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June/Brachmânôd 30, 2019 Sunnastag

6/30/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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​Ancestor 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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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: Sig: 
Havamal 156:
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.
 
Triumph, surrounded with luck and happiness, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, into the fray, 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).
*H2R5
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Interpretation: Strength/weakness (Thurisaz) brings success (Sig).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups (Toby out, Toby in).
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Wifey conversation.  She said neighbors were shooting off fireworks until 2am.  It may be time for a phone call.
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Two scrambled eggs with ham and cheese with tater-cakes.
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Toby and I out for a 9:30am, perfectly behaved, first 30min walk in days.  Toby did just fine.
*very warm, sparsely cloudy, refreshing south breeze.
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Mowed front and back yard.  Started trimming the back yard, ran out of edging twine.
Freddy’s https://freddysusa.com/ EXCELLENT Chicago dog!
Lowe’s
Started edging again…wrong size twine.
Lowe’s
Edging of the yard complete…
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Comment not for public consumption.
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McDs
Dillons
Dillons petrol; petrol @ $1.99.9 with .40 gas points…OH HELA YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Separated an overflowing recycling corner.
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CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals https://www.goldcup.org/en/
Jamaica 1:0 Panama; Jamaica advances to the semifinals
USA v Curacao
*25th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half USA 1:0 Curacao
*end of match, USA 1:0 Curacao
*unimpressive win, but a win is a win.
*USA advances to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals against Jamaica 7/3.
*Haiti v Mexico 7/2
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Portland 1:0 Dallas
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11pm nighty night. I guess wifey is sleeping with her cats tonight because of fireworks.
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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!
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June/Brachmânôd 28, 2019 Frijastag

6/29/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)


Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: 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: Cause and effect (Jera) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
*all is well!  Toby is safe.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with three wakeups.
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg breakfast burrito with turkey kielbasa + a banana.
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Toby and I out for a 10am, 3-block roundy; it’s just too damned hot and I didn’t want to push Toby.
*hot, sunny, slight south breeze.
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PetSmart; an effort to give Toby treats while weaning him off people food.
JCP; a pair of work pants.
Great Wall; for lunch.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Quarterfinal
France v USA
*5th min GOOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, France 0:1 USA
*65th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*81st min goal France
*end of match France 1:2 USA
USA ADVANCES TO THE SEMIFINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CONCACAF Quarterfinals https://www.goldcup.org/en/
Canada 4:0 Montenegro
Mexico 7:0 Columbia
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It was a banner night at work; 15hrs of time allotments turned in for an 8hrs shift, and the orders seemed non-stop right up to the end of the shift.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My gaming wife is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Frijastag) Heil to you, Forsizo, son of Paltar and Nanda!  You’re the god of justice, and reconciliation.  You sit in judgment of the right and wrong of all arguments.  We see you as god of the Thing.  We call out to you in our time of legal need.  We know that justice is a double-edged ax.  On the one side, if our argument is just, grant us the proper conclusion.  On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, mete-out justice accordingly.  Whether in the court of legal proceedings or the court of public opinion, grant us the justice according to the rightness of our deeds.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FORSIZO, as we honor the Forsizo that resides in us all!
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 29, 2019 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit

6/29/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Berkana: The feminine, Frija, Alle-Mutter, maternal instincts, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, compassion, nurturing, caregiver, maturation, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, life anew, now is the time, a fresh perspective, sanctuary, all forms of Mothering, Frija at her Most-Motherly, healing, bringing into being, life passages.
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Problems with relating to the feminine, the maternal influence and the feminine mysteries, void of growth and caring, deceit, degradation, immaturity, deterioration, contamination, needlessly clinging, tough love Mothering, in need of Mothering, missing/ignoring a significant life passage.
*A3R2
 
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,

Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, that which is rising, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Interpretation: Growth (Berkana) brings great gain (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with three wakeups.
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My health by the numbers:
                                          Last week
Weight: 248                      248
Glucose: 125                    126
BP: 123/73                       127/86
Pulse: 79                           81
*weight is not cooperating
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Wifey conversation.  She asked me to make her a banana milk shake.  Never before have made one, so with a little coaching, I did, and made a fruit smoothie for myself.
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Two loads of laundry
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2 eggs sunny side up, smaller than fist size hand shredded hashbrowns, two slices deli-ham.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
Italy 0:2 Netherlands
*Netherlands advances to the Semifinal.
Germany v Sweden
*16th min GOAL DEUTSCHLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*22nd min goal Sweden
*@ the half 1:1
* 48th min goal Sweden
*end of match, Germany 1:2 Sweden
*so, Germany bows out of the world cup and Sweden advances to the semifinal.
**WHOA!  Wifey and I sat down together to watch this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The semifinal is set. 
England v USA
Netherlands v Sweden
*3rd place match is determined by who loses in the semifinals
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It’s just fucking hot!
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Hodgepodge for lunch; now THAT didn’t set well…
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Toby and I out for a midafternoon, two block roundy.
*über hot, sparsely cloudy, slight south breeze.
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Wifey to liquor store, aw hela, I can get some things, too.
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Checked bank balance.
Call into brother.
Call into niece.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Minnesota 7:1 Cincinnati
Atlanta 2:1 Montréal
NYCFC 4:2 Philly
Columbus 0:2 Orlando
New England 2:1 Houston
DC 1:1 Toronto
Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
*16th min goal Salt Lake
*29th min goal Salt Lake
*@ the half, Salt Lake 2:0 Sporting Kansas City
*end of match Salt Lake 2:0 SKC
San Jose 3:0 LA
Seattle 1:0 Vancouver
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CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals  https://www.goldcup.org/en/
Haiti 3:2 Canada Haiti advances to the semifinal
Mexico 1(5):1(4) Costa Rica (damn) Mexico advances to the semifinal
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Not an active day, but tomorrow will be a different story.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.  Too many fireworks for her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Tag der Fruchtbarkeit) Saga, glorious goddess of history, we greatly honor you as part and parcel of our ever-expanding past.  As we share in Minnatranc, whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories.  Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come.  Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull.  For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will someday have to deal with our spiritual debt.  We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 27, 2019 Donarstag

6/27/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: check on Toby, wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:
  1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
  2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
  3. US flag 1850 31 stars
  4. Oklahoma state flag
  5. California state flag
Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Wunjo: Joy, pasture, happiness attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, family ties, Clanic solidarity, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu attained within a secure setting, a bright attitude of Wodan exposed.
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Sadness, disruption/breakdown in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family/Clanic ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, pessimism, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, the shadow/dark side of Wodan is exposed.
*A1R8
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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: Joy/sadness (Wunjo) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wakeup and an EXTREMELY slow get up.
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1-egg meatless breakfast burrito in a wheat tortilla + a banana.
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Wifey conversation.
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Call into the Veterinary:  TOBY IS COMING HOME THIS AFTERNOON!
(JOY [Wunjo]! DANGERS CALMED [Ar]!)
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Wifey to smoke shop.
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Shuffled bank accounts
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Early afternoon, 30min walk
*hot, sunny, stout south breeze.
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Banger & mash, sliced tomato + half a slice of watermelon.
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Early call in from the Veterinary.  TOBY IS READY!  Got my buddy home.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/ Round of 8/Quarterfinals
Norway 0:3 England
*England advances to the semifinals
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It was another good night at work 10hours+ of time allotments turned in for an 8hr shift.  I’m just never 100% certain of my hand-forming ability.
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At work, I added all the unexpected expenses over the last month and a half:
Trees:         $450
                   $1,000
Car:            $600
Tires:          $500
Veterinary:  $400
Total:          $2,950
Joy/sadness at the same time (Wunjo), with danger calmed (Ar).
*joy, yes, that’s why I keep a savings account.  Sadness because the savings/strike fund account is cut in half.  Whatever the case, whatever the price, dangers have been calmed.
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It’s nice to have Toby home.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is cuddled with her kitties tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Donarstag) Die [(German for feminine “the”) (pronounced “Dee”)] Wurtâ:
Die Wurtâ, all three, are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth.
Urda, Werdanda and Sculd, the dark queens renowned;
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we can clearly see.
That which “is becoming” forms now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, may be, but we cannot see.
We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 26, 2019 Wodanstag

6/26/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: check on Toby, wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
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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: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings blessing (Bar).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with 2 wakeups.
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Call into the Veterinary.  Toby is doing better, but not out of the woods yet.  We’re looking at later tomorrow or first thing Friday for him to come home.
*Dagaz/Bar
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg breakfast burrito with 2 slices of deli-ham and cheese + a banana.
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No FIFA Women’s World Cup Matches as they prepare for the Round of eight/Quarterfinals.
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It was a lonely 30min walk without my buddy.
*very warm, partly cloudy, south breeze.
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Essie with some supervised front yard time.
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Swept the spider webs from the porch siding.  I forgot about the wasp nest in the corner…gone.
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Lily just has to be wherever her daddy is.  I asked her, “What was your life before you came here?  I’ll bet your life here is a cut above that.”
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Beer brät + fried diced potatoes + last of the stir fry teriyaki coleslaw + cantaloupe. 
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://thisisours.goldcup.org/ group D
Trinidad and Tobago 1:1 Guyana
Panama v USA
*@ the half 0:0
*66th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match Panama 0:1 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*USA WINS GROUP D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, the Round of 8/Quarterfinals are set:
*Haiti v Canada
*Mexico v Costa Rica
*Jamaica v Panama
*USA v Curacao
Now it’s win or go home; starts June 29
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
New England 1:1 Philly
Montréal 2:1 Portland
DC 1:0 Orlando
Toronto 3:2 Atlanta  
Dallas 2:2 Vancouver
San Jose 2:0 Houston
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My 1st shift colleague is back!
A good night at work.  I turned in 10+hrs of time allotments for an 8hrs shift and stayed busy right up to 11:30.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 25, 2019 Dienstag

6/25/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: wifey, veterinary, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Ehwaz: Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, absolute trust, taking control of relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, progress, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal, control of a situation, adaptability, two halves that make-up the whole, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation.
Conversely:
The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
*A3R3
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Trust/disharmony (Ehwaz) brings blessing (Bar)
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with three wakeups.
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1-egg open faced breakfast sandwich on whole grain bread + a banana.
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Toby is still extremely lethargic and has no appetite.  Wifey suggested we take him with us since Goose already has an appointment today.  I called Air Capital Veterinary and they were so good to work Toby in just prior to Goose’s appointment.  Doc is keeping him overnight for I/V fluids and bloodwork.
*Goose passed her first veterinary visit with flying colors.
*candles and incense going for Toby until I leave for work.
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30min walk w/o Toby by my side was so different. 
*partly cloudy, very warm, no breeze.
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The foodie in me really kicked in for lunch:
Reverse seared steak
Diced potatoes properly portioned
Stir-fry (uncooked/cold) teriyaki coleslaw
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary; Toby has pancreatitis.  Doc is keeping him for a couple of days longer.
*Ehwaz/Bar
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Picked a bowl full of blackberries from the blackberry bush.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
Italy 2:0 China PR
Netherlands 2:1 Japan
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So, the Round of 8/quarterfinals is set:
Norway v England
France v USA
Italy v Netherlands
Germany v Sweden
To begin June 27th https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/?#knockoutphase
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://www.concacaf.com/en/
Group C
Jamaica 1:1 Curacao
Honduras 4:0 El Salvador
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I spent the first 2hrs @ work chasing a ghost.  I am familiar with the parts.  I know what the hydro block looks like.  It has very distinctive triangular shape.  I know where the hydro block is supped to be.  It’s one of the rare instances where I know it to be on a side shelf rather than in the Hanel.  It’s not there.  Oh well.  Other than that, the night went extremely well and I stayed pretty busy most all shift.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Dienstag) Ostara, trustworthy goddess; wife to Brego (who is the adherent god of scalds), keeper of the golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 24, 2019 Manostag

6/24/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: wifey, Everence, 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: 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: Stress (Naudiz) brings active protection (Hagal).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup.
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1-egg open faced breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Wifey conversation.
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Just like I thought.  The meeting with Everence over Medicare and supplements was premature.
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I tried to take Toby out for his walk.  I could immediately tell he wasn’t well.  I opted to take him north to the end of the cul-de-sac, but he wasn’t interested in that either.  I suspected something was wrong when he walked right by a cat food can.  Normally, he is SO excited to lick out the remnants of what I give Essie and Lily in the morning; no so today.
*warm, partly cloudy, slight breeze.
*Naudiz/Hagal
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Wifey to Family Dollar.
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Leftover bräts w/o buns and coleslaw from the Hammerstorm Summer Picnic for lunch.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
Spain v USA
*7th min penalty GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*9th min goal Spain
*@ the half 1:1
*75th min penalty GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, Spain 1:2 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*USA advances to the Round of Eight/Quarterfinals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweden 1:0 Canada
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I am REALLY concerned about Toby…
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Not a horrible night at work.
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://www.goldcup.org/en Group B
Bermuda 2:0 Nicaragua
Haiti 2:1 Costa Rica 
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Nirda, sister-wife to Nirdu.  We give thanks to the Great Goddess Nirda, Goddess of the land, of soil, and growing things.  Goddess, too, of the scythe and of the sacrifice.  Beautiful and terrible.  Wise in Your power.  We praise you…HEIL NIRDA, Mother of the Wanâ, sister-wife to Nirdu.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDA, as we honor the Nirda that resides in us all!  HEIL NIRDA Divine Queen! HEIL!  HEIL! HEIL!
*source: combination http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/P/prayertonerthus.htm and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson.
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 23, 2019 Sunnastag

6/23/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff, Hammerstorm picnic (this time for sure).
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: 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: Light/darkness (Kenaz) brings imperviousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep.
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Wifey said I slept right through an active tornado warning @ 5am.  WTF?  I missed all the fun!
SO:
Essie was demanding attention BEFORE the warning.
Toby was on the bed the result of the warning.
Lily was at my feet because she didn’t care.
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2 loads of laundry
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2 eggs sunny side up + ¾ of a waffle topped with a sliced banana.  Toby got the other ¼.
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Cleaned house to presentable standards.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
England 3:0 Cameroon on FSI/Sling TV (LOTS of empty seats)
France 2:1 Brazil on FS1/Sling TV
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Grilled ham-n-cheese sandwich on whole grain bread + a small can of Pringles.
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Dillons
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EXCELLENT time at the Hammerstorm summer picnic!
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Dallas 3:0 Toronto
Chicago 1:1 Salt Lake
Cincinnati 0:2 LA
Vancouver 2:2 Colorado
Portland 4:0 Houston
Columbus v Sporting Kansas City
*@ the half 0:0
*48th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match; Columbus 0:1 Sporting Kansas City
*FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://www.concacaf.com/en/
Canada 7:0 Cuba
Martinique 2:3Mexico
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Designated Survivor S3 Es 9 and 10; thus, ends this season in anticipation of season 4.
*woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon.  You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 22, 2019 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit

6/22/2019

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(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: hopefully mow yard, Hammerstorm picnic
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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: 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.
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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: Tyr:
Havamal 157:
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: Stability/unstable (Uruz) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup, and an EXTREMELY slow get up.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 248
Glucose: 126
BP: 127/86
Pulse: 81
Not much movement; disappointed.
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LOLOLOLOLOL…I took an old christian p&w chorus and turned it into an Essie song while I was petting her on the bed this morning:
You are the Queen of Queens.
You are her Majesty!
Your name is ESSIE, ESSIE, ESSIE, ESSIE,
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you are the Queen!
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Wifey conversation
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Comment not for public consumption
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Wifey to Family Dollar
Smoke shop to replace the self-igniting charcoal due to 3 broken pieces.
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2 eggs sunny side up, small diced potato, 1 sausage brät, whole grain toast with sand plum jelly.
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Toby and I out for a 3-block roundy.
*VERY warm, mostly cloudy, south wind.
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Mini French bread pizza + tomato slices.
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Created fruit tray for the Hammerstorm picnic.  There was enough fruit in the fridge I didn’t have to make a run to the grocery store.  Lemme tell you, it’s generous and YUMMY!
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FIFA Women’s World Cup https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/?#knockoutphase
Germany v Nigeria on FS1/Sling TV
*20th min GOAL GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*27th min GOAL GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ the half Germany 2:0 Nigeria
*82nd min GOAL GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match Germany 3:0 Nigeria
*Germany advances to the Round of 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Norway v Australia on FS1/Sling TV (LOTS of empty seats)
*end of regular time 1:1
*extra time; Australia down to 10 players.
*end of 1st extra time 1:1
*end of 2nd extra time 1:1
*penalty kick shootout: Norway 4, Australia 1
*Norway advances to the Round of 8.
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WELL SHEISSE!  The Hammerstorm picnic is TOMORROW!
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Thunderstorms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Whole grain crackers, cheese, turkey kielbasa + grapes + 1/3 bottle of mead, 2/3 shared with wifey,
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://www.goldcup.org/en/
Guyana 2:4 Panama group D
USA v Trinidad and Tobago group D
*41st min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half USA 1:0 T&T
*66th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*69th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*73rd min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*78th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*90th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, USA 6:0 T&T
*ONEHELAVA WIN USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Designated Survivor S3 Es 6, 7 and 8 on Netflix
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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God/dess Meditation: Frouwa & Ing-Frô:
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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June/Brachmânôd 21, 2019 Frijastag, Summer Solstice/Midsummer/Sommersonnewende

6/21/2019

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​(Brachmânôd = Fallow Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs
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Summer Solstice: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/6/14/18679392/summer-solstice-2019-june-21?fbclid=IwAR2MYSpwY7wqHKabgvR5mzpQXCF0w0JYbkGtb_lXfCcdECnmtorlL_81DP4
Midsummer:
https://www.nordicvisitor.com/blog/celebrating-the-solstice-midsummer-in-the-nordics/?fbclid=IwAR0Npb9DQbMAgg8JLO7aQIYSCrzszik3ERymJt_7_23l9AUJ5OlwwnUQReA
Sommersonnewende:
https://www.timeanddate.de/astronomie/sommersonnenwende
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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: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wodan specifically, the Divine Father, Wodanic wisdom, Divine communication, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom/Divine communication, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wodan.
*A1R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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​Armanen Rune: Laf: 
Havamal 159:
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
 
Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
H3R2
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Interpretation: Favor/out of favor with the gods (Ansuz) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with two wakeups.  Wifey woke me at 10am.
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Open faced, one egg, breakfast sandwich with cheese on whole grain bread + a banana.
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Wifey conversation.
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Wifey has Goose entered into a photo contest on Kingpet.com.  https://www.kingpet.com/cat/5610681210971696-Goose-The-Swirly-Girl/ I am going to do my best to make sure that Goose/Wifey at least wins in Ks, so I bought 2k votes.
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Goddamn summer heat is already UGH on this Summer Solstice/Sonnawendi day.
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BK for lunch
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, perfektly behaved, 2-block roundy just to get it out of his system.
*partly cloudy, HOT, stout but beneficial south wind.
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No FIFA Women’s World Cup today as they prepare for the Knockout Round of 16. https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
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CONCACAF Gold Cup https://www.goldcup.org/en/
El Salvador 0:0 Jamaica group C
Honduras 0:1 Curacao group C
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A good night at work; no dilemmas, a fair amount of time allotments turned in.
*it’s always nice when this old man can shine!  My former Super and my favorite Union Steward came over from plant 2 looking for a specific hydro-block with an unknown location to run a hot order of parts that were SUPPOSED to be in my area.  Long story short, I was able to find the hydro-block, run the parts, and save the day (as I blew the smoke of my knuckles)!
*Ansuz/Laf
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My gaming wife is sleeping in her office tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: Frija:
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter, MY Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan.  Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far-seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all!  HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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