(Iulmânôd = Yule Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, chiropractic, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’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) (1956-12018)].
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 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
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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
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Interpretation: Divine wisdom (Kenaz) dispels suffering (Not).
*jeez, there sure seems to be a lot of suffering and distress lately.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: Did I just sleep 8 ½ hrs. with only one wake up?  WOW!
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Brief good morning conversation with wifey.
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A load of laundry; because I didn’t get it done over the weekend.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Separated recyclables.
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Shower…
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Vacuumed; because I meant to do it over the weekend.
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Chiropractic went well, but we’ll see what kind of cost it is between me and the VA:
Manipulation
Decompression
Stimulation
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Toby and I out for a late morning, fairly well behaved,30min walk.
*cold, cloudy, slight south breeze.
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I started making a box dinner, but the wifey interrupted with an offer for her to buy McDs: WINNER!  The box dinner can wait.
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Message into the VA to reschedule cataract surgery for after Aug 13th.
Call into the VA concerned if the prescriptions they sent for my cataract surgery would still be good if the surgery is rescheduled for next summer.  They said generally prescriptions have a 3yr shelf life.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/ 1st of 5 Monday Night Football matches this season.
Nurnberg 1:1 Mainz on FS2/Sling-TV
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Not a horrible night at work.  One order on the bag-press netted me about an hour.  An order in hand-forming netted me 830min.  I’ve never before seen these parts.  I THINK I worked them correctly.  I just wanted to make sure to nab those 830min!
*work will require steel-toed safety shoes at the beginning of the year.  I have an email into my podiatrist about the matter in an effort to compel the company to work with either my doctor or Mid Star Labs.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids are under warm shelter.
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2am nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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Oh get over your damned Self!

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 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 Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Thurisaz: Giant, Donar, the Strong One, defender of the Folk and Ensigart, strength, indelible raw masculine power/strength, reactive and directed force, courage, a breakthrough, self-empowerment, defense from within, defend against outside forces, breaking down barriers, self-defense, assertiveness, facing opposition, bravery, the ultimate mortal fighting force, fertility, fight or flight; choosing to fight.
Conversely:
Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, indelible weakness, powerless, beware of enemies from the outside, defenselessness, failure, disruptive opposition, lack of fertility, shadow of the unconscious, disease, explosive/mindless violence, an enemy's victory, introversion, trouble, betrayal, physical abuse, cowardice, destruction, a loss of masculinity, fight or flight: choosing flight.
*A1R3
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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
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Interpretation: Masculine strength (Thurisaz) conquers distress (Not).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: just shy of 7hrs of sleep with 2 wake-ups.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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4-eggs yoke well done/folded, potato coins, 3 sliced bbq bologna, two slices of wheat bread w/ strawberry jam.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, somewhat stubborn, 30min walk.
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Guy over to haul away my unused lumber from the room addition project.  Made $10.
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I thought so:  Omar Sharif
The 13 WarriorAnother historical action flick, this time not based on fact but fairytale. The 13th Warrior is loosely based on Beowulf, released in 1999, and was an unfortunate financial failure leading Sharif to temporarily quit acting. 
In 2003, when he returned to acting in Monsieur Ibrahim, he said: “After my small role in The 13th Warrior, I said to myself, 'Let us stop this nonsense, these meal tickets that we do because it pays well.' Bad pictures are very humiliating, I was really sick.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/omar-sharif-dead-his-ten-best-films-from-lawrence-of-arabia-to-hidalgo-10381177.html
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Leipzig 2:0 M’Gladbach
Frankfurt 1:2 Wolfsburg
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Two loads of laundry
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McDs because I want to by a few things as possible @ Dillons.
Dillons
Dillons petrol
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Breast of chicken pieces, bread-n-butter pickle spears and leftover cheesy mashed potatoes.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 5:2 Baltimore Blast (WOW!)
Monterrey Flash 8:3 El Paso Coyotes
Rio Grande Valley Barracudas 4:5 Dallas Sidekicks
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Medication run for my wifey.
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Chat with Chewy.com canceling Toby’s hypo-allergenic treats for right now.
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The Christmas Chronicles https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2990140/ on Netflix; pretty entertaining.  I can’t believe I watched the WHOLE thing!
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Toby and I out for a bedtime potty walk.  Socks joined in, too.  He can be so silly, AND such a show-off.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur-kids are under warm shelter.
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11:30pm nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wifey.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Iulmânôd = Yule Month)
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Plans: ????????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (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 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 Europe.
*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: Teiwaz: The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, valor, 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, 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
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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
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Interpretation: Dedication (Teiwaz) brings suffering (Not).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7+ hours of sleep with only one post-sunrise wake-up.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 250
Glucose: 145
BP: 128/82
Pulse: 80
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Good morning conversation with my wife.
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Goofed off on the internet way too long.
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Errands with wifey:
Family Dollar
Tobacco
Liquor
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Wifey’s leftover Great Wall for brunch.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Stuttgart 1:0 Augsburg
Borussia Dortmund v Freiburg on FS2/Sling-TV
*40th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*at the half BVB 1:0 Freiburg
*90+1 TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
End of match BVB 2:0 Freiburg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bremen 1:2 Munich
Hannover 0:2 Berlin
Hoffenheim 1:1 Schalke on FS2/Sling-TV
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*overcast, cool, hela-stout west wind.
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Piddled around the house;
Cleaned out the car from recyclables;
Reposted construction lumber on Fb.
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Applebee’s to use up a coupon leftover from Veterans Day; brought wifey home something.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 11:3 Mississauga MetroStars
*Dwayne De Rosario?  Formerly Toronto FC (MLS)?  REALLY?  Curious…
Milwaukee Wave v Kansas City Comets on MASL-TV/YouTube
*1st qtr. 3:1
*2nd qtr. 2:1
*3rd qtr. 3:2
*4th qtr. 2:2
*Final score Blast 10, Comets 6
Harrisburg Heat 7:9 Utica City FC
Florida Tropics 9:4 St. Louis Ambush
Tacoma Stars 12:2 Turlock Express
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur-kids under warm shelter.
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Toby for a bedtime potty walk.
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12:30am nighty-night.  One day; maybe one day, our timing will be right.
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(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, chiropractic, work 8hrs.
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​Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
 
Frijastag/Frija’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 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: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Bar: 
Havamal 158:
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.
 
Blessing, shielding, inspiration, encouragement, security, impending accidents that effect fate, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.
“Thy life strands in the hand of God, trust it in you” (List, 60).
H3R1
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Interpretation: Heritage (Othilla) brings blessings (Bar).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs of sleep with one wake-up and an EXTREMELY slow get up.
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Good morning conversation with my wife.
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Breakfast from frozen; two burritos and a hashbrown.
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Chiropractic visit; he told me I had a TREMENDOUS amount of arthritis in my neck.
Light manipulation
Decompression
Stimulation
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, noon hour, 30min walk.
*cloudy, cool, NNE breeze.
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Follow up email into the VA about my chiropractic visit.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Düsseldorf 0:1 Mainz on FS2/Sling-TV
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Chicken patties from frozen topped with cheese, corn from frozen, homemade cheesy mashed potatoes from wifey, for lunch.
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One order of 4 parts on the bag press; that was it all night @ work, but that was okay.  I wanted to watch indoor soccer anyway.  I just had no idea I’d be able to watch the whole game.
*thunder, lightning, rain.  Hela, I even took time out from work to step outside.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/ opening 2018-19 season
Orlando 4:4 St. Louis on MASL-TV/YouTube on phone while at work.
*OT4:4/Shootout; Orlando 1:2 St. Louis
Ontario v Turlock on MASL-TV/YouTube
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am, nighty-night.  My wifey’s kitties are needing her in her office tonight.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, work 8hrs.
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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/Donar’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 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: Berkana: The feminine, Frija, Alle-Mutter, maternal instincts, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, compassion, nurturing, caregiver, maturation, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, life anew, now is the time, a fresh perspective, sanctuary, all forms of Mothering, Frija at her Most-Motherly, healing, bringing into being, life passages.
Conversely:
Problems with relating to the feminine, the maternal influence and the feminine mysteries, void of growth and caring, deceit, degradation, immaturity, deterioration, contamination, needlessly clinging, tough love Mothering, in need of Mothering, missing/ignoring a significant life passage.
*A3R2
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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, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond 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
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Interpretation: Growth (Berkana) brings determination (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: Just shy of 7hrs of sleep with only one wake-up.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Spent most of the morning creating our first Yule card as a family.  It’s finished and looks good!
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk.
*mild, partly cloudy, slight north breeze.
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Icepack therapy as per chiropractor instructions.
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Steak-bites, leftover cheesy potatoes and okra from frozen for lunch.
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I had to send Marius’ gift NOW!  There was only one left on Amazon.
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Work went well enough.  36 parts; trim unnecessary tabs, debur, hydro-form took most all night, but had some good down time.\
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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MLS Conference championships https://www.mlssoccer.com/ monitored from work.
Eastern Conference
NYRB v Atlanta (aggregate 0-3)
           1:0
Atlanta advance to the MLS Cup on aggregate 1:3 https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-11-29-new-york-red-bulls-vs-atlanta-united-fc/recap
Western Conference
Sporting Kansas City v Portland (aggregate 0:0)
                                  2:3
Portland advance to the MLS Cup https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-11-29-sporting-kansas-city-vs-portland-timbers/recap
The MLS Cup will be held Dec 8th in Atlanta
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Vikings S5 E11 https://www.history.com/shows/vikings
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2am, shower, nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Donarstag) Die [(German for feminine “the”) (pronounced “Dee”)] Wurtâ:
Die Wurtâ, all three, are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth.
Urda, Werdanda and Sculd, the dark queens renowned;
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we can clearly see.
That which “is becoming” forms now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, may be, but we cannot see.
We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, chiropractic, work 8hrs.
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​Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’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 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: Fehu (U):  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
*A1R1
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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
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Interpretation: Personal power (Fehu) brings calm (Is).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: just shy of 7hrs od sleep with one wake up.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana
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Back to the chiropractor, Northwest Chiropractic:
Evaluated
Electronic neck decompression
Electronic neck stimulation
Next appointment Friday
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*mild, partly cloudy, south breeze.
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Leftover steak bites, leftover corn and leftover cheesy mashed potatoes for lunch.  
*still yummy
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Well hela, that shot my day.
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There was a bit of everything tonight at work; a bit of bag-press, a bit of hand-forming, and a bit on the extrusion duplicator.  Not to mention a bit more of listening to his stories, but that’s okay, whatever it takes to get along with people.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  Socks out, Socks back inside.
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2am, nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, work 8hrs.
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(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: ??????????????????????
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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 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 Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
*A2R3
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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​Armanen Rune: Os: 
Havamal 149:
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.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic 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).
*H1R4
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) brings freedom (Os).
*got it.
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1st check on all fur-kids.  Socks’ house is delightfully warm.  With today’s weather turning colder, Socks elected to stay inside.  Smart Socks.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep…NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Weather has turned cold and the wind is stout from the north.  The outside artificial tree blew over.  I placed more solid stakes on two legs and put the two others back on.  It didn’t take long for it to once again low over.  Resolute, I got two flat bricks from the recycling area and placed them around the base of the tree.  So far so good.  Fingers crossed.
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Minimal, safe, conversation with wife.
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Three whole grain pancakes and scrambled eggs with cheese.
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Toby and I out for a four block roundy-roundy.  I was dressed appropriately, but was concerned for his safety.
*cold, cloudy/lite-snow, hela stout NNW wind.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Freiburg 1:1 Bremen
M’Gladbach 4:1 Hanover FS2/Sling-TV
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Dillons
*OMGs!  I found the PERFEKT gift for the Jarl of Hammerstorm!
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MLS Conference Championship Playoffs https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Atlanta 3:0 NYRB ESPN/Sling-TV
<a load of laundry>
Portland v Sporting Kansas City FS1/Sling-TV
*@ the half 0:0
*end of match 0:0
*that’s okay lads…let’s take it home to KC.
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Serious hodgepodge for dinner.
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NFL https://www.nfl.com/
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018112510/2018/REG12/Packers@Vikings
                    GBP  17:24  MV
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Toby and I out for a bedtime potty walk.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  At 15degF Socks is NOT getting the option of coming out from his house.
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Midnight, nighty-night.  I get t sleep with my wife.
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(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, well shit…back to work.
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’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) (1956-12018)].
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 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: 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
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Laf: 
Havamal 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: Fertility (Inguz) brings learned knowledge (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids.  Socks out briefly, quickly back in.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of solid sleep.
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Got up immediately to start my crock-pot chicken.
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Good morning conversation with my wife.
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Call into Mid Star Labs asking them to change cell phone contact to home phone contact, and leave cell phone for texting only.
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Breakfast sandwich + banana.
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OH MY!  You should smell that chicken!
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, late morning, 40min walk.  The snow is mostly gone, but there is still quite a bit of ice on the sidewalks.  I had to be quite deliberate about my steps.
*mildly cold, sunny, slight north breeze.
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Mopped kitchen floor.
Vacuumed carpeted floors.
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 OMGs!  The slow cooked chicken and potatoes were EXCELLENT, IMO.  It got a passing grade from wife, but she still ate a piece of it.
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It was a fairly busy night at work.  Between the bag press and hand forming, I think I stayed busy until 9:30. After that, I had to listen to story after story from my shop colleague.  Hey, whatever it takes to get thru the night.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  Socks outside; Socks inside.
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Shower, 2am, nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, 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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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmânôd = Mist Month)
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Plans: ???????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (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 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 Europe.
*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: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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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, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond 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
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Interpretation: Guidance (Sowulo) brings faithfulness (Eh).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of solid sleep, but when Essie wants outside first thing, I’m not going back to sleep.
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Started reviewing S1 E1 of The Last Kingdom on Netflix to remember some things.
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Troubling (not so good) morning conversation with my wife: fine then.
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Three eggs sunny side up, hashbrowns, four slices of deli ham with wheat bread for sopping.
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Soon into Toby’s late morning walk, Mr. Opportunist surfaced quickly.  I had to be sterner than Mr. Opportunist.  Once that was achieved, the walk went without incident.
*mild, partly cloudy, slight south breeze.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Mainz v BVB
*at the half 0-0
*66th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*70th min tor/goal mainz
*76th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match; Mainz 1:2 BVB
*BVB WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Munich 3:3 Dusseldorf on FS2/Sling-TV
*wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
Leverkusen 2:0 Stuttgart
Augsburg 1:3 Frankfurt
Berlin 3:3 Hoffenheim  
Wolfsburg 1:0 Leipzig
Schalke 2:0 Nurnberg on FS2/Sling-TV
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Ice cubes
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Separated recyclables.
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Made co-pays with the VA.
Cancelled upcoming cataract surgery as I’m just spending too much in medical,
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It’s been two or three days since we have caught a mouse.  I’m declaring the live mouse capture project a success and shutting it down.  Cleaned around the Lazy Suzan and replaced items.
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Triple decker, double cheese, fried bologna sandwich with bbq sauce and onion rings.
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A load of laundry
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Picked up my red Lightvessel jacket from Hollywood Alterations.
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Target to get my money back on a tree-topper that simply too heavy for the new tree.
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Designated Survivor S2 E7 on Netflix
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Being alone this evening doesn’t bother me.  I’ve been alone most all my life.
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Das Boot (The Boat) on YouTube; a 3 ½ hr. movie…gave up about halfway thru it.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur-kids are in warm shelter.
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Midnight, nighty-night, it looks like I’m sleeping by myself tonight.  Why?  Because fact, like truth, is always relative.  It looks like Sowulo/Eh has struck.
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