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You Oughta Keep Your Mouth Shut
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his debut studio album A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002), perhaps one of my favorite of the artist’s, lyricist...
Deric Hollings
Mar 119 min read
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Factual and Counterfactual Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and...
Deric Hollings
Mar 98 min read
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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 88 min read
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Groove Is in the Heart
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although some people may not relate it to electronic dance music (EDM), “ Groove Is in the Heart ” by house and dance...
Deric Hollings
Mar 85 min read
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As It Could Be
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, fair use I’m not usually a fan of the live-action...
Deric Hollings
Mar 86 min read
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Metaphorical Disputes
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I tend to confuse metaphors, analogies, and similes. How about you? Do you know the difference?...
Deric Hollings
Mar 86 min read
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Deadly Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m fully aware that many people within the United States (U.S.) have expressed displeasure with...
Deric Hollings
Mar 710 min read
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Freed from Desire
[ DISCLAIMER ] From time to time, I’m surprised when realizing how many electronic dance music (EDM) tracks I’ve forgotten throughout...
Deric Hollings
Mar 75 min read
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No One Voted for This
[ DISCLAIMER ] Since President of the United States (U.S.) Donald Trump was voted into office, replacing President Joe Biden , I’ve...
Deric Hollings
Mar 66 min read
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The Fountain Didn't Cause It
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, I had a fear of drinking from water fountains. I understand that this admission may seem absurd to some...
Deric Hollings
Mar 65 min read
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Five Major Characteristics of Four Major Irrational Beliefs
[ DISCLAIMER ] In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), there are four major irrational beliefs which are associated with the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Mar 56 min read
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Pain
[ DISCLAIMER ] In 1994, I sat in a dope spot (also known as a trap house ) with an OG of a Crip set in Bomb City . The front door...
Deric Hollings
Mar 56 min read
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Outlive the War
[ DISCLAIMER ] As a child, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, still existed...
Deric Hollings
Mar 48 min read
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Justification
[ DISCLAIMER ] Property of Nickelodeon Animation Studio, fair use There’s a scene in the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender...
Deric Hollings
Mar 47 min read
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In My Life
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2000 album The Understanding , rapper Memphis Bleek released the track “In My Life” which featured a sample of...
Deric Hollings
Mar 47 min read
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What You Talkin' 'Bout?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , property of NBC, ABC, Tandem Productions, and Embassy Television, fair use Earlier, I listened to an...
Deric Hollings
Mar 36 min read
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Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Although I’ve paid attention to United States (U.S.) political matters only within the past...
Deric Hollings
Mar 38 min read
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Carrot and Stick
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), photo credit (edited), fair use As a child, I learned a metaphorical...
Deric Hollings
Mar 36 min read
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Love Something
[ DISCLAIMER ] Today, after having written and posted five unique blogposts regarding intimate partner relationships, I wanted to clear...
Deric Hollings
Mar 24 min read
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A Demanded Thing Is a Necessary One
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use Imagine being in an intimate partner relationship with a person who demands frequent piggyback...
Deric Hollings
Mar 25 min read
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