(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, VA counseling, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:

1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
3. US flag 1850 31 stars
4. Oklahoma state flag
5. California state flag

Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: 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: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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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.
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1-egg, open faced, breakfast sandwich on wheat bread.
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Wifey not going to counseling; not well.
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EXCELLENT unrestrained time at counseling.
*Dagaz/Ar
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BK for lunch.  That Impossible Whopper https://www.bk.com/menu-item/impossible-whopper WOW!  I ordered it just like always, hoping it didn’t taste differently…SUCCESS!  IT’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
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Dillons:
OJ for wifey
Orajel for my toe http://www.orajel.com/en
UBER treats for Toby
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Socks is definitely better.  He continues to put weight on his right rear foot.
*call into Air Capital Veterinary to relay Socks’ progress.
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Not a horrible night at work.  Tomorrow will be different as my 1st shift colleague is taking a vacation  day, so it may be busy.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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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: Inguz: Ing-Fro, the god of Ar; prosperity, abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, internal growth, personal development, solitude, well-being, nature wisdom, process/manifestation of creativity; wholesome, healthy sexuality, sacrifice for the positive, potential, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal/spiritual growth, enhancing male energy.
*A3R6
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Sig: 
Havamal 156:
This I know as an eleventh, when
I accompany my dear friend into combat;
I sing it into the shield, so that he triumphs in battle
And that luck and happiness surrounds him always.
 
Triumph, surrounded with luck and happiness, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, into the fray, blessing from above, successful fight, achieved goal, school, and salvation by light, inspiration, soul, and power of the sun, inspiration, soul, life force, wholeness, reliable success, healing, good luck, spiritual completion, and the path of the soul, Rune of the spiritual ray of inspiration, wisdom, and illumination.
“The creative spirit must conquer” (List, 57).
*H2R5
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Interpretation: Personal development (Inguz) brings success (Sig).
*I know my god Ing-Fro stands with me!
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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.  Lily is getting pretty regular about waking me up @ 9am.  She walks up my entire body and gives me face.
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1 egg sunny side up + 1 Eggo blueberry waffle https://www.leggomyeggo.com/en_US/products/waffles/kellogg-s-eggo-blueberry-waffles-product.html from frozen + a banana.
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Brief wifey conversation.
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Wifey’s kids gone today.  I was totally snubbed by her daughter; not so by her granddaughter, son in law and his father.  That’s okay, it is what it is.
*wifey to her office to be understandably sad; me to the house.
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Toby and I out for an 11:45am, well behaved, 30min walk.
*sunny/high clouds, warm, fairly stout and refreshing East wind.
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Reverse seared, jalapeño infused, chopped beef steak + mashed potatoes + veggies from frozen + a small chocolate sundae.  Yeah, over ate a bit.
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Not a horrible night at work.  Not uber busy.  Not uber boring.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping in her office tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: 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: Enlightenment (Dagaz) brings an awakening (Gibor).
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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 2 wakeups.
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3 leftover eggs + a banana.
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Wifey conversation.
*You wanna talk enlightenment?  You wanna talk an awakening?  Full day with her daughter’s family here and I don’t even get an invitation to participate.  Like the Stevie Nicks song says, “Just an invitation would’ve been just fine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwS9BIqbffU “
Who knows?  Maybe it’s better this way.
*Dagaz/Gibor
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Call into the VA.  Got the runaround trying to get a hold of the therapist.  Hung up.
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Toby and I out for a noon hour, well behaved, two-block roundy.  He let go a huge barf yesterday when I was at work.  I’m not going to push him at all today.
*sunny, hot, slight south breeze.
*on the walk, my J’sW neighbor said her husband, my former Beechcraft colleague, wasn’t doing well.  It seems his health and mental state has taken a nosedive since his retirement 9yrs ago.
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Fur kids got their flea treatments.  Lily doesn’t need any yet as she doesn’t go outside.  My goal is to keep Essie, Socks and Toby flea-free so they don’t bring fleas inside.
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Gotta start a Tues/Thurs exercise routine.
*today: biceps, triceps, pushups.  Three sets of 5 ea.  Gotta start somewhere.
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Leftover hamburger Helper + buttered wheat bread + cantaloupe slices.
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US Open Cup Semifinals https://www.mlssoccer.com/meta/competition/us-open-cup/2019/bracket
Orlando (MLS) 0:2 Atlanta (MLS)
*Atlanta advances to the final
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12.9 hrs. turned in for an 8hr shift; not horrible.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is cuddled with kitties tonight.
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Comment not for public consumption.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: ?????????????????????????
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Ancestor Meditation: (grave-sites @ Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Ks and Medford Oklahoma Mennonite Cemetery respectively) Tag der Fruchtbarkeit/Day of Fertility/Saturday (2nd great grandparents) Peter Amos Reimer (1832-1905) and Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Peter A Reimer (1832-1905)
Birth 17 Sept 1832 in Ohrloff, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Sept 1905 in Goessel, KS
*Married 22 September 1858
Agatha Dirksen (1840-1905)
Birth 07 Apr 1840 in Sparrau, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 3 Apr 1905 in Medford, OK
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
*no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
*offered up some tobacco for Granny Aggie.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: 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: Not: 
Havamal 153:
An eighth is mine, to all the Folk
Useful to know in their suffering;
Where hatred rises-up between man and man,
This I can settle fast.
 
Distress, suffering, compulsion of fate, separation, confrontation, strife settled, understanding suffering, settled calm, mind over matter, necessity of fate, misery and death, change of luck as necessity, decision of the Wurtâ, Wurt/Urlag paid-for, cause-effect relations, capability to restructure Wurt/Urlag, That which cannot be averted, the Ur-law that is active in every creature, stress, karmic debt, karmic need, but with outlook for change of karma, banishing ill fortune by means of accepting karma and karmic law, Skuld, Divine justice that balances.
“Use your fate, do not strive against it” (List, 55).
*H2R2
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Interpretation: Home (Othilla) brings distress (Not).
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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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Wifey conversation.
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OMGs!  UNION MEETING!
*okay, no Union meeting, but I did unexpectedly have a chance to vote early in the local elections @ the Union Hall.
*message into my favorite Union Steward.  Meetings are SECOND Saturdays.  Changed it on my mobile calendar…facepalm.
*commercial on the radio about a Veterans Expo at the Indian Center.  I want to go.
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Toby and I out for an 11:15am. Well behaved, 30min walk.
*overcast, muggy, slight south breeze.
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As wifey and I are both veterans, I thought she might be interested in going to a military something at the Indian Center.  Turns out she isn’t.
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Bundesliga Super Cup https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/8/3/20752629/borussia-dortmund-vs-bayern-munich-lineups-live-stream-how-to-watch-dfl-supercup-updates-highlights delayed broadcast on FS1
Borussia Dortmund v Bayern München
*@ the half 0:0
*48th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*69th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match BVB 2:0 Bayern München
*BVB WINS THE BUNDELIGA SUPER CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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At the Veterans Expo, initially I was peeved because there was no Coast Guard represented there, but soon realized it was about resources FOR veterans, not about specific veteran groups.  What ended up happening was the focus came on me because I was wearing a Coast Guard t-shirt and hat.  Several people commented on me being a Coastie.  In particular, I was personally invited out to Wichita State University on Monday to help celebrate Coast Guard day out there.  Of all the conversations I had with people, THAT particular conversation floored me.  I will make every effort to be on campus from 11-1 Monday.  Disappointment turned into realization and opportunity!
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BK for dinner, but they won’t start selling the Impossible Whopper until Monday.  I may wait until later in the week next week to try them.  I don’t want to have too much fast food too soon.
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Red State https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0873886/ with wifey.  Damn good movie!
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Atlanta 3:0 LA
NYRB 2:0 Toronto
New England 0:2 LAFC
Orlando 2:0 Dallas
Cincinnati 1:2 Vancouver
Houston 0:1 Chicago
Colorado 6:3 Montréal
Salt Lake 3:1 NYCFC
San Jose 1:1 Columbus  
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night, sleeping with wifey tonight.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: domestic stuff
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Coast Guard Day: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-coast-guard-day-august-4/?fbclid=IwAR3qLdeGD2mLbPMvN_FLy0XKRqVuKJl6Pa2E3Lddw8zfywoMXCDr_aTPEPw
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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David   A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Isa: Ice: dormancy: a calming, self-preservation, self-centeredness resulting in a lack of change, reflective influence, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego, das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels, patience, frigidity, and the loss of momentum.
*A2R3
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Calm (Isa) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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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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My health by the numbers:
Weight: 248
Glucose: 119
BP: 129/75
Pulse: 84
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Wifey conversation.
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3-eggs cooked in a cupcake tin with salami, chopped green onions and cheese + a piece of toast with sand plum jelly + a small diced potato.
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Toby and I out for an 11:15am, well behaved, 30min walk.
*mostly cloudy, very warm/muggy, SSE breeze.
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Two loads of laundry
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Dillons
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Mowed and trimmed the front yard.  Wifey said she would do the back yard later.
Light housekeeping.
One more load of laundry.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Minnesota 1:0 Portland
DC 1:5 Philly (WHOA!)
Seattle v Porting Kansas City on FS1/Sling-TV
*12th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*33rd min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half Seattle 0:2 SKC
*46th min goal seattle
*58th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*82nd min goal seattle
*end of match, Seattle 2:3 Sporting Kansas City
ROAD WIN!  ROAD WIN!  Sporting KC gets a road win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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Midnight, early to bed for a busy day tomorrow.  Wifey is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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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!

(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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(Aranmânôd = Harvest Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, Couples Counseling @ the VA, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Flags:

1. Holy Roman Empire German/Austria until 1711-1740
2. Kingdom of Prussia 1701-1918
3. US flag 1850 31 stars
4. Oklahoma state flag
5. California state flag

Donarstag/Donar’s Day/Thursday (great, grandparents) Peter Reimer (1868-1937) and Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Peter Reimer (1868-1937)
Birth 17 July 1868 in, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia
Death 12 Jan 1937 in Kern County, California, United States
*Married 9 April 1893
Eva Hiebert (1874-1929)
Birth 13 Jan 1874 in, Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia
Death 20 Aug 1929 in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Pertho: Dice cup, issues concerning: the lucky roll of the dice, questions of luck, the consideration of Wurt/Urlag (the ordeal of Humankind), the Wurtâ; Urda (that which was), Werdanda (that which is becoming) and Sculd (that which is owed), the realization of hidden potential, interwoven yet independent Wurt, good fellowship and happiness, secrets revealed, the collective consciousness, the Well of Knowledge for true growth.
Conversely:
The presence of negative Wurt, an unlucky roll of the dice, bad luck, secrets remaining secret, delusions, fantasies, megalomania, outside the collective/individual consciousness, out of touch with reality, negative forces set in motion, that which is unknowable, the need to deal with uncertainty, unpleasant contractions of birth pains, secrets remaining secret, take no chances.
*A2R6
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Is:  
Havamal 154:
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.
 
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
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Interpretation: Luck (Pertho) brings calm in the face of distress (Is).
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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 one post sunrise wakeup.  Both Essie and Lily demanded attention.
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Breakfast sandwich: 1-egg, cheese, salami, on light rye bread.
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Wifey conversation.  She said there was a thunderstorm overnight.  Of course, I slept though it.  She said, too, that Socks was ready to come into his house after spending the night with the storm.
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It was a good session with Couples Counseling.
*Pertho/Is?
Kwik Shop petrol/Dillons gas points.
Great Wall for lunch.
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Okay, I gotta post this score:
MLS All Stars 0:3 Atletico Madrid
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-07-31-mls-all-star-team-vs-atletico-madrid/recap
*serious facepalm.
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-07-31-mls-all-star-team-vs-atletico-madrid/lineup
I had to look up the coach, James O’Conner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Connor_(footballer,_born_1979)
*lessee, also coaches Orland City, 9th on the Eastern Conference table https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings.  One would think they would try to find someone just a WEE bit better.
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Call into my favorite Burger King here in Wichita https://www.yellowpages.com/wichita-ks/mip/burger-king-2290123 YES!  They already have the Impossible Whopper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/business/impossible-whopper-national/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0fEEg9U39OcKqydWJzSP94GIzrtX2UnZLOMRz3V4g8gwdv1sjd0MiChp4  
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It was a good night at work.  Two identical orders got me 490min, or a bit more than 8hrs, plus a couple of insignificant orders bought me easily over 8hrs.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Wifey is sleeping with her kitties in her office tonight.
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(Heuuîmânôd = Hay Month)
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Plans: fur-kids, wifey, Socks to Vet, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Mannaz: The human, Heimo; our genetic connection to the gods, humankind, social interaction, cooperation between people, the special human, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, social structure, the ability to work well within a social structure in an effort be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, attainment of common goals, Divine structure.
Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, w/o social interaction, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Social interaction (Mannaz) brings incoming challenges (Rit).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 7 hrs of sleep with one post sunrise wakeup.
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1-egg open faced breakfast sandwich on light rye bread, topped with chives, cheese and pepperoni.
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Gathered up Socks and took him into the Vet for x-rays.
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BK for lunch
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Socks back from Vet.  No broken bones, but a torn ligament.
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It was a pretty good night at work.  My 1st shift colleague enjoyed his birthday card.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night; sleeping with wifey tonight.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Wodanstag) Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart, the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!

(Heuuîmânôd = Hay Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day/Tuesday (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72) (Gravesites at Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery, Goessel, Kansas).
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
Gravesites @ Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Ks
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Fehu:  Cattle, wealth, Ing-Frô; the god of abundance, Audhumla; the primal bovine, the ability to create and maintain wealth and the accompanying power, creative forces, financial security, good financial management, Odhumbal, the primeval bovine, fire, beginnings, productivity, positive energy, life force, self-respect, personal power, one’s condition in life, generosity that needs to come with the social responsibility of wealth.
Conversely:
The negative blessing of prosperity, stagnant finances, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, financial insecurity, improper financial management, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, atrophy/decline, failed ambition, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.
*A1R1
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Wealth (Fehu) brings imperviousness (Ka).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
*Socks is still not putting weight on his right hind leg.
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Outcome: 6hrs of sleep, zero wakeups, slow get up with Lily demanding attention, sinus ache.
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Call into the Veterinarian.  X-rays tomorrow.
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Dental always goes well, but she always wants a bit more…typically female.
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Huggled with Socks in his house…cried.
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Wichita Cheesecake Company https://www.wichitacheesecakecompany.com/ to celebrate National Cheesecake Day https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cheesecake-day-july-30/?fbclid=IwAR0CYld2MeEp8ee6b2ZH-wZYYNxSWSCJdh-NoTNoA8_53QpusvFt0elmtAo
*Key Lime Cheesecake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Grilled cheese sandwich with a garden salad topped with pepperoni.
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Well, well, well, an old Fb friend finally let something out.  Is there more of a problem that I ever realized?  Not overreacting at this point. I just don’t believe she would step-out on me.
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It was another pretty good night at work; no major catastrophes, no problems.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  I guess my wife is sleeping with her kitties tonight.
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(Heuuîmânôd = Hay Month)
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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Manostag/Mano’s Day/Monday (parents) Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963) and Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994), Jewell F. Reimer [(sister) (1947)], Michael L Reimer [(brother) (1948-1997)], Beth Ann Reimer/Hinkle [(sister) (1956-2018)].
Elmer H. Reimer (1924-1963)
Birth 24 October 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, USA
*US Navy veteran, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA)
**Naval Intelligence Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Married 23 June 1946
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; complications from M.S.
Anna M. Schmidt (1926-1994)
Birth 20 January 1926 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Death 23 September 1994 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; heart attack.
I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Sowulo: The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, feminine life force, lighting the way to new ideas, vitality, confidence, action, wholeness, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, life purpose, cosmic energies effecting life, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.
*A2R8
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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: Success (Sowulo) brings dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Thunderstorm and downpour overnight.
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Outcome: 7 ½ hrs. of solid sleep.
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Nothing says “Good Monday morning” like stepping in dog shit in the bathroom.  I was afraid that was going to happen with Toby’s inability to go out prior to bedtime due to the storm.
*clean up and a load of laundry of bathroom mats.
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Wifey conversation.
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Call into the VA pharmacy.  I’m going in to get a partial fill of metformin while waiting for it in the mail. 
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1-egg, open faced breakfast sandwich topped with cheese and mustard…yes MUSTARD…YUM!
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The VA was fairly quick in-quick out. 
Dillons
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Toby and I out for a 12:30pm, well behaved, 30min walk.
*sunny, warm, NNE breeze.
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Mediterranean crusted salmon + a garden salad.  Essie really enjoyed her portion, and Toby enjoyed his smaller portion.  I figure salmon; what harm can it do?
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JsFnChst!  I could’ve SWORN I ordered some Lisinopril.  Call into the VA.  They are overnighting a partial and put in my order for a full amount to be mailed later.
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Not a horrible night at work.  No major catastrophes.  Moderately busy to 11pm.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.  Sleeping with wifey tonight.
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​God/dess Meditation: (alternate Manostag) Nirdu, brother-husband, to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ; Ing-Frô and the Frouwa, beloved god of harbors and seas close to land; help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful Universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, NIRDU, as we honor the Nirdu that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson

​Nirda, sister-wife to Nirdu.  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!