(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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Plans: fur kids, VA, fence project
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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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​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!

(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month
18. Fred Astaire German/American “He is regarded by many as the greatest popular-music dancer of all time.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire

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: 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: Ka:
Havamal 151:
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6; Halbdutzend 1, root 6, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson:  As we build inner strength, as we find our backbone, we muster up imperviousness.  Our core provides the ability to preserve our tribe, our family and friends.  We may have to overcome some difficulties, but as long as we remain loyal to each other, we can sing before the All with gratitude as our enemies are consumed by their own evil!
*from destruction to creation
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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, all sorts of something flashing in my head all night, and Lily cuddles all night long!
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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Three scrambled eggs mixed with freshly chopped onions and jalapeños, diced potatoes with onions, four strips of turkey bacon, whole wheat toast with orange marmalade jelly.  Okay, admittedly, too much.
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Köln 1:1 Frankfurt on ESPN+
Schalke 1:1 U. Berlin on EPN+
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, well behaved, 6-block walk.
*cloudy, very cool, jacket weather, stout northerly wind,
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Well shit, I gotta find out why Socks’ space heater isn’t staying on.  Looking for the owners’ manual online.  Pulled the box in from Socks’ house and found several items that Hammerstorm might be able to sell once Ren Fairs open back up. 
There were also several boxes of sellable stuff in the mancave.  I’ve had this stuff for YEARS, sent to me by a good friend on the west coast.  Contacted the Jarl of Hammerstorm, but Jarl’s-kid said they were on vacation, so I let him make a management decision as to whether or not Hammerstorm might want to sell this bric-a-brac.  He agreed to take it all.
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Ordered Toby some eye-goop from Chewy.com
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Gave Toby his afternoon eye-goop outside
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Leftover burger patty, chopped and placed inside two burritos topped with salsa
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Walmart Neighborhood Market for Toby’s insulin
Dillons
*sushi for supper!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have to double up on core to get caught up:
Ab Wheel 3 sets of 10 reps at ½ rollout
*it really is gonna be a while before the rollout improves on this. 
Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 5lbs
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O…M…Gs!  I saw AT LEAST two raccoons, maybe three, stroll across the porch!  Of course, I left the gate open and it was easy for them, but that they strolled across with the porchlight on fascinated me!  They were SO BOLD they BOTH gazed thru the storm door.  AMAZING!
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Columbus 32:1 NYCFC
NYRB 1:1 Orlando
Cincinnati 1:2 DC
Toronto 1:0 Atlanta on ESPN+
Minnesota 2:2 Houston
Portland 1:1 LAFC
LAG 1:0 Vancouver
San Jose 0:0 Seattle
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Online jwlr chat
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The Last Kingdom S4 E6 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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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month:
16. Charles Schultz German/American; “Schulz grew up in Saint Paul. He was the only child of Carl Schulz, who was born in Germany, and Dena Halverson, who had Norwegian heritage… Schulz loved drawing and sometimes drew his family dog, Spike… “

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz

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: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life well-lived, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, fluidity, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, conform with emotions, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, the deep minded Spirit, intuition.
Conversely:
A dried-up body of Water, the struggles of life, swimming upstream, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, depression, inability to formulate with the emotional world, unstimulated, sinking/drowning, disconnect with the Inner Self.
*A3R5; Aett 3, root 4, 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: 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; Halbdutzend 2, root 4, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson:  As long as we remain fluid all challenges are eased.  We grow, we learn, we go with the flow in order to protect ourselves from those who mean to do us harm.  Life is ever-flowing.  No matter the struggles, our lives are well lived.
*from re-creation to destruction.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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A banana with morning meds
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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An open-faced breakfast sandwich; lemme tell you how I have improved “typical.”  Prior to this improvement I would heat up the griddle to heat up two slices of Canadian bacon.  I know because of my McDs experience, all Canadian bacon needs is to be heated up.  Now, I put the two slices at the bottom of that which I use in the nuker.  I scramble two eggs mixed with diced jalapeños and pour it over the Canadian bacon, nuke it for 1 ½ min. while the whole wheat toast is in and top that with a slice of (admitted) processed cheese.  I pull the mixture out of the nuker and slide it over the toast.  OMGs GOOD!
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Toby and I out for a later morning, perfectly behaved, 6-block walk.
*mostly cloudy, mild, slight southwesterly breeze.
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Called bank to change a $200 transfer to $100.  I still want SOMETHING to go into savings monthly just not as much since layoff.
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Added a bit of support to the porch gate.
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Watered all shrubbery and the two tomato plants left in the strawbale garden.
*it’s just so damned dry here.
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Burned the Ehwaz Rune into my pine walking stick.
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Mixed some raw chopped onions and diced jalapeños into ground turkey meat, stuck the full pound into the air fryer at a higher temp than recommended for simply two patties; 8min/360/flip/another 8min, 8min/400/flip/another 8min DONE.  Taste tested one patty; OMGs yummy!  Whole wheat toast with two cheese slices…FUCKING WOW!  Best burger EVER!
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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Bank
*comment not for public consumption*
Walmart Neighborhood Market, because Dillons CANNOT TOUCH Walmart on petfood prices.
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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Made a bunch of chicken for Toby
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Note to Self: https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/pages/maples-fall-top-color #4
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The Last Kingdom S4 E3 on Netflix
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops/eye-goop
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Online jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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​German Heritage and History Month:
17. Ferdinand von Zeppelin “A German general and inventor, who founded the Zeppelin airship company.”

https://www.onthisday.com/people/ferdinand-von-zeppelin 

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 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: Elder Rune: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, acute awareness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, preparedness, sanctuary, embracing the Divine plan, a safe harbor, connection with current events, the Elk, or swan.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, spiritual blindness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
*A2R7; Aett 2, root 7, 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:  Algiz is all about protection.  It speaks of Heimo, who guards against encroachment onto the Rainbow Bridge.  Heimo is our genetic link between the gods and us.  THAT, is a true blessing.  We are encouraged knowing the essence of the gods dwell inside each and every one of us.  Heimo as our protector is our encouragement.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep, two wakeups and ALL SORTS of Lily cuddles
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 253
Glucose: 121
BP: 130/72
Pulse: 85
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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Three eggs sunny side up, lightly fried diced potatoes with chopped onions, 4 strips of turkey bacon, and whole wheat toast with orange marmalade jelly.  OMGs how long has it been since I have had orange marmalade jelly?  FOR-fucking-EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I didn’t feel absolutely horrible going to the church’s food pantry.  As they are in the neighborhood, I have a hi/bye relationship with a few of them.  It was a damned heavy sack-o-stuff, luckily all nonperishable.
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, well behaved, 6-block walk.
*sunny, mildly warm, HELA stout westerly breeze
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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Bowl of cereal and an apple for a snack
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 The Cozy Inn in Salina is a wonderful destination https://www.cozyburger.com/.   I got six sliders from them, then a large fry and a drink from McDs.  I think the gods for GPS!
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My mail-in ballot arrived today.  I will hand-carry it in on Monday.
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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The Last Kingdom S4 Es 4&5 on Netflix
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin, eyedrops/eye-goop
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Hoffenheim 0:1 Dortmund on ESPN+
Freiburg 1:1 Bremen
H. Berlin 0:2 Stuttgart
Mainz 0:1 Leverkusen
Augsburg 0:2 Leipzig
Bielefeld 1:4 München
M’Gladbach 1:1 Wolfsburg
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Chicago 2:2 Sporting KC
Montréal 2:1 Miami
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with wonderful Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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​German Heritage and History Month:
15. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen “Produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays…”

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/wilhelm-rontgen 

​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: Uruz: The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, life force, survival, endurance, the ability of action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, stability, raw physical power, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, good health, rejuvenation, energy levels, rage, health and energy, primal drizzle.
Conversely:
A weakened position, deprivation, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, chaos, a severe lack of foundation, energy at low levels, illness, reduction, instability, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, misdirected force, taking no risks at this time, weakness; either physical or emotional, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.
*A1R2; Aett 1, Root 2, 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: 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; Halbdutzend 2, root 4, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson:  not everything is superficial.  We have within us the primal instinct to survive.  Our endurance is that which confronts on challenge and still our fears.  We grow stronger, more stable.  And we KNOW our dangers are eased.  We can go forward with confidence with the knowledge Ing-Fro guides us to the path of eternal light!
*from creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
*Ghost, one of the two stray cats I feed, is certainly getting bold and insistent
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sleep with one wakeup, and Toby by my bedside.
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A banana with morning meds
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Floating Fb on my phone and a DoorDash https://www.doordash.com/en-US want ad comes across my feed.  What caught my eye was the work when you want for as long as you want (paraphrased).  Delivery has been one of my post-aerospace/semi-retirement interests.  I started the application.
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Open-faced breakfast sandwich
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Why must technology and applying for a job online be such a pain in the ass?!
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Not in a hurry today
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Toby’s noon feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, perfectly behaved, 6-block walk
*mild, cloudy, fairly stout northerly wind
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Job searching already is frustrating
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Call into former manager to give kudos to the guys coming into his shop and with whom I have worked:
V_ from stretch press area
H_ from trim and drill
K_ from skin stretch press
F_ blue streak
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Last of the leftover Hamburger Helper + homemade coleslaw
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Online jwlr chat
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Toby given his afternoon eye-goop outside in his backyard.  He is LOVING this cooler weather.
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Call into the Sedgwick County Election Office https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/elections/  WOW!  I was given EXCELLENT instructions on how to check on my ballot once I take it in.
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Clams-n-chips for supper
Clams: https://seapak.com/products/clam-strips/
Chips: https://www.kettlebrand.com/our-products/bourbon-bbq/
YUMMY-fucking-GOOD!
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Online jwlr chat/phone call
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I tried; gods know I tried to watch Chump in his town hall setting.  It was just impossible.  Biden is MUCH MORE presidential.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/5-takeaways-from-the-dueling-trump-and-biden-town-halls/ar-BB1a4NgU?ocid=chromentpnews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/trump-and-biden-spar-from-afar-at-town-halls/ar-BB1a4KyR?ocid=chromentpnews#image=BB1a4KyR_1|1
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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 E2 on Netflix
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Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 5lbs.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with all sorts of in your face Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month
14. Johannes Kepler “A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, Johannes Kepler discovered how planets rotated the sun, with elliptical orbits.”

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/johannes-kepler

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: 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; Aett 3, root 8, 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: 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 Havamal speaks to the necessity of a home:
 
14.  One’s own home is best, even if it is a shack:
There, a man is his own lord and master.
To have a straw roof and only a goat or two
Is still far better than begging (Coulter translation).
ANY home, no matter the extravagance, no matter the furnishings, is defined by those within.  Within our homes, no matter how humble, we can have our awakenings.  We have to know what is happening within at all times.  Within our homes there should be no secrets.  In many ways our heritage defines the comfort level of our homes.  If our heritages are in conflict so might be the atmosphere in our homes.  A mutual heritage is best to guarantee a loving, accepting home.
*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: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep, one Toby wakeup, Lily cuddles
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A banana with morning meds
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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Ab-Wheel 3 sets of 10 reps at ½ rollout, always mindful of pain involved with this.
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Bank
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Jasmine bolted out the back door.  I was SO GLAD to see her pause, then bolt back inside!
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Started some Hamburger Helper https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/helper/hamburger-helper/cheesy-italian-shells  mixed with a pepper blend https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-recipe-beginnings-3-pepper-onion-blend/0001111089786 and raw chopped onion.
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An open-faced breakfast sandwich for brunch
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Toby’s noon feeding, insulin and Apoquel
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, well behaved, 2-block walk.
*sunny, very warm, stout southerly breeze.
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Hamburger Helper for lunch.
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UEFA Nations League https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/ on ESPN+
Matches: https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/matches/#/md/34251
Standings: https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/standings/
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Online jwlr chat
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Not a horrible layoff day at work:
*turned in my tool-bag
*Shoes for Crews in IPB1
*visited with and said good-bye to old colleagues in IPB2
*visited with and said good-bye to old colleagues in Plant2
*back in the shop and fucking off for the remainder 
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On the way home I found myself talking to Essie.  OMGs the tears!  I don’t know how long it will take to get over her passing.  I don’t know if I will EVER get over her passing.  She was my Queen. 
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Online jwlr chat
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It’s a full slate of games with MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Montréal 2:3 New England
Cincinnati 2:1 Columbus an Ohio derby!
Orlando 1:1 NYFC
Toronto 1:1 NYRB
Miami 1:1 Atlanta
Dallas v Sporting Kansas City
*43rd min goal dallas
*@ the half dallas 1:0 SKC
*end of match
*Dallas 1:0 SKC
DC 2:2 Philadelphia
Houston 1:3 Nashville
Salt Lake 2:1 Portland
Vancouver 2:1 LAFC
LAG San 0:4 Jose on ESPN+ a California derby!
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin and eyedrops/eye-goop.
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A small load of laundry
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The Last Kingdom S4 E1 on Netflix; WHOA, have I not seen season 4?
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:15am nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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1. German Heritage and History Month


2. Richard Wagner “German dramatic composer and theorist whose operas and music had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music…” 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wagner-German-composer 

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: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7; Aett 1, root 7, 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: 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:  Essentially the same Rune but different system and placement.
The Havamal is clear on the benefits of gifting:
14.  If you have a friend you feel is loyal,
And wish to win and keep his trust,
Open your heart to him, and be generous with gifts,
And seek his companionship often
Conversely
15. If there is a man you deal with, but do not trust,
Yet seek to win his favor for your gain-
Be friendly to him in your manner,
       Though false in heart, and repay him his lies with lies.
15.  And heed this too: if you deal with someone you mistrust,
16.  And know how falsely he speaks,
Play his game, and laugh along with him:
Use his treachery to your own advantage (Coulter translation).
Through gifts our true relationships are sealed or revealed in one way or another.
*from 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, one wakeup and Lily cuddles
*I’m not sure what I dreamt.  My impression was it was reoccurring but I don’t remember anything specific besides a dirty, musty odor.
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A banana with morning meds
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Fb fun
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Finished watch The Last Kingdom S3 E9 on Netflix…WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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A typical open-faced breakfast sandwich
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Cooked up some porkchops for Toby
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, somewhat sluggish, 3-block walk.
*sunny, mildly warm, SSW breeze
*an extra ¼ mile on the treadmill
*Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 reps unweighted
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UEFA Nations League https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/
Matches: https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/matches/#/md/34251 on ESPN+
Standings: https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/standings/
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Leftover burger patty turned into a double cheese burger with whole wheat bread + French fries in the air-fryer + asparagus + a Klondike Bar
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Toby’s afternoon eye-goop
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Tomorrow is layoff day.  Tomorrow is also Shoes for Crews day.  Today, I was cleared by my manager to go order a new pair of work boots tomorrow.  Tomorrow, I will turn in my tool-bag, keep my badge and go over to IPB-1 to order my shoes.  If today wasn’t enough of a fuck-off day, tomorrow certainly will be.
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It’s always so nice to have Socks come off the porch to greet me as I pull into the driveway.
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Toby’s late evening feeding, insulin, and eyedrops/eye goop
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A small load of laundry
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The Last Kingdom on Netflix; finished season 3…WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with Lily cuddles.
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(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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German Heritage and History Month
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12. Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable printing press, one of the most significant and consequential inventions in the history of mankind.

​https://www.onthisday.com/people/johannes-gutenberg

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: 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:  There is movement in marriage.  Marriages, like life, are never static.  Both are always on the move.  We cannot escape life’s movement, but sometimes marriages decide TO move on. It’s not always a bad thing.  Sometimes it becomes necessary for both parties to reexamine what they have, and decided if it’s time to make adjustments or move on to something else.  Thus, marriages often time exemplify the journey of life.  The problem is that sometimes the decision to move on in a marriage can be a messy one.  The hope is that it is not.
*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 and WONDERFUL Lily cuddles.
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A banana with morning meds
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Ab Wheel 3 sets of 10 reps and almost 2/3 rollout.
*this is gonna take a while to full rollout if it can happen at all.
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Toby’s morning eyedrops
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Open-faced breakfast sandwich, the build:
Whole wheat toast
Processed cheese slice
Canadian bacon
2 scrambled eggs mixed with jalapeños
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Took the inside collected recyclables to outside separation
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 Toby’s late-mid-morning 6-block, FRUSTRATING walk.  Usually my rule is three strikes and Toby is on his retractable.  Today I gave him MANY more chances and he STILL ignored common voice commands.  I placed him on the retractable probably 2/3 into the walk.  I think he forgot how my word is absolute law on the retractable.  We both were exceedingly unhappy.
*sunny, mildly warm, westerly breeze.
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Watered shrubbery throughout Haus Rheinwood.
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Toby’s late morning feeding, insulin and Apoquel.
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Burger patty + baked potato + Birds Eye steamtable https://www.target.com/p/birds-eye-steamfresh-frozen-vegetables-10-8-oz/-/A-50538730 + a homemade chocolate sundae
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Toby’s afternoon eye goop given to him outside because I think he was still upset with me about this morning’s walk.  Can’t say I blame him.
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In at work at 2:30pm instead of 1:30pm
Work is much easier when I don’t have to give a fuck!
*email from the company; Shoes for Crews is Wednesday in IPB1 6am-6pm.  I’m going to see if I can somehow fenagle a new pair of badass, composite toe work-boot before I’m laid-off.
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Online jwlr chat
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A small load of laundry
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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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The Last Kingdom S3 E8 and started E9 on Netflix
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*comment not for public consumption*
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1am nighty night with all sorts of Lily cuddles
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