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It's In the Past
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, The Walt Disney Company, fair use One of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) films I most treasure is The Lion...
Deric Hollings
Jan 11, 20244 min read
U Don't Know Me
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Of all electronic dance music (EDM), I’m most fond of the house genre. Unlike many trance or...
Deric Hollings
Jan 5, 20247 min read
Right Here, Right Now
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, electronic dance music (EDM) artist Fatboy Slim released a song called...
Deric Hollings
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] DT The most influential person in my lifetime was my late stepmom, “DT.” Although we disagreed on the timeline, I was...
Deric Hollings
Sep 19, 202310 min read
War is Coming
[DISCLAIMER] In the opening scene of The Fifth Element (1997), a member of an alien race that is friendly to humans, known as the...
Deric Hollings
Sep 14, 20239 min read
Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] On their 2018 album entitled Delivery, French producers Zoom & Rectape featured the vocals of Dominique Larue for the song...
Deric Hollings
Sep 13, 20237 min read
Tunnel Vision
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Kodak Black On his 2017 album Painting Pictures, rapper Kodak Black featured a song entitled “Tunnel...
Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20237 min read
Want vs. Need
[ DISCLAIMER ] ** Unique disclaimer : If you desire a short post—the kind of TikTok-esque content that delivers unhelpful advice which...
Deric Hollings
May 3, 202319 min read
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20239 min read
Good, Better, Best
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In adolescence, I was given a book of quotes and enjoyed one catchy citation in particular. Though...
Deric Hollings
Apr 25, 20238 min read
2-Nice
[DISCLAIMER] (My high school friend, “1/2 Ton,” with me in the late ‘90s, as “2 Nice” was stenciled on my jacket) Shame attacking When...
Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 202312 min read
Kermy-Kerm
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use When I was young, I enjoyed watching The Muppet Show, as my favorite Muppet was Kermit the Frog. Now...
Deric Hollings
Apr 3, 20235 min read
Unconditional Life-Acceptance
[ DISCLAIMER ] Horseshoes In my youth, I enjoyed playing the game of horseshoes . This lawn contest was usually played by two people, or...
Deric Hollings
Mar 11, 20238 min read
Revisiting the Circle of Concern
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Who knows? Recently, many people have expressed concern over shot-down balloons in or around the...
Deric Hollings
Feb 17, 20235 min read
Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] **Fire hip hop music contained in each linked “Let It Go” reference** Context One of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy...
Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 202218 min read
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