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I am declaring October to be German Heritage/History month.
German History/Heritage Month
(not necessarily in any specific order)
This is an unofficial rendering and celebration of German History Month. It is by no means an exhaustive list. It DOES, however, represent a shortlist of famous Germans citizens as well as German/American citizens and their accomplishments. The effort, whether or not we were successful, was to steer clear of glorifying Nazis as they have their own well-documented place in history. More times than not, exact dates do not match-up their placement in this celebration. We hope you enjoy this celebration as much as we did gathering all this information.
- Oktoberfest
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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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
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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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
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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 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Growth (Laguz) brings Strength of Will (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, two wakeups, and LOTS of Essie love!
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Called Veterinary to set up fur kids’ medication.
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Wifey conversation.
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Toby and I off to Air Capital Veterinary to get their meds.
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Well scheisse…they have Toby’s flea treatment and allergy meds but no Revolution https://www.revolutionplus.com/ for the kitties. They cannot tell me when any will come in.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*partly/mostly cloudy, warm, stout south wind.
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Online with Chewy.com. I’ll order Revolution thru them as soon as I can figure out how much Essie and Socks weigh. Phone call into Air Cap Veterinary after their lunch.
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Watered baby shrubs in the back yard.
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Beer baked turkey kielbasa + a garden salad + a chocolate sundae.
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Contacted Air Cap Vet
Ordered the kitty’s flea treatment thru Chewy.com.
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I actually learned something at work. I received an order of parts with a part number of XXXXUX, but there was no form block location to do this order. I went to the Hänel, TCS and SAMS to try to find the form block; nothing! I went back to the originator of the order, and discovered that XXXXUX had nothing to do, at least in this instance, with neither the location nor the form black, because the “U” means “spare parts.” I had to use XXXX-X instead. So the “U” was pointless and the “-“ made the difference. THEN, I had to determine if the form block was HB, AHB or BPHB. This time I took XXXX-X to the Hänel, started with HB, entered it into the search and WAH-LAH! HBXXXX-X did the trick. Not only did I find the shelf location, I also found the form block. Planning REALLY could’ve made this A WHOLE LOT simpler by putting HBXXXX-X into the planning, but no, that’s too easy.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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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
*replaced Holle meditation 3/7/2018
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Alaf Sal Fena!