(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: VA, nephew over with fill dirt, 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: Ehwaz: Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, absolute trust, taking control of relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, progress, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal, control of a situation, adaptability, two halves that make-up the whole, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation.
Conversely:
The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, reluctant to trust, friendless, blockage, treachery, indecision, an enemy comes to the gate.
*A3R3
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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
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Interpretation: Trust (Ehwaz) brings second thoughts (Yr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 1//2 hours of sleep with two wakeups.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Nephew here with heavy equipment, off to get dirt.
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VA doc appointment went fairly well…new issues; doubling-up on Metformin and trying a new statin.
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, well behaved, 3-block roundy.
*warm, partly cloudy, south breeze.
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2 well dressed tortilla sandwiches; ham, Ranch dressing, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes + oven baked shoestring potatoes…YUMMY!
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Scheisse!  Busy day…
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Not a horrible night at work fairly busy.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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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 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: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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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: Ka:
Havamal 151:
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6
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Interpretation: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings imperviousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hours of sleep with two wakeups, one because Toby decided he needed to yap like crazy!
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Open faced breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Front yard time for Essie under my supervision.
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Created my 1st draft list for German History Month
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Toby and I out for a fairly well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*warm, partly cloudy, south breeze.
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Arranged my half of the patio furniture.
Put fresh straw in Toby’s doghouse.
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Lilly lap kitty
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McDs for lunch
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Not a horrible night at work.  I actually stayed busy all night.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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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) (1956-2018)].
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 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: 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: 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
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Interpretation: OH, this could go in SO many ways.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep!
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To the VA first thing for blood work.
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Nap in the recliner with Lily on my lap.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, fairly well behaved, 4=block roundy; that was all the energy I could muster.
*warm, sunny, no breeze.
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Call into COX internet about the increase; bill dropped $17.50.
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Turkey meatballs from frozen + broccoli-n-cheese from frozen + shoestring potatoes from frozen = YUMMY!
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Not a horrible night at work at all.  I actually stayed busy past the last break.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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.
(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: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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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
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Interpretation: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings reluctance (Yr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep, save the moment Essie demanded attention.
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Three eggs sunny side up, hand-shredded hashbrowns, ham.
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2 loads of laundry
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Toby and I out for a late morning, somewhat stubborn, 30min walk.
*sunny, mild, slight breeze.
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Another load of laundry
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BK
Dillons
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Augsburg 0:4 Hoffenheim
Borussia Monchengladbach 1:1 Bremen on FS2/Sling-TV
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MLS  https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Cincinnati v Sporting Kansas City on ESPN/Sling-TV
*19th min goal Cincinnati
*@ the half, Cincinnati 1:0 SKC
*62nd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
End of match 1:1
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Over to brother’s to help him with something.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Monterrey Flash 9:5 Tacoma Stars
San Diego Sockers 6:5/OT RGV Barracudas
 
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Pt2 E4 Sabrina on Netflix
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11pm early to bed.
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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!

(Ostarmânôd = Ostara 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.
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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, 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
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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: Thorn: 
Havamal 148:
A third I take, when danger threatens,
To bind the enemies through magic:
Thus, I dull the steel of the furious opponent.
Like the staff, his sword does not cut anymore.
 
Donar, deflecting an opponent, making ineffective, protection from danger, enemies bound through magic, impermeable, an awakening, the power to turn, the divine will to act, the law of eternal reincarnation, power to become, Return, new emergence from what's apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, a constant renewal of life in rebirth, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.
“Preserve your ego” (List, 51).
*H1R3
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Interpretation: Stability (Uruz) brings an awakening (Thorn).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hours of sleep with only ONE post sunrise wakeup.
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Wifey conversation
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Three eggs sunny side up, potato coins, jalapeño Spam.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*mild, cloudy, south breeze.
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Just a wee bit of housecleaning.
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1st springtime mowing in the front yard.  Started spot-mowing back…
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Niece and her family!  Love them all.
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Finished spot-mowing the back
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WIFEY’S patio furniture showed up.  She was pissed because she had to do more assembly than she was anticipating.
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Jalapeño sandwich with Potato Stix https://www.utzsnacks.com/collections/potato-stix + a Klondike Bar.
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Separated recyclables.
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Arranged bill pay thru bank.
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Bundesliga
Schalke 1:2 Frankfurt
Leverkusen 2:4 Leipzig
Stuttgart 1:1 Nürnberg   
Berlin 1:2 Dusseldorf
Wolfsburg 3:1 Hannover
München v Borussia Dortmund on FS1/Sling-TV
*10th min tor/goal München
*17th min tor/goal Munich
*41st min tor/goal Munich
*43rd min tor/goal Munich
*@ the half Munich 4:0 BVB (smh)
*89th min tor/goal Munich
*5:0, smh, smh. Smh
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Harrisburg Heat 9:6 Mississauga MetroStars on MASL-TV/YouTube
Florida Tropics 2:4 Baltimore Blast on MASL-TV/YouTube Chromecast onto my tele.
Dallas Sidekicks 4:7 Tacoma Stars
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
NYCFC 0:2 Montréal
DC 0:4 LAFC
Toronto 2:2 Chicago
NYRB 1:2 Minnesota
Columbus 1:0 New England
Orlando 4:3 Colorado
San Jose 3:0 Portland
Seattle 1:0 Salt Lake
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Pt 2 Eps 2and3 Sabrina on Netflix
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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12:30am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping in her office tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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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: 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
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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: Man: 
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
 
Strength, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Interpretation: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings great gain (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hours of sleep with one post sunrise wakeup.
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No Metformin for almost 2 weeks: glucose 181.  Metformin should show up today.
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Wifey conversation.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Worked on Twitter account.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*partly cloudy, mildly warm, nice south breeze.
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Taco Bell for lunch; thanks honey!
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Call into the VA about upcoming Medicare.  The VA covers:
Medical
Vision
Hearing
Dental is on my own as I don’t have a service connected disability.  I don’t need to pay for Part B.
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Not a horrible night at work, but no interesting soccer to watch.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Mainz 5:0 Freiburg on Sling-TV/FS2 (WHOA!)
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Vancouver 0:2 LA
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Turlock Express 5:6 RGV Barracudas
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80223989
Part2 E1
I am SO enjoying the Dark Side of this…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
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2am nighty night.  My gaming wife is in her office tonight.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: wifey, 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: 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: 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
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Interpretation: Calm (Isa) brings a change of heart (Yr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: a bit more than 7hrs. of sleep with one post sunrise wakeup.
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Wifey conversation.
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Open face breakfast sandwich.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30min walk, mindful of my gait.
*mild/muggy/, mostly cloudy, refreshing north breeze.
*I’ve noticed that the American flag on the porch is worn and needs replacing.
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Turkey burger patty, peas from frozen, diced fried potatoes, and a Klondike Bar.
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Not a horrible night at work.
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CONCACAF Champions League https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-04-04-monterrey-vs-sporting-kansas-city/preview
Monterrey 5:0 Sporting Kansas City (leg 1) Fucking embarrassing; unlikely to recover in leg 2.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: wifey, 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: 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: 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: Divine wisdom (Kenaz) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with one Toby wakeup.  OMGs!  He let out such a YELP!  Either there was something outside he just HAD to tend to, or he really had to go potty and I was just not waking up.  I tend toward the latter.
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Wifey conversation.
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Breakfast sandwich.
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Toby and I out for a late morning, well behaved, 30 min walk.  I’ve notice that my pace has slowed down considerably.  Toby, I made endeavored to start picking it up.
*cloudy, mild, sizeable south wind.
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Double cheeseburger casserole from a box, made with turkey kielbasa and green beans.
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FINALLY, I had a really good night at work.  I easily turned in 20+ hours of time, perhaps close to 24hrs of time in an 8hr shift.  I just cannot believe the time allotted on some simple hand-forming orders; 800min + 200min.  It was just a damned good night.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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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!

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) (1956-2018)].
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 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: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wodan specifically, the Divine Father, Wodanic wisdom, Divine communication, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wodan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wodanic wisdom/Divine communication, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wodan.
*A1R4
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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: Divine communication (Ansuz) brings calm in the face of distress (Is).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: almost 9hrs. of sleep with only ONE post-sunrise wake?  WTF is it with that?
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Wifey conversation.
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Pizza leftover from last night’s Hammerstorm meeting + a banana for breakfast.
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On the phone with the local VA.  They said my metformin ꝶ is, for some reason, coming out of the Leavenworth VA facility.  I called the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA in Leavenworth on the cell.  They confirmed receiving the ꝶ, and that it has NOT yet been mailed.  So, like last week, I’m probably out of metformin all this week, too.
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Bank for me
Credit Union for wifey
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Toby and I out for a noon hour/early afternoon, well behaved, 30min walk.
*mildly cool, partly cloudy, SSW wind.
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Breakfast sandwich + potato coins + dill pickle spears for lunch.
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Well scheisse!  My computer at work would not connect to the internet.  Called it in.  Used 1st shift colleague’s computer.  Ran a few familiar orders. 
Ya know, I think this was the first time I have ever been totally pissed at my 1st shift colleague.  For some reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to pull his deep-draw form block out from tray A.  When I had to run the
-2s, I had to pull his deep-draw and reset the whole she-bang for shallow draw to run the -2s.  It took me quite a while to come up with anything workable.  My 1st shift colleague has always suggested that I leave the deep-draw stuff to him, to which I was glad to oblige.  Now that I had no choice, I reset the bag-press to shallow draw with the limited knowledge I had.  In as nice of a way as I could muster, in a text message, I made my 1st shift colleague aware of my displeasure.
*Ansuz/Is
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife tonight.
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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!

(Ostarmânôd = Ostara Month)
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Plans: wifey, work 8hrs.
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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 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: 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, 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
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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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