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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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23rd day of German Heritage/History Month:
Thomas Nast “Best known as the "Father of the American Cartoon", he created the modern version of Santa Claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party.”
https://www.onthisday.com/people/thomas-nast
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 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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2
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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 159:
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
H3R2
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Interpretation: Friction (Naudiz) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs. of sleep with one wakeup.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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1 egg sunny side up atop a small hashbrown patty + a banana.
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Toby and I out for an 11;30am, well behaved, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy/high clouds, mild.
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I have NO IDEA where I put the lights-timer from last Yule. I need them for Halloween lights.
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Gave all shrubs a drink as we are going into a dry spell; that’s according to the weather people.
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Took dog treat over to a neighbor, as she doesn’t have the wherewithal to do it herself, because she likes giving treats to Toby if she’s out on her porch while Toby and I are on our walk.
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Grabbed a few lawn bags someone had on the curb as I am still experimenting with mulch on the cheap.
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Exercises:
Biceps/triceps dynamic tension 3 sets of 10 reps.
Pushups from knees 3 sets of 10 reps
Setups on the AB Roller weighted 20lbs 3 sets of 25 reps.
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Clam strips from frozen https://www.seapak.com/products/clam-strips with a garden salad and diced potatoes + a small bowl of vanilla ice cream.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/ playoffs
NYFC 1:2 Toronto (monitored from work)
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-10-23-new-york-city-fc-vs-toronto-fc/recap
Seattle 2:0 Salt Lake
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-10-23-seattle-sounders-fc-vs-real-salt-lake/recap
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MLB https://www.mlb.com/ Championship Series aka World Series game 2 https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-astros-2019-world-series-game-2-preview
Washington National @ Houston Astros (monitored from work)
12:3
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-win-world-series-game-2-take-2-0-lead
Washington Nationals lead the series 2:0
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Not a horrible night at work.
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2am nighty night.
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*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!