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Scream and Shout
[ DISCLAIMER ] It isn’t particularly difficult to maintain an attitude of snobbery in relation to psychotherapeutic modality...
Deric Hollings
Nov 12, 20247 min read
Can You Stand Green Eggs and Ham?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Random House, fair use As a child, I enjoyed listening to people read the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr....
Deric Hollings
Nov 12, 202410 min read
Sangue Bom
[ DISCLAIMER ] When living in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil in 1999, while assigned to the Marine Security Guard (MSG) detachment for...
Deric Hollings
Nov 11, 20245 min read
I Sacrificed Myself to Save You
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, I heard a quote attributed to author Penny Reid , “Don’t set yourself on fire trying to keep others warm.”...
Deric Hollings
Nov 11, 20245 min read
Can't Stop, Won't Stop
[ DISCLAIMER ] During my junior year of high school, I maintained friendship with a number of gang members. It was during that year...
Deric Hollings
Nov 11, 20246 min read
Finish Them?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Within my blog, I’ve not been shy about my criticism regarding the decisions and behavior of the former United States...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20246 min read
An Idiot-Finder
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use “That, there, boys is an idiot-finder,” said the male houseparent of the all-male cottage in...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20248 min read
A Great Wall
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of China Film Group, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures, fair use I think I’ve seen the...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Catharsis
[ DISCLAIMER ] Electronic dance music (EDM) artist Amir Hussain ’s 2013 track “ Catharsis ” is a proverbial assault on one’s auditory...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Ready 4 Whatever
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 1997 posthumous studio album R U Still Down? (Remember Me) , the late rapper 2Pac had a released song entitled “...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20248 min read
Move Around
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2009 song “ Curve ,” rapper Cam’ron stated, “Now I told shorty to curve! She like, ‘Curve?’ I’m like, curve!...
Deric Hollings
Nov 10, 20247 min read
Outta Time
[ DISCLAIMER ] It’s been a bit since I posted a blog entry specifically about death. Likewise, it’s been a moment since I posted an...
Deric Hollings
Nov 9, 20244 min read
Same Energy
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a relatively popular video that circulated in 2016, an individual recorded himself behaving in an obnoxious manner...
Deric Hollings
Nov 9, 202410 min read
Aged Like Milk
[ DISCLAIMER ] On March 22, 2023, I posted a blog entry entitled Boggles the Mind in which I stated: I can watch Black Panther ...
Deric Hollings
Nov 8, 20247 min read
Is Your Fear Valid?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Is your fear valid? The short answer is yes and no , although I dislike this sort of response. In any case, as is the...
Deric Hollings
Nov 8, 202413 min read
I Got Two
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blog entry entitled TBI I stated, “Two of my family members weren’t as well-off in their experiences, as both...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20248 min read
Echo Chamber
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Yesterday, the day following Election Day concerning the 2024 United States presidential...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20246 min read
I'm Not Asking That You Agree With Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier today, when listening to the track “ Run It Fast ” by Barbaydose , I concentrated on the sample of a Les Brown...
Deric Hollings
Nov 7, 20246 min read
Media
[ DISCLAIMER ] Years ago, I came across a music video that contained an outro clip from archival footage of an unidentified source. In...
Deric Hollings
Nov 6, 202413 min read
Be Humble
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use During my elementary school years, I was an obese child. Fallible human beings as they were,...
Deric Hollings
Nov 6, 202410 min read
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