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Plans: fur kids, wifey, work 8hrs.
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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: Kenaz: The torch, Divine wisdom, sexuality, light, shaping, fabrication or fashioning of primordial material, the hearth fire, brightly burning, knowledge, illumination, intellect, divine inspiration under control of human craft, creation, clarification, knowledge/inspiration from within, intuition, Self-awareness, creativity and transformation, clarity of thought, the application of the Divine.
Conversely:
Ulcer, a dimly burning torch, darkness, choosing to remain in the dark, a lack of Divine wisdom, lack of creativity, a self-imposed cocoon, the inability to shape the basics of life, pig ignorance, arrogance, inability to transform, uniformed, disease, decay, ambiguous thought processes, obscure thought processes, dark influences, cruel sexuality, uncontrollable human craft processes.
*A1R6
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: 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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Rune Lesson: The Spirit of the Divine is the wisest of them all. It is in Divine wisdom that we encounter our own freedom.
Havamal #54 says:
Averagely wise a man ought to be,
Never too wise,
For he lives the best sort of life,
The man who knows a fair amount (Larrington)
Wisdom and freedom go hand-in-hand, but never mistake intelligence for wisdom. Some of the wisest people I know are fools beyond belief. They are their own worst enemy. Use your wisdom in conjunction with your freedom. You are free to express yourself without fear of condemnation.
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: 9hrs of sleep, two wakeups and Lily loving.
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Attempted call into the VA about my rash. GODDAMNED COVID-19, can’t see a doctor. Connected with a triage nurse who took my info and symptoms who was sending it to my primary care physician. We’ll see if I get a return call by the end of business day.
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Wifey conversation.
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Benadryl (wifey provided) and oatmeal baths are the order of the day.
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Hashbrown from frozen (because it fits perfectly) and 1-gg in an open-faced whole-wheat breakfast sandwich.
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Long oatmeal batch soak.
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, well behaved, 3-block roundy.
*sunny, chilly, fairly stout north wind.
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Return call from VA. Yes, stop the clindamycin. Called ENT to inform.
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“Ranch Style Beans” https://specsonline.com/shop/foods/ranch-style-beans-with-jalapeno/ …WOW what a find at the grocery store! with onions and turkey hotdogs added. Klondike bar for dessert.
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Yeah, it’s a fully blown body rash. We’ll see if I stay at work.
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First thing at work, my lead directed me to medical. Medical was satisfied with my efforts with my own doctor, and sent me back to the shop. However, I opted to only stay for ½ the shift. Two others left with me.
*I’m SO ready to see what this on-call business will be like and if it will be a pain.
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Note to Self; Toby’s 12:15am feeding and insulin.
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A load of laundry
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night.
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Frija, Great Alle-Mutter, MY Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan. Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far-seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all! HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!