(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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.
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Laf: 
Havamal 159:
A fourteenth I sing to the assembled Folk
When naming the divine names;
The Aesir and Alves and their various kinds
No one can spell out without learning.
 
Determination, learned knowledge, singing before the All, presentation, Urlag; life fate and destiny, life as law, life following the law, experience, test, temptations by life-circumstances, water, sea, good management, test of life, school of the lives, relations, defeat and the laws of nature, life and primal law, psychic & spiritual awareness, cosmic flow, seeds of thought, the etheric part of the body, initiation that experiences life on earth as a continuous process of initiation, The Cosmic Ocean.
“First learn to steer, then dare the sea-journey” (List, 60).
H3R2
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Interpretation: Gestation (Inguz) brings determination (Laf).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 1//2 hrs. of troubled sleep.
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Morning check on Toby’s leg.  It is closing, seemingly a bit swollen.  Before he did this, I TRIED to cover the grown with a gauze bandage to discourage his from licking it.  The next day, his paw was swollen and he was limping on it.  His veterinary suggested the cone, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.  In hindsight, maybe so.  His sleeve can’t get here soon enough.
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Two eggs sunny side up + a waffle.
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MY SILLY WIFE IS RIDING HER BIKE, ON THIS FUCKING FRIGID MORNING, TO THE CORNER CONVIENECE STORE TO GET HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.  I OFFERED TO TAKE HER BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  PISSED ME THE FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*then she comes home saying that no one has any.  NOW she needs me.
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Dillons first aid run
*hydrogen peroxide for wifey
*bandages for Toby.
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I wrapped Toby’s wound, but I don’t think it will stay.
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McDs for a lite lunch
Dillons mostly coupon shopping
Dillons petrol
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Zatarain’s Jambalaya from box https://www.mccormick.com/zatarains/products/dinner-and-side-mixes/rice-mixes-and-side-dishes/jambalaya-mix-original
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Utica City FC 7:5 Harrisburg Heat
Milwaukee Wave 7:8 OT St. Louis Ambush
Florida Tropics 10:3 Orlando SeaWolves
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MASL 2
Colorado Inferno v Colorado Rumble
*score TBA
Wichita Wings v New Mexico Runners @ Hartman Arena https://www.hartmanarena.com/
1st qtr. 2:0
2nd qtr. 4:2
3rd qtr. 3:1
4th qtr. 0:0
Final: Wichita Wings 9:3 New Mexico Runners
WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN!
Next week, however, is the big one.  It will be the battle of the undefeated!
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Note to Self: Toby’s 11:45pm insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: Union meeting…
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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: Gebo: The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, generosity, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, obligations, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are willing to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.
*A1R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Os:  
Havamal 149:
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up
My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Freedom from bondage, the power of speech/song, mouth, arising, ashes, that which is offered, Wodanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
*H1R4
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Interpretation: Generosity (Gebo) brings freedom (Os).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups.
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Probably about ¼ inch of snow on the ground.  Even though wifey is ill, she still swept off the breezeway.  I finished half of the front porch that’s readily used, front steps, the two steps to the breezeway, and Socks’ stoop.
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A banana with meds.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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BK prior to Union meeting.
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It was quite a spirited Union meeting.  Good layoff information.  Lots of discussion, but I left at 12:45pm to be home for Toby’s insulin.
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Toby did really well on his four-block roundy.  That’s was all I felt like doing anyway.
*cold, sunny, south breeze.
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Breakfast for lunch: hand-shredded hashbrown topped with three eggs sunny side up + wheat toast topped with butter and sugar.
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CBD Store; HempReleaf, S. Seneca https://findsmokeshop.com/kansas/wichita/hempreleaf, took Toby with me.
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I am emotionally drained!  Essie’s passing has taken EVERYTHING out of me.
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NFL https://www.nfl.com/
Minnesota Vikings @ S.F. 49ers https://www.nfl.com/scores
                             10:27
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Two egg full breakfast sandwich with 2 slices of wheat toast topped with cheese for dinner.
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Dillons for a few things.
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WELL FUCKING SHIT!  Toby has chewed thru the rubbery growth on his leg.  Evidently it doesn’t hurt him.  NOW what do I do?
*I ordered something called a “Suitical Recovery Sleeve” from Chewy.com to cover Toby’s wound.
https://www.suitical.com/products/recovery-sleeve-dog/
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Mesquite Outlaws 8:10 Monterrey Flash
Sonora Soles 11:5 Ontario Fury
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MASL 2 https://www.m2soccer.com/home
Muskegon Risers v Oakland County
*score TBA
Austin Power v Amarillo Bombers
*score TBA
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22degF out tonight.  Socks’ house has never felt better; cool, but not cold.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 12:30am insulin.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Yeah, emotionally healing from Essie’s passing is going to take a while.  I’m absolutely crush!
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1am nighty night.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, wifey, E.N.T. appointment, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
 
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: 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: Joy, or lack thereof (Wunjo) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
*Good Runes to indicate Essie is better (Wunjo/joy and Ar/dangers calmed).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep with two wakeups, and Lily loving time.
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Wifey conversation.
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Wheat toast topped with cheese topped with one scrambled egg topped with hot sauce.
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Rain, thunder, lightning…WOW!  In January?
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ENT appointment went as expected.  I have an upcoming surgery.  I may actually get my sinuses fixed.
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Well hela, it seems layoff is coming: http://www.kake.com/story/41547752/layoff-notices-sent-to-2800-spirit-aerosystems-workers
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Note to Self: Toby’s 1pm insulin
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Kroger Skillet Meals Stroganoff https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-skillet-meals-stroganoff/0001111082735 made with turkey kielbasa and corn, 3 King Hawaiian dinner rolls with butter.
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First thing at work, I asked a trustworthy to see the seniority list.  Well, at least I’m nowhere near the bottom…good.  Early in the shift, we had a group crew meeting with the managers and the plant manager.  He assured us the company is doing all they can do to minimize the effect of any layoff.  One of the other things we talked about was “bump-back rights.”  WHOA!  I came to Spirit as an M09C.  I took a promotion to an M09B.  Bump-back rights say if my M09B fails, and I’m laid off, I can bump back to an M09C and force someone else to get laid off.  Lemme tell ya, I need to do whatever it takes for my family to survive this, and Toby keeps supplied with his insulin.  Aerospace can be a cut-throat business.
*not a busy night at work at all.
*well, we’ll see what happens Monday.  The bag press should be going under a massive overhaul.  We, my first shift college and I, may be taking our parts and running back-n-forth to Plant 2 in order to get our stuff done.  Oh, how much fun will that be (sarcasm).
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21degF on the way home.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Kansas City Comets 14:6 Orlando SeaWolves monitored from work on YouTube/MASL TV
*YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tacoma Stars Turlock 7:4 Cal Express monitored from work on YouTube/MASL TV
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Last check on all fur-kids.  All fur kids are under their respective shelter.
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Note to Self: Toby’s 1am insulin.
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2am nighty night
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, back to work if I can.
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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: Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Ka:
Havamal 151:
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.
 
Imperviousness, a reversal of fortune, the world tree, preservation of tribe or race, ancestors/ancestry, loyalty, that which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.
“Your blood, your highest possession” (List, 53).
*H1R6
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Interpretation: Harmony (Dagaz) brings imperiousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wakeup.
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Brief wifey conversation
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Well hela, I was doing okay…for a while…
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A banana + a sunny side up egg atop whole wheat toast.
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Call in from the E.N.T.  They have the RESULTS, but want the pics of my sinus C.T. 
Call into the VA to arrange pickup.
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Toby completed three blocks, and CONSIDERED the fourth…. but no.  So, I finished the rest of the walk on my own.
*sunny, mild, south breeze.
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JsFnChst!  I can’t have fish without crying.  Essie LOVED sharing fish with me.
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Beer battered fish from frozen + potato coins + buttered corn.
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The MLS SuperDraft https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2020/tracker is nowhere as good as it used to be.  It used to be a combination of live and commentary.  Now it’s all commentary, it seems.
*I don’t understand.  I always thought that expansion teams and current teams with poor standing from last season went first to make their picks in an effort to build their teams.  Sporting KC, who finished next to last in their division, is NOWHERE to be seen in rounds 1 or 2.  They don’t show up until round 3, after all the top prospects are taken.  WTF?  THEN, they’re only airing round 1.  JsFnChst!  This is fucked up.
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(1) My first day back at work since Essie’s passing wasn’t horrible.  Get into my area, and there are all sorts of unfamiliar stuff around the bag press.  My inquiry to my 1st shift colleague told me that the bag press is getting ready to get a major overhaul.  Seemingly, when it does, we’ll be moved over to Plant 2 to work our parts over there.
(2) The manager was soon to follow with an order of parts that I worked back in October.  They made it all the way to Seattle and on the plane, only to find a narrowing of the part was too narrow, and they were trying to blame it on me.  I looked up the paperwork, took my manger and lead over to the Hänel to check out the form block.  I showed her I can only run the order per form block.  There was no hand-forming on it, yet other processes after mine, PLUS one or two inspections, and they want to stiff ME with it.  My manager agreed with me and took pictures of the form bock.  I told her, “If there’s a problem with the form block, THEN REWORK THE FORM BLOCK.  Other than that, it’s out of my hands.”
(3) Stayed pretty busy and came damned close if not surpassed 8hrs of time allotments for an 8hr shift.
(4) I was engaged a few times about my extended absence.  At first it hurt to talk about Essie’s passing, but by the end of shift it seems the pain was subsiding a bit.  I still can’t look at the pics with my deceased Queen on my lap.  People were kind. 
(5) Further comment not for public consumption.
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Last check on all fur-kids
*Toby’s 1am insulin, a bit to eat, his coat on and back outside he goes, his insistence, for the night.
*1am/1pm insulin schedule is perfekt for my 2nd shift schedule.
*I called Socks FOUR TIMES; twice with a door slam and twice with my voice, but no response.
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Toby’s 1pm insulin
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2am nighty night.
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur babies, wifey, last day before back to work.
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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: Laguz: A body of water, the necessity of water as a life source, life well-lived, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, fluidity, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, conform with emotions, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, the deep minded Spirit, intuition.
Conversely:
A dried-up body of Water, the struggles of life, swimming upstream, difficulties with relating to the feminine, manipulation, lack of moral fiber, emotions out of control or suppressed, shallow minded, deception, unsympathetic, totally void of growth, failing to go with the flow, frivolity, immaturity, depression, inability to formulate with the emotional world, unstimulated, sinking/drowning, disconnect with the Inner Self.
*A3R5
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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: Rit: 
Havamal 150:
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
 
Incoming challenges, the exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, fixation, attack squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
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Interpretation: Fluidity (Laguz) brings the strength of Will (Rit).
*yeah, I understand.  The river of life must go on, and it will happen thru my own strength of Will.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of, I think, solid sleep.
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Morning are still raw as hela.  How am I going to get over Essie’s passing?  This is killing me!  Oh sure, I have other fur babies who need me, but I KNOW Essie REALLY loved me. She was constantly showing that.  Now that love is physically gone, and I am hurting like cray.
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Crying like a baby…
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I get up in the morning, feed Toby and Lily, check on Socks who usually ahs nothing to say except wanting out from his house. I have to stay here for them, but there is no Essie love.  My heart hurts.  Things have definitely changed around here.
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I know what my wifey is doing.  She comes at me with common everyday things in an effort to get my mind off Essie.  It doesn’t work.  I miss my Essie. 
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Essie left this Earth hissing and spitting all the way.  Just prior to Essie leaving this Earth, I fully think someone came for her, but it wasn’t me, her daddy, so she hissed at whoever was approaching.  Hopefully this person comforted her, and assured her that she and I will meet again on the other side.  I may take some time, but we’ll be together again.  If ever I want this to be true, Essie is it.
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Now my eyes REALLY hurt.
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Toby and I attempted a late morning walk.  I noticed him limping on his right front paw and it was swollen.  OMGs, did I cause that by wrapping gauze around the growth on his leg?  JsFnChst!  I quickly removed it.  He did a couple of blocks; one was a visit with a neighbor.  I took him right home and called the veterinarian.  He said I MIGHT HAVE caused it, but keep an eye on it for the rest of the day.  If Toby really IS chewing on it, I put the bug in his ear about removing the growth, even as benign as it was. 
*I can always walk later.
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Call into Toby’s veterinary.  It’s just a wait and see on Toby’s growth on his leg.
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Wifey to post office
Me to smoke shop for self-igniting charcoal and a bong.  While I fully enjoy smoking the CBD, I don’t enjoy the harshness.  Wifey has schooled me about bongs. I also picked up a butane lighter.
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The aforementioned conversation with a neighbor, also brought a few things she offered from her food bank excursion.  I will always accept her offers.
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Two loads of laundry.
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Mac-n-cheese combined with smoked sausage and corn.
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I took Toby on a brief walk to the north end of the cul-de-sac.  At least he wasn’t limping like he was this morning.  Call into his veterinary and he wasn’t to wait until Toby’s blood sugar is under control before any other surgery is performed.  As the possibly of layoff is seriously looming, I want to prepay for his surgery, to which the veterinary agreed. He also suggested a cone for Toby’s head.  Weeeeeeeeell, I’m going to hold off on that as long as I can.
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Two 1-egg sliders on King’s Hawaiian dinner rolls.
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VIKINGS SPOILER ALERT!  VIKINGS SPOILER ALERT!  VIKINGS SPOILER ALERT!   
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Vikings S6 E6 on the History Channel https://play.history.com/shows/vikings#episodes  
*woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Lagertha is dead, killed by HVITSERK, the insane, drug abusing son, of Ragnar Lothbrook.
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Toby’s 1am insulin 
(I dunno, can't seem to change the above font)
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1::30am nighty night.
*gabapentin, ZzzQuil, a bit of CBD out of the new bong, and BOOM-BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS!
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, still taking another day off.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude. Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
 
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: Gibor: 
Havamal 163:
An eighteenth I learned, yet I would never
Let a woman or maid know it,
For everyone knows what’s best for himself-
This leads me to the conclusion of the songs-
The one it shall be then, that lies in my arms
As betrothed wife and as sister.
 
The scald, awakening, passion, mystery, the end, comprehension of the diving from below upward; from humanity outward, secrecy, gift/giver, gift of life, that which is best for the individual, fulfillment, sacred marriage, being ONE with the sister soul, protection against evil forces, being/seeing the Divine, the cosmic consciousness and the divine principle, two forces having a singular origin, the spiritual ego, death-life cycle, protection against evil forces, union of the gods and the World, the uninterrupted chain in the cycle of eternal returns, the Creator and the Created, the deepest mysteries of the Universe, the end.
“Man, be one with God” (List, 67).
*H3R6
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Interpretation: Success (Sowulo) brings an awakening (Gibor).
*EXCELLENT Runes for the day after Essie’s passing.  I KNOW she’s well.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 8hrs of sleep with one wakeup.
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Nothing says I LOVE YOU ESSIE like crying my out early AM.
*wifey comfort.
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GODS I LOVED HER SO!
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Wifey reminded me how close time was getting for Toby’s appointment.
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Toby and an encouraging veterinary appointment.
*glucose 1/2/20 694, today 489
*weight 1/2/20 41 lbs., today, 44 lbs.
*insulin increase from 10 units to 15 units to 16 units.
Toby’s next veterinary appointment is in two weeks.
*I have spent $600+ to get Toby well.
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A banana + a 1-egg, open-faced sandwich topped with cheese and hot sauce on whole wheat toast.
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Handyman over to give me an estimate on a ramp on the breezeway for Toby; TBD.
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Toby and I out for a well behaved, 3-block roundy.  I finished the rest on my own.
*sunny, cool west breeze.
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Shuffled bank accounts
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Late afternoon, I headed out for a 2nd walk, and I was wanting to do it without Toby.  OMGs he about pitched a bitch when I tried to sneak out.  I took him for 3-blocks, and I finished the walk on my won.
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I think Lily is really confused.  She looks around every corner.  I’m presuming she’s expecting Essie to be somewhere…sad…really.
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Beef kielbasa, steamed cabbage and broccoli tots for me, beef kielbasa and broccoli tots for wifey. I supplied the beef kielbasa and steamed cabbage.  Wifey supplied the broccoli tots.
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Last check on all fur-kids.  Toby’s midnight insulin.
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12:30am nighty night
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, back to work.
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Teiwaz: The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, valor, highest ideals, uncompromising in judgments, personal management, a higher rationality, dedication to an ideal, balanced, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, spiritual birth/rebirth, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, even-handedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Ziu; the god of honor, dishonor, without victory in conflict, failed ideals, injustice, imbalance, mismanagement, failure, unbalanced, dishonesty, naiveté compromised judgments, defeat, warfare without purpose, disengagement with the sacrificial Self, spiritual death, legal dilemma, disorder/chaos, cowardice, the inability to fight for what’s right, void of the will to succeed, double standards.
*A3R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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GODS my eyes hurt…
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Monterrey Flash v Turlock Cal Express
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Toby’s 11pm insulin
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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11pm nighty night
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(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: ???????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
(picture added 3/26/2016)
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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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
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Interpretation: Friction for the better (Naudiz) brings generous help (Fa).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep with two wakeups.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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A banana + two sunny side up eggs atop two slices of whole wheat toast, and diced potatoes.
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VERY slow morning…
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Toby and I out for a noon-hour, 5-block walk.  Again, I keep a close eye on him.  As long as he’s in front of me, Toby-trotting with his tail up, he’s good.  As soon as everything drops, he’s done.  He’s been very good about communicating that.  Once her was home, I finished 2 more blocks.  On my portion of a walk, in front of a townhome that I know keeps pit bulls, one of them immediately sounded aggressive.  Still not realizing if it was on a tether, I went right into my STAY BACK stance with my walking staff.  I rather impressed myself…LOL.
*sunny, mildly cool, slight south breeze.
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Cleaned out the Vue…a bit.
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NFL https://www.nfl.com/ wild card game
Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints.
                             26:20
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001094615/article/vikings-upset-saints-in-nfc-wildcard-ot-nailbiter
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BK for lunch.
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Essie hasn’t been well for the last several days.  I need to call Air Capital Veterinary 1st thing tomorrow even BEFORE Toby’s 9:15 appointment.
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O’Reilly Auto Parts
Walmart Neighborhood Market
Dillons pharmacy
Dillons
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Dallas Sidekicks 6:4 Tacoma Stars
Monterrey Flash 7:2 St. Louis Ambush
San Diego Sockers Ontario Fury
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MASL 2 https://www.m2soccer.com/home
Falls Town Flyers v Chihuahua Savage
*score TBA
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Leftover crock pot pork chops + a baked potato + a garden salad = YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I just laid on the bed petting Essie, trying to somehow comfort her with my love.
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13th Warrior for the 126th time
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Ordered a refill of my pravastatin.
Made my VA copay.
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Toby must be feeling better.  He’s getting himself into trouble by digging into the trash.  Oh, sure, it’s funny now, but wait until he REALLY feels better.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Toby’s midnight insulin.
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Midnight nighty night, to accommodate a busy day tomorrow.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Sunnastag) Paltar, you're the blameless god, gloriously shining god, rising god, restoration god, husband to the faithful Nanda, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  Just as you restore Mittigart after Godotuom, restore us after we experience our own Godotuoms of life.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help us to avoid evil and seek the good. Inspired by your example, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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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: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Eh: 
Havamal 162:
A seventeenth I know, through a wise law
To join two lives in love;
And everyone is willing, no virginal woman
Will leave me lightly after this.
 
Dedication, faithfulness, fidelity, warns against frivolous, transient love affairs, the legal bond between man and woman, lasting love, two bound together by the primal law of life, unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of legal marriage, love, duality, bound by primal law, love, trust and marriage. Soul-mates, wedding, partnership, permanent bond, binding decision, hope, duration, horse, permanence and marriage as a law, unity of ego and you, sister souls, soul-love, God-Man-Woman, ideal love, twin souls, two made one, success, increase.
“Marriage is the raw-root of the Aryans” (List, 63).
*H3R5
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Interpretation: The result of a previous action (Jera) brings lasting love (Eh).
*admitted bias
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of sleep with two wakeups.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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Hand-shredded hashbrowns topped with three sunny side up eggs + sweetened butter on whole wheat toast.
*this has become my favorite breakfast.
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Toby and I out for a walk.  I let Toby determine the direction.  He chose toward Meeka Park (west).  He fully enjoys Meeka Park.  After that, I watched him closely, keenly aware of his limitations.  As long as he was Toby-prancing and in front of me with his tail in the air, I knew he was fine.  THE MOMENT he slowed and dropped his tail, we headed home.  Three blocks west, then two blocks east, he didn’t have far to go when he was ready to go home.
*sunny, mildly cold, south wind.
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Haircut
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Toby’s 12noon insulin.
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Off to Lindsborg https://www.lindsborgcity.org/
McDs in Park City for a small cheeseburger and a drink.
Lindsborg did not fail!  My favorite restaurant (Swedish Crown https://www.bethanylb.edu/theswedishcrown/) was FINALLY open.  I fully enjoyed a Swedish, all you can eat, meal, visited Hemslöjd, Trollslända, and Coronado Heights.  Pics to be shared on Fb.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Baltimore Blast 6:7 OT Florida Tropics
Kansas City Comets 3:8 Milwaukee Wave
Rochester Lancers 3:7 Harrisburg Heat
Mesquite Outlaws 5:8 Tacoma Stars
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MASL 2 https://www.m2soccer.com/
New Mexico Runners 15:4 Colorado Rumble
Wichita Wings v Amarillo Bombers at Hartman Arena!  I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st qtr. 2:2
2nd qtr. 1:0
3rd qtr. 1:2
4th qtr. 5:2
Final: Wichita Wings 9:6 Amarillo Bombers
WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN!  WINGS WIN! 
Austin Power v Colorado Inferno (TBA)
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Toby’s midnight insulin
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1:30am nighty night
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(alternate Tag der Fruchtbarkeit) Saga, glorious goddess of history, we greatly honor you as part and parcel of our ever-expanding past.  As we share in Minnatranc, whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories.  Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come.  Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull.  For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will someday have to deal with our spiritual debt.  We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson

(Hartmânôd = Harsh Month)
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Plans: ???????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
 
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932) 
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Othilla: Home and heritage (spiritual or mortal); the strong family, the home within, nobility, the sacred enclosure, spiritual heritage, ancestral spiritual power/favor, true kinship; kinship with humanity, genetic, cultural and spiritual inheritance, ancestry, loyalty to family - tribe or village, group prosperity, order, interaction, or freedom, union/connection with the family of humankind.
Conversely:
Problems in relating to home - heritage - spiritual heritage, and ancestors; Family difficulties, difficulties at home, shunning, unbalanced kinship, chaotic home-front, loss of property/land, genetic disconnection, slavery, homelessness, disruption of family ties - race - culture and the environment, racialism, alienated/disconnected with the family of humankind.
A3R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Home/heritage (Othilla) brings revelation (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7hrs of sleep with two wakeups:
1. Toby demanding inside.
2. Lily demanding face-time.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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A banana + a 1-egg open faced sandwich with cheese on whole wheat toast.
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OH MY!  When I was feeding the squirrels, one was finishing his peanut atop the fence post.  I took out some diced apple pieces, held out my had and this little guy did not move.  I held out my hand with the piece in it and the little guy didn’t move.  When he/she was finished with his peanut, I held out the piece even further and he climbed down the fence post TO TAKE IT OUT OF MY HAND!  As I watched in amazement, I held out a second piece.  When this buddy finished the first piece, he/she reached out for the second piece.  This time he/she grabbed the piece, turned his/her back and walked further across the fence, kinda like saying, “Okay, that’s enough entertainment for you.  Now go away.”  This kind of thing happened quite a bit last year.  Hers to hoping for more of the same.
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Anymore when Toby considers a walk, I let HIM decide what he can handle.  One block roundy and he was done. I finished the walk on my own.
*sunny, mildly cold, sizeable north wind.
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Call into the VA because I am out of lisinopril and their delivery won’t be here for several days.  The VA is fronting me 10-days worth.
Call into Air Capital Veterinary to schedule a teeth cleaning for Essie; TBD
*in two weeks…
Call into Air Capital Waste; trash pick-up delayed one day.
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YAY!  Fur kids’ food arrived from chewy.com
*Kitties: https://www.target.com/p/blue-buffalo-indoor-grain-free-adult-chicken-dry-cat-food/-/A-52769372
* Toby: https://www.petsmart.com/dog/food/canned-food/blue-buffalo-basics-limited-ingredient-adult-dog-food-5168390.html
https://www.petcarerx.com/blue-buffalo-basics-limited-ingredient-diet-grain-free-adult-duck-and-potato-canned-dog-food/32663#50531
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Easy-peezy at the VA.  Grabbed a lite lunch since I was there.
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Toby’s 11am insulin.
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I guess I haven’t looked closely enough into some of the things revealed in my 23andMe account.  Today, I stumbled across this https://you.23andme.com/reports/ancestry_composition_hd/french_german/ :
            “Germany has 16 administrative regions, and we found the strongest evidence of your ancestry in the following 6 regions.
1. North Rhine-Westphalia
2. Baden-Württemberg
3. Bavaria
4. Berlin
5. Lower Saxony
6. Rhineland-Palatinate”
That was kind of a WOW for me.
*Othilla/Tyr
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As much as I have hated my Shark vacuum, I actually learned something about it today.  I had to go to YouTube to watch a video to figure out hoe to unclog the damned thing, BUT IT WORKED!
*further housekeeping.
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Leftover crock-pot pork chops with rice and a cabbage wedge.
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Bank; haircut money for tomorrow.
Dillons; I’ve been concerned that Essie hasn’t seemed interested in food.  My presumption was that she hasn’t cared for the paté.  So, I wanted to get her cans of “shreds” she’s had in the past.  Also, I needed to replace an odds-n-ends container in the utility room.
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MASL https://www.maslsoccer.com/
Rochester Lancers 4:17 Florida Tropics on MASL TV/YouTube
Mesquite Outlaws 7:1 Dallas Sidekicks
Sonora Soles 12:7 St. Louis Ambush
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11:30pm Toby’s insulin
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WHOA!  The weather has definitely changed colder with stout winds from the north since the last time I was outside.  Socks is in his house.  Toby will be inside for the night.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight nighty night.
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