[DISCLAIMER] When eating breakfast after conducting physical training today, I listened to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Lexa Raballo during which she spun “Awu Wemadoda [(Extended Club Mix)]” (2023) by Spencer Brown, Wilt Claybourne, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Regarding the afro house track, one source claims that the South African lyrics translate to “men, please catch that dog, it bites.” As I have no way of verifying the translation, I’ll presume it’s ac

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living  by Ryan Holiday  and Stephen Hanselman .   The authors quote ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca who stated, “No person has the power  to have everything  they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Yesterday evening, when unwinding from a day of intense focus on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT), I listened to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set  by Sara Collado . It was precisely the form of respite (an interval of rest or relief) I was seeking!   During the set, Collado played the song “ Unexpected Strings ” (2025) by David Hasert and Moses Mehdi , featuring the elegant vocals of Lalena . The track reminded me of “ Venasque ” by Ian Pooley

[ DISCLAIMER ]   “Son,” my dad said as I sat across from he and my late stepmom at a dining room table not long after graduating high school in 1995, “what’re you gonna do with your life?” I experienced a state of depression at the time, to the extent whereby suicide was considered a viable option.   Having watched a number of commercials regarding the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, chiefly the depiction  of a gallant warrior on horseback defeating a number of game piec

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing series regarding a book entitled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living  by Ryan Holiday  and Stephen Hanselman .   The authors quote ancient Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca  who stated, “Why then are we offended? Why do we complain ? This is what we’re here for” (page 176). Expanding on this perspective

[ DISCLAIMER ]   As I understand, the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere for 2025 is Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M....

[ DISCLAIMER ]   The above photo was taken during one of my last trips to Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. After having been...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In a blogpost entitled Touching Grass With Smashing Pumpkins  (2024), I discussed an event in which I attended a concert...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999), while serving in the field of military police (MP) as a United States...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   If memory serves, I met Mac in 1992 when I was a resident at a children’s home. The cottage in which I lived was...