drivers-side window.  I encouraged it to hunker down and it certainly did, all the way home until I opened my car door, then off it went!
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Separated recyclables
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Clouds were threatening earlier, but now it’s sunny and warm.
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYCFC 2-2 Orlando
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A second trip to Dillons to pick up some more of the sweet snacks I found; $4.99 per box for 50c…I planned to pick up a couple more since I saw the J’sW’s daughter was over.
*taking a couple over to her, and I think I wanted to show-off my hair since she spoke so positively of me growing it out.  GODS that woman is SO beautiful!  I took the opportunity to work with her trimming some branches away from her parents’ house.  My good luck afforded the further opportunity to steady her body (hehe) when she was standing on the porch rail.  Did I mention she liked the sweet snack?
*I didn’t say anything to HER, but I did notice something resembling an engagement ring.
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A half-pound veggie sandwich https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/chikn.html made with whole-wheat toast, Kraft Sandwich Spread http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kraft-Miracle-Whip-Sandwich-Spread-15-oz/14651653 and sliced bread-n-butter pickles; potato-chips added
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Onto mowing the yard. 
*finished the yard minus Agathagart.  The sun is setting.
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A bit of smoke, a bit of “mood music” on YouTube, Chromecast onto my tele…perfekt!
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I have NO IDEA when I went to bed.  This smoke was AMAZING!
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Nighty-night.
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: Medford, Moot
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (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 heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*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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AM Elder Rune: Uruz (U): The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, life force, survival, endurance, the ability of action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, 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.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Sig: 
Havamal 155.
This I know as an eleventh, when
I accompany my dear friend into combat;
I sing it into the shield, so that he triumphs in battle
And that luck and happiness surrounds him always.
 
Salvation, will, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, blessing from above, successful fight, achieved goal, school, and salvation by light, inspiration, soul, and power of the sun, inspiration, soul, life force, wholeness, reliable success, healing, good luck, spiritual completion, and the path of the soul, Rune of the spiritual ray, of inspiration, wisdom, and illumination.
“The creative spirit must conquer” (List, 57).
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Interpretation: Vital strength (Uruz) leads to victory (Sig).
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Outcome: It’s going to be a dry day.  Getting out to Medford is a MUST!
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1st breakfast; organic rice cereal (don’t worry, it was just a good deal at the store, $1.99), whole-wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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It’s a beautifully rain-cooled morning.  Toby out for an 8AM, exceptionally well-behaved, one mile walk.  He was so well-behaved, he handled a major distraction perfectly!  I let him go check it out, then he responded quickly to a voice command.
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2nd breakfast; a waffle, topped with banana slices, two perfectly nuked eggs and turkey bacon.
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To Wal-Mart to pick up a grave decoration for GG-Grandmother Agatha.
It was a really nice drive to Medford, Ok.  One the way out there were two deer that bounced across the highway in front of me.  The old Medford Mennonite Church area has a marker on the steps indicating the dates of the church prior to its burning.  No fence around the old church property now; however, there is a really nice, new, fence around the cemetery area.  I felt truly privileged to be able to honor Agatha.  On the way back to the car, I noticed a piece of the grave decoration had become disconnected.  I took it back to the grave in an effort to reconnect it.  It was as if Agatha stood over me saying, “Keep it, as keeping a part of me with you”.  I was overwhelmed with emotion.  This purple artificial flower now adorns my dashboard.
*A drive in the country is very settling.  With the recent rains, the wheat fields are almost ready to harvest.  The corn fields are healthy and growing.  If Mother Nature cooperates, this should be another bumper crop harvest.
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Home just in time to watch the final of the UEFA Champions League on FOX 24:
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid http://www.foxsports.com/soccer
*http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/live/index.html?day=13&session=1&match=2015789 in Milan, Italy
*6th minute goal Real (offside should have been called prior).
*@ the half, Real 1-0 Atletico
*79th min goal Atletico
*end of regular time, 1-1
*On to extra time
*end of first 15min extra time, 1-1, on to the 2nd 15min extra time
*end of 2nd 15min extra time, 1-1, on to penalty shoot-out
*Real wins in the penalty shoot-out, 5-4.  It just seems so damned anticlimactic when it’s won this way.
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International Friendly
USA v Bolivia
*26th min GOAL USA!
*37th min GOAL USA!
*@ the half, USA 2-0 Bolivia
*52nd min GOAL USA!
*69th min GOAL USA!
*end of match, USA 4-0 Bolivia http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-05-28-us-mens-national-team-vs-bolivia/recap the question is; can the US keep playing like this?
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Vancouver 1-1 Houston
NYRB 3-0 Toronto
Columbus 4-3 Salt Lake
New England 2-1 Seattle
Montréal 3-2 LA
Chicago 1-1 Portland
Colorado 1-1 Philly
San Jose 0-0 Dallas
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GODS, has it been that long since I’ve met with any other Heathen besides the Ob-Meister?  It was good to meet OK heathens @ the Applebee’s in Park City.
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Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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It must have stormed again last night.  Not only was Toby up in bed, which isn’t unusual anymore, but he sure wanted to be close.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: VA docs
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Frijastag (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth abt 1852 in Russia
Death 19 JUN 1924 in Lehigh, Marion, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elisabeth 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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM Armanen Rune: Bar: 
Havamal 157.
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.
 
Inspiration, 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).
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Interpretation: Friction for the greater good (Naudiz) leads to Inspiration (Bar)
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Outcome: the perfected egg and ham sandwich…YUM!
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Hung out my flag display for the Memorial Weekend.
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I spent quite a bit of time on the “Paint” program creating something for Peter Reimer and Eva Hiebert.
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=903622809771222&set=a.103395719793939.4355.100003705333078&type=3&theater
On the WWW: http://irminenschaft.weebly.com/carrolls-blog-meditations-runes-and-life-in-general/maywonnemanod-26-2016-donarstag
*Naudiz/Bar right here!
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Toby and I out to Meeka Park plus a full mile.
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To the corner convenience store for a newspaper.
VA appointments:
Eyes: actually look better than last time.
X-ray; right ankle.
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Clouds are once again looking ominous.  I better get the 1st trip to local graves done.  Took Toby with me.
*father
*mother
*brother
While there, I barely got grave decorations set when it started to rain.
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Donar just refuses to leave the area.  I’m good with that.
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Partially set-up bill payments through my bank for next month.
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MLS
Sporting KC v DC
*@ the half, 0-0
*86th min goal dc
*end of match, SKC 0-1 DC
*Sporting Kansas City definitely have their problems this season.
NPSL
FC Wichita v Corinthians (San Antonio)
*@ the half, 1-1
*end of match, FC Wichita 5-3 Corinthians
*FC WICHITA WINS!  FC WICHITA WINS!  FC WICHITA WINS! 
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Started a letter of recommendation of the Jarl of Hammerstorm’s son as he goes up for Eagle Scout.
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I think I may have found my Great Grandfather, David D. Schmidt.  Ancestry may have had their dates wrong.  This would be a MAJOR find if I’m right.
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WAY past my bedtime
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Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: North graves, perhaps Abilene
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Donarstag (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, 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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Thurisaz (Inv): Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, weakness, 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.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Tyr: 
Havamal 156.
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
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Interpretation: trouble (Thurisaz) leading to rebirth (Tyr)
*weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell…
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Outcome: See?  If I don’t have to wake up to an alarm (i.e.; for work), I can get a good 9-hours of sleep. Only slightly interrupted.
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I’ve found a way to improve my morning egg sandwich; the typical whole-wheat toasted bread and ham.  The difference is two eggs, nuked @ 50% power for three minutes to preserved the yoke instead of it exploding.  Improvement for the bread; butter, who would have think it?
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Call into the caretaker of the Mennonite Cemetery in Medford, Oklahoma, about gaining access to honor Grannie Aggie; easily approved!
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Almost 80deg for a mid-morning, 1-mile walk about did Toby in.  He was, nonetheless, an exceptionally well behaved doggie!
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Loaded the car with north grave goods, packed a lunch, and with this Rune reading, I’m packing a gun.  We’ll see if I head into any rough weather.
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Left Wichita around 11AM.
Visited graves @ Alexanderwohl http://alexanderwohl.org/
*Grandma and Grandpa Henry Reimer and Maria Hildebrand
*Sister, Jewel Faye
*2nd Great Grandparents, David Schmidt and Maria Nachtigal
*2nd Great Grandfather, Peter Amos Reimer
Visited graves in Lehigh, Kansas
*Grandma and Grandpa David Schmidt and Mary Goertz
On to Abilene where I tooled around on my own @ the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas
*on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IkeLibrary/
*on the WWW https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
There was nothing that said, “PAY HERE” until I made the gift shop, which explained why they shooed me out from the museum without a “ticket”, which turned out to be just fine because the Wx was starting to again turn nasty.  Before leaving, I picked up a book for Marius about Kansas at the gift shop.  On the way home I got hit with HELUH rain, but I couldn’t bring myself to pull over because I was so worried about Toby.  I had to keep moving on down the road.
*photos of my day-trip were placed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroll.reimer/media_set?set=a.903197629813740.1073741845.100003705333078&type=3&pnref=story
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Once home, I discovered Toby was fine and dry.  Essie, of course, was hiding in her closet.  Socks wanted to come outside.
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Dinner from frozen, raw veggies and a banana split (LOL) added.
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Storms continue in Kansas, mostly north of Wichita.  Everyplace I was today is still under the gun.
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Goddamn, I get a phone call from some Veteran organization seeking $20.  I told them I couldn’t because I already have my funds exhausted for the next month.  “Oh, let us just put you down for $15.  I hung up.
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I love it when Essie is a lap kitty.
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Socks is not getting the option to come out from his house.  It looks like there is still a line of storm heading this way overnight.
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Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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WOW!  Now THAT was something last night!  Methinks the BEST, LOUDEST, FLASHIEST, and DRENCHING thunderstorm yet!  Essie was hiding deep.  Toby was literally all over me.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: vacation day off, 1st day of a 5-day weekend.
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​AM Ancestor Meditation: Wotanstag (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1952) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
David F. Schmidt (1895-1952)
Birth 28 Feb, 1885 in Lehigh, 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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM 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
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Not: 
Havamal 152.
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, 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).
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Interpretation: growth (Jera) leading to a Divine Justice that balances (Not).
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Outcome: I’m about an hour later than I wanted to leave for the VA.  Lab work was done in fine fashion, however.  Yep, they ‘re checking my liver to see of my last Rx is having a negative effect.
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1st breakfast, cold cereal.
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Toby out for a very well behaved one-mile walk.
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What the hel is this Tumbler stuff?  WTF?  I already have an account?  Hm…played with it for a while.
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Call into Central Inspection letting them know about the possible mosquito infestation coming from my north neighbor’ over-flooded, inoperable, homemade, pond.
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Ahhhhhhhh…time to myself!  If I told you it would scare you.
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WOW!  Central Inspection called back early afternoon telling me she put a mosquito donut in the neighbor’s flooded pond.
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WOW!  That was quick!  The VA podiatry clinic already called back with the results of my lab work this morning saying my lab results are normal.  They are issuing a refill of my Rx.
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I haven’t done a goddamn thing all day besides entertaining myself.  I’ve missed me.
*Jera/Not right here!
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Orlando 2-2 Philly
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International Friendly
USA v Ecuador http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-05-25-us-mens-national-team-vs-ecuador/feed
*@ the half, 0-0
*90th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, USA 1-0 Ecuador
*USA WINS!  USA WINS!
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 Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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Did NOT sleep well at all!
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1st check on all fur-kids
*it’s so nice to have Essie actually ask for food.
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Plans: hopefully work 10 hrs
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey, 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, KS, USA
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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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Ehwaz (Inv): The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Laf: 
Havamal 158.
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
 
Determination, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
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Interpretation: betrayal (Ehwaz) leads to determination (Laf).
*makes sense.
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Outcome: rain continues in the forecast.  Once again I’m going to take a chance leaving Toby outside and will be home at lunch to let him inside.
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Challenging AM work; workload still almost nil.  The machine that provides our department with work is called the Mazak.  It was down all last week for maintenance.  As of yet there has been NOTHING coming down the pike.  In hard metals, there are three machines.  Two of them are down.  There are some real problems.
*rain held off until 10:00, when the skies just burst!  I’m feeling better about Toby’s ability to seek shelter.
*I’ve opted to use 2 days’ vacation, fully supported by the plant Super.  I told him, “I’m going to give you guys a few days to catch-up with me”.  He laughed.
@ lunch, 11:00, the sun returned.  Jeez…
Challenging PM work; doing all I can do to stay busy, or at least look like it.  It took until 15:00/3PM until SOMETHING came somewhere from the rear of the plant.  Three orders in, and back out.
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Essie is certainly ready to go outside when I get home.
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Call into brother to tell him about my work situation.  He in turn needed my attention for his continued computer problems.  The only virus protection he had was a free version of AVG.  Unfortunately, encouraged by me, he had to spend $20 on Malwarebytes virus protection.  $20 may not seem like much, but to him it might as well have been $100.  When ran for the 1st time, it blocked more than 400 yuckies   It seemed to help many, if not all, of his problems.  I also downloaded a pop-up blocker.  CNET.com is amazing!  I also deleted his AVG as well as something called CC Cleaner.  My hope is Malwarebytes will take care of both.
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Potentially a stormy night.  All primary fur-kids are under shelter.  Stubby is in his box on the porch.
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Nighty-night
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PM God/dess Meditation: Holle, you who seem to be the perfect counterpart to Alle-Vater Wotan.  Just like Alle-Vater, you come to us with many names.  Just like Alle-Vater, you appear to us with many faces.  You have become known to us through place-names, fairy-tales, sagas, legends, poetry, customs, traditions, mythology, and yes, even food.  You are the young maiden.  You are the Old Crone.  You are everything in between.  You reward the diligent worker.  You punish the slothful.  Your Spirit permeates humankind.  We recognize you as a German Goddess!  Alle Mutter Holle, Goddess holy and wise, We give you a most HEART-FELT HEIL, as we honor the Holle that resides in us all. 
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Comments:  last check on all fur-kids
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 10 hrs.
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Manostag (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler, Kansas, USA
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
*Married 23 June 1946
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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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 heritage you’ve provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, inner strength, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it!“, temporary  cosmic consciousness, inner stability over external circumstances, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Ur:
Havamal 146.
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.
 
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, self-aware, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
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Interpretation: Inner strength (Eihwaz) leads to healing (Ur).
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Outcome: Off and on rain is in the forecast, more severe late PM.  Methinks Toby will be okay.
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Good AM work; OMGs a storm moved in before 1st break.  Now I’m going to worry about Toby.
@ home for lunch.  Heluh rain all the way.  I was soaked before I reached the backdoor. Calling Toby, he came a-running from inside the garden shed!  I called Socks, but I knew he wouldn’t come. 
Good PM work; oh, NOW the sun comes out.
*I purposely went to work without a hat, sporting my longer hair effort.  Responses were mostly positive.
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Once home, I see Toby trapped in the kitchen.  I think he freaked out during the remainder of the storm.  Either he went under one baby gate or over the other.  Not sure.  Once in the kitchen, he couldn’t get out.
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Family outside time.  THERE’S Socks!
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Dinner; two MorningStar Farms veggie patties https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/morningstar-farms-chik-patties-original-product.html, potato coins and a garden salad.  Not too much.  Not too little.
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Gotham http://www.fox.com/gotham season finale
*monsters are released
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For a kitty who is an inexperienced lap-kitty, Essie is certainly good at it.  She stayed in my lap for most of Gotham.  Good Essie.
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Huggled with Socks in his house.  He insisted on going out and about for the night.  There is never too much I can do about it when he makes up his mind.
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Essie THOUGHT about going in the back yard just before bedtime, but she couldn’t make up her mind, so I had to make it for her.  Stay inside, baby.
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Nighty-night
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(Wonnemânôd = Blissful month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: domestic stuff
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Sunnastag (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, 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, 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 heritage you've provided. 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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AM Elder Rune: Fehu (Inv): The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
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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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AM Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Sun, primal fire, nobles, destruction of spiritual and physical darkness, confidence, Ing-Frô, still, comfort, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
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Interpretation: an ineffective beginning (Fehu) leads to peace and good seasons (Ar).
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Outcome: Once again I’m worried about Essie not eating.  I seared a piece of tilapia.  She ate a bit, but not as much as I had hoped. I’m going to PetSmart to find something she’s eat, even if it’s just gravy.
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Toby and I out for a 1-mile walk. 
*Sherriff cops were all over the neighborhood farther east.  One neighbor told me Sherriff cops were around her yard and the area with weapons drawn.  Rounding the corner for the walk, they had moved and seemingly surrounded a yard.  Not the kind of excitement we need around here.
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Dillons
Dillons petrol using 50c off on gas; $1.55 9/10…I was running on fumes and filled up for $22.00.
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market for pet supplies and a receipt I can show @ PetSmart for price-matching.
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Immediately gave Essie some food with gravy…she ate a bit.
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Enjoyed my newspaper
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International Friendly
Puerto Rico 1-3 USA http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2016-05-22-puerto-rico-vs-us-mens-national-team/recap
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Teriyaki box dinner with frozen veggies and turkey kielbasa added, plus whole-wheat bread-n-butter.
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OMGs!  Essie actually asked to be fed!  Hopefully she’s feeling better.  I AM SO RELIEVED!
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WOO-HOO!  Mowed the yard complete in record time!  I knew I was under the gun to get it done.  According to the weather forecast, the rest of the week seems pretty wet, and I simply was NOT going to let this yard get away from me.
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Portland 4-2 Vancouver
LA 1-1 San Jose  
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I must really be a worry-wart of a Father.  Essie has completely snapped out of her funk.  She’s pretty much back to being the wonderful kitty she is.
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All things considered, it’s been a nice three-day weekend.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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