(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ???????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com)
Frijastag (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth abt 1852 in Russia
Death 19 JUN 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elisabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Ehwaz: Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, absolute trust, taking control of relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, progress, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal, control of a situation, adaptability, two halves that make-up the whole, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation.
Conversely:
The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
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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 157.
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.
 
Inspiration, blessing, encouragement, shielding, 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).
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Interpretation: Relationships (Ehwaz) leads to blessings (Bar).
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11th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Perseverance
Life is filled with personal challenges.  We struggle on a daily basis with various forces around us.  Sometimes we may ask ourselves, is it really worth it?  Perseverance is the determined, continual action in the face of adversity. If you give up, it’s game-over. It really is simple, isn’t it? No matter what you are doing, no matter the challenge, see it to its conclusion. Even if you try and fail, realize that the only real failure is not trying. Failure is evidence that someone has tried. Success is failure defeated (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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Outcome: 7hrs of good sleep; admittedly early, but well rested.
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A banana for breakfast
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Toby and I out for an aggravating 30min walk.  First, he continued to be lackadaisical to common voice commands.  Second, when he attacked the kitty he mauled a few weeks ago, that was it!  He spent most of the walk on the retractable, and may very well spend all walks on the retractable for the near future.  I’ve spent YEARS trying to train him on voice commands so he can enjoy a leash-less.  Evidently, he doesn’t appreciate it.  I just cannot seem to shake Mr. Opportunist.
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Changed over the calendars to 2017.
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2nd breakfast; 2 eggs and he last of the potato casserole.
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I think this is the LATEST I have EVER covered the window a/c units for the winter.
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More toys from Amazon!  Oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…
*playtime later
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Cleaned house a bit.  Yeah, I keep a bit of clutter, but I keep everything well organized.
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WONDERFUL Facebook chat with my German Brother in Schleswig-Holstein.  One of these days, probably after 2010, I want to back to Germany. 
*why 2010?  I’m saving money to survive the potentially upcoming strike.  I have to save for one or the other.  I can’t save for both.
*Ehwaz/Bar
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Once again, I made another mom-memory; her sandwich spread including bologna (I use turkey bologna), pickles, eggs and mustard.  My other adjustment was Freddy’s Sauce instead of mustard, and jalapenos added.  I ground the ingredients just like mom did, with a hand grinder.
*Ehwaz/Bar
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Socks’ limp seems to be better.
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Nice Facebook chat with my Irminenschaft brother from Maine.
*Ehwaz/Bar
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: Donarstag (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I 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.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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 Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 149.
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
The exalted, the strength of Will, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
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Interpretation: Heritage (Othilla) leads to strength of Will (Rit)
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​10th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Self-Reliance
“Man [or woman] is his [or her] own star” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘Ne te quaesiveris extra’ v1, parentheticals added).
Depend on the efforts of your own handiwork.  Make sure you are the total sum of your own achieved goals.  Do not create co-dependent relationships in any way. Do not let your happiness or your success be determined by anyone else. Be responsible for yourself. Rely on your own efforts to secure your needs; for it is only as we build upon success after success will we be truly satisfied (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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Outcome: Still to bed a wee bit too early.  Still awake a wee bit too early, but a good 7hrs.
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Blueberry pancakes (FRESH blueberries) made on the griddle, with scrambled eggs…made in the smaller Copper Chef pan!
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Recyclables to the recycling center http://www.recyclewichita.org/
Dillons https://www.dillons.com/
Dillons petrol https://www.dillons.com/topic/fuel-program
Walgreens https://www.walgreens.com/
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Vikings on the History Channel http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/season-4/episode-15
S4 E15; King Ecbert of Wessex handed Ragnar over to King Ælla who made certain Ragnar suffered greatly before he was dropped into a pit of vipers.  Ragnar died without uttering a sound.
*Ivar’s rage increases.
*FUCKING INTENSE!
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 Socks was only out briefly today.  Now why in the hel did he come home limping?  WTF?  Time to put on my worried daddy’s hat.
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Toby and I out for a late afternoon walk.  Ya know, I just gotta keep Toby away from a neighbor’s dogs.  One was luckily tethered as was Toby.  She came out to check.  Everything was fine.  The other, we encountered later in the walk, being walked by her husband.  Two dogs, nose-to-nose, tails up, no problem.  It was that split second, Toby and the other dog were on each other.  He pulled off his dog and I pulled back Toby.  That will be the last time anything like that happens to Toby.
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Potato casserole and a garden salad for dinner.
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Well hel, I was hoping to get more done here at home…tomorrow
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Ya know, I think my circle of friends is dwindling.  I haven’t done too much over this holiday break.  Family is solid, and I’m ÜBER grateful for that.  I don’t go to church.  I don’t do bars.  It seems I’ve lost the ability to meet new people.  I don’t know of too many people with whom I have much in common.  Sometimes I’m okay in my loneliness, sometimes not.  I suppose when I get ABSOLUTELY sick-n-tired of being alone I might do something about it.  Until then it is what it is.
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Syracuse Silver Knights 3-6 Baltimore Blast on MASL-TV on YouTube
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Joseph Campbell, Mythos, the Complete Series, part 2, The Spirit Land, a Navajo myth.
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ??????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: Wotanstag (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1952) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
David F. Schmidt (1895-1952)
Birth 28 Feb, 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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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, 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, a severe lack of foundation, energy at low levels, illness, reduction, 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.
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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 147.
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, a constant renewal of life in rebirth, 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, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.
“Preserve your ego” (List, 51).
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​9th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Industriousness
Life requires that we work hard. Be conscientious and meticulous in whatever labor you have placed before you.  Always be diligent, energetic and devoted to your working life.  Never sit back and take the easy way out in regards to your ability to create a lifestyle for yourself. No matter the lifestyle you choose, know that your elevation in life, or lack of it, may (but not always) be the direct result of your depth of diligence. Do the best you can, and know that your efforts have been suitably rewarded (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).

Outcome: I spent quite a bit of time creating new ancestor pics for parents, and grandparents on my “paint” program.  They turned out quite well if I do say so myself.
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Cool, autumnisch, sunny, no breeze.
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Potatoes and onions cooked in my new Copper Chef cookware…WOW!  Two eggs and soy-sausage were added.  Heluh yummy breakfast!
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I cut Toby’s walk again @ 20min.  He found some stale rolls he just had to have.  It was a good opportunity to walk back to the silk screening business east on the block to ask them about my Borussia Dortmund jersey.  There were cars in the parking lot, but it was locked.  I wasn’t comfortable knocking on their door.  Oh well.
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Well hel, gathered up all the recyclables to take them in only to realizes they aren’t open until tomorrow.  That’s okay, I’ll be ready!
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I’m so proud of Socks.  He sure knows how to take care of his Princedom.  Schmitt has been hanging around; that was, until Socks challenged him, even so far as to follow him into the north neighbor’s yard.
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Hodge-podge for lunch
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Thrift store, because thanks to my Niece I don’t need as many pots-n-pans.
Bank
Dillons
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Well hel (again), Nugenix has not only cancelled my account, they are in the process of refunding my $4.99 trial AND my account for their $70 theft.   Woo-Hoo!
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NO ROBERT!  I AM NOT INTERESTED IN GOING TO A BAR!  Jeeeeez…
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Bean burritos, made with corn and jalapenos, for a very late dinner.  OMGs, this Copper Chef cookware is amazing!  Thank you, Krissi!
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I LOVE Law and Order S.V.U. http://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit
*2 hrs worth
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Joseph Campbell, “Mythos, The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition” Part 1, Psyche and Symbol
*The connection of the inner Self to the outer world.
**Thank you so much, Krissi.
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Because I don’t want to fall back into a 1st shift sleeping schedule, I downed an energy drink late evening in an effort to stay up for a while.
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Gabriel Iglesias, “I’m Sorry For What I Said When I was Hungary” on Netflix: HILARIOUS!
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Okay, NOW I’ think I’m ready for bed.
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PTA shower, nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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I got on the phone first thing to settle a couple of issues:
*Goddamn Nugenix accessed my debit card without my authorization.  I purchased a trial version of their free-testosterone, but evidently, unbeknownst to ME, it created an implied contract with them for future purchases.  I made a rather unfriendly call to them, cancelling my account, and obtaining a return authorization number.  I also called the bank who said because it was a debit card purchase they can’t cancel it.  What they COULD do would be to FREEZE my account, but that would place other purchases in jeopardy.
*Called Delta Dental of Kansas for an explanation of benefits in relation to my last dental visit.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ???????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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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.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Tyr: 
Havamal 156.
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
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8th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Discipline
Discipline is a training to obey rules, a code of behavior or a branch of knowledge.  It’s a method of systematic instruction intended to train a person within a given idea or method.  Our Way is not an easy way. In many aspects, we fly in the face of the society around us. Be disciplined enough to stay Tru to the ideals of Heathenry as they unfold in your life. Be diligent in the study of your beliefs. Endeavor to honor the gods and goddesses of the Northern Germanic peoples (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).


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Outcome: Protein shake
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Cool, sunny, no wind
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Toby and I out for a well-behaved, mid-morning, 30min walk.
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A colleague from Weaver Manufacturing called.  I met them at Mo’s Sub Shop https://www.yelp.com/biz/moes-sub-shop-wichita for lunch.  Typically, he mostly talked about old times at Weaver and his surgeries.  Neither he nor his new wife are that interesting to me.  I wish I would’ve gone on with my original plan to meet-up with the German food truck downtown.  Now THAT would’ve been more interesting and it wouldn’t have taken that much of a bit out of my day.
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Hephner-TV http://www.hephnertv.com/ to discuss any way to improve my over-the-air reception; which isn’t bad, but I want it to be better.  I THINK there’s a plan…
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Fun stuff from Amazon has started coming-in!  HAHAHAHA…after I pass from this life, which won’t be for a while yet (right ancestors?), people are going to wonder WTF when they start going through my things.  I’ve already specified my niece is the only one who is allowed to go into my boudoir.  She knows me like no other.  She’s the only one I could trust not totally freaking-out.  She would just shake her head and say, “Yep, that’s my uncle…not surprised”.
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WOW!  Haven’t done this kind of online counseling in a long time.
*THAT took a while
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WOW!  Did I just watch “Star Wars; The Force Awakens” FOR FREE on Google Play?  It could’ve easily been subtitled, “The Search for Luke Skywalker” who was found @ the end.  Nonetheless, it was an EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT tie-in to the original episodes.  Returning was:
Han Solo
Chewy
Princess Leia, now General Leia
C3PO and R2D2
Evidently Leia and Han were lovers and had a son who turned to the Dark Side, killed in this episode.  Also killed-off was Han Solo.  Additionally, Luke Skywalker looks like he could become the same Jedi figure that Obi-Wan Kenobi was to him.  Not thinking about the latest “Rouge One” release, but it DOES seem like the Jedi Sage could continue.
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: ?????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
*Married 23 June 1946
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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 Elder Rune: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ur:
Havamal 146.
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) leads to Self-awareness (Ur).
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Outcome: protein shake
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cooler, sunny, slight north breeze
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Family front yard time…we haven’t had one of those for a while
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Toby and I out for a 30min walk split-up into to 15min walks.  The cat that Toby mauled a while back had sheltered in some bushes.  I took Toby home and came back armed with food in case it needed any.  Its food bowl was sufficient, but now it’s overflowing.  Toby and I finished the walk.
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The silver garland on the porch has become weather-worn.  I removed the inoperable lights from an old garland I wasn’t using, and replaced the silver garland…better.
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I called around to find an aluminum can recycler.  I only found one open, and it just so happened to be much closer than the one I’ve been using.  Methinks it will become me recycler of choice.  Nice people, very helpful.  I got just under $30.
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West Kellogg Wal-Mart (unfortunately) for new recycling containers.  Since I was there, I also picked up pet food and supplies.
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BK for lunch; WONDERFUL conversation with Tara, a manager.
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Friday’s newspaper advertised a Lighting of the Menorah @ the Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.  I was looking forward to SO much but came away SO disappointed. Visitors outnumbered members more than 5 to 1.  Yet, I remained respectful and inquisitive, refusing to let my disappointment show.
*Isa/Ur!
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Protein shake
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Nighty-night  
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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Links on the history of Christ-mas
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas/videos/history-of-christmas
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm
http://www.livescience.com/25779-christmas-traditions-history-paganism.html
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: Niece’s
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
Sunnastag (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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 Elder Rune: Ehwaz: Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, absolute trust, taking control of relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, progress, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal, control of a situation, adaptability, two halves that make-up the whole, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation.
Conversely:
The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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 Armanen Rune: Hagal: 
Havamal 151.
A seventh I learned, if the hall is burning
With fire around bench and comrades;
However bright it burns, I will banish the blaze,
As soon I sing the magic chant.
 
To enclose/destroy, introspection, awareness, eternal change, the Mother of all Runes, the cohesion of the world, die (pronounced ‘dee’, German for ‘the’) Alle Mutter, Frija, that which cares and maintains, protects, and preserves; that which is motherly; wisdom, harmony, salvation, blessing, protects from hail and fire, eternal change, caring and maintaining principle in the Universe, Higher Self, the perfect human being, Divine within, the Rune of humanity, married to the World, Rune of enclosure but contains a potential for growth, builder/architect of the worlds, the macrocosm of the world itself.
“Harbor the All in yourself, and you will control the All” (List, 54).
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Interpretation: Absolute trust (Ehwaz) leads to die Alle Mutter
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6th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Fidelity
As a basic ethical principle, fidelity is the quality of being faithful or loyal.  Fidelity is a characteristic that is worthy of emulation.  We must remain loyal to who and what we are. Those around us need to have the ability to take us at our word, and our word needs to be our bond. A handshake is all that should be required to seal the deal in any verbal, written or implied contractual obligation between individuals. The devotion to our deeds must be of the utmost importance (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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​Outcome: stormy, but no real storms, overcast, windy, warmer…almost like Spring.
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Toby really IS using his doghouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Breakfast sandwich; 2 eggs, two soy-sausage patties smooshed together, small amount of hashbrowns. Two pieces of sliced cheese on whole wheat toast.
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Do I love my WONDERFUL niece and her family…OH YES I DO!  It was an EXCELLENT time with family, food and exchange of gifts;
Me to them:
Family gift basket from the Nifty Nut House
Banana bread (damn, forgot to bring in my Jell-O salad with fruit)
Elder great-nephew: MaxxMMA Double End Striking Punching Bag Kit
Younger great-nephew: Playmobil City Zoo Kit, large and a Dr. Seuss book, “If I ran the Zoo”
Two sacks goodies containing peanuts, hard candy, apple, tangerine, candy-filled cane
Them to me:
Salt crystal candle holder (amazing)
“Mythos; the Complete Series” by Joseph Campbell (amazing)
Goi Rode Goi by Arkona (amazing Russian heavy metal)
Copper Chef 5-piece set (TOTALLY amazing)
EXCHANGE OF LOVE ALL AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m telling ya, if it wasn’t for them involving me in their holiday observances, I would have no place to go.  I fully do believe we love each other.  I truly thank the gods and ancestors for them!  I hope I’ve expressed my love sufficiently.  I seriously hope they understand my gratitude.
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Bathing in the afterglow…
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I can’t believe I actually sat down to watch a bit of the Denver Broncos @ KC Chiefs game (facepalm)
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Nighty-night
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​God/dess Meditation: Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wotan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon.  You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!
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Comments:  last check on all fur-kids
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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Interesting links about Xmas being banned historically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy
http://theweek.com/articles/479313/when-americans-banned-christmas
http://www.plaintruth.com/the_plain_truth/2010/12/when-christmas-was-illegal-in-america.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lzVZ1lWu-w
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: prep for tomorrow @ my WONDERFUL niece’s!
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Ancestor Meditation: (gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite and Medford Mennonite respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wotan specifically, Wotanic wisdom, 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 Wotan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wotanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wotan.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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 Armanen Rune: Eh: 
Havamal 161.
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.
 
Warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of 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).
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Interpretation: Self-inventory (Ansuz) leads to marriage (Eh).
*if only…
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5th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Honor
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 (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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Outcome: I’m so glad I’ve allowed Toby on the bed at night.  When I wake up with Essie on one side and Toby on the other, it’s just pretty damned nice.
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My health by the numbers:
Glucose: 112
Weight: 249
BP: 126/72
Pulse: 76
Well hel, I’m yet not ready to give up the protein shakes.  I just know I’m not getting the results I’d hoped.  I’ll make my decision after January 1st.
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1st breakfast; ½ bowl of whole grain wheat cereal
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Toby and I out for a very enjoyable 30min romp on the campus of Newman U.
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2nd breakfast; 2 eggs sunny-side-up, leftover potatoes from Hammerstorm Yule, to soy-meat patties.
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Started some Jell-O-n-fruit salad for tomorrow.
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Separated recyclables.  I FINALLY got caught-up on aluminum can smashing.
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Last second outing:
*Town West Mall; to catch a vendor selling Coast Guard emblems before he got away.  Of course, and unexpectedly, he didn’t have what I saw previously.  Nonetheless I bought another Coast Guard emblem.  He, in turn, GAVE me three tannen-baum (fir-tree) ornaments.  Oneheluva salesman, eh?
*Hobby Lobby http://www.hobbylobby.com/ iso taper candles.  I really hate going to this store for anything due to its christian nature.
*Michaels http://www.michaels.com/ further iso taper candles.  I really hate going here to due to the inconvenient location.
**will just have to wait until next year.
*Dillons
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Jeeeeeeeeeeeze, things were staring to close-up by 16:30/4:30PM.
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Wrapped all gifts and sacked all sacks.  READY!
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Did my brother forget about me?
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Dinner; ½ lb. veggie-burger dressed with sweet pickles, Dijon mustard and cheese, with oven-baked, crinkle-cut potatoes…OMGs YUM!
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My Sisser called.  I don’t remember how or why, but we started talking about our cousin in California.  She called back saying, “You’ll never guess who called.”  IT WAS MY COUSIN FROM CALIFORNIA!  His ears must’ve been burning, or something.  She gave me his number and I called him on my cell-phone.  It was SO GOOD to talk to him after so long of not talking to him.
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Nope, brother didn’t forget.  One gift down, two to go.
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OH MAN!  Drizzly, fog…beautiful!  If it was any closer to freezing, there would be some really stupid people out on the road.
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OMGs…11PM/23:00 and the christians have taken-over my television…smh.
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: day off!
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com)
Frijastag (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth abt 1852 in Russia
Death 19 JUN 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elisabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Dangers calmed, challenges, sun, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, still, comfort, 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).
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Interpretation: Social interaction with humanity (Mannaz) leads to completion (Ar).
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​4th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Truth
Truth is elusive.  It’s as relative as the individual. What one person or group accepts as Truth, another does not. There is no universal truth. There is no one-way or right way of seeing anything. What we accept as truth is merely that; our truth. No one person or group has the ability to dictate their truth onto anyone unless we allow it. The most important truth, is that we remain true to ourselves.  Search for your own truth.
*Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson.

Outcome: discombulated, it seems…
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Protein shake
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Cold, sunny, heluh breezy
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Neighbor lady, one I rarely see, or with who I rarely interact, came to the door with two loaves of bread.  Honestly, at first I didn’t know who she was, but as she clarified, OH, NOW I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!  I hope she wasn’t offended.  I think she and her husband are odd ducks.
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Wasted money online:
Amazon; but could be fun
YouTube; Rocky Horry, Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (the jury is still out)
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Outrageously tired
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Protein shake
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Lazy, lazy, lazy…lonely, it seems more than anything.
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Fresh fish, garden salad and onion rings
*first effort @ Mahi-Mahi, not impressed, neither was Essie, but Toby was VERY appreciative.
*my approach no doubt needs to be tweaked.
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Syracuse Silver Knights 6-4 Harrisburg Heat LIVE on MASL-TV on YouTube
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Vikings on the History channel http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/season-4/episode-14 Chromecast onto my television.
*Queen Aslaug is dead, shot in the back by a cowardly arrow delivered by, surprisingly enough, Lagertha, who re-ascended to the throne of Kattegat.
*Ragnar is in the hands of King Ecbert of Wessex, who will no doubt be turned over to King Ælla of Northumbria for execution.
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It seems my Mannaz/Ar came in the form of antisocial behavior and challenges.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 8 hrs, last day of work until January 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3rd Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Courage
Courage is definitely an attitude of boldness, however, not the absence of fear. Courage is the carrying-on in spite of your fears. It is courage that allows us to live life in such a manner that we can be proud.  Courage comes to those who have faced down their fears, and have overcome them (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
 
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Ancestor Meditation: Donarstag (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I 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.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Tyr: 
Havamal 156.
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
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Interpretation: A gift (Gebo) leads to excitation (Tyr).
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Outcome: Did I just get 7 hrs. of sleep with ABSOLUTELY no interruptions?  WOW!
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Protein shake
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I received a Holiday card from Toby’s former guardians after I sent them on of me and the fur-kids.  I LOVED their comment:
“Great to hear from you, Socks, Toby and Essie.  Meeting you was the best day in Toby’s life.  We are so pleased…keep in touch”.  Will do!
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Toby and I out for a fairly active 30 min walk.
*Going by these town homes a familiar neighbor comes out to chat with a barking dog at, who I THOUGHT to be at the end of its tether.  As I approached the neighbor, the dog DID reach the end of its tether and attacked Toby, who thankfully, was on HIS tether, too.  Toby held his own!  The lady pulled off her dog as I pulled Toby way.  At the same time, her young child opened the door to come see Toby and innocently released a second dog.  The lady kept that one away from Toby.  As I left, I check out Toby and he seemed to be none the worse for wear.  I was SO PROUD OF TOBY!
*I JUST LOVE shapely women in legging who love to strut their stuff.
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Nifty Nut House
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To my stylist with her Nifty Nut House gift.  She LOVED it!  If you’re on Facebook, here’s the link to the pic:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1198745900160538&set=a.368251159876687.81372.100000754172307&type=3&theater  *Gebo/Tyr
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To the post office with a couple of last-minute Yule cards.
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Standing, 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

• Forearm curls
• Bicep curls
• Overhead triceps extension
• Shoulder press
• Standing shoulder row

Plank, 3 sets @ 30secs each
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Good 8 hrs of work, good time of just not worrying about things.  Cy’all Jan 3rd!
*any PAID time off from work is a GREAT gift (Gebo) that leads to renewal (Tyr).
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@ home, Socks out from his house…rain…Socks back inside his house when called…Socks is smart.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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​Ancestor Meditation: Wotanstag (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1952) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
David F. Schmidt (1895-1952)
Birth 28 Feb, 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you've provided. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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 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.
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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 150.
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.
 
The world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, reversal of fortune, 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).
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​Outcome: 2nd Day of Yule; The Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice represents the shortest day and the longest night. Winter begins for us in this modern era.  We give HAIL to the turning of the wheel!  Today, the sun has reached her furthest point south.  From this day onward Sunna, the feminine aspect of the Sun, gains strength, returns coming northward, and eventually breaks winter's spell. Celebrate Sunna's return and the fertility she brings (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
*The Winter Solstice happed @ 4:44 AM Central time.
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Overcast with filtered sun, cool, no wind.
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Toby and I out for a well-behaved 30min walk.
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No workout scheduled for today.
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Nifty Nut House http://www.niftynuthouse.com/home.php
Dillons
Hand-delivered my homemade Yule cards to the few neighbors with whom I associate.
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
München 3-0 Leipzig
Berlin 2-0 Darmstadt
Köln 1-1 Leverkusen
Hoffenheim 1-0 Bremen
Ingolstadt 1-2 Freiburg
Here is the table as the Bundesliga goes into winter break, and it IS very interesting:
http://www.bundesliga.com/en/stats/table/
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Protein shake
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Slow, frustrating start due to the CT (contour template) shuffle and a well-hidden SHF (shaper holding fixture).  It took tribal knowledge to know where the SHF was.  THEN I had access to the dimensions I needed.
*Raido/Ka right here.
*Too much food and good food @ today’s potluck.  My contribution was a larger-than-normal pecan pie.  Half of it was consumed.
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PTA shower, bed, nighty-night.
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God/dess Meditation: Wotan; Alle-Vater God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! Wotan!! Husband to Frija, the Alle-Mutter.  Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wotan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, Wotan, as we honor the Wotan that resides in us all!\
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Comments:  last check on all fur-kids
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Alaf Sal Fena!