(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: study Convergys material

AM Prayer: Ziustac/Tuesday, we pray to Ziu:
Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some
ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us
the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of
our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver
Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A
MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Mannaz (R): Problems relating with Heimdall and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, intellectual arrogance, bigotry, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Is:  
Havamal 153.
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.


Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, 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.

Interpretation: Avoid social interaction (Mannaz) in an effort to eliminate that which is unnecessary (Is).

Outcome: Toby was a bit unruly on his one mile walk; enough to justify brief verbal berating but not enough to get him in any real trouble.

4 small to medium loads of laundry

WOO-HOO! A refund check from my insurance arrived!  I’m not sure if it was from home or auto because both have recently changed slightly.

Ya know, I’m not really in the best of moods.

Socks really enjoys his fuzzy mat in the Haruc in front of the space heater.  That’s where he spends most of his day.  He’s such a smart kitty.

Well what the hel?  Oasis Staffing just called and I haven’t even checked in with them this week for availability.  They have something that pays better than Convergys and this company wants to interview me today at 3PM.

Funny, something like this happened the last time I tried to go with Convergys.  Do ya think the gods are trying to keep me away from that place?

I thought this was an assignment for Chance Rides Manufacturing but he made it seem like he had others to interview.  That’s fine.

International Friendly http://www.ussoccer.com/ 
Austria 1:0 USA (on usagoals.com)(final friendly for the year)

LOTS of problems at the Heathen Community World-wide group on Facebook.  It became necessary to pull out the BAN HAMMER!  It took a lot of my time to monitor and squelch it!

Essie could be aloof all day; that is, until I put study material on the table.  Then she’s all up in it!

I LOVE it when OKC calls!

PM Prayer: Êra, handmaiden of Frija, goddess of the healing arts; whose loving hands and sweet breath brings wholeness and health, PRAISE YOUR NAME AMONG NORTH-FOLK! We thank you for your gentle caress, your soft ministrations and your care. When stress, strains, aches and pains plague us, you come with your herbal medicines and compassion to ease our distress. Êra, goddess holy and wise, we honor you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL Êra, as we honor the Êra that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: A bit of time @ Convergys

NOTE:  LONG before sunrise I went to let Socks out from the Haruc.  He came onto the stoop, realized a bit of chill, stretched, then scampered back into the Haruc…HAHAHAHAHA.
*Okay, the sun is coming up and Toby is letting me know it’s getting close to time for his walk.  He’s pretty docile before sunrise, but once it starts, he gets whiney.  It used to bother be, at first, then it made me realize how intelligent he really is.
*1st breakfast; cup-o-hot tea and a small blueberry muffin.  Damn that was good.  I may have to implement that more frequently.

AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god of the
moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Algiz (U): Protection, Heimo (the genetic connection between gods and the Folk), guardian of Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, protection, expansion of consciousness, divine realizations, an awakening, drawing on the natural Will, invocation/supplication to the gods, AKA Elhaz, the Elk, or swan.


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

AM Armanen Rune: Bar: 
Havamal 157.
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water,
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.

Inspiration, security, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.

Interpretation: An expansion of consciousness (Algiz) via the birth of the future life that is preordained (Bar).
*Really?  Convergys?

Outcome: 32F/0C, it’s PERFEKT for Toby’s well behaved 1-mile walk.

Amazing, Socks spent all night in the Haruc and is still unwilling to come out this morning. 

Essie flushed out another mouse!  She brought it out from the utility room to show it off, but typically it was a play-toy for her.  I had to corral it in a tall cup so it couldn’t jump out to take it to the hind part of the yard.  GOOD GIRL ESSIE!  THANK YOU!

Jeez, barely did I create the Facebook event “6th Annual 12 Days f Yule” and people started jumping on board!  Last year I was a bit corn-fuzzled about the ability to create an event for more than one day, so I just created a Facebook “page” which I think was
indicative of the low turnout.  This time I did a bit of early investigating and discovered how it was done, set it up and BOOM, people started coming-on without me sending a single invite.

More picture search on Google for the Facebook event.

Convergys hired me on the spot as an agent for Colonial Penn.  Training wages are a bit slight, but slightly improve after licensing with periodic $100 bonuses.  Now I have insurance stuff with which to familiarize myself.  Meet-n-greet is Wednesday with training starting Monday.

Trip to Aldi for milk.

Uneventful…

PM Prayer: 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!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: not a damned thing

AM Prayer: Sunnastac/Sunday, we pray to Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Berkana (U): The feminine, Frija, All-Mother, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, nurturing, caregiver, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, the kind Mother, Frija at her most Motherly, healing, bringing into being, a significant life passage.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Sig: 
Havamal 155.
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.

Will, victory, success, gain, well-being, victorious and happy, 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.

Interpretation: Life changes (Berkana) leading to success (Sig).

Outcome:  Toby can be so funny.  Two things Toby knows for certain about mornings.  He knows my motive operandi first thing in the morning is to get on the computer.  He also knows he won’t get his walk until after sunrise.  So, he’ll do whatever he needs to do to kill time until sunrise.  Once he realizes it’s sunrise, he comes into the computer room doing his whimper thing, letting me know it’s time to step away from the computer and for his walk.  Then, he’ll be patient while I get dressed; what I call, change my skin.  Once the shoes go on he heads to wait at the front door.  Brilliant doggie.

Toby to Meeka Park for his morning walk.  Essie on her tether.

Took Convergys online assessment.  That was fun (smugly); that is, all but keyboarding.

Called brother and niece. 

With this being the 50th anniversary of the assignation of JFK, just like 50 yrs ago, more than JFK, I’m remembering my father.  I have a book that speaks to my father’s Navy service.  I find it amazing to think that MY FATHER worked in the Intelligence office at Pearl Harbor after the attack.  He was a truck driver for the printing office.  I cherish every tidbit of information I get on my daddy.

United States Grand Prix, F1 racing; now THIS is racing!
http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/united_states_911/
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/14/2013-united-states-grand-prix-preview/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10455768/United-States-Grand-Prix-2013-live.html
On NBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two Facebook rants:
“Okay, here we go again. The whole Folkish thing has come up. Supposedly
Folkish now means White Pride but not White Power. Folkish is pride of being
white without using White as a means to say “I’m better than you.” Somehow,
being white equates to similar ancestry.
This makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME! 
I’m white, but wouldn’t I have a different ancestry that a white Bulgarian?
Wouldn’t I have a different ancestry than a white Latvian? Then too, supposedly
White Folkish is different that Cultural Folkish. I wish these people would make
up their minds.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I have a VERY STRONG German
ancestry; both sides of the family pre-dating Germany to Prussia. If an American
can have a pedigree I guess I’m it. I have every reason to be proud of my
cultural heritage. I am a proud white German man, but I sure the hel don’t have
the Folkish mindset in any way shape or form.
I would have every reason to
be Folkish, but no thank you, I don’t dare suppose to place myself in the minds
of the gods. They choose who they choose.”


And

“Due to a personal experience, I fully accept the Norse
creation myth as the best example of the Big Bang Theory
(not the TV show). 
I was a Christian when I began my military service. During basic training in
the Coast Guard, firefighting class, a magnesium fire was purposely started,
then hit with a fire-hose. The thing exploded!
Now, as a Heathen, when I
think of the hotter-than-hot fires of Muspelheim, joining with the
colder-than-cold of Niflheim in the Great Void, the interaction can be nothing
short of a cataclysmic explosion enough to be the seed of creation.
There is
nothing passive about the Big Bang Theory. It was a major, violent encounter of
opposing forces, causing planets, stars, moons, etc to continuously be moving
away from its source even to this day. After I became a Heathen and understood
the interaction of these forces as the spark of creation I thought: WOW! It’s a
much more effective image of creation than everything being “spoken” into
existence.”

I may have to watch a bit of American football:
Kansas City Chiefs 9-0
Denver Broncos 8-1
Of course I’d like to see the Chiefs do well.  I doubt I’ll be able watch it for THREE HOURS, but it may make good background noise to finish reading.
WTF is it with an HOUR AND A HALF of pre-game?  JsMrFnChst!  I'm already disgruntled.

PASL http://www.paslsoccer.com/ 
 Monterrey @ Mexico (TBA, I guess…who the fuck knows…)
Sacramento @ Ontario 1:9
Saltillo @ Hidalgo 3:16


LOTS more online fun!

PM Prayer: Eger und Râhana,
mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, EGER UND RÂ HANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: ??????

NOTE: A good eight hours of sleep works wonders!

AM Prayer: Saturday we pray to Ing-Frô and to Frouwa:
Ing-Frô , you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and
certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!

Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Uruz (U): The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, survival, an impulse towards action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, rejuvenation, good health and energy, primal drizzle.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 153.
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.

Confidence, Ing-Fro, comfort, 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.

Interpretation: Vital strength (Uruz) leading to rewarding work (Ar).

Outcome: 57F/14C, windy, overcast…seems like Spring.

I had to get Toby’s attention once, but after that he was fine on his one-mile walk.

Yum!  Homemade breakfast burritos: taco seasoned beef, hash browns cooked with onions and green peppers, topped with cheesy eggs, salsa to taste!

Well hel, it all fit, and nicely I might add.  The old shed is now mostly empty and the new shed is fully utilized.  Half is for storage, half is a shop and tools area.

No Bundesliga games scheduled
No MLS Playoff games scheduled

Separated and took in recyclables http://www.recyclewichita.org/ 

Uneventful afternoon…kinda pooped, actually

Well shit, according to the PASL website for schedules http://pasl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=1289 says “all times local”.  With a Las Vegas local time of 7:05PM Pacific, wouldn’t it make that 5:05PM Central?  I’m trying to catch it on Internet radio…ARGH!  Oh shit no…it won’t be on until 9PM central.  I hate time zones.

Reading…"A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru" by Patricia M. Lafayllve.

PASL
Wichita @ Las Vegas 5:14 (1st half on KSGO AM, couldn't take any more)
Detroit @ Harrisburg 8:5
Illinois @ Chicago 2:15
Cincinnati @ Cleveland 9:10
Tulsa @ Dallas 5:7
Saltillo @ Texas 5:4
Monterrey @ San Diego 6:5 (shoot out)

PM Prayer: Nirdu, brother-husband to Nirda, parents of the Wanâ ; Ing-Fro 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!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: TAA, work around the house

AM Prayer: Frijastac/Friday, we pray to Frija:
Frija, Great All-Mother; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home.  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!


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

AM Elder Rune: Laguz (U): A body of water, life ever-flowing; seen and
unseen, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Fro and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, intuition.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Is:  
Havamal 153.
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.


Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, 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.

Interpretation: Growth (Laguz) as long as I remain positive (Is).

Outcome: Toby was perfektly behaved on his one-mile walk.  Toby really does have this leash-less walk thing down to a science.  As long as Mr. Opportunist can be kept at bay he does fine.  Mr. Opportunist is the enemy of having a good time.

It was a profitable visit with my TAA rep.  I think I heard the whole horror story of the why and the result of their move.  They had 5 floors at 1st and Main.  They are now scattered in several buildings.  What’s sad is they’ll have to move again in the very near future to a building that houses them all.

What the hel was I thinking?  I started combining two sheds.  I figure, hel, since I paid for the damned thing in the divorce I might as well utilize it.  I started pulling things out from the old shed putting them in the new shed.  It’s going to be more of a challenge than I thought.

Covered the window a/c units in prep for winter.

International Friendlies
http://golazo.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-11-15-czech-republic-vs-canada/preview
Czech Republic 2:0 Canada
http://golazo.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-11-15-scotland-vs-usa/preview
Scotland 0:0 USA (damn it, forgot about it)

Family front yard, post-sunset time.  More Socks and Essie love exhibitions.  Toby is always so mellow.  Oh what the hel?  Bedtime potty walk; sure, why not?  We haven’t done that for a while.  Socks really was ready to go into the Haruc for the evening.

Early to bed just because I’m tired and there’s no sense in staying awake until the 9 o’clock news.

PM Prayer: Ostara, trustworthy goddess; keeper of the golden apples of youth and eternal life, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, OSTARA, as we honor the Ostara that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: Spirit Interview

AM Prayer:  Donarstac/Thursday, we pray to Donar:
Donar, Son of Wodan and Erda, husband to Sibba, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance.
When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Inguz (Irreversible): Ing-Fro, the god of Ar: prosperity,
abundance, sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, nature wisdom, sacrifice for the positive, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal growth, enhancing male energy.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Thorn: 
Havamal 147.
A third I take, when danger threatens,
To bind the enemies through magic:
Thus I dull the steel of the furious opponent.
Like the staff, his sword does not cut anymore.

Donar, Goal, impermeable, an awakening, the power to turn, the divine will to act, the law of eternal reincarnation, power to become, Return, new emergence from what's apparently old and dried-up, formative power of the seed, the thunderbolt, targeting goals, activity and the phallus, mental telepathy, projection of the will, fierce protection, psychic attack & defense, penetrating time & space, Rune of opposing polarities and of joining opposites, binding of and victory over the enemy.


Interpretation: Fertility (Inguz) in a new emergence (Thorn).

Outcome: 35F/2C and a brisk south wind is a bit biting this morning, but it didn’t seem to bother Toby on his 1-mile walk.

Expecting an email from my TAA rep requesting information for RTAA purposes on the Ks Aviation Museum and Oasis Staffing.

I applied with Spirit for jobs I know I’m not qualified but they’ll have to look at my resume, nonetheless.

Also contacted, i.e. left a message, Aerotek http://www.aerotek.com/locations/united-states/kansas/wichita.aspx in an effort to be considered for positions other than CNC
machinist. 

LOTS of job-hunting time

Once again interviewing with Spirit Aerosystems was a bust.  He mentioned of something I have only recently heard; that being, a “plate test”.  I don’t have the proper skills for a plate test.  He acknowledged my extensive experience but recommended one more class in “Advanced Aero-structures“.  Shit, if it’s not one thing it’s another.

Okay, burgers one more time, this time from McDs; after all, it’s customer appreciation day.  Buy one ¼ Pounder or Big Mac get one for .25: YOUBETCHAZ!

Convergys has called again, this time for an “agent” position.  I’ve returned her call and left a message.  Nothing else is happening.  I have to reconsider this.

Well, I’m going forward with the Convergys offer.  This is a different contact person I’m dealing with than previous.  Once this goes I have to stick with it no matter what other offer comes.

I really have no idea why job hunting is such a chore this time.  Historically, I could find and keep a job rather easily.  Now, I’m college educated with a goodly amount of experience under belt.  I just wonder if being out of work for almost two years really does make me unemployable.  It does seem like I’ve lost my edge.

Socks was ready to go into the Haruc shortly after sunset.  Essie was ready to go outside thinking Socks was still outside.  Toby didn’t care he just wanted to go outside.  Essie sure stayed close.  She also was very good about letting me know when she’d had enough of outside.

PM Prayer: Wuldar, glory-god, hunting-god, ski-god, dueling-god; Son of Sibba, step-son of Donar, you glide through the snow-clad forests bringing death to game and life to your people. Remind us that life feeds on life, and that the beauty of the prey is formed generation after generation by the culling ferocity of the predator. Let your Yew-bow be the great World-Yew under another guise.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, WULDAR, as we honor the Wuldar that
resides in all of us!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: look for work

NOTE:  Before I even got out of bed this morning I hear…SOMETHING…going on in the house.  I come out to find Essie inside Toby’s cage playing; at least that’s what I thought.  Essie was toying with a mouse!  She has yet to figure out she’s supposed to kill it.  I had to trap it under a bowl, place it inside a tall container so it couldn’t jump out, to take the
thing outside to the hind portion of the yard.  If Toby had access to it he would have eaten it.  Essie just plays with them.  She IS fast.  She takes them in her mouth, but then drops them only to again give chase.  I don’t know if she’ll EVER learn.

AM Prayer: Wodanstac/Wednesday, we pray to Wodan:
All-Father God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN!! Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wodan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ . WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, WODAN, as we honor the Wodan that resides in us all!


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


AM Elder Rune: Two Runes (gotta pay attention when one flies out while I have one in hand)

Inguz (Irreversible): Ing-Fro, the god of Ar: prosperity, abundance,
sexuality and fridu, gestation, the womb and the tomb, fertility, fruitfulness, peace and plenty, nature wisdom, sacrifice for the positive, completion of one stage and progressing to the next, internal growth, wait,  enhancing male energy.


And

Uruz (U): The Auroch beast, the primal instinct, survival, an impulse towards action, creation taking shape, expansion, tenacity, vital strength, instinct of survival, taking risks, stick-to-itiveness, foundation, a stabilizing effect, moral strength, healing, rejuvenation, good health and energy, primal drizzle.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Fa: 
Havamal 145.
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth
From death to new creation.

Guidance, help, Father, beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, original fire, creative father principle, guidance, Father-God principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, guidance, divine masculine principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.

Interpretation: Prosperous (Ing) healing (Uruz) leading to a (Fa) preface of that which is becoming.
*Gods I sure hope so.

Outcome: Toby was perfect on his one-mile, chilly walk.

Coming back in from the walk is a message from Workforce telling me they now have the Kaman application and invited me back; which I did and filled out the application.  Fingers crossed in light of today’s Runes.

First thing this morning I noticed Socks hugging closely to the space heater in the Haruc.  I placed an old bathroom rug in front of it in order to make him more comfortable.  Coming back in from Workforce and Socks was all comfy-cozy on the rug; still hugging onto the space heater.  He really is a good boy.

I have an old wall gas furnace in my home.  Last winter the blower was making all sorts of clicking noises.  This winter the blower hasn’t come on at all; but ya know, that’s okay because it’s become a forced-air type furnace with a much deeper, more comfortable heat.

Online job search.  I’m stepping out of my comfort zone by looking into merchandising and hotel work.

Wendy’s http://www.wendys.com/ which might be my last burger for a long time
Aldi https://www.aldi.us/

FINALLY heard back from my TAA rep.  Things are still up-in-the-air with them but she made a concerted effort to get back in touch with me as something as simple as a phone is in high demand.

Nap

The winter shift is beginning with Socks.  Through the more daylight hours, Socks usually sleeps all day in the Haruc while “catting” around at night .  Now, he’s spending the longer dark hours in the Haruc while he “cats” during the day.  It’s amazing what the need for a little  warmth can do.

Essie has started once again laying across my chest to cuddle.  She would do that as a kitten, too.  She takes up a bit more room, now.

Toby?  Toby still farts.  OMGs does he fart…OMGs are they horrid!  Some say that’s a sigh of good health.  If that’s the case I wish he wasn’t so damned healthy, but he’s my buddy.  He’s a very happy pooch with a constant wagger-tail.  What else am I going to do?

Two shots of honey-whiskey and BOOM, BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS!

PM Prayer: Scata, Winter goddess, fleet on your skis and let me be the game you bag with you bow. Stun me with your grace and beauty, tuck me in the skin-sack at your side, and then take me to your home where wolves howl. There, show me the crisp freedom of winter and wilderness.  Just as you were ready, willing and able to obtain your revenge on the Aesir for the killing of your father, Thiazi, grant us the same ferocity in our lives.  Direct us to be strong, able and favored of you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SCATA, as we honor the Scata that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: look for work

AM Prayer: Ziustac/Tuesday, we pray to Ziu:
Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some
ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us
the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of
our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver
Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A
MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Ehwaz (R): The relationship of a horse and rider out of
control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded,  indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, treachery.


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

AM Armanen Rune: Eh: 
Havamal 161.
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.

Unification, sanctity of marriage, the cross of wedlock, fulfillment, maintaining strict morals within the bonds of 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.

Interpretation: Relationship issues abound (Ehwaz)(Eh). 

Outcome: It’s pretty frosty this morning; 22F/-6C, bit Toby fully enjoyed his 1-mile walk.  My eyes were tearing, cheeks chilled, leg really unprotected by denim.  It’s quite a chilled wake-up.

Coming home from Toby’s walk and Essie was at the door indicating a possible interest in outside.  I opened the door so she could make up her won mind.  She considered it, then made a bolt for outside.  I placed her on her tether.  It was only a few minutes and she was ready to go back inside.  I laughed…

Received an email from Spirit asking me to schedule an interview, which I did.  I applied for “M02-Underwing Mechanic”.  I think I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew on this one, but I will nonetheless go to the interview to give it my best shot.

Continuing the job search https://www.kansasworks.com/ada/ I see a link to a former employer.  This time it looks like a direct hire rather than temp to hire as it was previously.  Instructions say to go to the Workforce Center to apply.  Now, I know the Workforce Center has recently moved, so I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into.  Found it to be a much smaller building, jam-packed wall to wall with clients and personnel, many people using one printer, and just one jumble after another.  I was finally screened for the position and approved to proceed; however, the applications were not there.  So, I opted to be contacted when they were.

A bit more research on Romuva

I think Adecco http://www.adeccousa.com/ is a waste of time.

Until Workforce get’s their shit together they’ll be a waste of time, too.  The phone number available now gets transferred to the El Dorado office, so I explained my dilemma to him.  I don’t think anything is going to happen with them any time soon.

There is a treacherous relationship (Ehwaz, Eh) happening with my job search. 

I’m about ready to go try for welfare.

Appliance Dr. successfully got my oven working.  Thanks to my goddess of a niece for her support.

Trip to the bank to deposit my final paycheck from the Ks Aviation Museum.

Family front yard time after sunset at Socks’ insistence.  OMGs, Socks and Essie are SO in love.  You should see these two.  Socks was determined to show off and Essie was determined to show her attitude.  Socks may  have LET it happen, but Essie attacked Socks and had him on his back.  Good girl Essie.  Essie seemed more determined to tolerate the cold this evening than she was this morning.  Toby?  Well, he took care of an infiltrating dog.  I HAD to berate him for disobeying a voice command, but I was so proud of him, too.

What the hel is it with that green chair?   ZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZzzz…

PM Prayer: Paltar, blameless god, gloriously shining god, restoration god, beloved son of Wodan and Frija.  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 is to avoid evil, and seek the good.
Inspired by you, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving this life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none


Comments:  cared for animals


Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: work search

AM Prayer: Manostac/Monday, we pray to Mano, male aspect and god of the
moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Teiwaz (U): The God Ziu, one handed god of war and honor, justice, valor, uncompromising in judgments, victory in conflict, the spiritual warrior, self-sacrifice, motivated by a sense of justice, law and order, bravery, honesty, evenhandedness, warfare as a part of evolution, mental and emotional order.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Rit: 
Havamal 149.
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem it’s power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.


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, 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.

Interpretation: Honor (Teiwaz) in movement (Rit).

Outcome: Worked on the Rheinwood website.

Toby was a bit obstinate on his one-mile walk this morning; enough to get a verbal berating, but he did fine.  Toby found the prized tasty morsel that any dog could find.  Unless it’s absolutely nasty I’ll take it from him to let him finish it at home.  It’s amazing how obedient he becomes.  I gave it back to him at the last intersection and WHOOSH, off he goes!

Phone calls:
*Sunshine Metals to retrieve shop apron.
*Kansas Aviation Museum to get paid for the 26th and 27th.
*Arnold Group to check-in
*Adecco to check-in
*TAA/RTA in Topeka as I’m concerned about the stability of the program; left a message

Hm, Spirit Aerosystems sent me an email saying they want to interview me for an under-wing mechanic position for which I applied.  In their email they offered a link that took me to a pre-interview form.  I made sure to fill that out to the utmost. 

Veterans Day lunch at Olive Garden http://www.olivegarden.com/; endless soup, salad and breadsticks for the price of a beverage plus a proper tip.  Good conversation with a Navy, Air Force (w/wife) and an Army guy.

To Veterans’ Memorial Park for pics

Picked up my shop apron at Sunshine Metals.

A MAJOR cold front has moved through.  Winds have become stout and from the north!

Socks THOUGHT about coming out from the Haruc, but with the change in the wx, he changed his mind.

There  has been a problem with a neighbor’s uncontrolled dogs.  I talked to her today but I doubted it was going anywhere.  Coming home today I saw the two dogs chasing Fish and that was the last straw.  I called animal control.  Both these dogs have come at me and others.  Sure, they’re small dogs, but they are of the type that don’t realize they’re small.  I could take care of it myself but figured it was best left up to the City.

Downloaded several old Norse-style books in PDF.

WOW!  Veteran’s dinner at Golden Corral http://www.goldencorral.com/ was COMPLETELY free.  I didn’t have to pay for a beverage like I did at Olive Garden.  GODS I am so stuffed; almost miserable.

There’s going to be a “hard freeze” tonight.  At 9PM/21:00 it’s 48F/3C.

PM Prayer: Sibba, Great Goddess of Fertility and Family, wife of Donar; let us see you in all the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba, that we may do our
work in the world. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!



 PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Nebulmond = Mist month)

Plans: ???

AM Prayer: Sunnastac/Sunday, we pray to Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!


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

AM Elder Rune: Pertho (U): Dice cup, the lucky roll of the dice, the presence of positive 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 Well of Knowledge for growth.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Kun: 
Havamal 150.
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.

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, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness,
return.

 Interpretation: Good luck (Pertho) leading to favor (Kun). 
*Okay, where is it?

Outcome: Toby fully enjoyed his trip to Meeka Park.

Separated recyclables

Online job search

GODS I love my soccer weekends!
Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/ 
Mainz05 1:0 Frankfurt
Freiburg 1:3 Stuttgart (tail end on usagoals.com)

Slow morning and afternoon

Two loads of laundry

According to Facebook, evidently there’s something going on in the Mountain of Hope.  I’ve put in a call, as a matter of fact two, but no one seems to be able to give me the respect of a return call.  Eh, it is what it is.

I smell-tested the tomatoes jarred yesterday in anticipation of redoing them.  Not bad.  Methinks they need to be left alone.

OOOOoooo…US Women’s National team!
USA 4:1 Brazil (on NBC) http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2013/11/131110-wntvbra-report.aspx

WOW, I’m a bad daddy; four brush-heads full of dog fur.  I’m so sorry, Toby.

Not much going on all day, really.

Fried green tomatoes dipped in ranch dressing: YUM!

MLS Western Conference Championship, 1st of a two leg aggregate series.
Salt Lake 4:2 Portland

PASL http://www.paslsoccer.com/ 
Harrisburg 3:11 Cleveland
Mexico 3:7 Las Vegas
Dallas 5:6 Ontario
Texas 1:13 Hidalgo

PM Prayer: Eger und Râhana,
mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, EGER UND RÂ HANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!


PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  cared for animals

Alaf Sal Fena!