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It's Not Right, but It's Okay
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Stephanie Loayza , I heard a track by Dutch EDM...
Deric Hollings
3 days ago6 min read
Swallowed
[ DISCLAIMER ] Not long after being stationed aboard Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997), the album Razorblade Suitcase (1996) by...
Deric Hollings
Aug 129 min read
Self-Disturbed About a Lack of Readership
[ DISCLAIMER ] Dating back to the days of MySpace, I’ve enjoyed posting written content for readership (the mass or a particular group...
Deric Hollings
Aug 118 min read
The Scourge of the Wrestling World
[ DISCLAIMER ] The above photo was taken when I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1997-1999). The Marine mimicking a wrestling hold is...
Deric Hollings
Aug 78 min read
Happy Trails
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was a child, my grandma by marriage used to chain-smoke while watching Western films and television (TV) series...
Deric Hollings
Jul 196 min read
There Is No War in Ba Sing Se
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , “For months, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised the release of documents on the disgraced...
Deric Hollings
Jul 88 min read
Another of Life's Little Tragedies
[ DISCLAIMER ] I have no misgiving about my professional decision to stop working with couples. After all, practicing Rational Emotive...
Deric Hollings
Jul 34 min read
SOL
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up, I was made familiar with the phrase “shit outta luck” (also expressed as “shit out of luck” and “slightly...
Deric Hollings
Jul 17 min read
It Happens
[ DISCLAIMER ] Per one source , “Shit happens is a slang sentence that is used as a simple existential observation that life is full...
Deric Hollings
Jun 305 min read
No Better Time Than Right Now
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2001 album Face Off , Georgia rapper Pastor Troy released a track entitled “ Oh Father ”. I appreciated the song...
Deric Hollings
May 255 min read
Do You Remember House?
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m fortunate enough to have been into electronic dance music (EDM) by the time Eddie Amador released the track “ House...
Deric Hollings
Apr 165 min read
Mind Over Matter
[ DISCLAIMER ] When listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set from Marixia , I heard the track “ Mind Over Matter ” by...
Deric Hollings
Mar 155 min read
We Live In an Imperfect World
[ DISCLAIMER ] Growing up in Texas, I was raised around many Mexicans. As has been the case when learning words in any language, to...
Deric Hollings
Mar 113 min read
I Am Not Afraid to Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] Over the past several years, I’ve had many conversations with a fellow United States (U.S.) Marine Corps veteran...
Deric Hollings
Feb 47 min read
One Neva' Know, Do One?
[ DISCLAIMER ] In a blogpost entitled Unconditional Acceptance , I listed a number of adages used by my late stepmom (featured to my...
Deric Hollings
Jan 306 min read
All the Years
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 2024, lyricist Joell Ortiz and production team The Heatmakerz released the album W.A.R. (With All Respect) . The...
Deric Hollings
Jan 135 min read
Life-Downing
[ DISCLAIMER ] The current blog entry is intended to serve as a threequel to recent blogposts entitled Self-Downing and Other-Downing...
Deric Hollings
Jan 810 min read
A Question of How
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending military police (MP) training at Fort McClellan, Alabama (AL) in 1997, a high school friend of mine who...
Deric Hollings
Jan 59 min read
Go with the Flow
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Although the above-featured image was generated using artificial intelligence, the scene reminds me...
Deric Hollings
Mar 2, 20247 min read
Goin' Thru a Thang
[DISCLAIMER] A month after I graduated high school and had no idea what I’d do with my life, rap group The Dayton Family released an...
Deric Hollings
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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