(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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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: 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: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Indelible raw masculine strength (Thurisaz) brings external power squelched (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 n1/2 hours of solid sleep.
My health by the numbers:
Weight: 251
Glucose: 123
BP: 125/76
Pulse: 72
Well scheisse…
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Challenging, in a good way, conversation with wifey.
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Separated recyclables
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Late breakfast; homemade waffle from Mother’s waffle iron, with butter and honey…YUM!
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Bundesliga
München 6:1 Mainz FS1/Sling TV
Leverkusen 0:0 Hoffenheim
Wolfsburg 1:1 Paderborn 
Freiburg 1:2 Köln
Schalke 3:0 H. Berlin
FCU Berlin v Borussia Dortmund FS2/Sling TV
*22nd min tor/goal FCU
*25th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 1:1
*50th min tor/goal FCU
*75th min tor/goal FCU
*end of match FCU Berlin 3:1 BVB
*WTF????????????????????????????????????????????
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Message in from my WONDERFUL niece.  The whole family is at their old house cleaning it up.  Well scheisse, Toby hasn’t been out for a walk yet.  Google maps says it .7miles from here.  WHOOSH!
*WONDERFUL visit, and got a few things that were my brother’s from the garage.
*.7mils back!
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Bionic Burger for a late lunch.
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Frustrating call into FedEx in an effort to get wifey’s packages(s) delivered.  THEY are the ones who fucked up, but are unwilling to make things right until WEDNESDAY of next week: PISS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!
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Call into Irminenschaft brother; left a message.
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Exercises:
Deep squats/toe raises 3 sets of 10 unweighted.
Setups on Ab-Roller 3 sets of 20 weighted 5lbs.
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Open faced 1-egg sandwich.
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2 loads of laundry
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYRB 0:2 Colorado
Columbus 1:1 Chicago
Montréal 0:3 DC
New England 1:1 Toronto
Philly 3:1 Atlanta
Dallas 3:1 Cincinnati
Sporting Kansas City v Houston
*12th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, SKC 1:0 Houston
*end of match
*Sporting KC 1:0 Houston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vancouver 1:3 NYCFC
Portland 1:0 Salt Lake
San Jose 3:0 Orlando
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:30 nighty night.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, 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: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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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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Extended wifey conversation about “Supernatural” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series)
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1-egg breakfast burrito in a wheat tortilla + a piece of wheat toast with honey + a banana.
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Nothing says FRI-day like frying bacon for wifey.  I took it to her singing:
“Happy Friday to you.
Happy Friday to you.
Happy Friday, fry bacon.
Happy Friday to you.”
Needless to say, she was appreciative.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps dynamic tension 3 sets of 10
Pushups from knees 3 sets of 10
Setups on Ab Roller 3 sets of 20 weighted 5lbs.
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Toby and I out for an 11:40am, well behaved, 30min walk.
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I don’t bold-faced lie too often but did today.  When my 1st colleague called asking about a set of parts, I lied not only to protect myself, but also my lead-person on 2nd.
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Lunch was piecemealed because I spent too much time just fucking around:
Pickles
Open faced chicken sandwich
Diced potatoes
Ice cream sandwich
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Borussia Monchengladbach v Leipzig FS2/Sling TV
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Not a horrible night at work.
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 Last check on all fur-kids.
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A bit of CBD…
Fell asleep in the recliner.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:

1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
3. US flag 1850 31 stars
4. Oklahoma state flag
5. California state flag

Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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.
Conversely:
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: Os: 
Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Interpretation: Mothering (Berkana) brings freedom (Os).
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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 is not well.
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GODDAMNIT!  I almost forgot about my VA appointment!  WHOOSH!
*turns out I accidently canceled the appointment when I responded wrong to their text.  They were able to reschedule for Sept. 3rd.
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Toby and I out for an 11am, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, warm, refreshing south wind.
*I provide treats for this “challenged” neighbor so she can share with Toby; ran some over to her.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps dynamic tension; 3 sets of 10 reps
Pushups from the knees; 3 sets of 10 reps.
Setups on the Ab-Roller weighted 5lbs; 3 sets of 20 reps.
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Wifey emotionally communicated to me the financial difficulties she was month.  That’s all I ever need is for her to tell me what’s going on in her life.  To leave me in the dark is to rouse suspicions.
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BK for lunch; hooked on the Impossible Whopper.
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Not an über busy night at work, but there were a couple of things that happened on the periphery that made it über interesting:
*a couple weeks ago, I brought my 1st shift colleague an Impossible Whopper and an order of fries.  Tonight, he responded in kind with a 22oz jar of fresh honey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*my lead person brought me a rather unusual bit of Southeast Asian fruit called Rambutan https://www.wikihow.com/Eat-a-Rambutan It may look strange, bit it is YUMMEY!  I’m going to see how far I can get in an attempt to grow a tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-6XWyxZhDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56P8my3L96w
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A check of weather on the weather.com site from work told me there could be some serious weather rolling through right around going home time.  WOW!  No sooner did I get home and settled in when BOOM!  About 12:30 and Mother Nature UNLEASHED: thunder, lightning, heavy rain.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, sacred protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.  Embrace the necessary destruction.  Don't rail against it.  Benefit from it.
*A2R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Yr:
Havamal 161:
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.
 
Lust/desire, seduction, reluctance, influence, second thoughts, a change of heart, 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, well grounded, 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).
*H3R4
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Interpretation: Beneficial change (Hagalaz) brings a change of heart (Yr).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Wifey conversation.
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1-egg open-face breakfast sandwich on whole wheat bread topped with cheese and a jalapeño/Sport pepper blend + a banana.
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Toby and I out for an 11am, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.
*mild, partly cloudy, slight south breeze.
*on the walk, Toby got two paws full of stickers.  Generally, he knows how and where to avoid stickers, but when someone mows their sticker-filled yard, it kinda screws things up for him.  I went out armed with a broom to sweep off the sidewalk across the intersection.  While at it, I took shears to trim branches away from the sidewalk further west.
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Call into an old acquaintance; his wife isn’t well.
Call into a handyman for his help with the dryer vent.
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Leftovers for lunch + an (not leftover) ice cream sandwich.
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Not a horrible night at work; moderately busy.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Montréal 2:1 Vancouver
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Setups on the Ab Roller 3 sets of 20 weighted 5lbs
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Ordered Toby’s canned food from Chewy.com
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2am nighty night.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: The strong family (Othilla) brings a home surrounded with luck and happiness (Sig).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one wakeup by Essie.
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Wifey is virally sick.
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1-egg open-face breakfast sandwich on whole wheat bread topped with cheese and diced jalapeños + a banana.
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Toby and I out for an 11am, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.
*surprisingly mild, mostly cloudy, WONDERFUL north breeze.
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Pulled some weeds away from the shrubs to be weed-whacked later.
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Initial planning and contacts for my Autumnal Hammerstorm Sumble.
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Exercises:
Deep squats/toe raises unweighted 3 sets of 10
Setups on the Ab-Roller 3 sets of 20
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Great Wall https://www.greatwallseneca.com/#/ for lunch; hot and sour soup for her, Buddha’s Delight #87 (all veggies) with an eggroll for me.
*half of the Buddha’s Delight and an eggroll for work.
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Arranged bill pay thru bank.
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Not a horrible night at work.  Moderately busy.  Moderate amount of time allotments turned-in.
*WOW!  65degF on the way home.
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Dillons petrol
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US Open Cup final https://thecup.us/2019/08/27/2019-us-open-cup-final-preview-first-time-finalists-face-off-as-atlanta-united-hosts-minnesota-united/
* https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-08-27-atlanta-united-fc-vs-minnesota-united-fc/preview
Atlanta v Minnesota (monitored from work)
*10th min goal Atlanta!
*16th min goal Atlanta
*@ the half, Atlanta 2:0 Minnesota
*47th min goal Minnesota!
*74th min red card Atlanta; Atlanta playing a man down.
*end of match; Atlanta 2:1 Minnesota
*Atlanta takes their first Open Cup!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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House windows cracked open.
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2am nighty night.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: Not: 
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2
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Interpretation: Wodanic (Ansuz) suffering (Not).
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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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Brief wifey conversation.
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Leftover Taco Bell burrito from last night + a banana + whole wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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Toby and I out for a 9:45am, well behaved, 30min walk.
*overcast, mildly warm/muggy, no breeze.
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One of our best sessions at VA couples counseling.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps dynamic tension, 3 set of 10
Pushups from knees 3 sets of 10
Setups on the Ab Roller 3 sets of 20 weighted 5lbs.
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A bit of vacuuming…
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Open faced Boca All American https://www.bocaburger.com/ Cheeseburger with mustard and pickle relish + a baked potato + Brussels sprouts + an ice cream sandwich = OMGs YUMMY!
*extra made for work.
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Any time I can turn in more than 8hrs (8.6 to be exact) of time allotments, in spite of a 1hr all hands meeting with the plant super, is a good night at work.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: Conceal Carry class
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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: Fehu:  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, financial security, good financial management, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, financial insecurity, improper financial management, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
*A1R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Os: 
Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Interpretation: Wealth (Fehu) brings freedom (Os).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hours of solid sleep.
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I cut it close to leaving for the Conceal/Carry class.  Wifey came through the back door asking, “What are you doing still here?”  I responded, “Running late, heading out the door.”
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Made the class just in time before I would’ve had to be rescheduled.
*WOW!  Excellent class!  Very informative!  10hr class!  I was able to pass both the written exam AND the practicum which amounted to target practice.  The requirement was I had to hit 17 out of 25 body shots on the target at varying distances.  I hit 23 out of 25.  I’ll apply for the conceal/carry license asap.
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Yesterday when we got home from KC, wifey walked Toby on the retractable because I was pinned down with kitties.  Today, as I busy all day and still had to grocery shop once I got back, wifey mowed the front yard.  Yeah, I know there’s a method to her madness, but it’s okay.
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Dillons
Stopped in @ the Hammerstorm Movie Night to tell them about my conceal carry class.  They’re always welcoming and supportive. 
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Taco Bell for dinner.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Schalke 0:3 München
Leipzig 2:1 Frankfurt
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/  Rivalry Week
Cincinnati 1:3Columbus, an Ohio Derby
Dallas 5:1 Houston, a Texas Derby
LAFC 3:3 LA Galaxy
When St. Louis comes into the MLS, there will be the I-70 rivalry; Colorado, Sporting KC and St. Louis.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:30 nighty night.  Sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: KC road trip with wifey.
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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: Fehu:  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, financial security, good financial management, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, financial insecurity, improper financial management, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
*A1R1
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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: A new beginning (Fehu) brings triumph (Sig). EXCELLENT Runes for today.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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Wifey and I getting ready to book.
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Two eggs sunny side up with diced potatoes and whole wheat toast with strawberry jelly.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Hoffenheim 3:2 Bremen
Düsseldorf 1:3 Leverkusen FS1/Sling TV
Mainz 1:3 Monchengladbach
Augsburg 1:1 FCU Berlin
Paderborn 1:3 Freiburg
Schalke 0:3 München
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The road trip to KC was extremely beneficial.  She saw the library façade she’s been wanting to see (Missouri side) and I finally saw Sporting KC’s Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas side). Home by 7:30pm. Fehu/Sig.
*Applebee’s for lunch.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
New England 2:1 Chicago
Philly 3:1 DC
Toronto 2:1 Montréal
NYCFC 2:1 NYRB, the New York Derby!
Salt Lake 2:0 Colorado
San Jose 3:1 Vancouver
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Two loads of laundry
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:30pm, early to bed for an early wakeup.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, VA, 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: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Home/heritage (Othilla) brings incoming challenges (Rit).
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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 face breakfast sandwich on whole wheat bread + some grapes.
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Wifey conversation.
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Intense couples counseling @ the VA.
*Othilla/Rit
*ya know, I’ve done EVERYTHING I know how to do to accommodate this female.  Nothing is ever good enough.  Nothing is ever right.  So, I’m done.
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Toby and I out for a 12:30pm, well behaved, 30min walk.
*overcast, mildly warm/muggy, slight east breeze.
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Biceps/triceps (dynamic tension) 3 sets of 10 ea.
Pushups from knees sets of 10
Setups on AB-Roller 3 sets of 20 5lbs weighted.
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Last of the Hamburger Helper Lasagna from yesterday + bred-n-butter pickles for lunch.
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It was a damned good night at work.  Tomorrow is already set.  My 1st shift colleague will easily make his 8hrs.  I will easily make MY 8hrs.
*wooooooooooooooow…73deg on the way home.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Wednesday
DC 1:2 NYRB
LAFC 4:0 San Jose
Thursday
Sporting KC v Minnesota
*@ the half, 0:0
*88th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match SKC 1:0 Minnesota!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, VA, 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: Eh: 
Havamal 162:
A seventeenth I know, through a wise law
To join two lives in love;
And everyone is willing, no virginal woman
Will leave me lightly after this.
 
Dedication, faithfulness, fidelity, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal marriage, love, duality, bound by primal law, love, trust and marriage. Soul-mates, wedding, partnership, permanent bond, binding decision, hope, duration, horse, permanence and marriage as a law, unity of ego and you, sister souls, soul-love, God-Man-Woman, ideal love, twin souls, two made one, success, increase.
“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).
*H3R5
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Interpretation: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings faithfulness (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: almost 8hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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Wifey conversation.
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2 Eggo blueberry frozen waffles https://www.leggomyeggo.com/en_US/products/waffles/kellogg-s-eggo-blueberry-waffles-product.html + grapes.
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At the VA, JsFnChst, they have a parking lot cop now.  He gave me a warning for not coming to a complete stop at parking lot stop sign.  Other than that, my VA appointment with audiology went well.  They replaced the little wire at the end of the hearing aid that help keeps the hearing aid in place within the ear.
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Bank
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Setups; 3 sets of 20 on the Ab Roller weighted 5lbs.
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Toby and I out for an 11:45am, perfectly behaved, 30min walk.
*warm, mostly cloudy, slight breeze.
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Hamburger Helper Lasagna made with Boca plant based alternative meat https://www.instacart.com/kroger/products/73604-boca-veggie-ground-crumbles-12-oz + green beans, freshly chopped tomatoes + onion flakes+ buttered whole wheat bread = OMGs YUMMY!
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Not my best night at work.
*thunderstorms
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is comforting her kitties tonight.
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