(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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​German Heritage and History Month:
28. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit “Best known as the inventor of the mercury-in-glass thermometer, which was the first accurate and usable thermometer, and of the Fahrenheit scale, which was the first temperature scale widely adopted and standardized.”

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/daniel-gabriel-fahrenheit 

Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/An: Odin’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 to Mary Goertz 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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2; Aett 2, root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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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: Is:  
Havamal 154:
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.
 
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, 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).
H2R3; Halbdutzend 2, root 3, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson:  What we NEED right now is to be calm.  In the face of any stress, we know that stress is always tough, but it can be beneficial on the other side.  All we have to do is ride it out until we see the result of the course of affairs.  We remained determined.  We control the Self inside our transformation.
*from destruction to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep, one wakeup, no Lily but Jasmine was waiting!
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A banana and a bit of chocolate with morning meds
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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MAN!  That frozen waffle breakfast sandwich is MUCH better with Kroger https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-blueberry-waffles/0001111087830  with:
2 frozen waffles
Two scrambled eggs
4 half-slices of turkey bacon
Leftover potato cake
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Toby’s late morning, insulin and eyedrops.
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So much for Toby’s walk.  It’s raining.  Maybe later.
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Online jwlr chat
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CBD store
Bank
Dillons
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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SUSHI FOR LUNCH, and whatever this green stuff was…seaweed salad?  Not sure, but it was goooooood + Italian Creme Cake.
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Bruzzer here to pay his $2 bet he lost with the MLB World Series.  It was reliving a mom memory.
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Some good soaking rain happening now
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J_e to Family Dollar
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Online jwlr chat
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Barbarians https://www.netflix.com/title/81024039 S1 E4 on Netflix 
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/ It’s a full midweek slate of games
NYRB 1:0 New England
Cincinnati v Sporting KC
*@ the half 0:0
*57th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*full time
*Cincinnati 0:1 Sporting KC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Orlando 4:1 Atlanta
Philadelphia 2:1 Chicago
Toronto v NYCFC
*@ the half 0:0
*full time
Toronto 0:1 NYCFC
DC 1:0 Columbus
Minnesota 2:1 Colorado
Dallas 2:1 Miami
Portland 5:2 LAG
LAFC 2:1 Houston
San Jose 2:0 Salt Lake
Keeping an eye on the standings as we begin to consider playoffs: https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops.
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Terminator Dark Fate https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450804/ purchased on Amazon.  Not outrageously horrible; well worth the $7.95 purchase price.  2/3 complete.
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Oh my, a possum boldly strolled onto the front porch, looked around, braced him/herself up against the storm door, and peered through like he/she owned the place.  I was AMAZED!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with all sorts of Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month:
27. Henry Kessinger “Born into a German Jewish family, Henry Kissinger fled Germany with his family in 1938 for the US.  Kissinger served as a National Security Advisor from 1969, then as US Secretary of State (1973-77) under both presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.”

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/henry-kissinger 

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 to Maria Hildebrand 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: Teiwaz: The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, valor, highest ideals, uncompromising in judgments, personal management, a higher rationality, dedication to an ideal, balanced, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, spiritual birth/rebirth, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, even-handedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Ziu; the god of honor, dishonor, without victory in conflict, failed ideals, injustice, imbalance, mismanagement, failure, unbalanced, dishonesty, naiveté compromised judgments, defeat, warfare without purpose, disengagement with the sacrificial Self, spiritual death, legal dilemma, disorder/chaos, cowardice, the inability to fight for what’s right, void of the will to succeed, double standards.
*A3R1; Aett 3, root 1, Yggdrasil’s root of re-creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Thorn: 
Havamal 148:
A third I take, when danger threatens,
To bind the enemies through magic:
Thus, I dull the steel of the furious opponent.
Like the staff, his sword does not cut anymore.
 
Donar, deflecting an opponent, making ineffective, protection from danger, enemies bound through magic, impermeable, an awakening, the power to turn, the divine will to act, the law of eternal reincarnation, power to become, Return, new emergence from what’s apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, a constant renewal of life in rebirth, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.
“Preserve your ego” (List, 51).
*H1R3; Halbdutzend 1, root 3, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson:  Our individual honors are well placed to deflect any opponent.  Of honor, being one of the Nine Noble Virtues, my 12 Days of Yule is quite self-explanatory:
            The Noble Virtue of honor is the ability to hold your head high in all situations. It’s the adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct. To live an honorable life is the most valuable of goals. We set standards for ourselves and live according to those standards. We are not encouraged to set low standards; rather, set high standards and work toward them continually, even behind closed doors. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)
Havamal 164
Now is the song of the High One recited in the High One’s hall.
Very useful to the sons of men,
Quite useless to the sons of giants,
Luck to him who recites, luck to him who knows!
May he benefit, he who learnt it,
Luck to those who listened (Larrington pg. 38)!
As long as we maintain our honor, we have the power to turn, protection from danger, and the divine will to act!
*from re-creation to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: A wee bit more than 7hrs of sleep, two wakeups, Lily cuddles, Toby at my bedside, and lotus.
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Icing outside
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Online jwlr chat
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Two eggs scrambled topped with cheese, two strips of turkey bacon on bottom of mixture, potato cakes made from a Fb memory:
*2 ½ cups shredded potatoes
*1/3 cup flour
*1 egg
*A bit of cooking oil
*green onion or chopped yellow onion to taste
*Seasoned to taste
*Pepper to taste
*Optional: chives, garlic, jalapeños, cheese 
*Balled, flattened onto my griddle, and browned to taste.
*never mind found it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485422811554605/permalink/3347231485373719/
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Sleet has turned to rain.  Socks is smart and refuses to come out from his house.
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Lots of inside goofing off on the internet. 
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Online chat with my WONDERFUL niece.  She said 243 triglycerides isn’t outrageously horrible, but to get it below 200 would be a good thing.  She suggested:
1. raising fish oil from 300mg to 600mg (and she said some take 4000mg)
2. fish twice weekly
3. exercise and lose weight.
#3 is gonna be the hard one
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 Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps @ 20lbs, raising to 15lbs for next time.
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Toby’s afternoon eye goop
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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Filed Homestead claim with the State
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WOW!  My water bill showed up from last month.  That’s the month I accidently left the water sprinkler on in Agathagart ALL NIGHT.  It is as expected.
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Hodgepodge for a late lunch
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Toby and I out for an early evening, 2-block walk.  He wasn’t as interested as he thought he was.  The sidewalks were exceptionally dangerous with ice, so I walked in the street as much as possible.  I let Toby do whatever he wanted to do, go wherever; sniff or piss wherever.
*cloudy, cold, thankfully no breeze
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31min/.8mi on the treadmill
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Montréal 0:1 Nashville on ESPN+
Vancouver 0:2 Seattle
Playoff standings: https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings
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Online jwlr chat
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MLB World Series baseball https://www.mlb.com/ Game 6
LA 3:1 Tampa Bay
LA wins the MLB World Series https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rays-vs-dodgers/2020/10/27/635886#game_state=final,game_tab=,game=635886
LA 4 games/Tampa Bay 2 games
*brother owes me $2; I know, last of the big-time betters!  Hey, it’s a mom thing.
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I’ve nibbled on grapes ALL DAY!  I am going to pay the price for this.
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Toby’s feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Online jwlr chat
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Barbarians https://www.netflix.com/title/81024039 S1 E3 on Netflix.  I’ve decided I REALLY like this series, but I would bet it doesn’t go further than one season.  It’s more like a miniseries.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2:30am nighty night with good Lilly cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month:
26. Dwight Eisenhower German/American “was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961”
​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower 

Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’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 to Anna M. Schmidt 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: 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; Aett 3, root 2, Yggdrasil’s roof of re-creation
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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: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never
Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, secrets kept, the end, comprehension of the driving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6; Halbdutzend 3, root 6, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
 
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Rune Lesson:  The All-Mother IS our awakening.  Her maternal instincts drive us toward passions and mystery.  I remember very well when still in Wicca, the All Mother visited me in a vision.  She appeared to me on the left side of my bed.  She told me she had something she wanted to tell me, but couldn’t because I wouldn’t understand.  After I started in Heathenry, I shared this vision with a very good and trusted friend.  She said that was SO Frigga/Frija/All Mother.  As I have accepted the All Mother as my main deity, yes, this IS all about what she is.  She knows SO MUCH but shares SO LITTLE, only as we can comprehend.
*from re-creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 5 ½ hrs, of sleep, no fur babies around me but for the lotus flower.
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SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well JsFnChst!  Toby’s water bucket is iced over.  I KNEW this weather change was coming.  WHY THE FUCK didn’t I plug in Toby’s bucket yesterday?  Now I have to do this in ice, snow and cold.  I tired to take the extension cord UNDER the ramp to no avail.  I had to scrape ice and snow away from the end of the ramp and tuck it in there.  It’s didn’t take long for Toby’s heated water bucket to clear.
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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A banana with MY morning meds
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Toby’s later morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Ab Wheel 3 sets of 10 @ 1/3 rollout.  A twinge of pain in my left abdomen https://www.ligastrohealth.com/abdominal-pain-locator-where-does-it-hurt #6.  I may have to shelf this for a while and concentrate on the Ab Roller
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With the cold and snow, I was concerned for the strays; Ghost more than George, because I fully believe George has a place to stay.  My thought was to put some kibble out in the breezeway.  I set up some empty plastic litter containers to act as wind shield.  Sure enough, Ghost showed up.  I tried to gingerly take out some wet food but Ghost skedaddled.  With hope, I put out the wet anyway.  It didn’t take long for Ghost to come back for feeding.
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An open-faced breakfast sandwich the build:
*top: 2 scrambled eggs mixed with jalapeños
*mid: hashbrown patty from frozen because it fits SO well
*bottom: whole wheat toast topped with cheese slice
A WHOLE LOTTA YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Online jwlr chat
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OH SHIT!  I forgot about my VA doc appointment!
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Lab results were mostly favorable.  Doc said the only thing out of what were the triglycerides.  Everything else looked perfect!
*I did some online research about triglycerides:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/13-ways-to-lower-triglycerides#TOC_TITLE_HDR_5
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/triglycerides/art-20048186
https://carle.org/Conditions/Heart-and-Vascular-Conditions/High-Triglycerides#:~:text=The%20best%20ways%20to%20lower,foods%20made%20with%20white%20flour).
Looks like there are things I can do to remedy this.
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Toby and I out for a midafternoon, well behaved, VERY cautious, 4-block walk.  Walking on snow and ice is a workout unto itself.
*cloudy, cold, easterly wind.
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop.
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Leftover mac-n-cheese/veggies/turkey-dogs
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To Hephner TV and electronics ISO a good indoor TV antenna…BINGO!  WINNER!
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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2 loads of laundry
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Started watching Barbarians https://www.netflix.com/title/81024039 on Netflix.  It’s the story of Arminius
*S1 Es 1 and 2
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Ordered a couple of scrips from the VA
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Online jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:45 nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month:
25. Baron von Steuben “Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben, also referred to as Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian and later an American military officer.”

​https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/steuben.html 
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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 to Maria Nachtigal 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 Russia.
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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: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5; Aett 1, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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, common law/legal marriage, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal contract 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; Halbdutzend 3, root 5, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson:  Movement!  There is movement with a marriage setting.  With this combination it is ab amazing thought to think about how a Mjolnir/Donar’s Hammer, is placed in a bride’s lap for fertility; that being, the hope for children with in a marriage.  Back then, children were necessary for the survival of the clan/tribe.  Nowadays, some cannot or do not want children.  Further, in modernity, we can hope for simple fruitfulness and blessings within a marriage. 
*from creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep, one wakeup, no Lily cuddles, with Toby at my bedside.
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A banana with morning meds
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Online jwlr chat
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Wolfsburg 2:1 Bielefeld
Bremen 1:1 Hoffenheim
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I spent a bit of time, because I had to rifle through old emails, reviewing K-State’s requirements for Toby’s meds.  I am cutting back his eye-goop to once a day, and revamped his old meds chart to accommodate. 
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Three eggs sunny side up, potato coins, 4 strips of turkey bacon, a slice of whole wheat toast with orange marmalade jelly, and a fruit smoothie!
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Toby’s late morning, deeding, insulin and Apoquel.
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Call in from bruzzer
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Filed unemployment claim.
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, perfectly behaved, SEVEN-block walk.
*cloudy, chilly, northerly breeze
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Worked on additions and subtractions to German Heritage Month.  I found some VERY interesting German women to add.
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A peculiar late lunch:
Some kind of smoked sausage because it was getting old and needed to be eaten before it went bad
Canned asparagus sausage because it was getting old and needed to be eaten before it went bad
Fresh garden salad, though
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
LAFC 2:0 LAG an LA derby!
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To Lowe’s for a few things:
Nuts, bolts and washers for my makeshift door knocker
Extension cord for Toby’s water bucket
Electrical socket for Sock’s house
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A well-dressed (mayo/spinach/tomato), three meat, turkey bologna, wrapped sandwich with whole wheat tortilla.  Experimented with tater-tots from frozen in the air fryer…perfect!
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 10lbs.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Online jwlr chat
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I stayed up to finish season 4 of the Last Kingdom…EXCELLENT!  Bring on season 5 SOON!
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2:30am nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar (An: Balder), you’re the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????????????????
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German Heritage and History Month:
24. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm aka the Brothers Grimm “were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century.” 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively)
Saturday/Saturn’s Day, Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG) Day of Fertility/Saturday (UPG) (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 to Agatha Dirksen 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 Russia.
*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: 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; Aett 2, root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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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: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never
Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, secrets kept, the end, comprehension of the driving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6; Halbdutzend 3, root 6, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson:  Sometimes we have to be broken down to receive our awakening.  As we come out of our shell, we realize that we are awakened to our new Self.  As we are awakened to our new possibilities we realize we have evolved into our next phase.  
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep, one wakeup, Lily cuddles all night, and Toby at the side of my bed.
*morning meds @ 5:30am
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My Health by the numbers (@ 7:30am)
Weight: 255
Glucose: 130
BP: 125/75
Pulse: 76
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A banana
Three eggs sunny side up, two hashbrown patties from frozen (because I ran out of fresh potatoes yesterday), 4 strips of turkey bacon, whole wheat toast with orange marmalade jelly.
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
Toby’s morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Toby and I out for a perfectly behaved, late morning, 6-block walk.
*cloudy, cool, slight easterly breeze
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Online jwlr chat
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Okay, this may sound gross.  I found a package of mac-n-cheese on the walk.  I inspected it carefully, I mean ÜBER carefully! I took it home and cooked it up, added sliced turkey-dogs, veggies from frozen and onions.  I no doubt used too much water, so I added an extra cheese packet I had on hand: BOOM!
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
München 5:0 Frankfurt (München is SUCH a powerhouse I don’t even bother watching)
Leipzig 2:1 H. Berlin
U. Berlin 1:1 Freiburg (I have NO IDEA why I am drawn to Union Berlin but I am)
Mainz 2:3 Borussia Monchengladbach/M’Gladbach
Borussia Dortmund/BVB v Schalke on ESPN+
*
I learned something today: The Revierderby: the history between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/revierderby-history-borussia-dortmund-schalke-3943?fbclid=IwAR0yIOJXemXGSSyAPrPso2KhGKxV8FtbSXvrg7Rt9bvEr_YEhP_hUOL3uTk
*@ the half 0:0
*55th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*78th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*full time
*Borussia Dortmund 3:0 Schalke
BVB WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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Dillons pharmacy
Dillons
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Socks does NOT want to be out in this chilly weather.
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Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 10lbs up from 5lbs
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Miami 2:1 Orlando
Atlanta 1:2 DC on ESPN+
NYCFC 3:1 Montréal
Chicago 2:2 NYRB
Cincinnati 0:1 Minnesota
Philadelphia v Toronto
*@ the half
*Philadelphia 5:0 Toronto smh)
Houston 1:1 Columbus
Sporting Kansas City Colorado
*@ the half 0:0
*54th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*67th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*88th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*90+3 GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*full time
Sporting KC 4:0 Colorado
SKC WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Salt Lake 0:0 Dallas
Vancouver 2:1 San Jose
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops/eye-goop
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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MLB World Series https://www.mlb.com/
LA 7:8 Tampa Bay https://www.mlb.com/news/world-series-game-4-2020-recap
What kind of dumb ass, little league, fucked up ending was that LA?  The outfield bobbles the play.  The catcher bobbles the throw in from the outfield.  JsFnChst!  You had the opportunity to make a serious shot at it.  You could’ve been up 3 games to 1.  Now the series is tied 2:2. 
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: fur kids, ????????????
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German Heritage and History Month:
23. Thomas Nast “Best known as the "Father of the American Cartoon", he created the modern version of Santa Claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party.”


​https://www.onthisday.com/people/thomas-nast

Ancestor Meditation: (photo source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/An: Frigga’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 to Elizabeth Zülke 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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2; Aett 2, root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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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; Halbdutzend 1, root 4, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson:  What do we need?  FREEDOM!  How do we get it?  Oftentimes through stress.  Freedom never comes without a price.  Whatever the case FOR the stress, it is stress with the opportunity for change. As we battle through the stress, we can be free!
*from destruction to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one Toby wakeup, with Lily at my feet!
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OH YES!  The cold and wind are here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amazing, Ghost, one of the strays I feed, was in the breezeway looking right at me, letting me know he was hungry.  With neither Socks nor George around, I quickly opened a can just for him and left it in the breezeway.  HE WAS ALL OVER IT!  Both Jasmine and I were watching him.
*when I took out Lily and Jasmine’s leftovers, George was not interested, but Ghost was ALL OVER it.
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A banana with morning meds
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Funny; J_e comes in and Jasmine and Toby come into the mancave with ME.
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Called in one of Toby’s eyedrop meds for refill; p/u 2pm
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Breakfast sandwich with Eggo Blueberry Waffles https://www.leggomyeggo.com/en_US/products/waffles/kellogg-s-eggo-blueberry-waffles-product.html
still needs tweaking  
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Toby’s late morning, perfectly behaved, 6-block walk.
*cloudy, very cool, stout northerly wind.
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Oven baked beer bräts, sauteed sweet potato, steamed cabbage = HELA YUM!
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Toby’s afte3rnoon eye-goop administered in the backyard.  OMGs!  Toby killed a squirrel!  What he kills he eats.  That old dog still has some life left in him for sure!ä
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Stuttgart v Köln on ESPN+
*1st min tor/goal Stuttgart
*23rd min TOR/GOAL KÖLN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half 1:1
*full time 1:1
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Paralyzed with KoL (Kitty on Lap)
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Valley Feed and Seed for squirrel food
Family Dollar Reece’s cups for ME
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A bit of prep for winter:
Removed the 4-way from the outside faucet
Coiled up two of four hoses.
*Two stay where they are
Installed squirrel picnic table on the north boundary
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OMGs!  An opossum was enjoying kibble in the breezeway!!!!!!!
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Online jwlr chat
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Beer bräts naked with fries made in the air fryer
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World Series Baseball https://www.mlb.com/ game 3
LA 6:2 Tampa Bay https://www.mlb.com/news/world-series-game-3-2020-recap
I am up $1 on my bruzzer
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Nashville 1:1 New England
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops/eye-goop
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Ab Wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 1/3 rollout
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Juggled bank accounts
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night with all sorts of Lily cuddles
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: fur kids, grade the dirt in the recycling area, domestic stuff
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​German Heritage and History Month:
22. Levi Strauss “He founded Levi Strauss & Co., the first company to manufacture blue jeans and making it one of the world's most popular clothing items.”

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/levi-strauss

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/An: Thor’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 to Eva Hiebert 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: 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; Aett 1 root 4, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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; Halbdutzend 1, root 4, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson:  Essentially the same Rune different systems.
As long as we have favor of the gods, we have freedom.  With the Norse gods there is no YOU MUST SERVE ME OR PERISH!  We see them as an extension of our family.  We speak of them.  We sing of them.  We are free in them.  No bondage.  No need to convince us.  We favor them as they favor us.  The Wodanic Divine breath resides in all those who are a part of their family.   We ARE every bit of that!
*from creation to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of REALLY good sleep, one wakeup, Lily cuddles and an EXTREMELY slow get up.
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A banana with morning meds
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*comment not for public consumption*
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I’m putting Toby on a completely 1st care schedule
Toby’s AM eyedrops
Toby’s AM feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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It is fun feeding the strays and figuring out their idiosyncrasies.  I don’t worry too much about George.  I really think he has a home and J-e feeds him.  If he shows up in the breezeway, I will leave him SOMETHING which usually fends him off whether he likes what I leave or not.  This, in turn, opens the OTHER feeding space by the recyclables for Ghost.  Ghost is the one who has my major concern.  Today, I spotted Ghost peering thru some trees waiting for my offering.  As soon as I went inside, surely enough, here comes Ghost jumping over the fence to feed.
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A breakfast experiment in need of tweaking:
*two scrambled eggs mixed with chopped jalapeños
*hand-shredded and shaped hashbrowns
*all between two blueberry Eggo Waffles  
The shape of the hashbrowns need reduced and the waffles need to be crispier.
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Toby and I out for a mid-morning, well behaved, 3-block walk.  Toby was pretty sluggish today. 
*sunny, warm, hela stout southerly wind!
*3-block for Toby, 3-block on my own.  As long as I can get six blocks in, I don’t feel the need for the treadmill.
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I have decided to sit on unemployment for a while, while giving only casual efforts at finding other employment.  As long as I take out an adequate amount for taxes, I’ll be okay.  Besides, I LIKE not being rushed in my daily activities. 
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Took the recyclables from inside collection to outside separation
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I found this pasta/beef dish that has been sitting for…I don’t know how long…in the deep freezer.  At first, I was a bit concerned but it turned out wonderfully; carrots and celery on the side.
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Online fuckin’ off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think I have the recycling area graded like I want it.  I immediately saw the need to FILL more than grade.  The dirt/foundation next to the room addition has started to sink, so I didn’t want to grade TOWARD the foundation; rather, fill then see.  I took dirt from the high spots and filled in the low spots.  HAHAHAHA…I found a set of measuring spoons.  I had a set, but don’t know what happened to them.  I am NOT SURE if these were my spoons, but they are now.
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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Cleaned house to presentable standards
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Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 5lbs
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Lightly fried, triple meat, turkey bologna wrap in a tortilla with onion rings from frozen.
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Online jwlr chat
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*comment not for public consumption  
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The last Presidential debate; we shall see how much I can stomach.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-biden-prepare-final-bout-debate-focus-covid-19-race-n1244360
*horrible, but not as horrible as the previous one
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Seattle Portland
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Toby’s evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Online jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Oh yeah, the chill is here!
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12:30am nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: fur kids, brother over to move the north fence portion
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German Heritage and History month:

21. Henry J. Heinz “was a German-American entrepreneur who founded the H. J. Heinz Company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J._Heinz 

Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/An: Odin’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 to Mary Goertz 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: 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; Aett 2, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Bar: 
Havamal 158:
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.
 
Blessing, shielding, inspiration, encouragement, security, impending accidents that effect fate, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.
“Thy life strands in the hand of God, trust it in you” (List, 60).
H3R1; Halbdutzend 3, root 1, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson:  Inner strength is what supports us when times are tough.  As we conquer our adversaries, we know we are blessed and encouraged.  We are inspired to bigger and better things.  As we throw up a shield wall in our defense, we overcome our obstacles. Our inner strength drives us from victory to victory.  With inner strength, NO ONE can stop us until WE are satisfied.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup, all sorts of Lily cuddles
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A banana with morning meds
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Lowe’s
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Open-faced breakfast sandwich with goodies mixed inside
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Brother the fence project.  By the time brother got here I had the fence mostly loose.  Luckily, he brought over his saber saw and made quick work of taking down the fence posts.  I can’t remember a time brother and I worked so well together.
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An apple, celery sticks with peanut better, last of the leftover coleslaw, and three slices of turkey bologna naked.
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop.
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Toby and I out for a mid-afternoon, perfectly behaved, 6-block walk, and a wonderful conversation with a neighbor from the extended neighborhood.
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Online jwlr chat
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Vegetable soup with butter bread
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Ab Wheel; 3 sets of 10 reps; backed off the rollout to 1/3 sensing a bit of pain.
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Online jwlr chat…sweepy…
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Toby got his earliest feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Brother and I are doing the mom memory thing again with the World Series baseball
Tampa Bay at LA
TBA
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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10:30pm nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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​God/dess Meditation: Alternate Wodanstag (An: Odin) Heimo/An: Heimdall/ 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!

(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month:
20. Lawrence Welk German/American “was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982.”

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Welk 
  

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 to Maria Hildebrand 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: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5; Aett 1, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth I know, Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, that which is rising, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, morning song, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3; Halbdutzend 3, root 3, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson:  There is movement toward magical empowerment!  Enough said!
*from creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup and zero on the Lily loving.
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Medication ahead of lab work @ the VA
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VA lab/blood work DONE
Breakfast at the VA Canteen DONE
Flu shot at the VA DONE
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfectly behaved, 6-block walk.  Damned if I didn’t walk right into a dry branch in Meeka Park, put a scratch right across the right side of my face behind the eye.
*cloudy, cool, no breeze
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Toby’s noon feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Started working on the fence moving project
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Call in from bruzzer asking about computer virus protection
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Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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White Dove
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I don’t know what’s going on with the space heater in Sock’s house.  The only think I can ascertain is that the thermostat is shot.  It comes on, it heats up, but doesn’t stay on.  I have tried several ways for several days to get it to work to no avail.  Swapped out space heaters between the kitchen and Socks’ house.
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J-e sprung for Taco Bell?  WTF?
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Finished trenching the north fence.
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A few naked turkey bologna slices with chips.
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A load of laundry
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Nashville 3:0 Dallas
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Brother and I are reliving a mom memory:
World Series Baseball $1 per game
Tampa Bay 3:8 LA game one
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Online jwlr chat; fell asleep
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps 5lbs weighted
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The Last Kingdom S4 Es 8 and 9
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: fur babies, hand-carry ballot into the election office, post office, domestic stuff.
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​German Heritage and History Month:
19. Marlene Dietrich “Her most famous films include her breakthrough role "The Blue Angel", and "Shanghai Express.”

https://www.onthisday.com/people/marlene-dietrich

Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’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 to Anna M. Schmidt 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2; Aett 2, root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Thorn: 
Havamal 148:
A third I take, when danger threatens,
To bind the enemies through magic:
Thus, I dull the steel of the furious opponent.
Like the staff, his sword does not cut anymore.
 
Donar, deflecting an opponent, making ineffective, protection from danger, enemies bound through magic, impermeable, an awakening, the power to turn, the divine will to act, the law of eternal reincarnation, power to become, Return, new emergence from what’s apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, a constant renewal of life in rebirth, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.
“Preserve your ego” (List, 51).
*H1R3; Halbdutzend 1, root 3, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson:  Sometime stress is simply unavoidable.  The concern is whether or not that stress can be turned into something beneficial.  Coupled with Thorn we know it can be.  We know we can get what we need in any form by having our enemies bound through deflecting or through magic; and I use the term magic carefully.  IMO, magic comes from within; it is not without.  Magic changes us from within, and the way we react to external circumstances.  What we need we gather BECAUSE of how magic has changed us.  Stress I s a daily factor in life.  How we react to that stress is the direct result of magical changes that have happened within.
*from destruction to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wake up, with good lily cuddles all night.
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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The City is in the neighborhood trimming trees on the City’s easements.  I had a word with one of the supervisors about taking out my dead oak.  I told them about my RED postcard and that was all they needed to know.  Once they were done doing what they were doing, they certainly made short-order of that dead oak.  They said they would come back later to stump-grind and add more dirt from previous elm tree removal that developed a sinkhole. 
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Ab-wheel, 3 sets of 10 reps at ½ rollout
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JsFnChst!  I called the 800 number for Dēlonghi products in order to get a link for an owner’s manual for the space heater in Socks’ house.  I was on hold FOR-FUCKING-EVER to no avail.  I created an account and tried to go to online chat but got a message that said no agents were available right now…JsFnChst!  What kind of company is this that has this kind of horrible customer service…JsFnChst!
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OH SHIT!  I forgot to cook up some pork chops for Toby…better get on that.
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Made a few reviews of recent purchases on Amazon
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Toby and I out for a noon-hour, well behaved, 6-block walk
*cool, cloudy, slight northerly breeze
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I think I may have figured out what I’ve been doing wrong with Socks’ space heater.  The bottom button I THINK engages a timer @ 6hrs.  If I make sure it’s turned off that may do the trick.
*ok, well that didn’t work…
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Post office
Hand-carried my ballot to the election office.  At first, I thought JsFnChst, but then I saw the drop box so it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was gonna be.  Nice conversation with a Navy Veteran.
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop administered in the backyard
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Brother over to evaluate my fence moving project.  My hope is that does not try to commandeer this project to run it like his own.  He at least seems, for now, to be agreeable to my way of thinking.  Actually, I don’t see how he could see it otherwise.  There is not much wiggle-room to see this any other way.  I mean, I simply want the fence moved a foot or so farther to the north to give me more room in the recycling area.  The initial thought was to start tomorrow but I have a VA appointment tomorrow.  The hope is Wednesday.
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Fish patties from frozen https://www.instacart.com/products/42170-van-de-kamp-s-fish-sandwich-fillets-6-ea diced potatoes lightly fried, leftover coleslaw
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Lowe’s for a fence post driver
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
New England 1:2 Philadelphia on ESPN+
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops/eye-goop
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The Last Kingdom S4 E7 on Netflix
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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​God/dess Meditation: Alternate Manostag/An: Mani’s Day, Nirdu/An: Njord/ brother-husband, to Nirda/An: Nerthus/ parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô/An: Frey and the Frouwa/An: Freya, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Nirda/An: Nerthus/ sister-wife to Nirdu/An. Njord.  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!