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1st check on all fur-kids; Long-tail showed up for breakfast
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Plans: work 8 hrs 2nd shift
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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.
Death 10 October 1963 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
*Married 23 June 1946
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
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 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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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Havamal 156.
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, 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, wisdom, 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).
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Interpretation: Bad luck (Pertho) leads to rebirth (Tyr).
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Outcome: Did I REALLY sleep 10 ½ hours? 9:30PM-8AM? Seemingly so. That’s a first.
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My health by the numbers:
Glucose: 123
Weight: 249.0
BP: 134/73
Pulse: 79
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I started my protein shakes this morning. In it, I placed an egg and a banana. WOW! It actually made quite a bit. Now we’ll see how well I hold out.
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Toby and I out for a 30min walk.
Watered the baby bushes
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Sent-in my health numbers to my online VA account. Well hell, it looks like I’ve finished the program and will now go to weekly maintenance.
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Sensible mid-morning healthy snack; whole grain oat cereal
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Made some beer chicken for dinner tonight @ work.
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Dumbbell routine
Standing, 3 sets of 10, 2/15lbs
- Forearm curls
- Bicep curls
- Overhead triceps extension
- Shoulder press
- Standing shoulder row
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It was a good evening all-round @ work. There are at least two more guys coming to 2nd shift, possibly a third. When? Who knows? One, probably within a week. The second, training on 1st for a while.
*the Ob-Meister came into the shop with a copy of the November issue of “The Wichita Mag”. In it, were pics from the ICT Bloktoberfest where he and I posed for a pic for a photographer. WOO-HOO! We’re in it!
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Today has been the least amount of real food I think I have ever NOT eaten. Does that make sense? Breakfast and lunch were supplemented with a protein shake, with a sensible dinner packed for work. Sensible, healthy snacks were added throughout. So far so good it seems.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night
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Comments: last check on all fur-kids
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Alaf Sal Fena!