[DISCLAIMER] *Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) spoilers contained herein. The matriarch of the family that invited me to live with her from the children’s home in which I resided said something along the lines of, “You’ve watch too much TV!” She wasn’t incorrect, because, as a latchkey kid, I was practically raised by the television while my mom worked. One of my favorite shows was Pee-wee’s Playhouse, a children’s comedy television series starring the late Paul Reubens (

[ DISCLAIMER ] * Outcome (2026) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Apple Studios, Apple TV, and Strong Baby Productions, fair use When discussing mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “ mental health ”), I often discuss what it is to be a victim (an individual who is the target of another person’s violent , discriminatory , harassing, or assaultive behaviors). There’s a reason that I address this matter. I posit that there’s a di

[ DISCLAIMER ] On the second studio album Still Not Getting Any... (2004) by Canadian rock band Simple Plan is the song “ Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?) ”. Describing the video for the track, one source states: The music video tells a story of a car crash on a rainy evening where a young male drunk driver crashes his Toyota Camry head-on into a Trans Am driven by a female, resulting in her death. The drunk driver, however, survives relatively uninjured, and en

[ DISCLAIMER ] Personal Anecdote The above photo is of me—the left: taken during seventh or eighth grade, and the right: taken during adulthood. When living in the Southwest Cottage of a children’s home in both seventh and eighth grade, I was placed in a residential setting due to financial insupportability. While there, I began intimate partner relationships with two girls who lived in the coed cottage. If memory serves, girl X was in my grade and girl Y was one grade

[ DISCLAIMER ] Scenario Imagine that you and I attend the shooting range (also known as a firing range, gun range, or shooting ground, which is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or competitions). In this scenario, we’re shooting pistols. When engaging paper targets, we detect light audible sounds which indicate the impact of bullets (rounds, as of various types of metal, to be fired from