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1st check on all fur-kids
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Plans: M.A.E., work 8 hrs.
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David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
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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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.
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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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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: Divine wisdom (Kenaz) leads to freedom (Os).
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Outcome: Up early to start the day in order to be ready for M.A.E.
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A banana, strawberries and a breakfast sandwich.
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M.A.E. arrived to put in my picture window. Everything was set up, ready to go, but the window was the wrong size; manufacturing faux pas. Now I have to wait another week to ten days for installation.
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Toby and I out for an extremely well behaved 30 min walk.
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Bank
Car wash, paid by the $22 refund from the dentist office.
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Afternoon is shot!
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Hodgepodge for lunch
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Grumpy shift @ work; just did NOT want to be sociable. Sometimes those guys in the shop just get to me. The two blacks and the Mexican seem to be bonding rather well, but I’m the odd man out, evidently. Ya know, that’s okay. I don’t really care.
Shaper table went down right @ the end of shift. The up-down gear is shot; at least, that’s MY observation.
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Dillons petrol
*28F/-2C with a stout north wind.
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PTA shower, bed, nighty-night.
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Comments: last check on all fur-kids; Socks makes a mad-dash for outside.
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Alaf Sal Fena!