b88 (3.30-3.2020): stay home, stay home, stay home!!

stay home, stay home, stay home! ^[1]            
by al martino
 
stay home, stay home, stay home!
it’s what we’re being told
they why are all these amateur non-drivers on the road?
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·       every mile, it seems, there’s another sign that reads “stay home.”

·       …and, even with reduced traffic… tailgating morons.
 
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[1] martino, al. (3.30-3.2020). stay home, stay home, stay home!. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.29-2.2020): there's sooo much going on (inside)

there’s soooo much going on (inside) ^[1]            
by a. lone ranger
 
i’m one and one-half hours into my sun-day, rebel ride
there’s no one on the road: there’s sooo much going on (inside)
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·       are we headed toward repeated, routine lockdowns in the unknown virus future?
·       has the world changed… to where there is no going back to group physical closeness?
·       have we just witnessed a mass extinction (e.g. of the group photo)?
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.29-2.2020). there’s sooooo much going on (inside). book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.

b88 (3.28.2020): the Best of times

the Best of times  ^[1]            
by a. visonary 
 
if the Best of times are times when we Connect (it’s true)
these are the Best of times (the times that i Connect with you)
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·       heart-felt, soul-bound Connection… would be the ultimate, human experience.
·       if, during these challenging times, we are led to experience heart & soul Connection… are these not the Best of times?
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.28-4.2020). the Best of times. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by joal martino. 

b88 (3.27-1.2020): my name is bull e. newscult

my name is bull e. newscult ^[1]            
by bull e. newscult 
 
my name is bull e. newscult and i live the life i choose
i watch and listen, pray (pay homage/worship) bully news
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·       the bully news cult is accepting new members, and all are welcome:
  o   the angry, the judgmental, the racist, the evangelical, the rich, the poor, the isolationist, the righteous…

·       our religion has only one commandment (with only 4 words), so it’s easy to join.
 

the 1^st (and only) commandment:

believe (what we say).

 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.27-1.2020). my name is bull e. newscult. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.26-1.2020): kiss my ass (goodbye)

kiss my ass (goodbye) ^[1]            
by al martino & g. o. odbyes 
 
kiss my ass (goodbye)
kiss my ass goodbye
if you post that on facebook you can kiss my ass (goodbye)
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·       i have had a facebook ‘friend’ post a picture of barak obama with jesus, and the caption was jesus, saying: “trump reversed all of your policies.  that’s what you get for reversing all of mine.”  the graphic depicted obama as the devil, and trump as god.  o.m.g.
 
·       my response? “that is tasteless.  for anyone who cannot see the subtle racism and piety in this, it is time to unfriend.” 
 
·       then, i immediately unfriended her and one other (former) ‘friend’ of mine who ‘liked’ the post.
 
·       i may (in the distant future) still attend a function in which j. and/or l. are present, but i am sick and tired of the religious pretenders who hate obama while passionately sucking trump’s anti-christ d--k.  they are disgusting lemmings who are culted by faux news.
 
·       i have put up with pious lemmings my whole life, but not anymore.
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[1] martino, j. (3.26-1.2020). kiss my ass (goodbye). book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.25-1.2020): game changer (no games)

game changer (no games) ^[1]     
by s. uriv 
 
when loving, family photos… will never be the same
when virus thoughts invade, this is a game changer (no games)
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·        because in every group photo for the remainder of time… someone will be thinking about it, even if no one else in the group has a cough or a sneeze or a sniffle.
 
·        the thoughts will go something like this: ((what if someone [[the kids, the old folks… me???]] has some kind of virus that is spread through touch or breathing??  what if i get it??? what if i spread it??  what if i’m spreading it now, and someone here spreads it to someone who is really vulnerable out there, and what if that person dies??))
 
·        in the age of fear (and even more fear of liability), will people even be allowed to participate in a group/family photo?
 
·        this, ladies and gentlemen, is no game.
 
i (on 3.25.2020) am grateful to have had the experience… the freedom to participate in fun group/family photos.

fast forward to 7.5.2024: group photos have returned... and with a vengeance! :)
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[1] martino, j. (3.25-1.2020). game changer (no games). book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.24-2.2020): some simple covid math

some simple covid math ^[1]         
by s. uriv 
 
will sheltering and lockdown make all viri go away, or
will viri come back again in just some other way?
 
will not continued risk bequest the uninfected path?
will lockdowns ever end?
 
some simple covid math
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these are just thoughts… written as a layman, based upon the news i’ve seen (which, admittedly) is limited.
 
1.      if covid-19 is less harmful than the flu to the average person, yet more harmful to those who are aged and/or immunocompromised… then the key should be to protect those at risk (through extreme social isolation).
   a.      …but… will “sheltering in place” and “lockdowns” make the virus go away?  no.
   b.      will it make the aged any younger?  no.
   c.       will sheltering boost the immune systems of the immunocompromised?  no.   
   d.      will it make the aged & immunocompromised immune?  no.
         i.     …so… when those at-risk are (eventually) exposed, they are going to be in the same boat.
         ii.     it seems as though the aged and immunocompromised are going to be at-risk for viri until (1) we produce vaccines that work, and/or (2) the virus goes away. 

2.      aren’t the aged and the immunocompromised still going to still be at risk for the next virus?  …and the subsequent one?  yes.  they are.

3.      if we were to “lock down” the country for 2-3 weeks… would the virus “go away”?  would the flu go away?  i’m not sure about covid-19, but lockdowns (i’d wager) won’t kill all viri.
 
i don’t get the math on this.
 
seems to me that everyone should get out there and get the virus, and/or take whatever precautions that he/she deems necessary to avoid the virus (e.g. washing hands, distancing, sheltering).  the immunocompromised need to be more diligent!
 
in the meantime, make more masks, make more ventilators, and recognize that people are going to get sick, and (some) are going to die – just like they would if they got the flu.
 
i might be one of those people who has a lung issue from childhood that might respond the wrong way.  i’m over 60, so i’m more at risk.  i would need to take all of that into consideration.  still, i’d rather be on the exposed/recovered team than the uninfected team.
 
truth is, we don’t know who is going to get sick.  we don’t know who is going to get really sick, and who is going to get really, really sick.
 
protect your grandparents and your asthmatics and your smokers.  maybe those groups should be the ones who are sheltering at home, for their own sake.
 
(more to follow as we find out more)
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[1] martino, j. (3.24-2.2020). some simple covid math. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-10.2020): enter-ain't-ment

enter-ain’t-ment ^[1]         
by areyouno t. entertained 
 
are you not entertained?
has ego won the day?
are you not feeling separate (i am, you is, we ain’t)
if entertainment is the ego’s movie (great escape)
maybe enter-ain’t-ment is our cue (this thing is taped)
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·        Be-Cause the whole thing is pre-recorded, and we are just the players on the screen… in someone else’s dream.
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-10.2020). enter-ain’t-ment. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-9.2020): to you (old vending machine)

to you (old vending machine), i pray ^[1]  
by dog o. t. yarp 
 
i put the coin in socket and i pray with all my might
to you, my old vend-ing machine
deliver me, tonight
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·        we put in some coins and/or bills, and we press the buttons that indicate what we want.
·        sometimes the old machine delivers, and sometimes… she doesn’t answer the call (as asked).
   a.      no matter.  she’s old, and she works in strange ways:
                i.     maybe we didn’t really need that chocolate bar.
               ii.     maybe we didn’t put in enough coins.
             iii.     maybe she wants to test us, to see how we will act (if deprived).
              iv.     maybe she has given us an “unanswered prayer,” and she knows what is best for us.
              v.     maybe she is just mysterious, and we can never, ever imagine the depths of her reasoning.  there’s only one thing to know, and it’s that she is right!  no further questions.
   b.      maybe we did get what we wanted:
               i.     halleluiah!  our prayer worked!  praise to the vendor!
              ii.     no, silly.  she wouldn’t make a decision simply based upon how much $$$ we invested.
             iii.     maybe she gave us the pringles chips because she knows that we love her.
              iv.     maybe she’s tempting us, to see if we’ll eat the forbidden foods.
              v.     maybe it’s because we believed in her.
 
and (maybe, just maaaaaaaybe), we are making all of this sh--  up!
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-9.2020). to you (old vending machine) i pray. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.

[2] inspired by all of the facebook souls who are ‘praying to god’ to save us from the virus. 

b88 (3.23-8.2020): corona advice [for men]

my corona advice (for men) ^[1]   
by c. orona premium
 
don’t know if i should do this (or maybe versa-vice)
maybe i should just resist my corona advice
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1.      don’t ever have kids.  if everyone followed this rule, we could take care of this virus in a generation or two.  i’m not good at math.

2.      f--k freely.  when people get the virus, most will get few-to-no symptoms.  some people will die.  some will also die from car accidents, but you don’t see the u.s.a. outlawing car manufacturing or gas production.

3.      get exposed soon.  those who want a flat curve have a flat-curve agenda.  chances are good that you do not.  a flat curve will ruin your world in ways that you can never imagine (unless you’ve read about hyperinflation).

4.      don’t get married, ever.  if you have to get married, don’t cohabitate.  cohabitation spreads disease, and couples tend to hang out with other couples, further contaminating the herd.  if you have to cohabitate, sleep in separate rooms.  wait a minute… if you’ve been cohabitating for more than 2 years, you probably already are.

5.      eat as much p---y as you can.  if you lick theirs, they are more likely to lick yours.

6.      if sports, concerts, and rap-dj’s ever come back into style… do not pay money to see them live!  the ticket prices will drop instantly, and then you’ll be able to go and see them, live.  well, if you’re alive, that is.

7.      boycott valentines.  if you don’t, you’ll find that you have to outdo yourself (every year) for a holiday that was invented to suck you dry of emotion, manhood, passion, and $$$.

8.      watch porn.  in fact, help the economy by hiring a stripper to come to your home.  ensure that she wears a mask.  you can wear a mask also, but remove it prior to #5 above.

9.      sip beer (or some kind of alcohol) every 20 minutes.  it will keep your throat moist, in case you get lucky enough to have the opportunity for #5, above.  my beverage of choice is (you guessed it) corona.

10.   and finally, combine #s 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5… which will take care of #7.  if you happen to have already fallen into the trap of #1 or #4, expedite the first half of #9, and try to sneak-in the first 2 words of #8.  if you are married or have an (official) girlfriend, it is too late to even try #7.
 
*bonus: if you can execute sentences 2-4 of #8, help the planet even more -- by hiring two (or more) —so long as you keep their mouths 6 feet apart from each others’ – unless you’ve already invested in a facemask company.
 
**bonus #2: be a trend-setter, and invest in a fembot.  invest in a fembot company, and you might be able to accomplish 1-10… at least until ai becomes agi/asi.  if you already have a wife or girlfriend, don’t be an ass.  she deserves some robot attention also.  she has to deal with men, which means that she is already up for sainthood.
 
be well.
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-8.2020). corona advice for men. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-7.2020): bipolar mood swings

bipolar mood swings ^[1] 
by odna cuoy gnihton
 
gratitude, then fear, then anger
hope, then peace, then hate
these bipolar mood swings have me crying (yet irate)
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·        when there’s nothing you can do, the brain might play tricks on you.
 
·        the meditation is to all-ways return to center, go back to controlling that which you can control. 
 

breeeeeeeathe.

 
·        instead of lying, and saying that “everything is going to be alright, when we just band together.”
 

…this message is simple: you can only control the bodymind. 

everything else is just enter-ain’t-ment.

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[1] martino, j. (3.23-7.2020). bipolar mood swings. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-6.2020): you'd better bank on barter

you’d better bank on barter ^[1]  
by iva nina debtedness
 
you’d better bank on barter
as money goes extinct
as green pieces of paper are not worth their printed ink
as suitcases of money will not buy you starbucks drink
you’d better bank on barter
 
(this is worse than you think)
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·        the ‘conservatives’ are spending false $$$ wildly, knowing that (in the end) the working-man will end up footing the bill (can you say “debt”?) while the u.sa.’s super-wealthy laugh their way to the swill.
 
·        when super-inflation and nationwide fiscal depression hit the fake, global economy with a crushing blow, you can present a truckload-full of green(back) pieces of paper that will not be able to purchase a dozen eggs.
 
·        you’d better learn how to barter, and you’d better consider what you’ve got to trade.
 
·        no banker will be able to help you -- as the banks shut down due to government-issued phony money.
 

no one will be able to care about you –

when they busy caring about their own, next meal.

 

let’s get serious: imagine your life, with:

no banks

no money

no electicity

no communication

no food

 

you’ll be happy to beg for scraps from the government, 

or from anyone who might deem that you have something of value to trade.

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[1] martino, j. (3.23-6.2020). you’d better bank on barter. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-5.2020): $moke mirror$ finance

$moke & mirror$ finance ^[1]       
by p. olitic$
 
$moke & mirror$ finance (it’s a game that foxe$ play)
open-up fal$e resource$ so bank$ can loan-away
there’s no way to reinforce tril-trillion dollar debt
it’s all $moke & mirror$ (and we ain’t seen nothin’ yet)
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·        the so-called ‘conservatives’ (per usual) spend false $$$ wildly, knowing that (in the end) the working-man will end up footing the bill (can you say “debt”?) …while the u.sa.’s politicians & billionaires laugh their way to the swill.
·        their “trickle-down” economics has never worked, and it (probably) was never intended to.
·        after all, why would you give money/education to those who might someday fire you?
·        it’$ all $moke & mirror$ fine-ance. 
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-5.2020). $moke & mirror$ finance. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.23-4.2020): in ways (we live as kings)

(in ways) we live as kings ^[1]       
by i. m. lucky
 
it’s hard to wrap you’re head around the beauty that life brings
but, in this mellow-drama,
(in ways) we live as kings
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what do most u.s.a.-ians experience now, even amid crisis, that kings and queens had no access to… even a few short (centuries) ago?
 
·        a variety of music, at our fingertips, whenever we choose.
·        instant communication with humans from all over planet earth.
·        information (as opposed to superstitions).
·        being able to enjoy the experience of flying (moving without the feet toughing the ground) in things called auto-mobiles.
·        …and on, and on, and on…
 
in many, many, many ways, we live as better than kings.
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-4.2020). in ways, we live as kings. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.
[2] inspired by a thing called a phone conversation with dustin r., a good buddy who lives hundreds of miles away!!  while we shared mutual anxieties about the crisis, we confirmed the importance of social connection and living with passion and (maybe most of all), gratitude. 

b88 (3.23-3.2020): nothing you can do

nothing you can do ^[1]    
by stay ingput
 
you’re locked-down (in shelter) while the fox is in the coop
you’re in quarantine (and there is nothing you can do)
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what can one do, when there is nothing you can do?
 
1.      take control of what you can control: bodymind.
   a.      this would be a good time to meditate.
   b.      i suggest 10% happier.  https://www.tenpercent.com/
                     i.     meditation benefits can occur in seconds, in fact…
                    ii.     …the essence of meditation is the practice of shifting the mind (back to center) – because you’ve practiced and become aware of (1) mind-wandering can be stress-full, (2) mind-wandering can be counter-productive, and (3) noticing the wandering can be used as the vector back to center.
                   iii.     center (of course) usually involves some type of breath or body awareness, which can be the precursor to a conscious shift in thought-patterns.
                   iv.     a shift to gratitude can all-ways result in a shift from i-ll-ness to we-ll-ness.
2.      watch it, like it’s a horror movie. 
   a.      detach from the horror-i-ble scenes that make you ill.
   b.      see #1, above.
3.      vote hard – even if you believe that your vote means nothing.
   a.      take action.
   b.      take control over what you can control.
   c.       re-lease the urge to control that which is out of your control.
4.      practice concerned-detachment.
   a.      pay enough attention (to external events) to poise yourself to take actions when you can, while
   b.      taking the time to tap into gratitude, for being able to go the move-i-es.
 
the distress arises from the feeling that there is nothing that we can do…
 
soooooo…
 
what we can control is all intrinsic:
·        our breath,
·        our consumption (eating, drinking, and watching/listening),
·        our individual body movements (e.g. exercise/stretching), and
·        our thoughts.
 
-the beginning.  
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[1] martino, j. (3.23-3.2020). nothing you can do. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.