[ DISCLAIMER ]   *Spoilers for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey  (2025) contained herein. Photo credit , property of Sony Pictures Releasing, fair use   A Big Bold Beautiful Journey   I recently watched A Big Bold Beautiful Journey  (2025), a romantic fantasy film, with slight expectation for a particular outcome. To my surprise, I enjoyed it quite a bit! (With little doubt, I’ll be watching it again in the future.) Describing the plot, one source states:   Some doors bring you

[ DISCLAIMER ]   *Spoilers for Tron  (1982), Tron: Legacy  (2010), and Tron: Ares  (2025) contained herein.   The Tron Franchise   I saw Tron  (1982) in childhood, though I couldn’t remember much about it aside from how the Light Cycles  turned at sharp angles. Similarly, I watched Tron: Legacy  (2010) upon its release, yet I couldn’t recall much about the film other than Serinda Swan ’s depiction as Siren #2.   Given how forgettable the Tron franchise  has been to me, I didn

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   Halfway through my fifth grade year, my mom sent me from Amarillo, Texas, where I lived with her, to live with my dad in Aurora, Colorado. I was an overweight, white-appearing, biracial (white and black) child with a thick Texas accent, and who didn’t know any other kids at school.   When enrolled in Crawford Elementary School (pictured above), I was introduced to Crips  who lived in the local neighborhood. This introduction was by way

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Defining Terms   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I find it useful to define terms. This is done in the interest of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding . In fact, these three terms are worth defining.   According to the American Psychological Association (APA), knowledge is defined  as “the state of being familiar with something or aware of its existence, usually resulting from experience  or study” or

[ DISCLAIMER ]   It isn’t necessarily easy to discuss one’s own past mistakes . Yet, here I am addressing my historic error in judgment ....

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I recall the golden age of hip hop from when many slang forms of expression originated for me. For instance, although I...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The idiomatic expression “you make me sick” refers to someone that perceivably causes you to feel intense anger ,...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I make no secret  of or apology  for the fact that I’m a fan of lyricist and hip hop producer Kanye “Ye” West ’s music...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When on voluntary appellate leave  from the Marine Corps, as I worked in the field of nuclear security , I continued my...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   Within my blog, I make no secret of the fact  that when I served as a Marine I was placed in a...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When I was in elementary school, my mom often complained about her finances. Frequently, my sisters and I were blamed...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   I can’t recall what CD I first purchased from Yellowman , a Jamaican reggae  and dancehall   deejay  who engaged in...

[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use   In The Words We Use Matter , I make a case for appropriately considering “America” as inclusive...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When attending graduate school at Wayland Baptist University  for the field of counseling, I was surprised to hear a...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   A fairly common practice among ol’ school hip hop heads  regards discussing who is or was the best lyricist since the...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In common parlance, a “trigger” refers to a piece, such as a lever, connected with a catch or detent as a means of...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Do you remember fearing  monsters as a child? Addressing this concern, one hip hop song comes to mind. Featured on the...