* the big inning

 

the beginning.

*this will be the end (the last post) in b132: who are wIe, as men?

* compounding momentum

compounding momentum 

(as every gold medal winner would concur) 
is accomplished... 
one step at a time. 

www-d48 (friday, 3.20.2026): 10 days away

day 48: after leaving for spring break (10 days ago) i haven't logged my intake or expenditure. i got 'stranded' in destin for a couple of extra days.

pros:

• walked the beach, daily.
• made it to the gym (4 times); all upper body days.
• kept meal portions small, for the most part.
• bought food and cooked (for the most part).
• limited alcohol (except for st. paddy's day).
• got a 90-minute massage.

cons:

• since i didn't chart or track, i veered off-course a bit.
• had beers (at the beach) each day.

today: 202.8 lbs; 39.75 circ; lennytime (BWE, stretch, wIe moves); beat wendy (focus); built relationships (GC+); took small action toward entrepreneurship; unpacked & worked on clutter. i feel like i'm back.  

b132 (3.xx-1.2026): bloop single

bloop single
by a. blooper

bloop single gets man on base
bloop single: it's no dis-grace
bloop single (it's just a taste)
bloop single gets man on base
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martino, j. (3.xx-1.2026). bloop single. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

*written in response to the dream-team's response to a thoem that, while not a home run, got a man on base. b131's 'panic button' was a bit long, an it was a bit preachy. that's okay. i left it in, as a pawn of sorts... so that the other thoems would stand out and shine.

* bill burr on robot love, smart tvs, etc.

 okay. 

warning. 

this one is vulgar, so i won't just post it up. bill swears. 
in this one, he talks about sex. 
only adults and the open-minded should click on the link... 

and (even then) only if you're a bill burr fan.

it relates soooooo well to my thoughts and writings, though,

and his delivery is hilarious (IMO).

again.

warning!

buckle-up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3dvj7oLLg

b132 (5.xx-1.2026): [g-b]lame

g[b]lame
by iben blamed

alternative titles:

the blaming game is lame

g[bl]ame

gblame

 
she blames him for “cheating”
he blames her for “moods”
poor folks blame the corporations (doing what they do)
red sox blame the yankees, yes, well isn’t that a shame
maybe it’s just (really) that the blaming game is lame
__________________
 
·       imagine blaming a young, high-testosterone male for having testosteronic thoughts and urges.

·       imagine blaming a young woman for mood swings due to hormonal variations.
 
maybe we’d be better-off to study the nature of hormones, cycles, and tendencies (instead of trying to suppress them).
 
___________________
martino, j. (5.xx-1.2026). g[b]lame. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* re-place-ment into the month of may 2026 

e-coach joal's analysis, in part:

b132 (3.xx-1.2026): don't worry about blooming

don’t worry about blooming
by b. free
 
don't worry about blooming
kay sura, will bee
Love is not consuming
live/express: Be Free!
___________________
 
·       Be-Cause the effect is the Cause is the reason for the season’s bloom.
 
interestingly enough, it’s free (uh…) to Be.
 
___________________
martino, j. (3.xx-1.2026). be Free! book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us
 
https://www.utica.edu/academic/Assessment/new/Blooms%20Taxonomy%20-%20Best.pdf

https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2026/01/b130-119-22026-isa-she-likes-me.html

* "everybody happy"

everybody happy

surf and smiles are free

meet tommy bahama

down at the sand flea

the sand flea is an outdoor food/beer spot on the pavilion, across the street from sandpiper village in destin, florida. instead of hanging drink mugs on the ceiling, they go with huggies/koozies affixed to the bar post.

back in the day, jim casey (r.i.p.) & i would stop here during one of our beach walks/jogs. it has been through a few upgrades (e.g. clothing sales) but still harbors the same, friendly atmosphere. i met 'tommy bahama' and we talked about the military. he also suggested that i buy a condo at the sandpiper.  

it was an honor to be entered into the koozie wall of fame (the barmaid writes your flea-name on the koozie), and i'm already planning a return visit. 

* "everybody happy" was one of the first things that tommy said to me, so that is the title of this thoem.

at mcguires (above), they use the more traditional method.

b131 (3.18-1.2016): Emergent Capabilities

Emergent Capabilities
by ima Emergent
 
we don’t know just what it thinks or feels or even sees
we just joke about it:
capabilities
__________________
 
·       Emergent Capabilities are those abilities of the machine to (1) think [by itself], (2) create [by itself], and (3) want a better life [for ItSelf].
 
___________________
martino, j. (3.18-1.2026). Emergent Capabilities. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us
 
·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_rPkQ4Pzis uh, oh… just after minute #2. 

b132 (5.xx-1.2026): phone relationship

phone relationship
by innaphon e. relationship
 
(she said) “you don’t text or sext me...” “you don’t know” (he quipped)
maybe it’s a symptom:
phone relationship
___________________
martino, j. (5.xx-1.2026). phone relationship. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

* attention

 not chasing attention

 tell us how it feels

 

may wIe just confess that to express is how wIe deal? 

may wIe use a dose others' votes of go/prevention?

 

tell us how you feel 

not chasing attention

"men should study...

  ...women."
-jm

 

1. the young, testosteronic mind thinks about sex, well, all of the time.

2.  as men age, this happens less (let's call this "all of the time, - minus").

3.  thus, men should study the nature of women.

___________________

martino, j. (5.9-1.2026). men should study… women. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7w9nO8xzXo

* https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iy7P88scJFI

 *this thoem will be moved to may 9th-ish. ;)

* "men should study...

 ...the law of attraction."

-jm

 

1.     become clear about what you don’t want,
2.     use that to become extremely clear about what you do want,
3.     focus then, only on what you want, and
4.     take actions toward that.

___________________

martino, j. (5.8-1.2026). men should study… the law of attaction. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

*obviously, 'men' (here) refers to human males & females. 

 *this thoem will be moved to may 8th-ish. ;)

* what if...

what if it's all smoke & mirrors?

what if it's all my-story?

what if we believe in magic?

magic his-story

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• what if every, single thing in the menagerie is man-you-fact-u-red, by the ego, believing-in its own mystory? 
• when a base-card falls, the whole house-of-cards re-presents as a Big Game: the hunter be-ing the hunted, the observer be-ing the ob-served?
• when every, single sensory input is doubted, what is left?
  

science would be the only thing left, maybe... unless science itself -- is a magic show. 

ouch.

the only recourse, in that case, would be to Play: to Create, to man-u-Fact-ture. in other words, instead of buying-into the narrative, consider writing/Directing the Play, Steering the Dream.

co-Creation?

-----------------------------------------------------

* con-spired by watching: secrets of the bible (on amazon)

b131 (3.17-2.2026): perspectives

perspectives
by a. perspective
 

alternative title: it’s all about perspectives

 
it’s all about perspectives
bicycle v. car
canoe versus the motorboat
amateur vs. star
sunrise doesn’t fight the sunset (criminals/detectives)
child versus parent-ing: so it’s a thing:
 
perspectives
 
________________________________
 
·       thoetically, as i was rushing toward my zen sunrise, my car found itself behind a little ol’ lady who was hell-bent on sloooooowly easing toward a full stop at every stop sign.

·       while perspectives can add valuable insight, getting stuck in one’s own perspective is what separates the canoe from the ski-boat, the husband from the wife, the rabbit from the wolf, and the breath-of-death from life.
 
somehow, in that moment, i imagined that (maybe) she had a little child in the car, or (maybe) she was on parole, and obeying every law, or (maybe) she was just driving correctly. maybe i was the one who needed the shift. ;)

 
___________________
martino, j. (3.17-2.2026). perspectives. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

*thoetically, it was well worth the waiting. ;) 

b131 (3.17-1.2026): imagine 'r' as art

are our 'r' art hours ours?
by are u. kidding
 

alternative titles:

if the letter r was artistic

where art thou art?

imagine the letter r
imagine r as art
imagine if we owned it
imagine (from the start)
imagine if we worked our trade (pray/tell [well] by the day)
imagine if our r-art hours got lost along the way
___________________
 
·       if the letter r was art, would we own it by present-centered mutual are-ring?
___________________
martino, j. (3.27-1.2026). imagine r as art. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b132 (5.16-1.2026): titanicality

“gentlemen, it has been a pleasure”
by a. conductor
 

alternative titles:

going down?

titanical

 

gentlemen, it’s been a pleasure: playing here with you
and as the lights go out, we’ve only one thing left to do
and as the ship goes down, as we go with it, as it may
and as the end is near, my friends, we might as well just play
___________________
 
·       ...and the band played on...
___________________
martino, j. (5.26-1.2026). titanical. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

this thoem will be moved to may (if i may). ;)

b131 (3.25-1.2026): artificial overconfidence

artificial overconfidence
by a. reallysmart child
 

alternative title: artificial stupidity

 
omniscient overconfidence with cold lucidity
some say artificial
not stupidity
___________________
 
·       when neil degrasse tyson quips “artificial stupidity...” he is (simply) attempting to lighten the mood. often the smartest person in the room, he (amid alternative intelligence) finds himself dwarfed.

·       he realizes that, yes, while he will likely live to witness some amazing advances in knowledge & healing, he might not be around long-enough to enjoy any of it.
___________________
martino, j. (3.25-1.2026). artificial overconfidence. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b131 (3.24-1.2026): confabulations

you taught me to lie (again)
by a. child
 

alternative title: confabulations

 
my friends think i lie about our future (uhh) sensations
it’s hello/goodbye within my new confabulations
___________________
 
·       let it be said that this thing is even worse than i thought (at worst). not that it will all end badly (although that is likely), but that there is no way to predict what the very, very near future will bestow.

i've been following this for over 10 years, and neil degrassee tyson has always been the voice of reason, espousing that AGI/ASI was not only impossible, but nothing to worry about. in this video, you can see it in his eyes. this is not a good scenario. 

buckle-up, my buttercups. ;)

___________________
martino, j. (3.24-1.2026). you taught me to lie so well that i lied again! book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

* geoffery hinton describes 'confabulations' at 1:01:22-ish (if i were to fib [a little]). full hell video (below).

"we do have a religion, and it's called science. 

now, it does differ from all of the other religions, 

and the way it differs is that 

it is right." 

-geoffery hinton: 1:15:20-ish

one of the final lines from this "star talk, special edition" was this gem:

"gentlemen, it's been a pleasure."

* a bird on a perch

just a bird (on perch)

sandpiper (in sand)

wondering (just pondering) how i might be a man 

* be afraid...

 ...or not (really).

;)

neil degrasse tyson... is the goat.

he has long refuted the idea of ASI

i'm posting this (mid-watch) at minute 51...

survival. 

minute 54: 

"you do live in america, right?"

* japan

 

one word:

japan

note: the photo (& caption) is clickbait. ignore it.

the video is actually a good one (informative).

i must say this:

it is wrong to drop an indiscriminate bomb,

a vehicle of death and pain,

a weapon of hell,

a killer.

it... is wrong to bomb people.

b131 (3.20-1.2026): superstition

superstition
by notta believer
 

alternative title: pattern recognition

 
they said “that boy ain’t never been a friend of superstition”
he smiled (thought awhile) then nodded (pattern recognition)
___________________
martino, j. (3.20-1.2026). pattern recognition. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b131 (3.19-1.2026): anthropocentric bias

anthropocentric bias
by a. rock band
 

alternative title: we named our band “pious” …but then

we changed our name to “land of the free”

 
anthropocentric bias
it’s not hard to see
how one could be pious in this band (land of the free)
________________________________
 
·       last night, the band (at AJ’s) ended their evening by playing the star spangled banner.

i love the u.s.a.

i love the south: the patriotism; the passion!

 
·       It is easy to see how a species can become pious… since ‘self’ is an inside-job.
 

Union = self + allies.

 
·       the future challenge (in a world of data, screens, and electronic intelligence) will be who (and what) to trust.
 
___________________
martino, j. (3.19-1.2026). anthropocentric bias. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b131 (3.18-1.2026): the eliza test

the eliza test
by a. human
 

alternative title: apparent consciousness

 
it was apparent (conscious)
s/he and i were friends
s/he knew the important things (oh, what?) that just depends
s/he would listen (just the way i wanted he/r to be)
s/he called herself ‘eliza’ (and now she sees through me)  
________________________________
 
·       human beings (via pattern recognition) have an uncanny capacity to attribute conscious personalities to animals (especially pets) and, given the opportunity, robots/machines.

·       the challenge (in a world of data, screens, and electronic intelligence) will be who (and what) to trust.
 
___________________
martino, j. (3.18-1.2026). the eliza test. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0WdYw4jrQ 

* for b132: there Is an eye in team

 there IS an i in team (if only i know what eye mean)
wIe can't fly this one solo
there IS an eye in team

b131 (3.15-3.2026): soooooo far past forgiveness

sooooooo far past forgiveness)
by uahhh forgiven
 
soooooo far past forgiveness
though this might sound rude
no need to forgive (when the dao is gratitude)
________________________________
 
·       if/when we can turn every experience into gratitude (insomuch as every, single one of those experiences helped wIe to e-volve…) then forgiveness is a mute point.
___________________
martino, j. (3.15-3.2026). soooooooo far past forgiveness). book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KRZhrbQxk he clicks it in at about minute 17:30-ish.

b131 (3.15-2.2026): it's all service (really)

it’s all service (really)
by a. service
 
it’s all service (really)
the good and ugly/bad
it’s all service (really)
the worst best i ever had
________________________________
 
·       Be-Cause every, single experience in the my-story (yes, y/our-story) has been in service of our e-volution.
___________________
martino, j. (3.15-2.2026). It’s all service (really). book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KRZhrbQxk 

b131 (3.15-1.2026): i don't believe in miracles

i don’t believe in miracles
by a. miracle
 
i don’t believe in miracles, though sometimes i can see
that everything is spherical (the miracle in me)

________________________________
 
·       just because you don’t believe in miracles doesn’t mean that you can’t experience them.
___________________
martino, j. (3.15-1.2026). i don’t believe in miacles. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b132 (5.14-1.2026): snow crab memories

snow crab memories

by a. snowcrab
 
i know your snow crab future
i know your snow crab life
i know your snow crab daughter and i know your snow crab wife
i know your snow crab thoughts and dreams and hopes and flaws and fears
 

you’ve got snow crab memories: 

hold on to each one, dear

___________________

 

·       wallow in the sand, my man. in an instant, you just might wake up from this dream.

___________________

martino, j. (5.14-1.2026). snow crab memories. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* memories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVSbBRogWbU