(Arnmânôd = Harvest 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: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
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 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 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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AM Elder Rune: Thurisaz (U): Giant, Donar, the Strong One, defender of the Folk and Ensigart, strength, raw masculine power, 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.
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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: Rit: 
Havamal 149.
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
The exalted, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
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Interpretation: strength (Thurisaz) leads to right order (Rit).
*EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Outcome: The coolest morning yet this summer: 57F/14F
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1st breakfast; cornflake cereal with fresh peaches sliced
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Toby and I out to the Newman U. campus for about half an hour.  He REALLY enjoys these walk more off the retractable.  Once more, I take him being off the retractable very seriously.  I have the retractable in hand, yes, in case he fails to respond, or I see a problem ahead of him.  Today, he was perfektly behaved.
*also testing the comfortableness of my newly purchased work-boots.
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Separated recyclables
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2nd breakfast: ham-n-cheese omelet with pancakes
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It took a bit of work, but I finally found the free link on YouTube for the European Mini-football Euro 2016 from Hungary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAm5jithyw
*on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/544963652351381/
*on the WWW: http://www.emfminieuro.com/
*groups: http://www.emfminieuro.com/eumf/minieuro/2016/basic/
*Hungary 1-0 Slovenia
**goal in the 27th min
*Russia 11-0 Italy
**3rd min goal Russia
**4th min goal Russia
**9th min goal Russia
**10th min goal Russia
**19th min goal Russia
@ the half, Russia 5-0 Italy
***evidently this is a game of two, twenty minute halves.
**21st min goal Russia
**23rd min goal Russia
**27th min goal Russia
**33rd in goal Russia
**38th min goal Russia
**39th min goal Russia
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Okay, it’s early afternoon… gotta get busy around the house
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A small load of laundry
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
Great Wall
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More EMF Euro 2016 http://www.emfminieuro.com/
Croatia 1-1 Greece
Montenegro 2-1 Austria
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Reviewed “The Last Kingdom” from last night.  Yup, I fell asleep on a bit of it.  It’s taken from Book 1 of 7 of The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cromwell.  I fully enjoyed the book and I’m certain I’ll enjoy the series.  Thanks, Marc, for allowing me onto your Netflix account.
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Mowed the front yard and the back yard to Agathagart.  Other than that, I’ll have to finish things up after work next week.
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Over to brothers with trash, had a nice visit.
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Little Caesars Pizza just because I don’t wanna cook.
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Nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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Essie was exceptionally lovey-dovey and in my face quite a bit overnight.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ???????????????????
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AM Ancestor Meditation: (gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite and Medford Mennonite respectively) 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 strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
*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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AM Elder Rune: Berkana (Inv): 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.
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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.
 
Help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, 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: Tough-love Mothering (Berkana) leads to help (Fa).
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Outcome: Now WHY IN THE HEL did Toby think he had go yapping at something he thought was SO important to wake me at 5AM?  Silly dog.
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Unable to go back to sleep, I spent quite a bit of time collecting the sixteen German state flags into a folder to create what I called “the German Saxon Nation”.
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=952322954901207&set=a.103395719793939.4355.100003705333078&type=3&theater
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1st breakfast; scrambled eggs on whole-wheat toast, hand-shredded hashbrowns, turkey bacon.
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It’s a BEAUTIFUL rain-cooled morning…north breeze…that’s right, a NORTH breeze…in AUGUST!
*Toby and I out for an extremely well-behaved 1-mile walk.
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Bank
McDs because I wanted to get Toby a treat; well, myself, too.
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2nd breakfast; cornflakes with peaches.
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Signed onto Sling.tv only to find out it doesn’t work with my desktop and Chromecast; disappointing.  So, I started looking around at options but no one offered anything more than I already have with Google Play.  I went to check out Netflix, only to find I still had access to it through a friend’s account…WOO-HOO!
*The Last Kingdom (I’ve read the book)
*Turn (S1 E1)
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Brother over with aluminum cans.  More disappointing financial news for him as he was trying to help out his daughter only to get screwed.  He was obviously upset.
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Socks was so funny.  He has been in his house all night and all day into the afternoon.  He just hasn’t wanted to come out.  Mid-afternoon he finally ventured out.  I, in turn, went into his house with fresh food, water and cleaned his litter box.  OMGs, Socks was ready to get back inside…LOL!
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My $60 wellness check from Aflac showed up!
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JCP http://www.jcpenney.com/index.jsp for new work boots.  Where I’m working @ Spirit Aerosystems, they don’t require steel-toe shoes, so I’m not going to wear those heavy old things if it’s not required.  My current boots are from Payless Shoes.  I couldn’t have had them maybe 6 months or so, and the sole is already falling apart.  I figured paying a bit more for better quality is the best use of my money.
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Family front yard time.  It’s nice to see little or no tension between Socks and Stubby.
*OMGs!  Is Essie really already turning gray?
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYCFC 1-0 LA
Philly 1-3 Toronto (GOOD JOB RED-PATCH BOYS!)
Montréal 0-3 Chicago
New England 0-2 Columbus
Colorado 0-0 Orlando
Sporting v Vancouver @ Sporting Casey’s http://www.sportingcaseys.com/
*39th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, SKC 1-0 Vancouver
*64th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, Sporting KC 2-0 Vancouver
*SPORTING KANSAS CITY WINS!  SPORTING KANSAS CITY WINS! 
**OMGs, Liz was SO sweet!  CURVEY…OMGs…curvey!
Salt Lake 1-0 Dallas
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Nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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Three bladder calls, two Toby calls (out and in), a MAJOR cramp, and oneheluva sexy dream…rough night.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 8 hrs
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AM Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com)
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 County, 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 strong German 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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force 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.
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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: Man: 
Havamal 159.
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, wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, empowerment, strength, male mysteries, male leadership, 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).
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Interpretation: Stress (Naudiz) leads to wisdom (Man).
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Outcome: what seemed cooler at first turned warm as Toby and I walked one mile.
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Good AM work; WOW, lots of people headed home just before lunch.  No supervisors whatsoever stayed.
It’s going to be difficult finding a place to read over lunch.
Good PM work; I was given these parts that two people said were difficult.  Bragging…no problem!
*stress (Naudiz) turned to wisdom (Man)!!!
*came out from the plant to a DOWNPOUR!  I had to walk through two parking lots to get to my car.
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To Weaver Manufacturing to pick up my long overdue bonus check, rather disappointing; my last funds to ever be received from them…THANK THE GODS!
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QT to spend the $10 gift card I won during Spirit orientation.
*32oz thermos mug
*newspaper
*petrol
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BK for an early dinner
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Bank
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Quickly grabbed Socks to place him in his house in the, TAH-DAH, nick-of-time, just as a second wave of thunderstorms came through.
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…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand round #3
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Watched a bit of Nosferatu (1922), an interesting glimpse into an age past!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC3WHQGUNY&index=17&list=PLyzX78_FgBLNZYvhAk4bMa_bnBcY_PiQU Amazing!  I never thought a silent movie could hold my interest.
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
San Jose 1-2 Houston
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Nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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After I closed out yesterday’s journal and prior to bedtime, I became really concerned about Toby’s farts…REALLY BAD!  Concerned I might wake up to a soiled carpet, I put him in the back yard.  Yeah, I knew it mean an extra wake-up overnight, but it was the lesser of two evils.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 8 hrs
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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 strong German 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: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
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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: Is:  
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.
 
Hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) leads to the Self (Is).
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Outcome: cooler, but still muggy.
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My health by the numbers:
Glucose: 121
Weight: 252.5
BP: 126/69
Pulse: 76
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Toby and I out for a 1-mile walk.
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Good AM work; the lazys hit me right before lunch
Good @ work lunch; started examining the Heliand
Good PM work; Obi stopped by to say hi!
*further work comments for posterity*
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Essie loves her back yard when it’s warm.
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Dinner: veggie pizza bread from frozen, baked zucchini with parmesan cheese and spices added.
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Call in from bruzzer!
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My ankle is killing me!
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The lazys continue…
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Entered my health numbers to my online program.
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Is it lazys or boredom?
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Shower, bed, nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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Better sleep, one bladder call, could’ve used a bit more sleep.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 8 hrs @ SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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, 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 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: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
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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.
 
Help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, 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: Luck all the way around!
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Outcome: Toby and I out for a 1-mile walk with Toby completely on the retractable.
*cooler
*full moon; halfway through a lunar cycle.
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Good AM work; met my Union Steward, great guy.
A more prepared @ work lunch, need to remember a book.
Good PM work; LOL…we were given hard hats…LOL
*I operate on little or no supervision.
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A MAJOR foodie experiment; three cheese scalloped potatoes from a box, ground pork prepared separately with poblano and jalapeno peppers added, then mixed at the end…damned good!
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Finished Start Wars; Attack of the Clones.  Decent…damned decent.
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Other than that, uneventful.
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Nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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Now how in THE hel can I go from an absolutely fantastic night of sleep from the previous night, to an absolutely shitty night of sleep; too many bladder calls?
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: Spirit orientation continues
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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 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
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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 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: Mannaz (Inv): Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
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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: Yr: 
Havamal 160.
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,
To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.
 
The waxing and waning moon, lunar-like mutability of the feminine essence, the error-rune, conquering resistance through confusion, eventual perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Column, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine Feminine being.
“Think about the end” (List, 63).
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Interpretation: anti-social behavior (Mannaz) leads to the descending Divine Feminine (Yr).
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Outcome: no walk this morning, but Toby and Essie benefited from extra loving.
*HAHAHAHAHAHA…Mannaz/Yr right here…HAHAHAHAHAHA…
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Good, but short lived orientation.  We were immediately sent out to the shop.  Wasn’t ready for that.  We all thought we had at least a couple more days in class.
Good @ work lunch; as I was unprepared, I had to eat in the cafeteria.
Good PM work, I was shown what to do, I showed them I could do it, and they pretty much left me alone to my own devices.  I jumped right in and started making parts, and rather successfully, I think.
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Call into Brittain trying to confirm when I’ll get my PTO paid out to me.  Left a message.
Call in Senior Services Employment telling them I probably won’t need their services.
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Dinner; Turkey Pot Pie from frozen: http://www.mariecallendersmeals.com/pot-pies/turkey-pot-pie-2113150125 with tomato slices added.  I wish I could say the tomatoes were garden fresh, but they’re not.
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Started watching Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.  DAMN that’s a heluh long movie.  I’ve never seen this one.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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WOW!  SEVEN HOURS OF UNDISTRUBED SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My health by the numbers:
BP: 147/87
Pulse: 85
Glucose: 104
Weight 251.6
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: Spirit orientation continues
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AM Ancestor Meditation: Manostag (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)].
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.
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
*Married 23 June 1946
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
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 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: Ansuz (Inv): Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wotan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wotanic wisdom, 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 Wotan.
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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: caution (Ansuz) leads to a settled calm (Not).
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Outcome: Toby and I out for a 1-mile walk with Toby completely on the retractable, which saved him more than once…LOL.
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Good AM orientation
1hr for lunch?  HEL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Bionic Burger it is!
Good PM orientation, but my head is spinning from the mega-amount of info.
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Disturbing online chat with a VERY good friend.
*Ansuz/Not right here
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Dinner; 1/2lb of veggie burger patties with cheese, potato coins and a garden salad
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Started an online investigation into what it might take to file a claim with the Department of Labor against my former employer if they refuse to pay my PTO.  It seems very doable.
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Law and Order S.V.U. http://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit
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Family front yard time; hel, haven’t been able to do that for a while.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest 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: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
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 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 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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AM Elder Rune: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
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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: Is:  
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.
 
Hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
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Interpretation: evolution (Hagalaz) leads to personal Will (Is).
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Outcome: good sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Essie out before sunrise, which is a rarity for her.
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1st breakfast; grapes and a plum
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Did my porch thermometer read 69F/20C?  In mid-August?  WOW!
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Toby and I out for a 1-mile walk.  Yeah, that distraction was my fault.  Had I been paying attention I could’ve helped Toby avoid that failure.  I couldn’t be mad at him.
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Wx forecasters have been talking about less humidity, which seems logical.  Lower temps mean moisture isn’t being baked out of the ground.  This is fine, well and good, until I try to mow he yard only to find an extremely damp yard remaining form the rains a couple days past.  I’ll see how this goes.
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Front yard mowed and trimmed, but GODS it took a bit of work.  The plenteous rains we’ve had have made it look like I haven’t mowed for weeks.
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Break, watermelon
*worked what paperwork I could for Spirit.
*accessed my ADP online account and made sure to save my check-stub from Brittain.
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Mowed the back yard through Agathagart to the hindmost part, knocked down the weeds in the patio area.
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Break, lunch
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Finished
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Bundesliga Supercup
Borussia Dortmund/BVB v Bayern München
*@ the half 0-0
*56th min tor/goal munchen
*78th min goal munchen
*end of match
*BVB 0-2 bayern munchen  
*well hel, BVB has some work to do before the season starts.
http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblsp-supercup-live-blog-borussia-dortmund-vs-fc-bayern-muenchen.jsp
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A load of stinky, dirty, yard-working clothes.
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Dillons
Dillons petrol
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Cleaned house to presentable standards.
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Dinner; leftover rice casserole.
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Okay, it’s almost 7PM/19:00…I think I’m done.
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Seattle 2-1 Salt Lake
Houston v Toronto TBD
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Shower, bed, nighty-night
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(Arnmânôd = Harvest month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: great-nephew’s b-day party at Urban Air Trampoline Park: http://www.urbanairtrampolinepark.com/trampoline-park-locations/wichita-ks-trampoline-park/?mm_campaign=1eabba9c7b00ddadc35f1aaabdee9e30&keyword=%2Burban%20%2Bair%20%2Bwichita&gclid=CjwKEAjwiru9BRDwyKmR08L3iS0SJABN8T4vDnUZD562_cQJPtZcg-TR97mXcFhiIYF0jCR0JgmmtRoCj4Hw_wcB
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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 strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
*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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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: 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: Enemies from the outside (Thurisaz) leads to distress (Not).
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Outcome: 1st breakfast; 2 bananas, they’re becoming ÜBER ripe and need to be eaten.
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WOW!  This is the coolest morning all summer.  Did the Wx guy just say 55F/13C?
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Toby and I out for a VERY well-behaved, VERY cool, 1-mile walk.  At the end of it, Toby wanted more so we walked the bedtime-potty-walk.  Okay, now he’s had enough.
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Okay, mom, I need lamp replacements, and I have not figured out how to repair yours.  Sure, I’ll hold onto them, but replacements are imminent.
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2nd breakfast; hashbrowns from frozen, turkey-bacon egg and cheese burritos, salsa added.
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Updated resumes on KANSASWORKS.com
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White Dove; incense
Wal-Mart; almost $100 on lamps and lightbulbs.
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Lunch: A banana and cold cereal with grapes, whole-wheat toast with strawberry spread.
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I think if EVER I get my great-nephew a gift he DOESN’T like I’ll be extremely disappointed.  When he opened my birthday gift of a Transformer graphic novel, he was ecstatic!  He exclaimed, “I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!”  He’s a good boy, or I wouldn’t go out of my way for him.
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Interesting online chat with a new Fb friend telling me Steven McNallen no longer heads the AFA.  Someone else has taken the reigns since May.  He tried several times to try to get me to sign-on with the AFA.  Not wanting to pick an online fight, I politely held my ground and refused his invitation.
Thurisaz/Not right here.
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Dinner: rice casserole with hotdogs and mixed veggies added.  Hey, I’m a guy…
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Finally got caught-up on aluminum can crushing.
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Activated my ADP for payroll with Brittain, and checked Brittain’s policy on paying out PTO, just in case Brittain tries to NOT pay me.  I won’t hesitate taking them to the Labor Board if they do.
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MLS http://www.mlssoccer.com/
Friday
Vancouver 1-2 San Jose
Today
NYRB 3-1Montréal
Columbus 3-3 NYCFC
New England 0-4 Philly
DC 2-0 Portland
Dallas v Sporting KC
*@ the half 0-0
*66th min goal dallas
*68th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*73rd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*76th min goal dallas
*end of match 2-2
LA 1-1 Colorado
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Nighty-night
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AM Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com)
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 County, 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 strong German 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: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.
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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: Fertility (Inguz) leads to fate (Laf).
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Outcome: rain overnight
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5AM 1-mile walk with Toby completely on the retractable.
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It’s only slightly raining.  I don’t worry nearly as much for Toby in the rain since I know he goes back to the garden shed.
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REALLY good AM orientation @ Spirit.
Spirit fed us pizza and salad for lunch.
An even BETTER PM orientation.  Personal time off, alone, i.e. sick leave and vacation 40/80 is evidence of union activity.  I didn’t’ hesitate to sign up FOR the union.  At the end, we were taken out to our shops: PERFEKT!
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Came home to the Weaver secretary telling me she had a check for me.  I made a mad-dash out there thinking it was the bonus check, but it was only back-pay that was already automatically deposited.
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Dinner; tilapia with a garden salad.
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A wee bit of women’s Olympic volleyball; Russia Federation v Japan; Russia won, 3 sets to nil
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The 13th Warrior for the 120th time!
*horn is ready!
*bottle of mead is opened!
*popcorn is PERFEKTLY popped!
*all is in readiness.
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Drunken stupor…
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Nighty-night
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