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Chasing The Scream
Chasing The Scream by Johann Hari Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari came out in 2015. It was the inspiration for the Hulu movie Billie Holiday vs The United States. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2021, Abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Billie Holiday, Broken, caged, character flaw, Chasing The Scream, Chemicals, childhood abuse and neglect, Compassion, Create a Safe Space, Crime, DEA, Disease, Drugs, felony records, Gangs, Henry Anslinger, Heroin, hooked, Hulu, Illegal Substances, Individual, Isolation leads to Loneliness, Jail, Johann Hari, legalization, Loneliness, Mafia, Morphine, Narcotics, Neglect, Netherlands, physiological, Portugal, Poverty, Prison, Prohibition, psychological, Punishment, Questions, Recovery, society, Sweden, The Bureau of Narcotics, The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, The United States, tools, unemployable
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What’s Missing In The Meaning of Mariah
Missing In The Meaning of Mariah I just finished reading The Meaning of Mariah Carey. It was a good book overall. Reading about her troubled childhood was sad, but interesting. It was surprising that she didn’t really explore the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Music
Tagged Abuse, Affair, Alfred Roy, B Sides, Babies, Ballads, Ben Margulies, Bipolar, Bitter, Book, Break-Up, Breakdown, Cari Lynn Vaughn, Charmbracelet, childhood, Controversies, Depth, Derek Jeeter, Dismissive, Divorce, Do You Think of Me, Dreamlover, Dysfunctional, E=MC2, Emancipation of Mimi, Eminem, Emotions, Glitter, Greatest Strength, High School, hookup, inspiration, Kids, Lambs, Las Vegas Residency, Law Suites, Lip Synching, Love Takes Time, Luis Miguel, Make It Happen, Make Mistakes, Mariah Care, Marriage, Memoris, Motown, Music, Music Box, Nick Cannon, Nondisclosure Forms, None of Your Damn Business, Packer, Psychology, Purple Rose Ink Publishing, R&B, Rainbow, Rarities, Relationships, So Blessed, Songs, Soul, Sue, Sympathetic, Tell-All, The Meaning of Mariah, Til The End of Time, Tommy Motolla, Vulnerable, Vulnerbilty
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In Memoriam
In Memoriam of Coy A Cole Coy Allen Cole died on November 19, 2019. I searched for an obituary online and could not find one. I wasn’t sure why this was. Perhaps it was too painful for the family or … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Flashback, Genealogy, News
Tagged Abuse, Addiction, alcoholism, Arkansas, Billings, Coy A Cole, Coy Allen Cole, Coy Cole, Criminal Record, Death, Divorced, Drugs, Duty, Girlfriend, Honor, Hurley, In Memoriam, John Douglas, Kraft, Lay Down His Life, Lila June Cole, Marines, Marriage, Married, Marti F Jennings-Bain, Matt Abney, Matthew Abney, Melodrama, Military, Miller, Missouri, Monett, Montana, Murder, Obituary, PTSD, Ray Fryling, Republic, Respect, Ronald Dwight Cole, Ronna Cole, Sacrifice, Semper Fi, Shot, Springfield, Suzanne Collins, toxic relationship, Tragedy, Tragic, Twyla D Cole, Verona, Veteran
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Private Government
Private Government: How Employers Rule Over Our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It) By Elizabeth Anderson, 2017 Elizabeth Anderson gave a series of Tanner Lectures at Princeton University in 2014 on Political Philosophy. During these lectures she discussed … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics/Economics
Tagged 1800s, 2014, 2017, Abraham Lincoln, Abuse, Adam Smith, Arbitrary Rules, Asylums, Back by Sanctions, Bill of Rights, Board of Directors, CEO, Chaos, Checks and Balances, Children, Churches, Communism, Corporations, Corruption, Democrats, Dictatorships, Difficulty Obtaining Child Care, Disrespect, Dress Code, Egalitarian, Elizabeth Anderson, Employees, Employers, Exclusive Rights, Exile, Facebook, Factories, Firing, Fraternizing, Fraud, Free Market, gulf between Employers and Employees, Harassment, Hospitals, How Employers Rule Over Our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It), Immigration, Individual Liberties, industry, Karl Marx, Libertarian, Lords, Management, Master's, Men, Modern Work Place, Monarchy, Monopolies, Monopoly, Oligarchy, Orphanages, OSHA, Patriarchy, Political Science, Politics, Poor Houses, Power, Princeton University, Private Government, Quitting, Republicans, Respect, Self-Employed, Slavery, Social Insurance, Tanner Lectures, Thomas Paine, Unequal Power Structure, Unions, Unpaid Domestic Labor, Unpredictable Scheduling, Unregulated Commons, US Government, Wage Earners, Wage Labor, Women
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After The War Zone
After The War Zone:Â Returning Troops and Their Families By Laurie B Slone, PhD and Mathew J Friedman, MD, PhD, 2008 The book was written to help understand the cycle of deployment and dealing with changes during deployments, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Psychology
Tagged 2008, A Practical Guide For Troops Returning and Their Families, Abuse, Acronym, Acute Stress Disorder, Adjusting, Adjustment, After The War Zone, Aggressive Driving, alcohol abuse, ambushed, Anger, Anxiety, attacked, bad dreams, Battle, BATTLE MIND, Buddies, Communication, Communication Skills, community, Conflict, Conflicts, Control, controling, cycle of deployment, Death, depressions, Detachment, Discipline, Doesn't Follow Orders, Drama, Drinking and Drugs, drug abuse, Family Roles, flashbacks, GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Grief, Guilt, Helplessness, homecoming, Hypervigilence, in denial, In Grave Danger, Individual Responsibilty, Injured, Intimacy, isolation, Killed, Laurie B Slone, Loss, Loss of Control, loved one, Mathew J Friedman, Moral Dilemmas, Nightmares, numbness, Others won't Listen, overprotective, Panic Attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, rapid breath, rapid heartbeat, relive the event, Secrecy, Security, seeing dead bodies, shocks, shot at, SSRI, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide, support, Surivior's Guilt, symptoms, Tactical Awareness, talk therapy, Talking, Talking it Out, TBI, Therapy, Trauma, traumatic event, triggers, Troops Returning Home, VA, Veteran, victimization, Violence, Violent, War, war zone, weapon
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Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald
Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald  Saturday the 17th of November I took the kids to see Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindenwald. We all enjoyed the movie despite the plot holes. A lot of Harry Potter fans … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV
Tagged 1901, 1920s, 1927, 1935, Aberforth Dumbledore, Abuse, Albus Dumbledore, Ariana Dumbledore, Asperger's Syndrome, Aurelius Dumbledore, Aurelius is Ariana, Autism, Autistic, Bathilda Bagshot, blood vow, Bogart, Books, canon, Chosen One, complex, complicated, crammed full, Creatures, Credence, Dead, Death, Deathly Hallows, Defense Against The Dark Arts, duel, Easter Eggs, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Gellert Grindenwald, Gender Fluid, Grey Suit, Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Industrial Age, JK Rowling, Johnny Depp, Join the Dark Side, Jude Law, Kendra Dumbledore, Lestrange, Leta, manipulated, manipulation, Mcgonagall, Michael Gabon, Minerva, Ministry of Magic, Mirror of Erised, movie script, Muggles, Nagini, Newt Scamander, Nicholas Flamel, Non-Binary, Novel, obscurial, Obsession, On The Spectrum, Orphan, Ozma of Oz, Parallels to Harry and Neville, Percival Dumbledore, Prophecy, Queenie, Queer, Resurrection Stone, Richard Harris, Rita Skeeter, shift, Sorcerer's Stone, subplots, Switch Sides, Switching Genders, The Crimes of Grindenwald, Thestrals, timeline, Tip, Tom Riddle, Traditional Robes, unbreakable vow, Vulnerable, World War I, World War II, Younger Brother, Younger Sister
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Somewhat Damaged
Somewhat Damaged “Made the choice to go away. Drink from the fountain of decay. Tear a hole in the exquisite red. Fuck the rest and stab it dead,” sings Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails in the song “Somewhat Damaged.” … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Politics/Economics, Psychology, Religion, Science/Philosophy
Tagged Abuse, Abusing, Alexandria, Bad People, Being Kind And Trusting Usually Gets You Killed, Cannibals, Carol, Cut Throat Culture, Deanna, denial, Ethics, Exile, Father Gabriel, Fight, Gun, Horrible World, Jail, Jessie, Leash, Monster, Morality, Murderers, Permanent State of War, Pete, Police, Post-Apocalyptic, Rapists, Rick, Rules have Changed, Speech, The Governor, The Nerdist, The Talking Dead, The Walking Dead, Woodbury
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Gone
May 14, 2014 Gone Gone Baby Gone is the title of a novel by Dennis Lehane and a movie based on the book, which is directed by Ben Affleck. The book came out in 1998—the movie not until 2007. I … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Science/Philosophy
Tagged Abuse, Amanda, Amy, Baby, Ben Affleck, Breaking the Law, Casey Affleck, Children, Dennis Lehane, Dilemma, Gillian Flynn, Gone Baby Gone, Greater Good, Law, Lizzie Kaplan, Missing, Motherhood, Neglect, Nick, Patrick Kenzie, Pregnant, Protect, Save the Date, Wedding Anniversary
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Will To Power
Will To Power I saw Matt Damon in Mystic Pizza, Field of Dreams, School Ties and Courage Under Fire but never really noticed him. It wasn’t until I saw Good Will Hunting that I felt a connection to him. The … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Movies/TV, Psychology
Tagged Abuse, Ameristar, Angelina Jolie, Behind the Candelabra, Ben Affleck, Boston, Boyfriend, Cameo, Casino, Chasing Amy, CIA, Comedy, Courage Under Fire, Date, Dogma, Drama, Elysium, Ex-Boyfriend, Field of Dreams, Genius, Good Will Hunting, Happy Feet 2, Intelligence, Intelligent, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Married, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Mystic Pizza, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, Oscar, Poker, Red Sox, Rounders, Saving Private Ryan, School Ties, Skyler, Smart, Spirit, The Adjustment Bureau, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Trilogy, The Good Shepherd, The Talented Mr Ripley, Titan AE, Troubled, We Bought A Zoo, Winona Ryder, Wishing I'd Run Into Matt Damon
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