(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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Didn’t sleep well at all.  Uncomfortable.  No pain, just uncomfortable.  Got up and turned on the tele only to find some really odd, old movie, probably from the early 1950s or so, about Martians who kidnapped Santa.  A goofy Martian elf (I guess) stuffed his pants and donned Santa’s red suit, only to be confused by Martian kidnappers to be the real thing.  The Martian Kidnappers, obviously bent on destroying the holiday, also sabotaged Santa’s toy-making machine to turn out odd combinations of toys; i.e., a doll’s head on a stuffed bear, or a baseball bat on a tennis racket.  The real Santa and his cohorts eventually foiled the kidnappers, saved the day, and put things back in right order.  I think I finally got to be circa 03:00/3AM.
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1st check on all fur-kids; Socks’ house was 64F this morning.
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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: 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: Os: 
Havamal 148.
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Mouth, arising, ashes, the power of speech/song, that which is offered, freedom, Wotanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
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Interpretation: Favor from the gods (Ansuz) brings freedom (Os).
*wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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Outcome: Protein shake
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Socks was ready to make the dash from his house
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Sunny, not as bitter cold yet still chilly, no wind
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Socks was ready to go back into his house.
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Toby and I out for a 30min walk.  Sidewalks were snow-packed/slushy/icy/snow-packed.
*Toby’s sluggish response to common voice commands put him on the retractable for a bit.
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One egg and one slice of deli-ham on one slice of whole-wheat toast
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38F/4C, SOME melting has started, but there’s still quite a bit of snow on the ground.  It amazes me how much time Essie wants to spend in the back yard.  I had to go bring her inside.
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Protein shake
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Dortmund v Augsburg
*33rd min tor/goal Augsburg
*@ the half, 0-1
*47th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*1-1
*end of match, 1-1
M’Gladbach 1-2 Wolfsburg
Frankfurt 3-0 Mainz
Hamburger 2-1 Schalke
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Good 8 hr. shift!
*I LOVE seeing Toby finally utilizing his doghouse.
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Socks leaps out for the night.
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​1st Day of Yule; Mother’s Night
Mother's Night welcomes in the Season of Yule. As we encourage the return of Sunna (the feminine aspect of the Sun) we honor the feminine all around us. Honor the Idises, Asynjor, all Mothers, Great Grandmothers and your feminine ancestors. Raise a horn to the glorious women who give birth to us and to the feminine spirits that support us. Give this time in honor to all Mothering aspects (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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In honor of Mothers Night:
I honor you, Anna Marie Schmidt/Reimer, Mother. 
I honor you, Maria Hildebrand/Reimer, Grandmother,
I honor you, Mary Goertz/Schmidt, Grandmother.
I honor you, Eva Hiebert/Reimer, Great Grandmother.
I honor you, Elizabeth Zielke/Schmidt, Great Grandmother. 
I honor you, Agatha Dirksen/Reimer, 2nd Great Grandmother.
I honor you, Maria Nachtigal/Schmidt, 2nd Great grandmother.
I honor all feminine Ancestors yet to be discovered.
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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’ 17F/18 outside, 54F/12C in Socks’ house
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Plans: work 8 hrs
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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: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, 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, 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.
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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, mystery, awakening, passion, comprehension of the diving 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).
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Interpretation: protection (Algiz) leads to an awakening (Gibor).
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Outcome: protein shake
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Socks was conflicted about whether or not he wanted to come out from his house and embrace the cold.  He decided to come out.  I guess a couple of days hibernating was enough. 
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Posted “A Heathen Night Before Yuletide” to the 9th Annual 12 Day of Yule event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/193175554475833/
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HAHAHAHA…Socks already had enough and was wanting to go back into his house.
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Call into my WONDERFUL niece.
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Sunny, cold, no wind.
Toby and I went out to Meeka Park, where he found a tasty morsel.  I took him home after 20min to let him have his morsel and finished the last 10min on the treadmill.
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Snack; one egg, one slice of deli-sliced ham on one slice of whole-wheat bread.
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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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Protein shake
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Really nice 8 hrs of shift.  Everything went well.
*Toby IS using his doghouse.  I feel so much better.  Now is the time to keep an eye on the straw.
*Holy shit!  I forgot to turn the furnace back on from when I was working out.  It wasn’t even 60F in here.  HAHAHAHA…but smart little Essie was in the bedroom with the functioning space heater.  Smart girl!
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PTA shower, nighty-night.
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A Heathen Night Before Yuletide
 
Author Unknown:
Rewritten by Vaygar-Ingvald Elmersson to reflect a more adequate style in meter and verse.

'Twas the night before Yuletide and all through the Hall
Not a creature was stirring, not warrior nor thrall.
I in my armor, my greaves and my helm
Was drunker than anyone else in the Realm.

I staggered upstairs and fell into bed
With four quarts of mead ablaze in my head.
Then up from below came sounds of a brawl
I grabbed up my axe and ran down to the Hall.

I missed the last step and crashed down in a heap
Thinking, "Why can't those low-lifes downstairs go to sleep?"
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But two brawny strangers with hammer and spear.

I said to myself, “I'll soon have them beat!"
Yet noticed ten warriors laid out at their feet.
I gave out a yell and leapt to the fray...
I'll always regret my poor choice of that day.

For the one laid his hammer to side of my nose
And up, up, up to the rafters I rose.
Then came a lone voice from down on the floor,
"They’re no mortal warriors -- that's Odin and Thor!"

They looked at each other and said, "Battle's done.
Since they know who we are, it’s no longer fun."
Then Thor raised his hammer at his elbow he bent,
And with a loud crash, through the ceiling they went.

I crawled through the Hall and flung open the door,
Not really sure that I'd seen them before.
The snow bathed in moonlight, the stars intercede,
I saw them ride off on an eight-legged steed.

I heard them exclaim, 'ere they flew out of sight,
"TO HELA WITH YULETIDE, WE JUST LOVE A GOOD FIGHT!"
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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: (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: 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: Man: 
Havamal 159.
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, wisdom, empowerment, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, acquisition of wisdom, strength, male mysteries, male leadership, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
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Interpretation: Stabilization (Uruz) leads to great gain (Man).
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Outcome: WOW!  -5F/-20C!  Socks’ house is still extremely tolerable; a marked improvement from last winter.
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A goodly amount of time spent online making final preparations for the start of “the 9th Annual 12 Days of Yule” on Facebook.
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Breakfast didn’t happen until just after noon.
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3 loads of laundry
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Good day to stay inside.
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Brother’s with trash
FedEx for copies
Dillons for food
Pizza Hut
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I considered taking Toby out for a walk after dark on the retractable, but I will not expose his to this kind of extreme cold.
*3F/-15C
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Darmstadt 0-1 München
Leverkusen 1-2 Ingolstadt
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St. Louis Ambush 3-6 Cedar Rapids Rampage
Chicago Mustangs 10-7 Syracuse Silver Knights
Tacoma Stars 8-7 San Diego Sockers LIVE on MASL-TV on YouTube
*damned good game!
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Finished watching “Spectral” on Netflix; Damned good!
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Sushi for a late dinner, didn’t hit the spot, though; neither for Essie.  Toby certainly enjoyed it.
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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Almost 8 hrs of good sleep with only one bladder call.
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1st check on all fur-kids; 62F in Socks’ house.
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Elder Rune: Fehu (U):  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
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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, comprehension of the diving 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.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
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Interpretation: A good beginning (Fehu) leads to a good end (Gibor).
*okay, admittedly, not a good interpretation of Gibor, but it made good sense in the immediate.
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Outcome: My health by the numbers:
Glucose: 102
Weight: 247
BP: 120/72
Pulse: 76
*well hel, lost a bit of ground
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Snow flurries, a TINY bit of accumulation.
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Half the morning wasted by sleeping until after TEN-AM!
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Bank
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Haircut
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FINALLY got around to breakfast after noon; 3 scrambled eggs with cheese, ½ potato shredded for hashbrowns, 4 slices of deli-ham
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Schalke 1-1 Freiburg
Mainz 3-1 Hamburger
Bremen 1-1 Köln
Leipzig 2-0 Berlin
Augsburg 1-0 M’Gladbach
Wolfsburg 1-0 Frankfurt
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WOW!  REAL SNOW…small amount of coverage thus far…but REAL SNOW!
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Dillons; found Toby a SIZEABLE rawhide chew
Family Dollar
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EXCELLENT time @ Hammerstorm Yule.  Brought home a hambone for Toby; grateful doggie.
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Florida Tropics v Kansas City Comets
*1st qtr. 0-2
*2nd qtr. 1-1
*3rd qtr. 1-1
*4th qtr. 2-2
*4-6, COMETS WIN!  COMETS WIN!
Milwaukee Wave 3-6 Syracuse Silver Knight
Dallas Sidekicks 4-8 Baltimore Blast
Chicago Fury 10-4 El Paso Coyotes
Sonora Soles 14-5 Atletico Baja
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According to my trusty patio table, we got 1 ¾ inches of snow today.
*4F/-15 C; 54F/12C in Socks’ house.  Socks THOUGHT about coming out from his house, but this time I made up his mind for him.  I placed him back inside.
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Sent in my health numbers to my new, VA, weight management, online program.
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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: work 8 hrs.
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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: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, consistent 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, 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.
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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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Interpretation: The feminine (Laguz) leads to protection from danger (Thorn).
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Outcome: Slept-in until 09:30!
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Protein shake
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Wind changes everything weather-wise.  It’s too stout and too cold to make for an enjoyable walk.  Hel, if Socks won’t even come out from his house in this, neither should I.
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I get SO LOST into the Internet.
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30min on the treadmill
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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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Pretty good evening @ work, all things considered.
*turns out all parts were scrapped on an order from two days ago, due to a notch that didn’t belong in the SHF, proven by Mylar (thank you, hand-forming shop), placed there by someone else.  How was I supposed to know?
*@ first I was approved for overtime on Sunday, then it was yanked out.
*I was called upon to work a part order labeled “SPL”, seemingly hotter-than-hot.  I worked it from beginning to end and DAMN did it look good.
*hmmmmm…a bit of ice on the way home.  I stayed off the highway and onto back streets in an effort to avoid sliding problems…effort successful.
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Socks did NOT get the option of coming out from his house for the night.
Toby appeared none the worse for wear.
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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; rain.
*it’s so funny to watch Socks consider going out in the rain, then change his mind to stay in his house.
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Plans: work 8 hrs
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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: 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: Yr:
Havamal 160.
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,
To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.
 
The waxing and waning moon, lunar-like mutability of the feminine essence, the error-rune, conquering resistance through confusion, eventual perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Column, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine Feminine being.
“Think about the end” (List, 63).
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Interpretation: Gift (Gebo) leads to eventual perfection (Yr).
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Outcome: Another 09:00 wake-up…nice!
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Protein shake
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Lazy morning
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30min on the treadmill
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One egg, one slice of deli-ham, one piece of sliced cheese, one one slice of whole-wheat toast.
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Dumbbell workout routine:
Bench

• Chest press 3 sets of 12, 2/30lbs
• Chest fly 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs
• Overhead pull 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

Back

• Bent row 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

• Reverse back-fly 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

½ squats, 3 sets of 10, 2/30lbs
*Gebo/Yr
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Fog, BEAUTIFUL fog!
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Corner convenience store for a newspaper.
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Good 8 hrs. of work.
*Gebo/Yr
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund
*3rd min tor/goal Hoffenheim
*11th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*20th min tor/goal Hoffenheim
*41st min red card BVB, BVB playing a man down for the remainder of the match.
*@ the half, Hoffenheim 2-1 BVB
*48th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match, 2-2
*WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Turlock Express 9-5 El Paso Coyotes
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Vikings on History.com Chromecast onto my television; S4 E13
http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/season-4/episode-13
*wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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Nighty-night
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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1st check on all fur-kids; Socks is so warm and comfy in his house.
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Plans: work 8 hrs.
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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: Thurisaz: Giant, Donar, the Strong One, defender of the Folk and Ensigart, strength, raw masculine power, reactive and directed force, courage, a breakthrough, self-empowerment, defense from within, defend against outside forces, breaking down barriers, self-defense, assertiveness, facing opposition, bravery, the ultimate mortal fighting force, fertility, fight or flight; choosing to fight.
Conversely:
Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, weakness, beware of enemies from the outside, defenselessness, failure, disruptive opposition, lack of fertility, shadow of the unconscious, disease, explosive/mindless violence, an enemy's victory, introversion, trouble, betrayal, physical abuse, cowardice, destruction, a loss of masculinity, fight or flight: choosing flight.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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 Armanen Rune: Yr:
Havamal 160.
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,
To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.
 
The waxing and waning moon, lunar-like mutability of the feminine essence, the error-rune, conquering resistance through confusion, eventual perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Column, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine Feminine being.
“Think about the end” (List, 63).
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Interpretation: A breakthrough (Thurisaz) leads to eventual perfection (Yr).
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Outcome: it’s another 09:00/9AM morning!
*well hel, sinus dryness has already surfaced.  Saline solution is the solution.
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OMGs, I stay online way too long!
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Protein shake
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Toby and I out for a very well-behaved, 11AM walk.
*sunny, cold, stout north breeze; enough to break-out my Gore-Tex mittens.
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One egg and a deli-sled piece of ham on one piece of whole-wheat bread.
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LOTS to do in the kitchen.
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Bench

• Chest press 3 sets of 12, 2/30lbs
• Chest fly 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs
• Overhead pull 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

Back

• Bent row 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

• Reverse back-fly 3 sets of 12, 2/15lbs

½ squats, 3 sets of 10, 2/30lbs
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Protein shake
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HAHAHAHAHAHA…I just watched a squirrel eat on a banana peel that I threw in the back yard.  Who woulda thunk it?
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One of the best shifts since I’ve been @ Spirit!  Everything went smoothly.
*Thurisaz/Yr?
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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A good 8 hrs. of sleep with two bladder calls?  Not bad at all.
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: work 8 hrs.
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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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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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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Interpretation: Fate (Naudiz) leads to rebirth (Thorn).
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Outcome: late start on the morning; luckily, no workout routine scheduled for today.
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Protein shake
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Cool, sunny, stout north breeze…perfekt!
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Toby and I out for a fairly well-behaved 30min walk.
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One egg, one slice of deli-ham, one slice of whole-wheat toast.
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Prepped the dinner bucket with some really good things!
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Started watching a REALLY interesting original movie on Netflix; Spectral.  I’ll come back to it later.
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Not hungry, even for a protein shake.
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Aerospace is a fickle business.  Yesterday was perfekt.  Yesterday I could do no wrong.  Today was the shits.  Today I could do nothing right.
*I reported my faux pas to my lead and my super.  THEY in turn sought the aid from the lead is stretch-press.  All the pertinent parties are in the know.  I made every effort to cover my ass on this one.
​*Naudiz/Thorn
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PTA shower, bed, nighty-night.
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God/dess Meditation: Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
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Comments:  last check on all fur-kids
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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.
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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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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​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: Need (Naudiz) leads to shielding (Bar).
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Outcome: Life is so good now, all the way around.
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1st breakfast; protein shake
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cool, borderline cold, partly cloudy, calm wind.
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Toby and I out for an exceptionally well behaved 30min walk.
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Socks’ house is so nice and warm now.  When I went in to huggle, he almost didn’t want to come off of his loveseat to meet me on the table.
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Nice Fb chat with a fellow Heathen in SE Kansas.
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Call in from my WONDERFUL niece.  It’s so nice to have an agreed time to call.
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Sensible snack; one egg on one piece of whole-wheat toast.
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Dumbbell workout routine
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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Essie does NOT like the cold.  She comes back inside SO quickly.
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Lunch; protein shake
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I posted this to my Facebook page:
“If you're a non-Christian who says you celebrate Christmas, Christians have every right to insist you keep the Christ in Christmas; after all, it IS their holiday. If I may make a suggestion, celebrate Yule instead. It's 12 days of one-big-ass-party. You still get all the bells and whistles of the season. You just don't have to worry about anyone telling you HOW to observe it.”
Mostly a good response, but it certainly didn’t take long for a childhood friend to contact me in a Fb message and started preaching at me.  I get SO sick-n-tired of that shit.  I get so sick and tired of Christians with the “I’m right, you’re wrong” attitude.  Amazing, isn’t it?  23yrs ago, I was in that same mindset.
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Good 8 hrs of work, but with a slow start, things, I think, turned out okay.
*So, my work colleague seems to think he and his fiancé have the perfekt woman for me.  I started running down the laundry list of what makes me, me, and he STILL thinks so; especially in the area of sexuality.  The more he talked about her, the more I’m inclined to agree.  Okay, NOW he has my curiosity aroused.
*Naudiz/Bar?
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PTA 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: domestic stuff
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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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Okay, here I go with my Rune experiment.  I’m going to draw only an upright Rune, but consider both the positive and negative aspects within it.  My thought process tells me on an everyday use, Runes were used in an upright/positive position.  The only times Runes may have been used in the negative/inverted position would be in Rune spells, which I don’t do, or trying to better understand a given situation in a personal reading.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Berkana: The feminine, Frija, Alle-Mutter, maternal instincts, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, compassion, nurturing, caregiver, maturation, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, life anew, now is the time, a fresh perspective, sanctuary, all forms of Mothering, Frija at her Most-Motherly, healing, bringing into being, life passages.
Conversely:
Problems with relating to the feminine, the maternal influence and the feminine mysteries, void of growth and caring, deceit, degradation, immaturity, deterioration, contamination, needlessly clinging, tough love Mothering, in need of Mothering, missing/ignoring a significant life passage.
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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: Laf: 
Havamal 158.
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
 
Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
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Interpretation: Die Alle-Mutter and maternal instincts (Berkana) lead to learned knowledge (Laf).
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Outcome: started a load of laundry
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1st breakfast; 2-egg omelet with cheese and salsa, 6 potato coins.
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Overcast, fairly cool, but muggy.
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
M’Gladbach 1-0 Mainz
Schalke 0-1 Leverkusen
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Toby and I out for a frustrating 30min walk.  Toby’s ignoring of “NO” put him briefly on the retractable.  He was placed back on the retractable and finished the walk when he continued to be lackadaisical about responding to simple voice commands.
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2nd breakfast; 6 silver-dollar pancakes.
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Repotted plants
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Separated recyclables
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, $100, mostly treats for Toby…yeah, he’s spoiled
Dillons, $145 reduced to $100 with discounts and coupons
Dillons petrol
Pizza Hut
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Another load of laundry
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Kansas City Comets v Baltimore Blast on MASL-TV on YouTube
*1st qtr. 0-0
*2nd qtr. 4-1
*3rd qtr. 0-0
*4th qtr. 1-0
*COMETS WIN!  COMETS WIN!
Atletico Baja 9-8 Turlock Express
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It’s been a quiet evening.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night
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