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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
You'll Come Around
[ DISCLAIMER ] When serving on the Marine Security Guard (MSG) program in South America, I experienced many difficult interactions with...
Deric Hollings
Jun 18, 20258 min read
Seeing RED
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , artist: Ammotu , fair use In my youth, I was a fan of the X-Men —a superhero team in comic books which...
Deric Hollings
Jun 4, 20257 min read
The Block Is Hot
[DISCLAIMER] Property of Rebel Base Productions and Adult Swim, fair use Season one, episode 14 of adult animated sitcom The...
Deric Hollings
May 22, 20256 min read
IDC
[ DISCLAIMER ] In the late ‘90s, when the Internet was still a relatively novel experience for most people, I participated in an online...
Deric Hollings
May 18, 20259 min read
In Your Dreams
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken on a trip to Washington, D.C. when I was in high school. The family that took me in to live...
Deric Hollings
May 12, 20256 min read
Proper Education
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not one to pretend as though I’m a fan of a band when only vaguely familiar with their music, I don’t claim to be a fan...
Deric Hollings
May 11, 20257 min read
We Outside
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2023 album Ultimate Gangsta Shit , rapper Tha Chill (of hip hop collective Compton’s Most Wanted ) released a...
Deric Hollings
May 4, 202511 min read
Disturbed Duality
[ DISCLAIMER ] During an argument with my (then) wife, I foolishly self-disturbed into an angry disposition and threw out my entire...
Deric Hollings
Apr 23, 20257 min read
Point 'Em Out
[ DISCLAIMER ] On their 2001 album Put Yo Hood Up , rappers Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz featured a track entitled “ I Like Dem...
Deric Hollings
Mar 14, 20255 min read
My Laissez-Faire Attitude About Your Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his debut studio album Excuse My French (2013), rapper French Montana (“Montana”) released the song “ Ain’t Worried...
Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20257 min read
Come Into My World
[ DISCLAIMER ] When subject to pretrial detention in the Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar in San Diego, California from June 13, 2002...
Deric Hollings
Mar 8, 20258 min read
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
[ DISCLAIMER ] Per one source , “Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive,’ is a very ‘ Shakespearean ’ phrase,...
Deric Hollings
Feb 13, 20254 min read
Drinking From a Firehose
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use The term “drinking from a firehose” suggests that a person is...
Deric Hollings
Feb 8, 20257 min read
10 Years
[ DISCLAIMER ] When in graduate school for counseling (2009-2011), I met a fellow student and we began an intimate partner...
Deric Hollings
Feb 5, 202510 min read
What Do You See?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use On January 20, 2025, during an inauguration event held in support of President of the United...
Deric Hollings
Jan 22, 20255 min read
This is a Fallible Human Being
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use The above image is an illustration of Anthony Fauci, a described “ American ...
Deric Hollings
Jan 20, 20257 min read
Different Toilet
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I sometimes heard the adage “same shit, different toilet” to vulgarly describe that the same problem may...
Deric Hollings
Jan 15, 20257 min read
Cold and Hot Possibilities
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use On November 24, 2024, legacy media outlet The Economist published a piece stating, “Of Donald...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 202511 min read
Traditional ABC Model
[ DISCLAIMER ] Imagine that you sought my services for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”). Aside...
Deric Hollings
Jan 9, 20257 min read
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