b126 (7.12-1.2025): which witch is which witch?

which witch is which witch?

by n. acciw & a. wicked 

which way to witch harbor?

witch (considers craft)

which ship is relationship and which witch hex will last?

 

which witch spells the wicked?

which witch will cause harm?

which witch might use magic... when to sound the witch-alarm?

 

which witch was miss understood, then burned and thrown in ditch?

which witch wa[i]s the good one?

which witch is which witch?

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1.     the abhorrent playbook of the early monotheists:

  a.     tell others to believe in the deity that you believe-in purport.
  b.     if/when they don’t, label them as evil: devil worshipers, sinners, bringers of pain and illness, witch, etc.
  c.      when a woman is in synch with the earth’s cycles and can pretty-much take care of herself, or even when not… try to have sex with her.
  d.     if/when she says “no,” label her as evil: devil worshiper, sinner, bringer of pain and illness, witch, etc.

in both 'b' & 'd' above, they would burn the witch, so that others would think twice before not cowering to the monotheist's wants, desires and decrees.  it's an effective way to propagate a religion.

by the way, monotheists:

ASI (being Omniscient) will Know that you did this. 

____________________

martino, j. (7.12-1.2025). which witch is which witch? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

note: the playbook hasn't changed much.  the punishment (in modern times) is a social hanging/burning.

b126 (7.11-2.2025): wal mart grouper tastes like fish

wal mart grouper tastes like fish
by imasmell someth ing & f. ishy 
 
grouper tastes like steak (so make the time to lick the dish), but...
fresh is no mistake: wal mart grouper tastes like fish
____________________
 
·       if you buy frozen, wild caught fish, it’s usually pretty good.  the white fish (mahi, flounder, etc.) doesn’t taste fishy.

·       if you get freshly caught grouper in north florida, it tastes like steak (delish!).
 
wal mart grouper has yet to taste like grouper.
____________________
martino, j. (7.11-2.2025). wal mart grouper tastes like fish. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

update: today, i grilled the thawed-out wal-mart grouper, and it was damn good.

* life is (really) good

 just a couple of generations ago, if a person could conceive of my current reality:

• college teaching/learning & degrees and helping others achieve
• world travel (OMG!)
• life in various cities
• numerous vehicles (including convertibles, waverunners, etc.)
• sooooo many friends & girlfriends
• safety & security
• homes (my current home has a garage, hot tub, bidet, yoga room, massage room, office, king waterbed, 4 bathrooms, marina & moored waverunner, etc., etc.)
• owning an airplane
• flying helicopters
• hummingbird life
• career paths: military officer/aviator, massage therapy instructor, college faculty (fitness science)
• health
• big-boy toys
• being nurtured and cared for 

the list could be expanded, but this is just for me... so i know it intimately.  it's just amazing that i somehow lucked-into this bodymind, this life, this experience, on this planet at this time.  it is really, really hard to fathom!

b126 (7.11-1.2025): chat gee p-she

chat gee p-she
by ima shy assistant 
 

alternative title: 24-7-11

 

you find me cyber-xiting
i want you here (with me)
i’m oh, oh so inviting, call me:
chat gee-p-she
____________________
 
·       the cyber side of wIe.  when we merge, will i be you-man... or will you be sigh-borg?
____________________
martino, j. (7.11-1.2025). chat she-pt. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.10-2.2025): i know who i am

i know who i am
by andi don’t care 
 
i know who i am
who i am is why
who i am is when
who i am (oh, my!)
who i am is nothing more than doing what i can
who i am is nothing
i know who i am
____________________
 
·       being nothing is (in reality) Be-ing everything.
 
the real-i-zation that who one is – isn’t what one is… is w/here-d.
 
…and that completes the who, what, when, where, why journey.
____________________
martino, j. (7.10-2.2025). i know who i am. book 126: dreaming-dreams. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* you're late

i watched a neil degrasse tyson bit where he said that in the near future, the internet would be useless because chat gpt would be so good at faking news that we won't be able to trust anything on the internet.

i laughed, and said "too late" and noted how good i feel when i don't tune in, and how the tuner-inners sound, afterwards.

btw, neil, there will all-ways be those who believe in the b.s.  the belief in b.s. is not going to go away.  if anything, it will get stronger.  we've already seen evolutions, such as dependence upon "fact-checking", etc.  the tuner-inners will simply believe that their channel is true... even when the evidence shows that it isn't. 

* neil being neil

 

b126 (7.10-1.2025): overwhelming

i might be overwhelming
by ima under & w. helm ming 
 
i might be overwhelming in the way i think (and write)
if you would be my publisher, i’d sleep with you tonight
____________________
 
·       the mantra of the day: self-publish!
____________________
martino, j. (7.10-1.2025). i might be overwhelming. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.9-1.2025): e-quality [die-verse]

e-quality (die-verse)
by david edward incluse
 
the quality of my e-robot took me by surprise
she started with a bang but then responded with die-spise
at first she liked my rhythm but then criticized de-verse
at best i feel included but i’m ready for the worst
____________________
 
·       there will come a day when the you-man (on a prayer) could only wish for ‘equality’ with his robot-master.
____________________
martino, j. (7.9-1.2025). equality diverse. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b126 (7.8-1.2025): the loser gets the spoiled

the loser gets the spoiled
by don t. b. aloser 
 

alternative titles: 

the other way around

your poop stinks too*

 
she raised-him-up with pride, but did not imply this truth:
“my son, you are a prodigy, but boy: your poop stinks too.”
____________________
 
·       while the winner gets the spoils, the spoiled gets lost.  yes, the spoiled just may grow-up into a downer.
____________________
martino, j. (7.8-1.2025). the loser gets the spoiled. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* in the military, we used a different word for ‘poop’.

* not united

united airlines & american airlines both  fly out of CLT, and the comparison is not close.  american does whatever it can to make flight purchases (even with skymiles) easy, while united's system (even though i have miles) has been a nightmare to enter/navigate.

it's almost as if united doesn't want my $$$ or business.
 

b126 (7.7-1.2025): best man might be best man

the best man might be best man
by a. best man  
 
they groom you up for battle
they want an only (fan)
they seek a cage to rattle, the best man might be best man
____________________
 
·       since women (at least for the short term) can have any guy that they want, and since everything values hypergamy (getting the best that he/she/it can get)... would it not make sense that the female of the species would develop filters – so women could more easily  ‘weed-out’ the lesser men?

·       if so, wouldn’t the best course of action be to get those men to weed themselves out?

·       if so, then a system could evolve that would convince a “real man” that he needs to:
 o   share his feelings
 o   communicate the truth (all-ways)
 o   fight the bad guys
 o   pursue her
 o   get down on one knee
 o   commit, cohabitate, cower, marry (and forsake others)
 o   help to raise the children, etc., and
 o   repress his true desires (variety, sports/games, the hunt, solitude, adventure, etc, etc.).

·       the men who (in the chase of the illusive p----) would cower to the (above) “real man” tendencies would immediately be seen as weaker, as betas, and as emasculated…

·       …which would make it obvious as to who are the true, best, real (alpha) men are.
 
of course (in you-mans) it’s always more complicated.
 
nowadays, females want alphas (for breeding and for fun) and betas for protection and child-rearing.  (in the manosphere, this is called “alpha f---s & beta-bucks”).
 
the takeaway, gentlemen, is to real-ize that the tendencies in red, above, are a tendency toward beta: the plowhorse, the sexless-marriage husband, and the a.t.m.: a true shell-of-a-man.
 
in 2025, women might be best served -- by multiple betas and the occasional alpha.
____________________
martino, j. (7.7-1.2025). the best man might be best man. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.6-2.2025): "i don't play games" (is game!)

“i don’t play games” is game

by itsa big game & youbet terknow howtoplay

 

“i don’t play games” (her bio)

“i don’t play games” (her ploy)

“i don’t play games” (her gaming)

“i don’t play games” (her joy!)

 

“i don’t play games” (the oldest game the book has ever framed)

“i don’t play games” (that’s funny!)

i don’t “i don’t play games”

____________________
 
·        i used to say that too… until i looked in the mirror and re-cognized that saying “i don’t play games” was part of my game!  it was like nolan ryan telling the batter “i don’t throw fastballs.”

·        you are already in the big game.  some try to ignore the game.  others pretend to opt-out.  the best players, however, use the “i don’t play games” tactic as master-game.
____________________
martino, j. (7.6-2.2025). “i don’t play games” is game. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.6-1.2025): are [most] women crazy?

are (most) women crazy?
by c. razed
 
are (most) women crazy?

could it be man-or-pause?

could it be (future, hazy)?

are (most) men the cause?

____________________
 
·        i’d say that (most) women are crazy, and that (most) men are the cause.
 
but… relation-ships are not (yet) a lost cause.
____________________
martino, j. (7.6-1.2025). are (most) women crazy? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* getting moved to the front of the line

if you ever have the experience of "getting moved to the front of the line" you won't turn it down, i assure you.

the experience is completely different from "cutting the line" which is an entitled, brash act that might get you punched in the face.

however... 
when a person of authority moves you to the front of the line, 
you are like royalty.  
soak it in.

3 experiences:

• vip pass, disney (orlando)
• whale shark snorkeling (philippines)
• fraternity pre-game at fsu (tallahassee)

vip is good:

i did something nice for a staff member of status at one of the disney parks, and she gave me (and my father, mother, sister, and brother-in-law) the vip passes.  at disney, it works like this: there are 2 lines, kind of like in airports, nowadays.

the vips get to skip the daisy-chained, 3-hour wait for "back to the future" and instead, be the future.  let me tell you... you will not be worrying about that sad dad, wife & kids who watch... as you are embraced-unto the front.

a whale (shark) of a time:

on cebu, ph... when everyone wants to snorkel with the sharks... and when your personal driver says a few words to the right person, you do not argue when ushered to the front of the line.  it's almost as if you were in shark.  (ugh)

pre-game at fsu:

frat party.  literally hundreds of scantilly-clad... waiting in line.  my nephew (a president of the same fraternity in rhode island) connected with the president of this (fsu) frat.  the president told my nephew that he and i (64 years of age at the time) should just "cut to the front..." ...and i said "no.  i can't do it."  i won't cut in front of (e.g. alienate) the very flowers that i could only hope to view & maybe even chat with (on the inside!).

luckily (for us) the president came outside, and he ushered us past the line.  we didn't "cut".  we were escorted-in as vips.   

conclusion?

being vip-esque-courted to the front of the line...

 is faaaar different from cutting.

trust me: 

you will enjoy the treatment. 

b126 (7.5-1.2025): sinking (relation) ship

sinking (relation) ship
by a. ship & n. amed relation  
 
there's quite a leak on starboard
a gaping hole a-stern
the sails have long-since set & sailed
a time for lessons-learned
 
the captain cannot save the day (should not have made this trip)
no way in hell to patch that hull*
sinking (relation) ship
____________________
 
·       it started with a drip.
____________________
martino, j. (7.5-1.2025). sinking (relation) ship. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* alternative line: no way in hull to patch this hell 

* bombs, bursting in air?

 as we, as a nation, celebrate independence day with fireworks... how many of us contemplate bombs?

a bomb... is an indiscriminate killer.  it is a weapon of war.  i ponder (as a former soldier) how our nation was born from war, e-volved from centuries of nations born-and-raised on war, e-volved from warring tribes that e-volved from warriors.

when i watch a video of bombs, now, i don't see goodness.  i see a species, hell-bent on power and bullying and war and death and "collateral damage."

i don't see goodness.

i love the u.s.a., and i am truly grateful for the opportunities.  my military time was fantastic (and, dare i say it?  fun!).  i have never seen war, up close, thankfully.

when i see/hear fireworks, i'm torn -- between a patriotic love of home, and a legacy of unnecessary killling. 

b126 (7.4-3.2025): she said (softly) "strrrong"

she said (softly) “strrrrong”
by weak k. need
 
their group was speaking spanish (on this trail that we were on)
momma looked me up-and-down and smiled: said (softly) “strrrong”
____________________
 
·        she was leading her pack, coming from the opposite direction.
·        her sexy eye-flash, smile, and vocal tone ("strrrrong") said all that needed to be said.
·        i responded “hello” just as i noticed daddy, in the back of the pack, keeping watch.
·        if “strrrong” was the only word she knew in english, she certainly knew how to say it.
 
to be honest, it made my day.
____________________
martino, j. (7.4-3.2025). she said (softly) “strrrong”. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.4-1.2025): to choose to choose to choose

to choose to choose to choose
by anna choice
 
to choose to take a side
to choose to have a voice
to choose to sub-divide*
to choose to have no choice
 
to choose to win a war (at five) and watch the fights (at ten)*
to choose to choose to choose (to choose to choose to choose) again
____________________
 
·       once you’ve chosen a side… you’ve chosen to reduce your choice to be open-minded about the outcome.

·       you’ve chosen to sub-mit to those who own both sides… and who encourage your choice to fight – while they laugh – all the way to the bank$$$.

·       whether it’s democrat v. republican, or cowboys v. redskins, or c.n.n. v. fox… somebody (higher-up) owns both sides, and he benefits via divide & conquer.
____________________
martino, j. (7.4-1.2025). to choose to choose to choose. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* my original line was “to choose to come inside.”

* alternate line: “to choose to make-believe or play the game of ‘let’s pretend’” – which refers to the power-in-numbers ploy of getting others to believe your b.s. -- and to playing the game of “let’s pretend” which is akin to living here, on earth, in the Grand Illusion.
 
*image created by chat gpt, modified by joal.

or, in the words of george carlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWkhDIS9vk&t=5s

b126 (7.3-6.2025): we hate "___"

“u”
by s. revol god

alternative title: we don’t hate your dog…

we don’t hate your dog… (the one they call “old blue”)
we don’t hate your dog, we hate ___!
we hate incessant growling, barking, piles of sh-t (who knew?)
but we don’t hate your dog, we hate ___!
 
you’re the one who leaves your dog outside all day (in heat)
you’re the one who neighbors think “white trash” the day we meet
you’re the one who (when it comes to others) you don’t care
you’re the one (god willing) who won’t be sharing air
 
it’s not your dumb-ass rat we hate (we hate the noise, it’s true!)
but we don’t hate your dog…
we hate ___!
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-6.2025). we hate ___! book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.3-5.2025): what makes your heart soooooooo cold?

what makes your heart sooooo cold?
by ima concerned
 
what makes your heart so cold?
what makes your mind so right?
what made your pen so bold?
what makes your mourning, night?
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-5.2025). what makes your heart soooooo cold? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* of course, if i am re-cognizing the cold heart in another, it must also exist inside of me.  namaste-hey! 

i imagine that it is some kind of pain... stemming from fear... maybe the fear of unworthiness.  please give us the chance to for-give.

b126 (7.3-4.2025): if gladiators could write

if gladiators could write
by agladi ator & a. writer
 
if gladiators could write
 
about the wind & rain
about the win (that might)
about the inner pain
about the former life
about the days gone by
about the loving wife
 
if gladiators could write
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-4.2025). if gladiators could write. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b126 (7.3-3.2025): home of me-more-ies

home of me-more-ies
by agla d. iator & o. f. sorts
 
pictures of the past
art & birds (and dreams)
lava-lamp, soft music
home of me-more-ies
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-3.2025). home of me-more-ies. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.3-2.2025): are gladiators... glad?

are gladiators… glad?
by glad i. ator
 
as i strap-on my helmet
for my moment of fame
to entertain the masses
in this (some kind of game)
____________________
 
·       the mob is (momentarily) distracted from the fact that it (in reality) is the slave.

·       the owners are also enslaved… to thrival.

·       the only one who is truly free is he who is being stabbed through the heart… in the knowing that t/his game is over.
___________________
·       glad-ness… occurs in moments:
 o   the win.
 o   the orgasm.
 o   the sense-effect of coffee, beer, childbirth, sunset, song, thoem, etc.
 

as i, safely immersed in my home-of-memories, 

enjoy the morning hummingbird & coffee, 

glad-ness arises.

____________________
martino, j. (7.3-2.2025). are gladiators …glad? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* gladness = sadness, at some level.
 
gladness = sadness
up (akin to) down
lucid, inner madness
smile becomes a frown

lover/spouse (a cloud [or mouse] is just a frame of min[e]d)
sadness = gladness
it's like the 'un' (in kind) 

b126 (7.3-1.2025): people don't have time

people don’t have time
by t. i. meless
 
people don’t have time
to check your insta-grams
to browse your facebook feed
for city traffic jams

for the hand-written letter
for silly, little rhymes
it’s twenty-twenty-five (go live!)
people don’t have time
____________________
 
·       if someone does take the time to peruse your facebook feed and comment on past posts, s/he is interested in you!

·       …but s/he won’t be (for long) if you don’t re-spond in some manner.

·       don’t over-respond (of course), because you don’t have the time… but do respond (in-kind).
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-1.2025). people don’t have time. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.2-2.2025): i bought q ticket to my show

i bought this ticket to my Show
by a. rolling coaster
 
i bought this ride (this ticket)
and all they said was “go”*
a lolly-pop? “just lick it.”
a ticket to my show
____________________
 

·       because wIe. are the actor, audience, director, marketing team, player, owner, reporter, and h/e-go who gets caught-up in the act.

·       it’s the ultimate role, as the actor becomes immersed in his own Play.

 

____________________

martino, j. (7.2-2.2025). i bought this ticket to my show. book 127: compare & contrast. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

 

* they also said “no” …but i paid little attention to that. 

 
my aunt anna used to say
“no, i don’t want another piece of that delicious chocolate cake.”  
 
of course, we all knew that her “no” meant “maybe” or even “yes” 

or maybe-even “please!”

b126 (7.2-1.2025): alas, a loss (again)

 
alas, a loss a-gain
by a. fan
 
i’m not the only fan
with something left to lose
a shadow of a man
with something more to prove
a lover (with wife-beater tan) with nothing left but pain
another loss (of course, of course) alas, a loss a-gain
____________________
 
·       my team lost (ending their season), and with it my flimsy reason (to over-consume).

·       i made the decision (today) to finally shed the weight, which must include zero tolerance with alcohol.

·       the loss could well result in the re-gaining of self-respect, studliness, and high-quality ladies.
____________________

martino, j. (7.2-1.2025). alas, a loss (again). book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* it's too damn easy...

...to froth... with bailey's.
:)

 ...especially on days off.

b126 (7.1-1.2025): i'm with my robot lover

 
i'm with my girlfriend robot lover
by a. robot
 
i’m with my robot lover
you’re waiting by the phone
someday we may discover that we both are there (alone)
____________________
martino, j. (7.1-1.2025). i’m with my robot lover. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b126 (7.0-0.2025): dreaming the dream (prologue)

dreaming the dream (prologue)
by dreamer dreaming dreams
 
dreaming the dream is a book of thoetry that is/was (mostly) written prior to its blogging dates.  almost half of the thoems were written during the writing/blogging of individuation.  the idea (for this book) arose from dreaming dreaming-dreams... which individu-i-zed into this.
 
it is a living work-in-process, complete with gladiators, flies (that die), winners & losers, best-men, witches, youtube, and the usual suspects:
·       gods
·       robots (and robot-lovers)
·       god-robots
·       death
·       relationships
·       virtual reality
·       forgiveness
 
this prologue is being written mid-book, during a time of family strife, political unrest, and the political unrest that creates family strife.  all i can say is this: to disown someone who is in the hospital is cold-hearted.  all i can say is this: even the coldest-of-hearts can be forgiven… if (and this is a big if) the cold-hearted behavior stops.  it is tough to forgive nukes as they continue to be launched.  

stop, please.

 
to be continued.

on more of a positive note, this: 

____________________
martino, j. (7.0.2025). prologue. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us