[ DISCLAIMER ]   On the album Freakjet (2022), rapper Vel Nine  (also known as Vel the Wonder ) released the song “ Winning Team ” that featured rapper YL . Wisely , Vel Nine stated, “I don’t know where tomorrow will take me, but I know where today is.” This is a matter of uncertainty.   According to the American Psychological Association, uncertainty is defined  as “the state or condition in which something (e.g., the probability of a particular outcome ) is not accuratel

[ 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 ]   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 ]   During my senior year of high school, I sat in a home economics class. Seated next to me was a girl to whom I’ll refer...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Dubstep  is a subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM) that’s generally characterized by the use of syncopated rhythmic...

[ DISCLAIMER ]   On his 2022 album Three , featuring Maticulous , lyricist Justo the MC  (“Justo”) released a song entitled “ Never...