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December/Iulmânôd 30, 2020 Wodanstag/An: Odin’s Day

12/30/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JCP. Beauty Warehouse/clipper heads
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11th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Perseverance

The Noble Virtue of perseverance requires us to meet difficulties head-on. 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 (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson).


Havamal 71
The lame man rides the horse, the handless man drives the herds,
The deaf man fights and succeeds,
To be blind is better than to be burnt;
A corpse is of no use to anyone (The Poetic Edda, Larrington pg. 23).
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RAISE YOUR HORN! TIP YOUR GLASS! GIVE HAIL TO THE NOBLE VIRTUE OF PERSEVERANCE!

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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/An: Odin’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married to Mary Goertz 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7; Aett 1, root 7, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Fa:
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously

In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.


Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1; Halbdutzend 1, root 1, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson: According to lore there are obvious benefits to gifting that lines-up generous help:
13. If you have a friend you feel is loyal,
And wish to win and keep his trust,
Open your heart to him, and be generous with gifts,
And seek his companionship often.
14. If there is a man you deal with, but do not trust,
Yet seek to win his favor for your gain-
Be friendly to him in your manner,
Though false in heart, and repay him his lies with lies.
(Germanic Heathenry; A Practical Guide, Coulter translation, pg. 242)
*from creation to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep, one wakeup, Lily cuddles, and Toby at the side of the bed
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A banana + AM meds + a small apple
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jwlr chat
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Toby’s 9:15AM fasting glucose reading: 350
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Toby’s 9:30am feeding, insulin, Apoquel and eyedrops
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jwlr video chat
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Toby’s 11am glucose: 376
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 31 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout concentrating on technique
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Brunch sandwich:
sandwich slims
https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims-8-count/0001111000192

2 eggs over easy
4 potato coins
shredded cheese
2 slices of canadian bacon
1 slice of cheese
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Result from my COVID test: NEGATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Adjusted the stray cat feeding table a bit on the patio. It’s still not quite right, but it will do for now.
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Toby indicated he might have an interest in a walk today. Sure enough, he finished three blocks. I didn’t push him at all. I let him tell me what he needed. He kept a good pace and a raised tail. He hadn’t had any kind of a walk in more than a week.
*sunny, mildly cold, north breeze.
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Toby’s PM eye-goop
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Dillons; meat for Toby
McDs
Sally Beauty; clipper heads for clippers
JCP; lounge pants
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jwlr chat
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jwlr and I watched the same Netflix movie though 1000+ miles apart constantly connected; Anna Karenina https://www.netflix.com/title/70243443
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Toby’s 10:30pn feeding, insulin and eyedrops. SHIT! I couldn’t find his glucose reader quickly enough. By the time I found it Toby had gobbled it down. I am SO comforted that he is eating this well.
*Toby’s 11pm glucose reading: 498. I’ll make sure to check it again fist thing in the morning.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Alternate Wodanstag/An: Odin’s Day. Heimo/An: Heimdall, HEAR ME! Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods. You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 29, 2020 Dienstag/An: Thing Day

12/29/2020

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​(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: fur kids, Vue into shop, rental, domestic stuff
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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, parentheticals added).

The Noble Virtue of self-reliance requires that you 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 (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson).
Havamal 36
A farm of your own is better, even if small,
Everyone is someone at home:
Though he has two goats and a coarsely roofed house,
That is better than begging (The Poetic Edda, Larrington pg. 19).
RAISE YOUR HORN! TIP YOUR GLASS! GIVE HAIL TO THE NOBLE VIRTUE OF SELF-RELIANCE!

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Ancestor Meditation:
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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: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4; Aett 2 root 4, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Fa:
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously

In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.


Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1; Halbdutzend 1, root 1, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson: Without a doubt we are harmony and balance par-excellence. As we improve we give to each other generous help. The cyclical whole drives us forward with the ability to grow from death to a new creation! Together we are made whole!
*from destruction to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup and Lily loving
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a banana + AM meds + a small apple
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WONDERFUL jwlr chat
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Toby’s AM glucose 368
Toby’s AM feeding, insulin, Apoquel and eyedrops
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 31 reps up from 30
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps; concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps; concentrating on technique
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Breakfast sandwich:
thin bread https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims-8-count/0001111000192
2 eggs over easy
2 slices of canadian bacon
4 sandwich coins
pepper jack cheese
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11am Toby’s glucose after feeding 334
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Into All Angles Collision
Into Hertz rental; they actually did service me well with a nice GMC SUV
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jwlr chat
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I took Toby north to the end of the cul de sac and back. I don’t think he is going to do a mile any time soon.
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Seared-up a steak SHE left behind + a brown rice/peas-n-carrot mixture + raw veggie salad
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Bank
jwlr phone call x 2
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Toby’s PM eye goop
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Helalotta rain!
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Last of the Hobo stew
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jwlr chat
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8:15pm Toby’s glucose @ 212
Toby’s PM feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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jwlr chat
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Well shit, 10:50pm Toby’s glucose is back up to 460
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:30pm nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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God/dess Meditation: Alternate Dienstag/Ostara/An: Idun, Trustworthy goddess; wife to Brego (who is the adherent god of scalds), keeper of the golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 28, 2020 Manostag/An: Moon’s Day

12/28/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: fur kids, COVID test
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9th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Industriousness
The Noble Virtue of industriousness requires that we work hard in life. 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 (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson).

Havamal 59
He should get up early, the man who has few workers,
And go about his work with thought;
Much he neglects, the man who sleeps-in in the mornings,
Wealth is half won by the vigorous (The Poetic Edda, Larrington (pg. 22).
RAISE YOUR HORN! TIP YOUR GLASS! GIVE HAIL TO THE NOBLE VIRTUE OF INDUSTRIOUSNESS!

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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’s/Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married to Anna M. Schmidt 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4; Aett 2 root 4, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Yr:
Havamal 161:
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,

To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.


Lust/desire, seduction, reluctance, influence, second thoughts, a change of heart, the waxing and waning moon, lunar-like mutability of the feminine essence, the error-rune, conquering resistance through confusion, eventual perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Column, well grounded, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine Feminine being.
“Think about the end” (List, 63).
*H3R4; Halbdutzend 3, root 4, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: We have reached a turning point. We know that the desire we have for each other is beyond measure. What we put into us we will get out of us. We cannot sow poorly and expect to reap richly. We know that together, with our constant improvement, we will eventually achieve perfection.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, Lilly at my feet and Toby at the bedside.
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Frustrating way to wake up. Toby’s glucose is 487. With support from jwlr, I called the Emergency Hospital. Initially they wanted me to take Toby to El Paso Veterinary Hospital, but I am now all but broke so can’t do that. Also with support from jwlr I made Toby some 85% lean ground turkey with peas and carrots added. I put that with Science Diet WD https://www.hillspet.com/dog-food/pd-wd-canine-canned and the last of the chunk turkey. Toby touched only the ground turkey stuff, but he ate something and he got some insulin. Glucose to be checked in a bit.
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A banana + AM meds + a small apple
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I am tired of the stray cat confrontations in and around the breezeway. I am moving their feeding to the patio.
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Toby’s glucose is 457 down 30 points
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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Return all from Elite Renovations
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Free COVID test, saliva sample
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Elite Renovations here to look at enclosing the breezeway
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Researched the pros and cons of adding organs to Toby’s diet as I purchased chicken hearts and gizzards from Dillons the last time I shopped. I think I’m going to do it. Some suggest raw. Some suggest coked. I am not comfortable with serving raw. I will cook with added veggies (thanks jwlr).
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Made a makeshift feeding table on the patio for the stray cats
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Toby’s PM eye-goop
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I picked up some chicken gizzards and hearts from Dillons last time. I researched the feeding for Toby:
*https://blog.myollie.com/the-benefits-of-organ-meats-for-dogs/#:~:text=Other%20healthy%20organ%20meats%20for,but%20are%20less%20nutritionally%20dense.
*https://campfiretreats.com/blogs/campfire-tales/can-dogs-eat-organ-meats
*https://simplefoodproject.com/organ-meats/
Some suggest raw, but I cannot justify that. I cooked it up, threw in some carrots and peas...WAH-LAH, Toby LOVED it!
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2:30pm Toby’s glucose 397
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jwlr chat
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Post office
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A rather odd Hobo stew
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Furniture shopping
*jwlr chat
Shed shopping @ Lowe’s
Kwik Shop petrol
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Triple turkey bologna meat whole wheat tortilla wrap + fries from the air fryer + a bowl of raw veggies
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A VERY compassionate call in from the Emergency Hospital from an actual doctor.
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jwlr chat
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Toby’s PM feeding (YES!) and eyedrops
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:30pm nighty night with in your face Lily loving.
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God/dess Meditation: Alternate Manostag/An: Mani’s Day, Nirdu/An: Njord/ brother-husband, to Nirda/An: Nerthus/ parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô/An: Frey and the Frouwa/An: Freya, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Nirda/An: Nerthus/ sister-wife to Nirdu/An. Njord. We give thanks to the Great Goddess Nirda, Goddess of the land, of soil, and growing things. Goddess, too, of the scythe and of the sacrifice. Beautiful and terrible. Wise in Your power. We praise you…HEIL NIRDA, Mother of the Wanâ, sister-wife to Nirdu. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDA, as we honor the Nirda that resides in us all! HEIL NIRDA Divine Queen! HEIL! HEIL! HEIL!
*source: combination http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/P/prayertonerthus.htm and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson.
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 27, 2020 Sunnastag/An: Sun’s Day

12/27/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: fur babies, domestic stuff, work 5hrs
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th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Discipline
The Noble Virtue of 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 (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson).

Havamal 69
No man is completely wretched, even if he has bad luck;
One man is blessed with sons,
Another with kinsmen, another has enough money,
Another has done great deeds (The Poetic Edda, Larrington pg. 23).
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RAISE YOUR HORN! TIP YOUR GLASS! GIVE HAIL TO THE NOBLE VIRTUE OF DISCIPLINE!
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married to Maria Nachtigal 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
• no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Russia.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.
*A3R6; Aett 3, root 6, Yggdrasil’s root of re-creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Eh:
Havamal 162:
A seventeenth I know, through a wise law

To join two lives in love;
And everyone is willing, no virginal woman
Will leave me lightly after this.


Dedication, faithfulness, fidelity, common law/legal marriage, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal contract between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal marriage, love, duality, bound by primal law, love, trust and marriage. Soul-mates, wedding, partnership, permanent bond, binding decision, hope, duration, horse, permanence and marriage as a law, unity of ego and you, sister souls, soul-love, God-Man-Woman, ideal love, twin souls, two made one, success, increase.
“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).
*H3R5; Halbdutzend 3, root 5, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: With Ing-Fro’s example, we KNOW we have our dedication to a faithful marriage. Inguz is all about sexuality and internal growth. With that we know we have a true marriage.
*from re-creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: EIGHT HOURS of sleep, one wakeup, but no Lily cuddles
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Call into the Emergency Veterinary Hospital. Toby should be able to come home today!
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jwlr chat
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Breakfast:
2 eggs sunny side up well done topped with cheese
1 potato diced, slowly and lightly fried
4 slices of peppered turkey bacon
1 slice of 7-grain toast topped with honey and butter
1 glass of fruit smoothie with extra made virtually for jwlr
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Took inside collected recyclables to outside separation
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Call into the Emergency Hospital asking for an update on the possibility of Toby coming home. They said they just got 5 critical patients so it may be a while if at all today.
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I tried to file unemployment but was blocked out again. The last time that happened, my brother was still able to get it. I called him and he is locked out too this morning. Those fucking millionaires in Washington continue to argue about how much pittance THEY think I should get.
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Phone call in from jwlr
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Hodgepodge for lunch just to get rid of leftovers
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Dillons
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Call in from brother. He’s into unemployment
I tried. Nope
Over to brothers
Done
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Call into the Emergency Hospital. TOBY IS COMING HOME!
*he was so happy to be home. His initial glucose reading on the Freestyle Libre was 200-something
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Went into work late and left early. By the time I got in there the store was practically dead and most everything was done in the department. I should’ve never gone into work in the first place. Toby needs me.
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jwlr chat
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I called the Emergency Hospital about to cry my eyes out because Toby STILL wasn’t eating and his glucose was back above 350. His glucose meter tops out at 350. I am not sure if I talked to a doctor or a tech, but she certainly was comforting. She told me to never give Toby insulin on an empty stomach because that could drive his glucose so low it could kill him. She told me to come get the cans of dog-food they forgot to give me, which I gladly did. Took it back for Toby, but he turned his nose up at it. Toby still had some appetite stimulant so I gave him that before he headed outside. LOW AND BEHOLD, once he came back inside HE STARTED EATING! I immediately administered some insulin and called the hospital with the good news.
*Toby’s glucose reading is still 350+
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Toby’s PM eyedrops
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night
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God/dess Meditation: Sunday, Sunna’s Day, Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, 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!

*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 26, 2020 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG)/An: Day of Fertility/Saturn’s Day

12/26/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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7th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Hospitality
The Noble Virtue of hospitality represents a special relationship between an invited guest and host, where the host provides the guest with necessary goodwill. Welcome those into your house and your life as you can. In today’s world, we cannot trust everyone with whom we come in contact; however, we can exercise caution and be as welcoming as possible. When anyone is welcomed into your home ensure they want for nothing. Lavish upon them food, drink and comfort. Equally, be a proper & respectful guest when welcomed (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson).

Havamal 3
Fire is needful for someone who’s come in,
where is he going to sit?

Food and clothing are necessary for the man
Who’s journeyed over the mountains (The Poetic Edda, Larrington 14).
Rules for being a modern and proper house guest:
  • Be clear about your arrival and departure dates.
  • Bring a gift
  • Ask about house rules.
  • Conserve towels and linens.
  • Always offer to help.
  • Bring your own toiletries (if possible).
  • Respect common areas.
  • Keep the guest room tidy.
  • Leave the house as neat as possible.
  • Leave a gift and a thank-you note.
https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/house-guest-etiquette/
RAISE YOUR HORN! TIP YOUR GLASS! GIVE HAIL TO THE NOBLE VIRTUE OF HOSPITALITY!
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively)
Saturday/Saturn’s Day, Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG) Day of Fertility/Saturday (UPG) (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married to Agatha Dirksen 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Russia.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Uruz: The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, life force, survival, endurance, the ability of action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, stability, raw physical power, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, good health, rejuvenation, energy levels, rage, health and energy, primal drizzle.
Conversely:
A weakened position, deprivation, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, chaos, a severe lack of foundation, energy at low levels, illness, reduction, instability, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, misdirected force, taking no risks at this time, weakness; either physical or emotional, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.
*A1R2; Aett 1, Root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Not:
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk

Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.


Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2; Halbdutzend 2, root 2, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: With Uruz we know we have a solid foundation. We can use that solid foundation to end any suffering. Our vital strength tells us HOW we can understand our suffering and successfully deal with it. Any distress is short-lived BECAUSE we can take action to squelch it.
*from creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of solid sleep with good Lily cuddles
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fasting meds @ 6:40am
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Call in from the Emergency Hospital @ 7am. It seems there are two Toby’s there and they thought I was in the parking lot waiting. They did, however, tell me that MY Toby is doing better. He is eating a bit more, drinking sufficiently and peeing A LOT! Things ARE looking better for Toby, they just couldn’t say if he was ready to come home. I am fully convinced that Toby realizes the doctors and staff are there to help him and he is not afraid of them. As a matter of fact, they LOVE him!
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Fasting vitals @ 8:40am
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My health by the numbers:
weight: 255
glucose: 107
bp: 125/76
pulse: 74
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jwlr chat
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Breakfast:
1 homemade blueberry waffle made in mother’s waffle iron
3 sunny side up eggs
4 strips of turkey bacon
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Online trying to drum-up some donations to Toby’s Go Fund Me page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-tobys-veterinarian-bill?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR0TmoksZEUEfpWs7hlxUZUkzISJ3eel1woCiohEKhRDO0P_2Q5V6EcB2PU
*Janet and I have been the largest donors
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Call in from the Emergency Hospital confirming that Toby is not quite ready to come home yet. I should get another call from the oncoming night doctor later.
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jwlr chat
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HOLY SHIT! A $250 donation to Toby
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A bowl of Zatarain’s Dirty Rice
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 30 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout
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Measured out a Bonn St mile on the Vue’s odometer
Out for a walk, Bonn St mile; ½ mile south/12/ mile north
*mild, partly cloudy/high clouds, south breeze
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MY YULE GIFT FROM JWLR ARRIVED! OMGs! THANK YOU!
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Call into Elite Renovations
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Another bowl and a half of dirty rice before work.
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Call into the Emergency Hospital leaving directions for updates while I’m working this evening.
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Not a horrible 5hrs @ work
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A load of laundry
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jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:30am nighty night with good Lilly cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Saturday/Saturn’s Day/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility (UPG), Ing-Frô/An: Frey & Frouwa/An: Freya:
Ing-Frô/An: Frey, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you? Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 25, 2020 Frijastag/An: Frigga’s Day

12/25/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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6th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Fidelity
As a basic ethical principle, the Noble Virtue of 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. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)



Havamal 44
You know, if you’ve a friend whom you really trust
And from whom you want nothing but good,
You should mix your soul with his and exchange gifts,
Go and see him often (Larrington pg.20).
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Ancestor Meditation: (photo source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/An: Frigga’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932)
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married to Elizabeth Zülke 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5; Aett 2, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Yr:
Havamal 161:
A sixteenth I speak if a maid is reluctant,

To wake her lust and desire;
I change the heart of the delightful woman,
Then to me her wishes turn.


Lust/desire, seduction, reluctance, influence, second thoughts, a change of heart, the waxing and waning moon, lunar-like mutability of the feminine essence, the error-rune, conquering resistance through confusion, eventual perfection, Female mysteries, roots of the World Column, well grounded, the carrier of genetic material, God-woman, femininity, desire, sensual love, passion, perfection, Mother, chaos from which creation emerges, female principle in the Cosmos, the night, death and instinct, anger, falsehood, error and the oppositions found in humankind, mystical union, night, moon, well grounded, roots of Irminsul from which all life springs, woman as the opposite/balance to man, the descending Divine Feminine being.
“Think about the end” (List, 63).
*H3R4; Halbdutzend 3, root 4, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: The reward for inner strength is the ability to influence. We take our life lessons and turn them into the ability to change hearts and minds. With that in mind, we need to be exceptionally mindful of that power and use it to form our eventual perfection.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 5hrs of absolutely shitty sleeping
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The Veterinary Emergency Hospital called shortly after 7am. This can get expensive.
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At the suggestion of jwlr, I set up a Go Fund Me page for Toby.
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A banana + AM meds + ½ an apple
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LOTS of interaction with the Emergency Veterinary Hospital
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Breakfast sandwich
sandwich slims https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims-8-count/0001111000192
1 egg
2 slices of canadian bacon
4 potato coins
1 slice of cheese
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Call into the Emergency Hospital to tell them it’s imperative that Toby gets his eye care in a timely manner.
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Took a meat care package to Toby in the hospital
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Vacuumed the breezeway. It’s actually looking like a small hallway.
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Nice early-mid-afternoon 6-block walk. Long overdue conversation with the J’sW family.
*clear, mildly cool, slight south breeze
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A bit of Zatarain’s Dirty Rice to tie me over
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Call in from bruzzer. I was so proud of him. He actually used the word YULE instead of Christmas.
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Core:
ab Roller 3 sets of 30 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout
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Food brought over from Hispanic neighbor yesterday:
ham
rice
Brussels sprouts from frozen
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jwlr chat
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Uneventful night
jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night
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God/dess Meditation: Friday/Frija’s Day/An: Frigga’s Day:
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter, MY Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan. Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far-seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all! HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 24, 2020 Donarstag/An: Thor’s Day

12/24/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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5th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Honor
The Noble Virtue of honor is the ability to hold your head high in all situations. It’s the
adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct. To live an honorable life is the most valuable of goals. We set standards for ourselves and live according to those standards. We are not encouraged to set low standards; rather, set high standards and work toward them continually, even behind closed doors. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)



Havamal 164
Now is the song of the High One recited in the High One’s hall.
Very useful to the sons of men,
Quite useless to the sons of giants,
Luck to him who recites, luck to him who knows!
May he benefit, he who learnt it,
Luck to those who listened (Larrington pg. 38)!
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:
  1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
  2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
  3. US flag 1850, 31 stars
  4. Oklahoma state flag
  5. California state flag
Donarstag/An: Thor’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married to Eva Hiebert 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Eihwaz: Irminsul, the Cosmic pillar, inner strength, stress and difficulties, overcoming obstacles, need to have backbone to get through, endurance, “Shit happens, get over it! “, temporary cosmic consciousness, stability over external circumstances, resilience, the Shamanic link of experiences within the All. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche).
*A2R5; Aett 2, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Gibor:
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never

Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.


The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, secrets kept, the end, comprehension of the driving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6; Halbdutzend 3, root 6, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: Inner strength, if it’s physical or spiritual, has a profound effect on what we perceive. There may be difficulties, but we call on our inner strength to power through to an awakening.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup, and a surprise this morning. Jasmine on the bed and Toby at the side of the bed.
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Sexperimentation fun and shock value
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A banana + AM meds + ½ an apple
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2 loads of laundry
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Toby’s first issue of his new meds that hopefully helps him feel better. Right now I am not seeing much change. He’s still not eating. I cannot give him his insulin until he does.
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Toby’s late AM eyedrops
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Brunch breakfast sandwich:
sandwich slims https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims-8-count/0001111000192
1 egg
3, ½ slices of turkey bacon
4 potato coins
1 slice of cheese
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Toby let out a diarrhea squirt and didn’t move from the floor. I cleaned it and him.
Took Toby outside north on the block; very lethargic
When Toby came inside I put a bit of food in his plate. HE ACTUALLY ATE A BIT! Now, I don’t know how much he has to eat, but I went ahead to give him some insulin.
*YES! HE ATE A BIT MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Italian meatballs from frozen with BBQ sauce + tater rounds https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-tater-rounds/0001111087586 made in the air fryer
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I’m glad I’m here to tend to Toby
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Toby’s PM eye-goop
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Already working on next year’s Yule card
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jwlr chat
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Crunchy fish fillets https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-crunchy-fish-fillets/0001111078374 + steamed cabbage with onions + macaroni salad
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At the recommendation of jwlr, I took Toby to the Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital of Wichita. Both MY vet and back-up vet says to call them in case of emergency. I stayed there in the parking lot until 1:30am. They said it would be several hours before they can do anything because they were über busy and that I should go home. They will call me with any updated information.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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God/dess Meditation: Thursday/Donar’s Day/Donar/An: Thor:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba with the Golden Hair, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!

*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 23, 2020 Wodanstag/An: Odin’s Day

12/23/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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4th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Truth
The Noble Virtue of 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 to anyone unless we allow it. The most important truth is that we remain true to ourselves. Search for your own truth. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)



Havamal 124
That is the true mingling of kinship when you can tell
Someone all your thoughts;
Anything is better than to be fickle;
He is no true friend who only says pleasant things (Larrington pg. 31).
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married to Maria Hildebrand 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life well-lived, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, fluidity, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, conform with emotions, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, the deep minded Spirit, intuition.
Conversely:
A dried-up body of Water, the struggles of life, swimming upstream, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, depression, inability to formulate with the emotional world, unstimulated, sinking/drowning, disconnect with the Inner Self.
*A3R5; Aett 3, root 4, Yggdrasil’s root of re-creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ar:
Havamal 154:
A tenth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me

To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.


Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4; Halbdutzend 2, root 4, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: We go with the flow. All our dangers are calmed. The best thing to do in life is to remain as flexible as possible without defying yourself. As we do we have the protection of the gods and ancestors.
*from re-creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs of sleep, one wakeup, no Lily cuddles, but a flashing alarm clock. Evidently there was a power outage for a couple of hours
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary. Toby is doing OK, but still not eating.
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Call into El Paso Veterinary Animal Hospital. They can take him if necessary
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary. They have given him an appetite stimulant to see if that helps.

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A banana and half an apple with AM meds
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Got lined out for a free COVID test: Intrust Bank Arena lot #1 Monday Dec 28th @ 11am
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Fb call in from Aunty
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WONDERFUL video call from jwlr
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Breakfast sandwich
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Out for a noon hour, lonely walk without my buddy, McCormick St mile ½ mi east, cross street, ½ mi west
*sunny, cold, JsFnChst-hela-stout north/northwesterly wind
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jwlr chat
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 25 reps weighted 30 lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 roll-out
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Call in from Air Capital Vet: TOBY IS COMING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Leftover fake rib meat + freshly steamed cabbage + fries made in the air fryer
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Picked up Toby from the veterinarian
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4 hrs at work was enough. There was no sense sticking around with everything done.
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FINALLY got caught up on blogging.
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jwlr chat x 2
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Toby’s PM eyedrops
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:45am nighty night.
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God/dess Meditation: Wednesday/Wodan’s Day/Wodan/An: Odin;
Alle-Vater Gott! Wandering god! Rune god! Wolf god! Raven god! Wodan!! 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, Wodan, 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, Wodan, as we honor the Wodan that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 22, 2020 Dienstag/An: Thing Day

12/22/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: ???????????????????????
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3rd Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Courage
The Noble Virtue of courage is definitely an attitude of boldness – not, however, the absence of fear. The Noble Virtue of courage represents driving forward 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. (C.Reimer/V.Elmersson)



Havamal 106
With the mouth of the auger I made space for myself
And gnawed through the stone;
Over me and under me went the paths of the giants,
Thus, I risked my head (Larrington pg. 28).
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married to Maria Hildebrand 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Teiwaz: The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, valor, highest ideals, uncompromising in judgments, personal management, a higher rationality, dedication to an ideal, balanced, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, spiritual birth/rebirth, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, even-handedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Ziu; the god of honor, dishonor, without victory in conflict, failed ideals, injustice, imbalance, mismanagement, failure, unbalanced, dishonesty, naiveté compromised judgments, defeat, warfare without purpose, disengagement with the sacrificial Self, spiritual death, legal dilemma, disorder/chaos, cowardice, the inability to fight for what’s right, void of the will to succeed, double standards.
*A3R1; Aett 3, root 1, Yggdrasil’s root of re-creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Is:
Havamal 154:
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me

To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.


Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3; Halbdutzend 2, root 3, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: Our highest ideals are in tact. Calm down. We have nothing to worry about.
*from re-creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sleep, two wake-ups, but no Lily cuddles
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Toby is still not good. Took him into the veterinary for care.
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jwlr chat
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McDs because I had change to use
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JsFnChst! Called the State Farm claims office, called MY State farm agent, called the body shop, called the car rental people.
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Humankind Ministries https://www.humankindwichita.org/ to donate 3-pairs of shoes
Lord’s Diner https://thelordsdiner.org/ to drop off 12-pairs of socks too good to throw away but too used to keep
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A triple meat-n-chees whole wheat tortilla wrap + chips + ½ an apple
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Two trips to Air Capital Veterinary:
*eyedrops
*food
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Snacking before work
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jwlr chat
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DAMN! Wrong night to work; tomorrow
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Raw veggies
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jwlr chat
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SeaPack clam strips https://seapak.com/products/clam-strips/
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jwlr chat
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Started re-watching the Mandalorian S1 E1/chapter 1 on Disney+
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11pm nighty night with good Lilly cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Tuesday/Ziu’s Day/Ziu/An: Tyr
Ziu, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!

*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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December/Iulmânôd 21, 2020 Manostag/An: Moon’s Day

12/21/2020

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(Iulmânôd = Yule/Iul Month)
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Plans: fur kids, domestic stuff, The Winter Solstice
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2nd Day of Yule – The Winter Solstice/Mid-Winter
The old calendar had but two seasons; summer and winter. Winter began at the Autumnal Equinox. The winter solstice actually represented mid-winter. Now, it also represented as the shortest day and the longest night. Winter begins for us in this modern era, in the northern hemisphere. 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, begins returning northward, and eventually breaks winter's spell. Celebrate Sunna's return and the fertility she brings. (C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)

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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’s/Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married to Anna M. Schmidt 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6; Aett 1, root 6, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Hagal:
Havamal 152:
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 actively protect/enclose/destroy, danger brought under control, introspection, awareness, eternal change, the Mother/Center of the Rune Tree, 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).
*H2R1; Halbdutzend 2, root 1, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: With Divine Wisdom, we have active protection. We fabricate things that bring any danger under control. We take that brightly burning torch and boldly go before the All Mother, for we KNOW that we exist in harmony and blessings.
*from creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup, with good Lily cuddles
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A banana + meds + grapes
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jwlr chat
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Toby’s AM eyedrops
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jwlr chat
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Core:
ab roller setups 3 sets of 30 reps up from 29 reps
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps up from 9 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 roll out
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Toby’s late AM feeding, insulin and Apoquel. Now WTF? Toby’s not eating? Call into veterinary. Appointment @ 2:30.

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New style breakfast sandwich using Kroger Sandwich Slims https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims-8-count/0001111000192 It’s a keeper!
1 egg
4 half slices of turkey bacon
3 potato coins
1 slice of cheese
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jwlr chat
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Created a side-by-side pic of jwlr and me
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Toby in the backyard for a while.
Okay, Now I get it. I’ve seen this in Toby before; lethargy, no appetite, diarrhea. I’m sure it’s his pancreas acting up again; treatable. I’m sure he’ll be on an IV for a few days. Let’s hope that’s all it is.
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Fake boneless ribs (not that great) + raw veggies + fries from the air fryer
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Luckily Toby’s pancreas ISN’T the problem this time. Doc seems to think it’s viral. Toby got a couple of shots and two scripts;
Metronidazole https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6426/metronidazole-oral/details
Ondansetron https://www.drugs.com/ondansetron.html
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I’ve often been interest in the how and why the German people so easily embraced Hitler:
How Did Hitler Happen? https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-hitler-happen
Hitler’s Rise; How a Homeless Artist Became a Murderous Tyrant https://www.livescience.com/54441-how-hitler-rose-to-power.html
A Sobering Look At How Quickly Hitler Transformed Germany https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/books/review-hitlers-first-hundred-days-peter-fritzsche.html
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Moved SEVERAL wheelbarrow loads around to the recycling are and to a small area to the west of the room addition...enough
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Toby’s PM eye-goop
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Stepped outside to see this “Great Conjunction” https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-great-conjunction-of-jupiter-and-saturn I guess I was expecting more.
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jwlr chat

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7:30pm and no sign of appetite improvement with Toby
*Metronidazole
*Ondansetron
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jwlr chat
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two turkey bologna whole wheat wraps with chips and pickles
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Extended jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids
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Toby is still not well.
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Exhausted...1am nighty night with good Lilly cuddles
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God/dess Meditation: Monday/Moon’s Day, Mano/An: Mani, god of the moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high. You’re the measurer and teller of time. You’re the counterpart to Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun. As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano, let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!

*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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