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What Can I Do?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of my favorite albums of 1993 was lyricist Ice Cube ’s anthology Lethal Injection ....
Deric Hollings
Sep 10, 20255 min read
Control What You Can
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the sort of old school hip hop head who’ll debate a person about the distinction between a lyricist and a rapper....
Deric Hollings
Sep 6, 20258 min read
Options
[ DISCLAIMER ] The Wisdom of My Late Stepmom Earlier, I listened to the track “ Options ”, from the Su & Tye – EP (2025), by Sule ...
Deric Hollings
Aug 31, 202514 min read
A Preventative Approach to Self-Disturbance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)...
Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20257 min read
Power to Alter Your Circumstances
[ DISCLAIMER ] As Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is informed by Stoic philosophy , this blog entry is part of an ongoing...
Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 20256 min read
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
Aug 17, 20256 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 12, 20259 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 11, 20258 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 7, 20258 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 19, 20256 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 8, 20258 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 3, 20254 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 1, 20257 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 30, 20255 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 25, 20255 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 16, 20255 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 15, 20255 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 11, 20253 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 4, 20257 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 30, 20256 min read
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