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Deric Hollings

Jan 59 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...

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Deric Hollings

Mar 6, 20246 min read

Accepting Exceptions

[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use One core tenet of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is unconditional acceptance. This...

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Deric Hollings

Mar 2, 20247 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...

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Deric Hollings

Feb 13, 20244 min read

(I Know I Got) Skillz

[DISCLAIMER] In 1993, I had a set of aftermarket 5”x7” Pioneer speakers with a Pioneer head unit that played cassette tapes in my Ford...

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Deric Hollings

Feb 11, 20245 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...

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Deric Hollings

Jan 5, 20247 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...

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Deric Hollings

Sep 19, 202310 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...

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Deric Hollings

Sep 13, 20237 min read

Acceptance

[DISCLAIMER] On their 2018 album entitled Delivery, French producers Zoom & Rectape featured the vocals of Dominique Larue for the song...

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Deric Hollings

Jul 3, 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...

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Deric Hollings

May 3, 202319 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...

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Deric Hollings

Apr 27, 20239 min read

Crossroads

[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...

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Deric Hollings

Apr 25, 20238 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...

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Deric Hollings

Apr 8, 202312 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...

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Deric Hollings

Apr 3, 20235 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...

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Deric Hollings

Mar 21, 20237 min read

Matching Bracelets

[DISCLAIMER] Social work snobbery Within the field of mental health treatment, a number of practitioners appear to apply the façade of...

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Deric Hollings

Mar 7, 20233 min read

Accepting What Is

[DISCLAIMER] As is usually the case with my rap-influenced blog content, when working out this morning I heard a song worth discussing...

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Deric Hollings

Feb 25, 20237 min read