(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar 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: 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: Tyr:
Havamal 157:
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: victory (Sowulo) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8hrs of restless sleep.
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Conversation with wifey, and she shows me a soft spot in the breezeway.
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Call into Elite Renovations
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FB message from my best Ok friend.  Telephone call arranged for 2pm.  It looks like were having visitors this weekend.  YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Two eggs sunny side up, leftover turkey patty, toast with jelly.
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Separated recyclables
Vacuumed
*both because I was too lazy to do it over the weekend.
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Started baking in the kitchen because I forgot break treats for work.
*chocolate centered cookies
*apple cinnamon muffins
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Bank
Medication set-uprun.
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No walk today, Toby.  It’s just too damned damp.
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QT for a quick lunch.
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Late call in from my Ok friend…she’ll call again tomorrow.
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It was a very slow night at work.  I don’t mind the company paying me well to be bored.
*what?  Another heat episode?  WTF?
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My wife is sleeping in her office with her kitties tonight.
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(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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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: 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: Tyr:
Havamal 157:
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: Mothering (Berkana) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 8hrs of solid sleep.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Sunday morning political shows: Meet the press, This Week, Face the Nation
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
München 3:1 Schalke FS1/Sling-TV
Bremen 4:0 Augsburg  
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Breakfast from frozen;
1 pancake on a stick
2 burritos
1 patty hashbrowns
Because the day was moving on and I no longer felt like cooking.
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Toby and I out for a perfektly behaved, late morning/noon hour, 30min walk.
*cloudy, cool slight south breeze.
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Dillons
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Visited with Hammerstorm; Jarlskonna’s grandmother died.
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3 loads of laundry.
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Call in from brother.  Call into Irminenschaft brother.
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Turkey burger with cheese + 3 hashbrown patties.
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 MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 13:5 Mississauga MetroStars
Baltimore Blast 9:3 Harrisburg Heat
Monterrey Flash v Dallas Sidekicks
RGV Barracudas v El Paso Coyotes
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 Shania Twain concert, Still the One Tour, Las Vegas Show, AXS-TV/Sling-TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIquWyrqX5o&start_radio=1&list=RDwIquWyrqX5o&t=41
WHOA!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight, nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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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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(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar 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: 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: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors/healing, causality, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: growth (Berkana) brings awareness (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep.
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Went into the living room to turn on some Bundesliga football, AND I FELL ASLEEP FOR AN HOUR!  WTF is up with that?
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 254 (YAY!)
Glucose: 114 (YAY!)
BP: 148/70 (yuck)
Pulse: 80 (yuck)
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Wifey conversation.
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4 scrambled eggs with ham-n-cheese, hand-shredded hashbrowns, 3 leftover cheesy biscuits.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/matchday/2018-2019/21/borussia-dortmund-vs-tsg-1899-hoffenheim/liveticker 
Final 3:3
Freiburg 3:3 Wolfsburg
Hannover 2:0Nürnberg
Monchengladbach 0:3Berlin
Leipzig 0:0 Frankfurt
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Troubles (no further comment)
*Berkana/Ur
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Toby and I out for an extremely well behaved, early afternoon, 30min walk.
*mildly cold, partly cloudy, SSE breeze.
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Spent the afternoon doing taxes on Turbo Tax.  All I expected was to NOT pay-in.  That low bar was met.
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Taco Bell for dinner.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/home
St. Louis Ambush v Kansas City Comets on MASL-TV/YouTube, Chromecast to my tele.
1st qtr. 3:1
2nd qtr. 0:1
3rd qtr. 3:3
4th qtr. 4:3
Final: St. Louis 10:8 Kansas City
*Comets simply don’t have a goalie with a shit.
Milwaukee Wave 8:4 Florida Tropics
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AAF https://aaf.com/?  You MUST be kidding me!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_American_Football
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.  I get to sleep with my wife.

​(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar 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: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors/healing, causality, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: Inner strength (Eihwaz) brings discernment (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wake ups.
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Searched for and shared music on Facebook.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Toby and I out for a fairly well behaved, noon hour, 30min walk.  Still a bit of ice out.  We stayed off the sidewalks and driveways.  We spent extra time on the dirt roads and Meeka Park.
*partly cloudy, mildly cold, slight south breeze.
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McDs for lunch; wifey’s treat; bacon Big Macs and bacon cheese fries…YUM!
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I’ve received an email from someone inquiring about a group in Wichita.  My first response was that I have been solitary for so long I honestly don’t know of Heathen groups in Wichita.  My 2nd response was to his comment about being out of the area for about 7yrs.  I asked him if I could presume prison time.  Then I noticed an “88” in his email address.  I further commented if I could presume him to be “Hitleresque”.  I KNOW that 88 has a connection to HH, or Heil Hitler.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
*Mainz 1:5 Leverkusen on ES2/Sling-TV
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There was a flurry of activity at the beginning of shift, then slow the rest of the night; slow enough toi watch quite a vit of arena soccer.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 1:5 Utica City on YouTube/MASL-TV
El Paso Coyotes 5:8 Monterrey Flash
Turlock Express 1:12 San Diego Sockers
*I TRIED to watch this, but when the MASL allows Turlock to play professional games in nothing more than a hovel, it just shows me the pride this team does not have.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  My wife is sleeping with her kitties in her office tonight.
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(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar 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: 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: Ar: 
Havamal 154:
A tenth 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.
 
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation:
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, two wake ups.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Scrambled eggs with soy sauce, toast, deli-ham, hashbrowns from frozen.
*I saw the scrambled eggs with soy sauce thing online; not impressed.
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No walk today.  While the grassy parts are walkable, the sidewalks and driveways are über coated with ice.  Too dangerous for this fat old man.
*15degF, -2 windchill.
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Extra online time.
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Call into Air Capital Waste about our non-pick-up.  It amazed me there was no pick up because of the extreme weather when they don’t even get out of their vehicles to handle trash.  They use a mechanical arm.
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More online time.
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Chicken patties from frozen with cheese and a garden salad.
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It was a nice, slow, boring, uneventful, night at work.  I’ve come to the pint I don’t mind Spirit paying me $25 per hour to be bored.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  I get to sleep with wifey.
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(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar Month)
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Plans: wifey, Lily to salon, 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: Pertho: Dice cup, issues concerning: the lucky roll of the dice, questions of luck, the consideration of Wurt/Urlag (the ordeal of Humankind), the Wurtâ; Urda (that which was), Werdanda (that which is becoming) and Sculd (that which is owed), the realization of hidden potential, interwoven yet independent Wurt, good fellowship and happiness, secrets revealed, the collective consciousness, the Well of Knowledge for true growth.
Conversely:
The presence of negative Wurt, an unlucky roll of the dice, bad luck, secrets remaining secret, delusions, fantasies, megalomania, outside the collective/individual consciousness, out of touch with reality, negative forces set in motion, that which is unknowable, the need to deal with uncertainty, unpleasant contractions of birth pains, secrets remaining secret, take no chances.
*A2R6
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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: Luck (Pertho) brings protection from danger (Thorn).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with one wake-up.
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Wifey woke me @ 8:30.
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A bit of freezing drizzle.
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Quick breakfast from frozen.
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A very careful drive taking Lily into the salon.
*FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bonjours-Puppy-Parade/153446244692936
*Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/bonjours-puppy-parade-wichita-2
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Toby and I out for a very careful, late morning, 30min walk.
*cloudy, mildly cold, no breeze.
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Lot’s of goofing-off time on the internet as Essie was laid-out in front of the computer screen demanding a WHOLE lot of attention.  I was glad to oblige.
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Vacuumed and mopped floors in an effort to remove Lily’s stinky.
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Separated recyclables
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Lily is ready!
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Lily did swimmingly well at her first salon visit.  Evidently, they give each client a number value, #10 being horrible and a #1 for no problem.  LILY GOT A #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ya know, I scrubbed floors, vacuumed, scooped litter and my wife STILL had a negative reaction.  I have no idea what else to do.  The only other thing I CAN do is change litter.
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McDs
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Essie is still in need of validation…love her.
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FINALLY, just a regular ole night at work.
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Oh, some serious sleet and ice while at work, made for a treacherous drive home.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  NOW I get to sleep with my wifey.
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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: Algiz: Protection/shielding, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, expansion of archetypal consciousness, awareness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, preparedness, sanctuary, embracing the Divine plan, a safe harbor, connection with current events, the Elk, or swan.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Heimo, failure to integrate humanity with the Divine, without divine protection, possible dangers lurking, lack of preparedness, inability to embrace fear, failure to face the ultimate good in all things, tested by the natural Will/Universal voice, without the need for protection, the inability to see/understand/connect with what’s coming, an aspect of death, helplessness.
*A2R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Havamal 157:
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, revelation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: Expansion of consciousness (Algiz) brings rebirth (Tyr)
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with only one wake-up, Toby camped out most all night.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Call into Spirit payroll; unproductive pain in the ass.
Helpful call into the Union.
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Breakfast sandwich and a banana.
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Air Capital Veterinary; Lily’s chipping.
Dillons
Immediately went online to register Lily with PetLink  
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon. Perfektly behaved, 30min walk; which is lucky for him, because I forgot his retractable.
*mildly cold, partly cloudy, NNW breeze.
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Vegetable soup and a cheese tortilla for lunch.
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Work was boring and disappointing at the same time.  I scrapped a simple 4-part order.  I wasn’t horribly disappointed knowing the previous guy who scrapped it, who had boo-koo amount of experience, was to simply drill a hole.  He drilled it on the wrong side.  I, on the other hand, when the restarted order came to me, trimmed the tab prematurely, and trimmed too much of it which scrapped the parts.  Luckily, the lead-person wasn’t angry, but she did make sure to mention, in a friendly kind of way, that this simple order had to be restarted AGAIN.  Live and learn.  Not much happening after that all shift.
*Algiz/Tyr
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​Dillons petrol.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey’s knee need support tonight, so she’s sleeping in her recliner in her office.
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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!

(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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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: 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: 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: Prosperity (Inguz) brings calm in the face of distress (Is).
*I fully understand.  Every one on my utility bills keeps going up.  Luckily, I have enough to cover them.
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 7hrs of troubled sleep.
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Brief good morning chat with wifey.
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Cold cereal with a banana.
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Toby and I out for an extremely well behaved, late morning, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, mild/almost spring like, stout south wind.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Augsburg 3:0 Mainz on FS1/Sling-TV
Stuttgart 2:2 Freiburg on FS2/Sling-TV
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McDs for brunch, took Toby with me.
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Grocery excursion:
Dollar General
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
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2 loads of laundry.
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Superbowl 53
New England Patriots 13, LA Rams 3. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001016157/article/patriots-defeat-rams-133-in-super-bowl-liii
*I can’t believe I watched the WHOLE thing…smh.
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The World’s Best https://www.distractify.com/entertainment/2019/02/01/UXQ_73lCq/the-worlds-best-wall-of-the-world ...amazing!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight, nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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​(Hȇrmânôd = Hoar Month)
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Plans: ????????????????????????????
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Groundhog Day:
Officially did NOT see his shadow: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/groundhog-day-2019-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-early-spring-n966151
An opposing but similar view: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/02/groundhog-day-spring-michigan/2753659002/
As we all know: http://www.calendarpedia.com/when-is/spring.html
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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: Wunjo: Joy, pasture, happiness attained with the fulfillment of a wish, the strong Clanic relationship, social contacts, family ties, Clanic solidarity, fellowship, happiness, optimism, realization of true will, social and domestic harmony, good cheer, new social relationships, Fridu attained within a secure setting, a bright attitude of Wodan exposed.
Conversely:
Sadness, disruption/breakdown in the Clanic relationship, questionable social contacts, loser, miserable, loneliness, shunning, weakened family/Clanic ties, social and domestic disharmony, the inability to attain a wish, strife, alienation, pessimism, failed social relationships, Fridu is challenged, the shadow/dark side of Wodan is exposed.
*A1R8
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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: Ur:
Havamal 147:
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers;
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and its causes.
 
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, witches/shamans/doctors/healing, causality, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
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Interpretation: The strong home/Clannic connection (Wunjo) brings healing (Ur).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: WTF?  Again 10am?  Wifey came into the bedroom to make sure I was okay.  10am?  Crawled out of bed circa 10:30am.
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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 259
Glucose: 126
BP: 138/80
Pulse: 77
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Brunch; 3-egg omelet with ham-n-cheese, hand-shredded hashbrowns, and biscuits.
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Friday
Hannover 0:3 Leipzig on FS1/Sling-TV
Hoffenheim 1:1 Düsseldorf
Today
Leverkusen 3:1 München WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund
*22nd min GOAL/TOR BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*36th min goal/tor Frankfurt
*@ the half 1:1
*end of match 1:1
Berlin 0:1 Wolfsburg
Nürnberg 1:1 Bremen
Schalke 0:2 Borussia Mönchengladbach on FS2/Sling-TV
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, well behaved, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, ÜBER mild, fairly stout south breeze.
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International Friendly
USA v Costa Rica in San Jose, Calif
@ the half 0:0
80th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
88th min GOAL USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match USA 2:0 Costa Rica
OMGs!  USA WINS!  2nd win under their new coach, Coach Berhalter.
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-02-02-us-mens-national-team-vs-costa-rica/recap
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Friday
St. Louis Ambush 8:3 Florida Tropics
El Paso Coyotes 5:6 Tacoma Stars
Turlock Express 8:7 Ontario Fury
Today
Kansas City Comets v Florida Tropics
1st qtr. 2:2
2nd qtr. 2:2
3rd qtr. 0:0
4th qtr. 1:0
Final Score: Comets 5:4 Tropics
COMETS WIN!  COMETS WIN!  COMETS WIN!
Milwaukee Wave 4:2 Baltimore Blast
St. Louis Ambush v Orlando SeaWolves
El Paso Coyotes v RGV Barracudas
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In-home movie night:
Princess Bride https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/
Pizza from Picasso’s https://www.picassospizzerias.com/
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Gotham S5 E5 https://www.fox.com/gotham/ because I fell asleep on it last time.  It’s a WOW!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:15am nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife,
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