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January/Hartmânôd 13, 2021 Wodanstag/Odin’s Day

1/13/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, JA, domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/An: Odin’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 to Mary Goertz 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: 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; Aett2 root 3, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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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: Fa:
Havamal 146:
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.


Generous help, luck, eternal change, forward motion, binding, life/death/life, new creation, property, to grow, to wander, to destroy, to shred, guidance, Father, potential change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Alle-Vater principle. primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.
“Generate your luck and you will have it” (List, 49).
*H1R1; Halbdutzend 1, root 1, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson: As we become aware of ourselves, generous help is available. There is nothing wrong wit preserving the Self in order to have the ability to grow, wander and discover new things. We find life potential as we still ourselves to become aware.
*from destruction to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs of sleep, one wakeup and loyal Lily at my side
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A banana + AM meds + ½ a large apple
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For some dumbass reason I got onto the mess in my sock drawer as I am trying to take only half of the dresser space. My criterion; toe holes, tossed; no match, tossed; just plain shitty, tossed.
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JA chat
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Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel and eyedrops
Toby’s feeding and insulin @ 21 units
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JA chat
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary asking if insulin was safe after 12hrs out overnight; no
Call into Toby’s previous guardian
Return call from Air Capital Veterinary. Toby’s liver enzymes are back to normal. Continue on his liver meds,
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Brunch:
Kroger sandwich slims
pepper-jack cheese
3 slices of peppered turkey bacon
4 potato coins
2 eggs over easy
butter
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Okay, I spent WAY TOO MUCH TIME online with YouTube ISO videos, but OMGs the payoff!
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A load of laundry
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Stupid fucking people at BK. I went to claim my free sandwich after doing a survey. I pointed out that on the back of my receipt it said that a chicken sandwich was an optional sandwich to a Whopper. They said no. Called HQ. HQ is calling the store and sending me coupons.
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Hodgepodge for lunch
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DFB Pokal 2nd round
Holstein Kiel v München on ESPN+
14th min tor/goal munchen
37th min TOR/GOAL KIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ the half 1:1
47th min tor/goal munchen
90+3 TOR/GOAL KIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
full time 2:2
on to 2 two 15min halves
end of 1st extra half 2:2
end of 2nd extra half still 2:2
on to penalty kick
KIEL WINS IN PENALTY KICKS 6:5
OMGs! OMGs! THEY DID IT! KIEL BEAT THE POWERHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kiel advance to the 3rd round of the DFB Pokal
https://www.google.com/search?q=dfb+pokal+2021&oq=DFB+Pokal&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j35i39j46i131i395i433i457j0i131i395i433l4.3814j1j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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To Walmart pharmacy for 3 containers of Toby’s insulin
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Whole wheat pasta + leftover pork + tender cactus + FUCKING YUMMY, but A LOT of it
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JA chat
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Toby’s 9:30pm feeding, insulin @ 21 units and eyedrops
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JA chat
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When I was in telephone therapy briefly while at Spirit I learned of John Gottman. I think this book I received the other day from Amazon is going to be a good one: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0609805797/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I don’t want to mess this up.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night will loyal Lily at my side.
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God/dess Meditation: Alternate Wodanstag/An: Odin’s Day. Heimo/An: Heimdall, 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!
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January/Hartmânôd 12, 2021 Dienstag/Thing Day

1/12/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JA, Toby to veterinary, domestic stuff
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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 to Maria Hildebrand 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: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8; Aett 3, root 8, Yggdrasil’s root of re-creation
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Bar:
Havamal 158:
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.


Blessing, shielding, inspiration, encouragement, security, impending accidents that effect fate, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.
“Thy life strands in the hand of God, trust it in you” (List, 60).
H3R1; Halbdutzend 3, root 1, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: Our home is our blessing. Within our respective heritages we are equally encouraged. In “Germanic Heathenry; A Practical Guide,” we get an Irminist’s perspective on how one’s home is our security:
“For the Irminic family, the house and household are both the source and the ‘last bastion’ of true frith, hospitality (in all of its Heathen sense) and that which is good and whole. As they say, ‘there’s no place like home’, and in a good, Irminic home nothing else rings quite so true. While even many Irminen may not ever ponder just what the house/ home truly is or embodies, they still have a better understanding and appreciation for what that underlying truth is (once they do in fact pause to consider it) and beyond all else, can fully discern and appreciate the holiness which is the Irminic house and home.
Our house is so much more than simply just the physical structure of the building; from a practical, ‘social’ point of view, the house typifies the family that inhabits the dwelling itself -it isn’t just the building, but the folk who dwell within that building (normally as kin) which constitute a complete depiction of a given house. Of course, this collective group of folk or kin is nominally the household, proper. Household is derived from Middle English houshold, which of course is a compound drawn from the Old English noun hús (house, dwelling) and verb, healdan (inf ‘to hold’). A literal translation of húsheald/ houshold/ household would be rendered as something like: to keep or hold one’s house or even to hold and maintain one’s home and the affairs of one’s house.(11)”
*from re-creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of SOLID sleep and Lily with me all night
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A banana + AM meds + half a large apple
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JA chat
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Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel and eyedrops
Toby’s feeding and insulin. I am going to feed him less. He just wasn’t as interested in eating as in days past.
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At Toby’s Vet visit his glucose was at 302. Dr. Upped his insulin to 21 units and will report liver enzymes soon.
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Breakfast sandwich:
sandwich slims https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims/0001111000192
1 slice of pepper-jack cheese
2 half slices of turkey bacon
4 potato coins
2 eggs over easy
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JA chat
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Toby and I out for a perfectly behaved, early afternoon, 3-block walk
*sunny, cool, slight southerly breeze
*finished 3-block on my own
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Extensive telephone conversation with the Veteran’s Rep from the Kansas Workforce Allinace
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Updated chronological resume
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Core:
Ab roller 3 sets of 33/33/34 reps
no pushups due to sore deltoid
ab wheel 3set of 10 reps
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Leftover pork + seasoned Brussels sprouts + french fries made in the air fryer; OMGs yummy!
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JA chat, M_G_ chat
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DFB Pokal 2nd round on ESPN+
Leverkusen 4:1 Frankfurt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_DFB-Pokal
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Toby’s eye goop
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Cereal topped with sliced apple + whole wheat toast topped with honey and butter.
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JA chat
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Not another stray. I saw an orange tabby on the porch that was driving Jasmine and Lily crazy. When I went onto the porch to discourage it, I noticed it might be a Manx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_cat I wasn’t mean, but I wasn’t welcoming either. Now I feel badly. It won’t happen again.
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Toby’s 9:45pm feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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JA chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:45pm nighty night with Lilly cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Tuesday/Ziu’s Day/Ziu/An: Tyr
Ziu, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 11, 2021 Manostag/An: Moon’s Day

1/11/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JA, domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’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 to Anna M. Schmidt 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: 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, chaos, 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; Aett 1, Root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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 I know, 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, that which is rising, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, morning song, 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; Halbdutzend 3, root 3, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: In our stability, we know we can draw strength. Our ability to generate a life force beneficial to us IS our magical empowerment. We take our acquisition of Divine wisdom and apply that to our impulse to act. We COULD sit back to let others do the work for us, but what benefit is there to that. We drive forward, knowing we go forward with certainty and great gain.
*from creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs of solid sleep and Lily with me all night
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JA chat
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A banana and an apple with AM meds
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Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel and eyedrops
Toby’s AM feeding and insulin
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JA video call x 2
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Good news! JA is officially an online teacher and can teach from ANYWHERE to complete her contract!
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets 33/33/34 (GOAL @ 100!) weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
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Breakfast sandwich:
sandwich slims https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-100-whole-wheat-sandwich-slims/0001111000192
butter
pepper-jack cheese
2 half slices of peppered turkey bacon
4 potato coins
2 eggs over easy
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Call into K-State Veterinary
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, perfectly behaved, 3-block walk
*partly cloudy, cool, slight northerly breeze
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JA chat
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Valley Feed and Seed https://www.yelp.com/biz/valley-feed-and-seed-wichita for squirrel food
*now all feed buckets are full
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Freed pumpkin seed from their shell to pan fry them later
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JA chat
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Call in from my WONDERFUL niece!
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Toby’s early evening eye goop
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JA chat
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Toby’s 9pm feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Date night with JA 1000 miles apart; Seventh Son https://www.netflix.com/title/70275284
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:30pm nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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God/dess Meditation: Alternate Manostag/An: Mani’s Day, Nirdu/An: Njord/ brother-husband, to Nirda/An: Nerthus/ parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô/An: Frey and the Frouwa/An: Freya, 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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Nirda/An: Nerthus/ sister-wife to Nirdu/An. Njord. We give thanks to the Great Goddess Nirda, Goddess of the land, of soil, and growing things. Goddess, too, of the scythe and of the sacrifice. Beautiful and terrible. Wise in Your power. We praise you…HEIL NIRDA, Mother of the Wanâ, sister-wife to Nirdu. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDA, as we honor the Nirda that resides in us all! HEIL NIRDA Divine Queen! HEIL! HEIL! HEIL!
*source: combination http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/P/prayertonerthus.htm and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson.
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 9, 2021 Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG)/An: Day of Fertility/Saturn’s Day

1/10/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JA’s birthday, work 5hrs
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFUL OF WONDERFULNESS, MY JA!
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively)
Saturday/Saturn’s Day, Tag der Fruchtbarkeit (UPG) Day of Fertility/Saturday (UPG) (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 to Agatha Dirksen 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 Russia.
*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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2; Aett 2, root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of destruction
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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; Halbdutzend 2, root 3, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: What is it we need? We need to stay calm in the face of distress. We need to comfort each other no matter the situation. We need to exercise our force of will to get things done. We need rest, knowing the current state of affairs will soon pass. We need to know that that any generated force of friction is for our greater good. We will be transformed at the end of it with absolute determination!
*from destruction to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 5 ½ hrs of sleep
fasting meds @ 5:30am
2 more hrs of sleep
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My health by the numbers:
weight: 255
glucose: 117
bp: 118/73
pulse: 75
Shared with JA
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Toby’s AM Denamarin, Apoquel, and eyedrops
Toby’s feeding and insulin
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1 egg atop a Banquet gravy bowl https://www.banquet.com/breakfast-pies/deep-dish-sausage-gravy
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 32 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout concentrating on technique
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JA chat
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfectly behaved, 3-block walk
*sunny, cool, slight northerly breeze
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Leverkusen 1:1 Bremen
Freiburg 5:0 Köln (ouch)
U. Berlin 2:2 Wolfsburg
Schalke 4:0 Hoffenheim
Mainz 0:2 Frankfurt
Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund on ESPN+
@ the half 0:0
55th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
71st min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
84th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
90th min tor/goal leipzig
full time
Leipzig 1:3 BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brunch:
3 eggs sunny side up
1 potato diced and lightly fried
4 slices of peppered turkey bacon
2 slices of whole wheat toast
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Walmart Neighborhood Market for kitty food
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Call in from JA
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Took inside collected recyclables to outside separation
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Challenging 5hrs at work. The closer call in sick so I had to shove 7hrs of work into a 5hrs shift. Done, but hela tough. The store manager was pleased with my efforts.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Dallas Sidekicks 5:6 St. Louis Ambush
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Toby’s eye goop
Toby’s feeding and insulin
Toby’s eyedrops
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JA chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11pm nighty night with good Lily cuddles
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God/dess Meditation: Saturday/Saturn’s Day/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility (UPG), Ing-Frô/An: Frey & Frouwa/An: Freya:
Ing-Frô/An: Frey, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you? Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 10, 2021 Sunnastag/An: Sun’s Day

1/10/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, JA, 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 to Maria Nachtigal 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 Russia.
(photo 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: 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; Aett 1 root 4, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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, the telling of a tale, 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
3rd Halbdutzend (3rd half-dozen), Irminsul’s root of re-creation.
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Rune Lesson: We have favor from the gods. We are renewed! Here we have the two archetypal sacrificial gods; Wodan on the World Tree and Ziu’s hand to fetter the Fenris Wolf. Both sacrificial, both a sacrifice with benefits. Wodan comes to us in many forms. He is our benefit. Ziu comes to us with his example to behave honorably. As we take the example of both, we know we can live life to the fullest.
*from creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 1/2hrs of solid sleep with good morning Lily cuddles
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Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel, and eyedrops
Toby’s feeding and insulin
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Fruit smoothie
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JA phone call x 3
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 32 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
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Thanks to JA’s suggestion:
3 slices of french toast with peppered bacon
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Filed unemployment claim
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Jasmine’s new cat tree arrived!!!!!!!!!
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Augsburg 1:4 Stuttgart
Bielefeld 1:0 H. Berlin
*good job Bielefeld! Why? This lackluster win pulls them above the relegation zone: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/table
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Started the slow cooked pork
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Toby can only be ignored for so long...
Toby’s and I out for an early afternoon, perfectly behaved, 4-block walk
*partly cloudy, cool, slight northerly breezeway<>
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Walmart Neighborhood Market
Dillons
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Made Toby his chicken organ stew + ground chicken + green beans + brown rice
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Excellent slow cooked pork mixed with a 3-pepper blend on jasmine rice with coleslaw on the side: YUMMY
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MASL
Florida Tropics v KC Comets
1st qtr 1:0
2nd qtr 3:1
3rd qtr 1:1
4th qtr 2:2
final: Florida 7:4 KC
FUCK!
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Toby’s 9:30 feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night with Lily cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Sunday, Sunna’s Day, Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon. You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 7, 2021 Donarstag/An: Thor’s Day

1/8/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JA, domestic stuff ​
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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/An: Thor’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 to Eva Hiebert 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: Raido: Wheel, horse transportation, riding, issues concerning: ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, the journey of life, travel, seek wise counsel, spiritual quest, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, planning, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to oversee one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress, perspective.
Conversely:
Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, restlessness, make no travel plans, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, vehicular failure, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, a failed or disappointing journey, void of progress or proper perspective.
*A1R5; Aett 1, root 5, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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; Halbdutzend 1, root 2, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson: We are constantly moving toward self-awareness. Our journey is is a movement that brings us an awareness of causality. Thru this movement toward moral responsibility we know we are healed. We can embrace our ordered change to the point of knowing ourselves and knowing what needs to be done to benefit us on this journey of life we have begun.
*from creation to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7rs of sleep, one wakeup, all sorts of Lily cuddles
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Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel and eyedrops
Toby’s 9am feeding and insulin
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JA chat
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Brunch; a bowl of cereal + a 7-grain piece of toast topped honey and butter
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A banana + AM meds
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Call in from Aunty G_
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 32 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout
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JA chat/phone call
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TOBY’S DOGGY DOOR ARRIVED FOR THE SOON-TO-BE HALLWAY!
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Beans-n-chicken + 2 whole wheat tortillas
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Toby and I out for an early-mid-afternoon, well behaved, 3-block walk. Nice conversation with the J’sW, and JA talked to her, too, via phone
*overcast, very cool, slight northerly breeze
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JA went in for her COVID test. She’s not well.
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Dillons
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Blue Hill Bay Poké smoked salmon and rice https://www.poke.bluehillbay.com/product-page with a carrot
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Started moving boxes and cleaning closets. I almost threw out A BUNCH of old work clothes, but inspired by JA, I opted to wash them and take them to a thrift store tomorrow
*found a couple of dog sweaters that I’m sure were Meeka’s. I hope Toby will tolerate them.
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2 loads of laundry
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Toby’s eye-goop
Toby’s feeding and insulin @ 20 units
Toby’s eyedrops
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Toby has had a rough day of glucose readings today. The day started off a bit high and then just took off higher the rest of the day. I called the Veterinary and he told me to do one more day of readings in hopes that today was a glitch, that things will level off tomorrow. He is also weighing his options of going to a more powerful insulin. Still out there is the possibility of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/cushings-syndrome-dogs#1 https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/cushings-disease-in-dogs/
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JA chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night with good Lily cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Thursday/Donar’s Day/Donar/An: Thor:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba with the Golden Hair, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 8, 2021 Frijastag/An: Frigga’s Day

1/8/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, JA, work 5hrs
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Frijastag/Frija’s Day/An: Frigga’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 to Elizabeth Zülke 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: 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, chaos, 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; Aett 1, Root 2, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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; Halbdutzend 1, root 2, Irminsul’s root of creation
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Rune Lesson: Same Runes different systems:
It is through stability that we are healed. We know we can endure anything as long as we are mindful that we can recognize the cause and effect. Our vital strength takes us to the point that we are entwined within the root of all material and cosmic phenomena. We are aware. We are solid! Our Mother god, our creative Mother principle, drives us toward action!
*from creation to creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
* I have to start moving the strays feeding station in between Sock’s house and the room addition. I have come to HATE the confrontations at the back door and in the breezeway. In between Sock’’s house and the room addition might cure all that.
*I have tried to move it to the patio but the birds help themselves to it. The evidence? BIRD POOP!
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep with ALL SORTS of Lily cuddles
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EXCELLENT number for Toby’s glucose: 93, evidently that expires the reader
Toby’s Denamarin, Apoquel and eyedrops
Toby’s feeding and insulin
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary to leave message for Dr.
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Extensive call in to my mortgage company
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JA chat
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3 breakfast burritos:
hashbrowns mixed with onions
2 slices of snipped-n-clipped turkey bacon
3 eggs scrambled
cheese
salsa
DAMN I’M GOOD AT THIS!
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Well damnit, JA has tested positive for COVID
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Toby and I out for an early-mid-afternoon, 3-block, perfectly walk
*cold, overcast, slight north breeze
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary for Apoquel
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
M’Gladbach 3:2 München on ESPN3
*excellent job M’Gladbach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JA’s box is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Family Dollar; hangers and Reese's
DAV Thrift Store; drop off work shirts
Air Capital Veterinary: Apoquel and Dr. Conversation
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JA telephone conversation x 2
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ALMOST the last of the beans-n-chicken + 2 slices/heels of whole wheat bread topped with butter
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Toby’s PM eye-goop
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JA chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11:30pm nighty night with in your face Lily cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Friday/Frija’s Day/An: Frigga’s Day:
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter, MY Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan. Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far-seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all! HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 6, 2021 Wodanstag/An: Odin’s Day

1/6/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, JA. Domestic stuff
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/An: Odin’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 to Mary Goertz 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: Thurisaz: Giant, Donar, the Strong One, defender of the Folk and Ensigart, strength, indelible raw masculine power/strength, reactive and directed force, courage, a breakthrough, self-empowerment, defense from within, defend against outside forces, breaking down barriers, self-defense, assertiveness, facing opposition, bravery, the ultimate mortal fighting force, fertility, fight or flight; choosing to fight.
Conversely:
Thorn, Outside the favor of Donar, the strong One, indelible weakness, powerless, beware of enemies from the outside, defenselessness, failure, disruptive opposition, lack of fertility, shadow of the unconscious, disease, explosive/mindless violence, an enemy’s victory, introversion, trouble, betrayal, physical abuse, cowardice, destruction, a loss of masculinity, fight or flight: choosing flight.
*A1R3; Aett 1, root 3, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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; Halbdutzend 3, root 4, Irminsul’s root of re-creation
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Rune Lesson: It is through our own strength that we have a change of heart. We power through with our overwhelming influence to cause our eventual perfection. With our directed force we can influence those around us with our well-grounded nature. Our roots run deep. We are strong.
*from creation to re-creation
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep, one wakeup, with Lily cuddles all over me.
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Toby’s Denamarin and Apoquel.
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A banana + AM meds + a small apple
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JA chat
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Toby’s 8am fasting glucose reading; 124
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Call into Air Capital Veterinary with yesterday’s results. Dr. is ÜBER pleased! Change nothing. Keep monitoring. Cya Tuesday @ 11am to remove monitor
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Toby’s 9am feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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JA came with some GREAT news. Change is in the wind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 32 reps weighted 30lbs
pushups 3 sets of 10 reps
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout
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Toby and I out for a late morning, perfectly behaved, FIVE BLOCK walk!
*partly cloudy, very cool, slight northerly breezeway
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I was glued to CNN in anticipation of the electoral college vote count
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Dillons pharmacy
Sally Beauty to return clippers attachments, but they actually did have what I needed so I was able to exchange what I had + $6
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JsFnChst! Trump supporters have charged the Capital grounds as the electoral college votes were being counted:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/protesters-storm-capitol-pelosi-asks-national-guard-to-clear-building-amid-reports-of-shots-fired-live-updates/ar-BB1cwpgA?ocid=chromentpnews
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-capitol-in-lockdown-pence-evacuated-as-protesters-surge/ar-BB1cwBo2?ocid=chromentpnews
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/10/17/hundreds-trump-supporters-rally-embattled-president-capitol-lawn/
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https://sports.yahoo.com/news/protesters-backing-trump-roll-capital-055328960.html
https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/politics/trump-supporters-tear-down-fences-breach-the-capitol-building
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/updates-capitol-breached-by-protesters-woman-shot-inside/ar-BB1cwQkZ?ocid=chromentpnews
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Beans-n-chicken + bowl of raw veggies + a chocolate sundae
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JA chat
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Toby’s eye-goop
Toby’s feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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JA chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night with lots of Lily cuddles. She really is my sensitive kitty.
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God/dess Meditation: Wednesday/Wodan’s Day/Wodan/An: Odin;
Alle-Vater Gott! Wandering god! Rune god! Wolf god! Raven god! Wodan!! Husband to Frija, the Alle-Mutter. Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wodan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, Wodan, as we honor the Wodan that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 5, 2021 Dienstag/An: Thing Day

1/5/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, 12 hr recording of Toby’s glucose levels, JA
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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 to Maria Hildebrand 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: 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; Aett 3, root 2, Yggdrasil’s roof of re-creation
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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; Halbdutzend 2, root 3, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: There is NO DOUBT that the All Mother is that which brings calm in the face of distress. The All Mother’s hug is a true comfort. We may be broken down. We may be stressed. That is when the Divine Mother is at her best. We can be cradled in her arms experiencing her unfettered love and support. She leads us. She guides us. Through her we have the determination to carry-on in life.
*from re-creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of solid sleep
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Toby’s 8:30am glucose check: 339
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Toby’s feeding, insulin, eyedrops, Apoquel, and Denamarin.
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Call into Toby’s Veterinarian. He says to increase insulin to 20units and we discussed the possibility of Cushing’s disease: https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/cushings-syndrome-dogs#1 manageable but can be expensive. He also said to only have food out for Toby AT feeding times; no more kibble left out.
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2 breakfast burritos as I almost forgot about my oil change appointment.
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Toby’s 11am glucose reading: 389
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Oil change went quickly
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comment not for public consumption
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jwlr chat
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Leftover Hamburger Helper for lunch
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Toby’s 1pm glucose check: 272!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Toby and I out for a late-mid-afternoon, perfektly behaved, FOUR-block walk
*mostly cloudy, cool, fairly stout southerly wind
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Talked to a neighbor who works with a rather large local remodeling contractor. I asked him if he ever did jobs on the said and he said he did. I talked to him about enclosing the breezeway and getting his price. With his price I can see if Elite Renovations is on target or not.
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Yesterday, JA found the Eskimo doll I sent her back in the early 70s when I was in the CG and stationed in Alaska. She has kept it all this time and hid away.
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Planned trip to JA had to be scuttled because of COVID exposure.
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JA chat
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Toby’s 3pm glucose check: 261
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JA phone call
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Took inside collected recyclables to outside separation
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As much as I prefer sliced turkey hotdogs with my beans, there was some deli-chicken that needed to be used.
Ranch Style Beans https://www.ranchstylebeans.com/
onions
deli-chicken
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Toby’s 5pm glucose reading: 175!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last of the Hamburger Helper + celery sticks
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I started taking down Yule decorations; disheartening. I got only as far as taking the decorations off the high point on the porch. I still have the railing decorations and inside trees to take down.
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Toby’s 7pm glucose check: 130!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JA chat and phone call
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Toby’s 9pm glucose check: 120!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toby’s feeding, insulin @ 20 units and eyedrops
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JA chat
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11pm glucose check; shoots up to 480
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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DAMN! No core workout today...
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11:30pm nighty night
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God/dess Meditation: Tuesday/Ziu’s Day/Ziu/An: Tyr
Ziu, god of selflessness; of war & glory, one-handed god, sacrificial god, Sergeant at Arms at the Thing, enforcer of law & order, bravest of all gods; you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HAIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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January/Hartmânôd 4, 2021 Manostag; An: Moon’s Day

1/4/2021

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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: LOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/An: Mani’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 to Anna M. Schmidt 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me. I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side. I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6; Aett 1, root 6, Yggdrasil’s root of creation
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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; Halbdutzend 2, root 3, Irminsul’s root of destruction
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Rune Lesson: Divine wisdom gives us the ability to operate calmly in the face of distress. We know we can take and shape our inspiration and mold it under the control of our human craft then calmly sit back, knowing we have the force of Will working in our favor.
*from creation to destruction
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep, one wakeup, and good in your face Lily cuddles
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On the phone 1st thing with the Veterinarian. Toby is now on a 24hr glucose curve check, and in the charge of the Caroll Reimer Care Home for Dogs:
Toby’s fasting 8:30am glucose check: 383
Toby’s feeding, insulin, Apoquel, Denamarin, and eyedrops
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Created a 3-tier feeding system for George and Ghost in an effort to encourage them AWAY from the breezeway and onto the patio.
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Breakfast sandwich
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Made Toby some fresh chicken organ stew:
gizzards
hearts
livers
rice
green-beans
It looks nasty as hela to me, but Toby GOBBLES it down!
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jwlr chat
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Call into Auto Smart
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Toby’s 11am glucose check: 462
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Called KansasWorks Veterans Rep about becoming a contact tracer. Phone meeting set for the 7th @ 10am
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FINALLY got it to file an unemployment claim. On a whim, I changed my password and PIN. IT WORKED!
*call into brother to share how I got in
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I tried to make a Hilton hotel reservation on the east coast. The website asked for a Hilton Honors #. JsFnChst hela on hold with them
*FINALLY SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Call into U-Haul; partial success
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Toby’s 1pm glucose check: 357
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jwlr phone call
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Toby and I out for an early-mid-afternoon, perfectly behaved, 3-block walk.
*sunny, mild, northerly breeze
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Toby’s 3:20pm glucose: 429
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Brother over to return fence post hammer
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Received info from brother over the phone and filed his unemployment for him; SUCCESS
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Hamburger Helper https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/helper/hamburger-helper/double-cheeseburger-macaroni
turkey
onions
peas
jalapenos
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jwlr chat
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Toby’s PM eye goop
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Toby’s 5pm glucose: it just says “HI” so it must be off the chart
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jwlr chat/phone call
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Toby’s 7:15pm glucose check: “HI”
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jwlr chat: OMGs SHE FOUND IT!
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Core:
ab roller 3 sets of 32 reps weighted 30lbs up from 31
push ups 3 sets of 10 reps concentrating on technique
ab wheel 3 sets of 10 reps @ 2/3 rollout concentrating on technique
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Toby’s 9pm glucose: still “HI”
Toby’s 9pm feeding, insulin and eyedrops
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jwlr chat
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night with in your face Lily cuddles.
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God/dess Meditation: Monday/Moon’s Day, Mano/An: Mani, god of the moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high. You’re the measurer and teller of time. You’re the counterpart to Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun. As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano, let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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