b123 (3.19-1.2025): "let's raise some kids"

“let’s raise some kids” [i]
by c. lue less    

alternative title: "because i want to" 

“let’s raise some kids.” (it’s easy)
“let’s raise some kids.” (it’s fun)
“let’s raise some kids." (don’t even have to know how it is done)
“let’s raise some kids.” (don’t even have to even have a plan)
“let’s raise some kids.” (it’s easy)
“let’s raise some kids.”

(again)
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·       it amazes me... the mindlessness that precedes the two most important decisions that people could ever make: marriage & children.

·       maybe it’s because women are hard-wired to reproduce, and men are hard-wired to (for lack of a better term) f---.  

i have no idea of the why’s.

 
it is obvious, however, that (couple after couple, again & again), people go into the processes of marriage & children without giving either much thought besides: “i want to.”

we are an amazingly complex species.

slightly more complex than the amoeba.

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[i] martino, j. (3.17.-1.2025). “let’s raise some kids”.  book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino. 

b123 (3.18-1.2025): nipples

nipples [i]
by a. reola    
 
genuflection, non-abstention, soul attention: ripples
feeling good is good!
co-connection: nipples
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·       from a logical standpoint, a nipple is a non-starter.  male nipples matter not.  the female nipple is located at the distal end of a breast (fatty tissue and skin).

·       …but never rule out the power of the human mind.

·       the suckling of a female nipple is associated with childbirth, nutrition, connection, life (need i go on?).
 
·       from an illogical/emotional standpoint, the female nipple is a hidden treasure; a covered taboo; a potential sin – waiting to be released from its captivity.  the female nipple (and breast) wields power!  

for men, female breast-i-ality is a gateway to the secret garden that his heart yearns to explore.
 

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i'd just like a sipple; a co-connection: nipples.

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[i] martino, j. (3.18-1.2025). nipples. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino. 

* clickbait weather

"you might not have been expecting this, but..."

a weather system (that won't develop into one) could have (or might-have) been named -- if it was going to be what it isn't, so you'd better stay tuned because there are all kinds of things that might happen (but won't) but could... and we are here to keep you up to date (so long as you keep clicking).

remember... millions upon millions (or even billions) could potentially be affected (or could have maybe been potentially affected) if this "outlook" was anything more than us, making (man-u-facture-ing) the news.

https://www.wunderground.com/video/top-stories/first-tropical-outlook-2025-hurricane  

4.2.2025: the link no longer goes to the woman who began her newscast by saying "you might not have been expecting this..." but then proceeded to tell us about potential storms that weren't actually going to happen.

jesus.  they have no shame.

b123 (3.17-1.2025): i had my day

i had my day [i]
by ihad m. y. day    
 
i had my day (prophetic!)
i had my day, my fun
i had my day of partying and sex and drink and sun
i had my day (i wouldn’t have it any other way)
i had my day (poetic!)
 
i had,
i had my day
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·       and now, closing-in on 70 years of chronological experience… i can’t (realistically) expect to have that day anymore.

·       but there may be ways… to have even better days.
 
coitus reversus, celibacy, stoicism, contemplation, robots… there are many, many, many ways to (potentially) have even better days.
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[i] martino, j. (3.17.-1.2025). i had my day.  book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

note: happy st. patrick’s day!

b123 (3.16-1.2025): old pans

old pans [i]
by iman oldpan    
 
old pans (they were so worthy)
old pans (they left no doubt)
old pans (but now’s it’s time – it’s time to throw them out)
 
old pans (fact is [let’s face it], you were the best of fans)
those pans are not so worthy, now
old pans are just:
old pans
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·       they are battered, worn.  they’ve been scratched and torn.

·       look at the newer, cheaper, better model pan!

·       why would one want to keep the old pans?
 

i think i understand.

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[i] martino, j. (3.16.-1.2025). old pans. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino. 

* hopes & dreams

alternative title: present-tation

granted, hopes & dreams are thoughts/images of the future (that are with us at present).  the future can only be manifested in the present.  actualization (the outcome) happens in the present.

as one plans his/her future, the process can be enjoyed (in the present).

life can be enjoyed (at present) in several ways:

• sitting (or observing); paying attention
• visualization (a a process of manifestation)
• contemplation
• wallowing
• save-or-ing (e.g. to savor)
• re-membering (with gratitude)

at present, one can observe the good & the bad, 

the ebb & the flow, 

the successes & the challenges, 

the pleasure & the pain, 

etc. 

and In-joy It All!

a technique:

• during "good" times, wallow.  savor.  immerse. smile.
• don't analyze or take a logical-path.
• get 'lost' in the Play.  amplify senses & sense-u-ality.
• be the actor, not the audience.
• during "bad" times, observe (like a move-ie or drama).
• witness.  determine courses of action.  reason.
• see pain as feedback.  positive feedback.
• be the audience.  step back.  see the bigger picture.
• during the in-between times, contemplate.  plan.  experience gratitude.
• be the director.
• visualize, dream, fantasize.

at all times, awareness is paramount.  in good times, tend toward sense-u-all awareness.  in not-so-good times, trend toward detached awareness. 

when we can experience the bad times as good feedback, life trans-forms into an it's-all-Good time.

b123 (3.14-1.2025): paradise is min[e]d

paradise is min[e]d [i]
by i. magine & n. ation    
 
it’s paradise for sure
it’s paradise (it’s fine)
it’s paradise (and it is all right here inside the min[e]d)
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·       the interpretation of stimuli is mine, and it is in my mind.

·       winning the lottery could easily be perceived as paradisical and it can just as easily be perceived as hellacious.
 

could heaven and/or hell be but a shift in perspective?

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[i] martino, j. (3.14.-1.2025). paradise is min[e]d.  book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.13.2025): i don't ask permission

i don’t ask permission [i]
by fre e. dom & o. p. tions    
 
i don’t ask permission
to do the things i do
to do the things i want
to do the what with who

to sip a beer at breakfast
to work on purpose, mission
to do the things i want
i don’t ask permission
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·       my married buddies, however, have to check-in with their wives for everything.

·       quite often, my buddies don’t even ask... because they know that their request will not only be denied, but also punished!

·       even when she (eventually) shuts his sex-drive down, and as she seals-the-deal by shutting down his desire (for others), she turns-the tables and blames him for his lack of libido.  then, she'll actually blame him for her cheating... because "her needs weren't being met."  classic. 
 
i don’t want that life.

i don’t ask permission.
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[i] martino, j. (3.13.-1.2025). i don’t ask permission.  book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.12-1.2025): plastic paradise

plastic paradise [i]
by plas stick   
 
you think you’ll escape/avoid (or just ignore): think twice
part of our own problem:
plastic paradise

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·       don’t get me wrong: i love the planet earth.

·       living things, in their quest for survival/thrival, become increasingly detrimental to the system as they overpopulate.

·       most often, the overpopulation problem sorts itself out (e.g. predators, catastrophe, or cancer).

·       with cancer, the dis-ease eventually commits murder-suicide by destroying its host.
 
human cancer could destroy its host environment with weapons, radiation, or pollution (e.g. plastic).
 

(a fate that’s not fantastic.)

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[i] martino, j. (3.12.-1.2025). plastic paradise. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

* i care enough to notice it and write about it... but that's about all i can do... besides cleaning-up my own back yard.

* it is also important to note that i enjoy life's conveniences (e.g. plastic), so i am inherently part of the problem.

b123 (3.11-1.2025): PFAS rain

 PFAS

PFAS rain
reigning down on me

seeping into everything we eat and drink and see

there's no way around it

hell (i can't complain)

there's no doubt about it:

PFAS rain  

b123 (3.10-1.2025): i can't help but care

i cannot help but care [i]
by ican’ t. not
 
i can’t help but care
bet you feel the same
we’re both caught in hour-glass of this amazing game

we take roller-coaster rides and live to tell the tale
i can’t help but care
single, white and male
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·       once alive, self-preservation makes us survivalists.
·       once survival needs are met, it becomes thrival: to feel better.
·       truth be told, thrival is simply survival+.
 
the real evolution is when/if we can care about another with absolutely no agenda, no quid-pro-quo, no expectations, and no intention of feeling better via caring.
 
THAT… would be Unconditional Love.
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[i] martino, j. (3.10.-1.2025). i cannot help but care. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.9.2025): footprints

 

* conveniences

 say what you'd like about the u.s.a., but my experience (traveling abroad) is that the u.s.a. has conveniences.

whether it's access to an endless variety of food, ease of highway travel, or reliable internet, etc., the u.s.a. (or maybe it's the known?) outclasses any of the other places that i've experienced.  it seems (to me) that everyone complains about their own government, systems and infrastructure...  but when i'm stranded in paradise with a flat tire and no-one to call, i'm trapped.

the beaches of northwest florida are as beautiful as any i've seen.  i can travel to places that might (at a glance) seem better.  my home (in north carolina) is perfectly situated for travel by car or plane.  the seasons are great, and i get out of there when it gets too cold.

people are friendly, wherever i go -- and their friendliness is directly proportional to mine.  i create my reality.  

how should i live out the rest of my life?  that is a good question.  a full-time job (in northwest florida) near a good veteran's administration clinic would be nice.  work in the spring & fall, rent my place out in the summer, repeat.

:) 

b123 (3.8-1.2025): wives who HATE their husbands

wives who hate their husbands [i]
by never b. a. husband
 
wives who hate their husbands
you see them out (at night)
he’s miserable (and petrified) that everything: alright
wives who hate their husbands
she’s got wandering eye
as everyone can tell that she desires other guy
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·       it is absolutely horrifying… for a male to witness another male being hated by his wife.
·       unless, of course, the witness is a shark, circling.
 
either way, it’s a sad situation.
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[i] martino, j. (3.8.-1.2025). wives who hate theirhusbands.. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.7.2025): springs

 
springs [i]
by s. p. rings
 
yes, it seems i care about the seasons (what they bring)
let’s just come uncoiled
yes, let’s smile:

springs

it’s more than just a fling
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·       today’s thought was that the best life would be to live in several places, and to experience spring… in each.  that might be a good title for a thoem: endless spring.
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[i] martino, j. (3.7.-1.2025). springs. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.6-1.2025): i don't even care

 
i don’t even care [i]
by i. n. ocare
 
i am on a mission
i like the clothes i wear
i like my look, my life (the hook?):

i don’t even care
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·       the most important thing to care about is how you think about yourself.
·       love the who, what, where, when, why and how you are.  really!
·       be good to others (as they deserve it), but be good to yourself first.
 
it sounds selfish, and this thoem will be ridiculed, but those who ridicule are simply being good to themselves… first.  

think about it.

 
the key is to care about others, as people, but not to care about what they think or believe.  listen, be attentive (as desired), and disengage from anything that is not supporting you 100%.
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[i] martino, j. (3.6.-1.2025). i don’t even care. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.5-1.2025): am i a good person?

 
am i a good person? [i]
by h. o. nestly
 
am i a good person?
let me count the ways
that i have grown, i should have known
there would be better days
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·       i’ve made shared-mistakes.
·       i was doing the best that i could (at the time/place/situation).
·       nowadays, i would not make similar mistakes, but i’m still ego-centric… but so are we all.
·       each of us is riding the human roller-coaster: making mistakes, out-for ourselves, and (sometimes) tapping into a higher purpose, a higher calling.
·       sometimes we tap into a past of ourselves that is connected to Unconditional Love.
·       in those moments… we can touch and commune with God.
 

i am a good person, and so are you!

 
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[i] martino, j. (3.5.-1.2025). am i a good person? book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.4-1.2025): how a man wants to be loved...

 
how a man wants to be loved by a woman [i]
by aman mann   
 
how i want her to love me
the way it all would end
i want her to love me (as if)
if she my best friend
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·       which is precisely why i opt for the beginning phase of female-relationships.
 
·       in the beginning, she’s your hot lover and best friend:
  o   great sex, anywhere, anytime.
  o   fun!
  o   shares the costs.
  o   is into the ballgame; likes your friends/family.
  o   needs very little to be happy.
  o   freely gives space, freedom.
  o   wants you to be happy.
 
·       event-u-ally, with time:
  o   the sexual initiation subsides considerably (if not totally).
  o   fun… is replaced by displeasure… and wants… and needs… and demands.
  o   man is spelled ‘atm’ (for her kids, too!).
  o   despises the ballgame; hates your friends; puts-up with your family.
  o   is never happy for long, due to endless unmet needs, wants, desires.
  o   restricts your freedom; punishes your desires.
  o   is repulsed by your happiness, ease, manliness.
 
a man who has woken-up to this will not enter a conventional u.s.a. marriage/commitment, as it would be the end of his life (as he knew it).
 
granted, this may not apply to all women, but, since most are sooooooo good at game, the vetting-process needs to be extended, indefinitely.  if you aren’t 100% sure that she is different, slooooow the pace down.
 

anyone who wants you to “buy now” is suspect.

-jm

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[i] martino, j. (3.4-1.2025). how a man wants to be loved by a woman. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino.

b123 (3.3-1.2025): "they don't want you to know"

“they don’t want you to know” [i]
by u.h. ohhhhh    
 
“this information (secret)”
“they’ve kept it from you, so...”
“...but i’m here to re-lieve it”

“they don’t want you to know”

 
“you shouldn’t ever trust them… but oh, you should trust me”
“i’ve got the information that you so much need to see”
 
“i am the man that you should listen to (and trust and find)”
“this information (secret)”
 

i think i’ve lost my mind

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·       never, ever buy-into the oh, so often lines:
  o   “they’ve been keeping this information from you!”
  o   “this is secret, and they don’t want you to know.”
  o   “don’t trust them, but do trust me.”
  o   “this has been recently discovered.”
  o   “you need to buy now, since this offer is limited” (or “short-term”, etc.).
 
“they are keeping it from you” is conspiracy 101.  they want you to disbelieve others so that you will believe them (and shortly thereafter, they’ll be looking to make a sale). 
 
need i say it?  don’t buy it.
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[i] martino, j. (3.3.-1.2025). “they don’t want you to know.”  book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino. 

* why do men & women...

 ...do stupid things on boats?

because they are having fun, and because they are drinking.

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it's not rocket science: we drink because it lowers inhibitions, giving us an excuse to do things that we might not have done, otherwise.   

b123 (3.1-1.2025): baby, kiss the ring

baby, kiss the ring [i]
by u. better    
 
when he’s holding court
maybe you could sing
but if he might retort:

baby, kiss the ring

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·       if a thin-skinned, vindictive, mean, powerful force is in the position of playing king, judge, and jury… you can choose to be critical (if you’d like), but…

 
·       …there might be times when it’s prudent to just kiss the ring.  think hostage situations, etc. as times when it’s best to pick one's battles wisely.
 
there’s a time to call-out a dick-tator, but there’s also a time to bow-down and kiss up.
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[i] martino, j. (3.1-1.2025). baby, kiss the ring. book 123: i don’t even care. © 2024 by j. martino. 

* why do women do stupid things on boats?

 they're drinking.

b122 (2.28-1.2025): let's bring-in the righty

 
let’s bring-in the righty [i]
by a. reliever
 
starting pitcher lost it
got beat-up in three
manager taps his right arm (it’s time to bring-in me!)
 
god knows i’m not the closer
just here to stop the pain
i’m good for a few innings, i don’t criticize/complain
 
a cagey-vet with fastball, curveball, slider up his sleeve
i’ll play for a few innings
i’m just middle-relief
 
a set-up for the closing pitcher, i don’t need the glory
i give my best then take my rest
utilities and stories
 
starting pitcher lost it
i can bring the heat
hard and strong but not for long
i’m just middle-relief  
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·       i know my role.
·       bring me in, for a few innings, to keep you in the game.
·       use me up, then send me to the showers.
·       if i did my job, i’ve got things set-up for the closer.
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[i] martino, j. (2.26-1.2025). i’m just middle-relief. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

* why do men do stupid things on boats?

they're drinking. 

b122 (2.26-1.2025): my Love runs deep (for you)

 

my love runs deep (for you) [i]

by s. weet  & t. aboo

 

my Love runs deep (for you)

it simply-always always will

just stop and feel the gentle wind

in the warmth you can feel the chill

 

remember the slow caress

remember the stormy night

remember the slow undress

remember the (oh, baby, we just might)

 

remember the rhythm & rhymes

remember the sweet taboo

remember us: the partners in crime

remember, baby, me & you

 

it happened… so it already is… forever

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[i] martino, j. (2.26-1.2025). my Love runs deep for you. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

b122 (2.25-2.2025): cherry whiskey

 
cherry whiskey [i]
by s. weet  
 
cherry whiskey (she's a sipper)
cherry whiskey (fine)
cherry whiskey (in the winter you’re a friend of mine)
cherry whiskey (warm my heart and make my brain cells run)
cherry whiskey (now i’m gone, but girl we had some fun)
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·       she’s sweet (alright).
·       she warms my heart…
·       …but she’s killing me, slowly.
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[i] martino, j. (2.25-1.2025). cherry whiskey. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

b122 (2.24-1.2025): commit

 
commit [i]
by i should & beco m. mitted  
 
they tell you to commit – because it serves them so
they tell you to commit “it is the only way to go”
they tell you to commit (let’s see) “from sea to shining sea”
they tell you to commit: they mean “now you commit to me”
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·       those who ask for commitment (of course) have a self-serving agenda.  from the local girlfriend to mother teresa, their desire for your commitment serves their goals.  

don’t.

·       commit to yourself.  commit to your own self-betterment.  commit to your own honesty, loyalty, compassion, empathy, joy, wonder, expression, etc.

·       put the oxygen-mask on first, before attending to anyone else.

• charity begins at home.

• you can’t help others to be well when you are ill. be well.

the simple truth is... that you can't (really) love her... until you love your-self and your passions.  only then -- can you make her a true priority.  now that's commitment.  

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[i] martino, j. (2.24-1.2025). commit. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

b122 (2.23-1.2025): cold

 
cold [i]
by cold s. houlder  
 
she runs hot to cold, depending on her mood

(i thought) 

maybe she has gas?  maybe it’s the food?
maybe it’s the weather or the news that’s on tv?
maybe it’s her daddy?
maybe it’s just me
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·       what i’ve found is what i suspected, but could never verbalize:
 

.................................it was her.

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[i] martino, j. (2.23-1.2025). cold. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

b122 (2.22-1.2025): dope-a-mine

 
dope-a-m[e]ine [i]
by alfred dope  
 
dopeamine feels good (it seems to captivate one’s mind)
deep within the brain (and into things we can’t define)
well into the chemical reactions of the day
dopeamine can make us sort-of dopey (in a way)
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·       dopeamine makes me dopey.
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[i] martino, j. (2.22-1.2025). dopamine makes me dopey. book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.

b122 (2.21-1.2025): 190 (294)

 
190 (294) [i]
by high c. holesterol  
 
the LDLs are high, the HDLs are too
but it’s the LDLs (and it’s the total that rings true)
good numbers in november… after two months dry
good weight (as i remember)
my question is just why…
 
did i go back to drinking?
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·       total cholesterol 294.
·       weight gain of 10 lbs.
·       belly fat gain of 1.5 inches.
 
joal, you are self-aware enough to know all of this.  you teach this sh-t, for god’s sakes!  you’ve got ONE choice, here.
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[i] martino, j. (2.21-1.2025). 190 (294). book 122: s[no]w angel. © 2024 by j. martino.