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Strike 3
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use My experience with unions When I worked at a nuclear weapons facility, I joined a labor union. I did...
Deric Hollings
Jul 16, 20239 min read
Unicornia
[DISCLAIMER] Occasionally, I reference content of Lex Fridman’s podcast which bears his namesake. I’m a fan of Fridman’s thoughtful...
Deric Hollings
Jul 16, 20234 min read
In Theory
[DISCLAIMER] Theory? Quite often, I hear people use the word “theory” as it applies to different contexts. One person may speak about a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 15, 20235 min read
Sex as a Weapon
[DISCLAIMER] Despite lackluster reviews, nostalgia associated with House Party 3 (1994) allows me to conclude that the film is worth...
Deric Hollings
Jul 14, 20238 min read
How Much Can You Take?
[DISCLAIMER] In middle school, I recall hearing bass emitting from a car that would often cruise the main street in front of my family’s...
Deric Hollings
Jul 14, 20236 min read
Holes in the Proposal
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Let Them Fight, I stated: Those who advocate women’s rights are currently at odds with people who...
Deric Hollings
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Intentionally Cancerous
[DISCLAIMER] Cancer According to the National Cancer Institute, “Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow...
Deric Hollings
Jul 12, 20238 min read
Bigots Gonna Bigot
[ DISCLAIMER ] In blogposts entitled Kafka Trap and Ready for the Holler , I addressed a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of...
Deric Hollings
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Pound the Table
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source, “There is an old adage among lawyers that says, ‘If you have the facts on...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20235 min read
Who Are You?
[DISCLAIMER] To me, one of the most meaningful scenes in the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland—based on the novel Through the...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Speaking Truth to Whining
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Autoplastic vs. alloplastic During my second graduate studies program, when learning to be an...
Deric Hollings
Jul 10, 20238 min read
Sound of Freedom
[DISCLAIMER] Personal anecdote My military occupational specialty in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps was military police (MP). One...
Deric Hollings
Jul 9, 202318 min read
Part of the Whole
[DISCLAIMER] I once took apart an iPhone in order to replace a faulty battery. Because I wasn’t skilled at the task, it was an onerous...
Deric Hollings
Jul 8, 20234 min read
When Idealism Doesn't Stack Up to Realism
[DISCLAIMER] Close stack As a Marine Security Guard (MSG), I twice had an opportunity to serve on a tactical team—a group of individuals...
Deric Hollings
Jul 7, 202312 min read
Welcome to the South
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2005 mixtape Big Boi Presents Purple Ribbon Allstars – Got Purp?, Vol. II, lyricist Killer Mike was featured on a...
Deric Hollings
Jul 6, 20235 min read
DIDn't Happen
[DISCLAIMER] In 1995, my friend 1/2 Ton and I would cruise to The Click’s album Game Related. My friend’s favorite track was “Out My...
Deric Hollings
Jul 5, 20236 min read
Comedy of Errors
[DISCLAIMER] According to a source, in regards to The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare’s early plays, “In the centuries...
Deric Hollings
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Things Change
[DISCLAIMER] A lot has changed since I was born, and why wouldn’t this be the case? Everyone I’ve ever known, currently know, and will...
Deric Hollings
Jul 4, 20238 min read
Allyship
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Dan Mitchell, fair use Voltron When I was a child, I adored the Voltron television series. The...
Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20238 min read
Tunnel Vision
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Kodak Black On his 2017 album Painting Pictures, rapper Kodak Black featured a song entitled “Tunnel...
Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20237 min read
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