[ DISCLAIMER ]   When stationed aboard Camp Kinser  in Okinawa, Japan while serving in the military (1997-1999), I participated in meritorious promotion boards (formal, competitive processes used to identify, evaluate, and promote exceptionally qualified enlisted Marines ahead of their peers).   The last such event that I attended was aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler . I was a lance corporal (E-3), competing against other Marines of similar (though not equal) s

[ DISCLAIMER ]   For many years, I was what could be described as a basshead (an audio enthusiast who has a preference for high-intensity, deep, and resonant low-frequency sounds referred to as bass—often seeking car audio systems which deliver powerful, physically felt, and high-quality bass).   My fondness for this lifestyle began in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when I was introduced to a subgenre of hip hop music known as Miami bass . For instance, as I lived in apartment

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves  through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model  of wellness .   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “I already know what you’re going to ask me,” is a phrase that I often hear when providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) to the clients with whom I work. “You’re going to ask me what I’m telling myself,” I’m then informed.   For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not  the occ

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Earlier, when looking through video content from my time in the Marine Corps (1996-2007), for a Veterans Day  blogpost, I came across footage of my first time ice skating. In 1998, when stationed in Okinawa, Japan, I found that there was no exception to gravity’s force when on ice.   The memory of that subjectively humorous event reminded me of a Passport Rav song from his 2021 album Sand in My Carry On , entitled “ Ice Skating ”. For those who are unfamilia

[ DISCLAIMER ]   On Sarah McLachlan ’s 2005 electronic dance music (EDM) release Bloom: Remix Album was a track entitled “Fallen”...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Quite often, when paying attention to arguments which take place during civil discourse, I observe people impugning...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When living in a children’s home from half of seventh grade to the beginning of my sophomore year of high school, and...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When serving on the Marine Security Guard (MSG) program in South America, I experienced many difficult interactions with...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and...

[DISCLAIMER]   Have you ever been exposed to a CS gas chamber? I have. In a blogpost entitled Resilience, I described my experience from...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In the late ‘90s, when the Internet was still a relatively novel experience for most people, I participated in an online...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 1999, English electronic dance music (EDM) duo The Chemical Brothers  released their highly successful  album...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In elementary school, one of the hip hop acts which was most popular among both children and adults with whom I...