b118 (4.21-1.2024): red flags

red flags [i]
by a. man

red flags (let’s talk about it when the conversation lags)
red flags (let’s talk about it)
red flags are just
red flags
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red flags (things that i don't like):
·       smokers
·       loud, angry people
·       complainers; victim-mentality
·       extremists (right or left, we vs. they, feminists or manosphere)
·       people who “need to be heard”.
 
on the other hand, i like people who are smiling, happy, complimentary, connective, understanding, supportive, and nonjudgmental.
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[i] martino, j. (4.21-1.2024). red flags. book 118: night & day Game. © 2024 by j. martino. 

[ii] sooooo, joal... how would others perceive you... and your red flags?  what might others dislike, about you?  come on.  be introspective.

• excessive consumption (ravenous eating, excessive drinking)
• eating fast
• beer, wine (volume, consistency)
• compulsion (see this blog, for example)
• writing, home-made art
• hummingbirds
• excessive passion (at times)
• lust (for hot women) 
• susceptible to seduction?  my sex-drive is healthy.
• non-committal (unless intrinsically committed)
• prefer friendships over contracts
• prefer short-term moments over promises 
• displays of anger (albeit rarely [if ever], nowadays)
• during the past year, only with 2 male bar patrons
• was easily baited, in my last relationship (hopefully i've matured)
• on a positive note, i am protective. 
• not a dog (or indoor pet) person; non-domestication
• low tolerance for barking dogs (and owners who do not train their dog)
• low tolerance for owners who don't pick-up after their dog
• no kids, never married (never changed a diaper)
• no kids (that i know of)
• of course, that means no debt, no ex-wives, none of that kind of baggage
• low tolerance for baggage (single moms, bad kids, psychos, etc.)
• low tolerance for excessive phone use, social media, attention-seeking 
• not a fan of 'marriage'
• stay in touch with several ex-girlfriends
• lots of options, opportunity, possibilities

upon re-reading my personal red-flags, a few might actually be green flags (for some people). 

b113 (2.12-1.2023): i don't care (if it's super)

i don’t care if it’s super [i]
by ida ratha b. e. bowling
 
i don’t care (if it’s super)
if the truth be told
come and be my trooper (not my duper):
super bowl
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·        when i am with you, it’s super when you are a trooper.

·        the super-bowl-game, of course, is often more hype than reality… unlike red-room-rainy-days with you: my super-duper-trooper.
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[i] martino, j. (2.12-1.2023). super-duper-trooper. book 113: close shave. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* the super bowl, for most people, is just a drinking-event that is more about commercials than having a dog-in-the-fight. 

    ...but... 

if you throw in a little red-room play-calling, 

the real action can be the real reason why 

those boys are playing a game with an odd-shaped ball in the first place! 

:)

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now, seriously...

how can it be called football... 

if only one person (out of the 22 on the field) 

actually puts his foot on the ball ...

...and even that... 

happens only one in every 10-20 plays or so?

b113 (2.10-1.2023): bouquet

 
bouquet [i]
by rose a. rose 

alternative title: red flags

see beyond the roses
seize the coming day
sea (the waves of future/past)
“c” (a red bouquet)

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·        there may be times when the red flags are right there, in front of our eyes.

on valentines day, bring your "a" game.  

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[i] martino, j. (2.10-1.2023). red bouquet of flags. book 113: close shave. © 2023 by joal martino.
 
·        as valentines-proposals might go either way… on y/our conception day.

* my drawing is a rendition of a hilarious graphic, from the web.

a more realistic version might be...