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UNO Reverse Card
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use In childhood, I enjoyed playing UNO (a shedding-type card game derived from the crazy eights family of card games). Notably, there was a “reverse” card that, in effect when played from the hand, switched the order of play directions (i.e., clockwise to counterclockwise, or vice versa). As well, in effect as the first discard, the dealer played first while play then proceeded counterclockwise. Later in life, the UNO reverse
Deric Hollings
Dec 3, 20257 min read
Triggers All Around Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] In common parlance, a “trigger” refers to a piece, such as a lever, connected with a catch or detent as a means of...
Deric Hollings
Sep 26, 20257 min read
ABBA
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an EduTry electronic dance music (EDM) remix of ABBA ’s song “ Don’t Shut Me Down ”, I...
Deric Hollings
Jun 22, 20256 min read
Children's Story
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use One of my fondest music-influenced memories from childhood involves my attendance at LL Cool J...
Deric Hollings
Jan 19, 20258 min read
A B-C Mess
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) posits that when an Action occurs and a person Believes something unhelpful about...
Deric Hollings
Mar 31, 20242 min read
AC/BC
[DISCLAIMER] In my blog, although I usually illustrate examples of Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) using rap or electronic...
Deric Hollings
Mar 23, 20244 min read
Consequences
[DISCLAIMER] When I was in junior high and high school, educational administrators apparently thought it was a proper use of students’...
Deric Hollings
Mar 19, 20247 min read
Challenging the B-C Paradigm
[DISCLAIMER] One of the fundamental techniques used in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is practice of the ABC model—not merely...
Deric Hollings
Mar 5, 20245 min read
Unfortunate Events
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) operates on two fundamental principles: The ABC model and unconditional acceptance....
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20243 min read
Laugh Now, Cry Later
[DISCLAIMER] In my youth, there were two common phrases I’d often hear from multiple people which had the same meaning. “Smile now, cry...
Deric Hollings
Feb 29, 20244 min read
Shoot 'Em Up
[DISCLAIMER] *All persons alluded to or mentioned herein are presumed innocent unless otherwise proven guilty. On February 15, 2024, I...
Deric Hollings
Feb 27, 20247 min read
What a Treet!
[DISCLAIMER] Although I was familiar with the genre of music broadly called “techno” when in high school, I didn’t fully appreciate what...
Deric Hollings
Jan 28, 20244 min read
Meta Consequential
[DISCLAIMER] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to demonstrate how when an Activating event happens and we...
Deric Hollings
Jan 25, 20244 min read
Self-Inflicted Insult to Injury
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine using your smartphone to engage in a flame war—a lengthy exchange of angry or abusive messages between users of an...
Deric Hollings
Jan 6, 20244 min read
Sensitivity
[DISCLAIMER] Yesterday, I went to the grocery store and discovered that my preferred entry point was blocked off by employees....
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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