By SilencioBarnes on March 6, 2010
0On Thoughts and Nothingness or, It is What it is
It is What it Is
Life is full of contradiction and inconsistency. But life is just life; it’s the human mind and the collective conscious that adds so much complexity to something that is so simple. Consider this: We live and we die. That’s it. Everything else [...]
Posted in General Blogging, Random Thoughts | Tagged general blogging, It is What it is, nothing, nothingness, philosophical musings, Philosophy, thinking, thought, thoughts
By SilencioBarnes on January 29, 2010
1The Problem With the Idea of Freedom in the U.S.
The problem with freedom – the idea of freedom – is that no one wants it. That is to say, no one wants to put in the work necessary to achieve it. The sort of concerted effort needed may be currently beyond our reach. We don’t [...]
Posted in General Blogging, Random Thoughts | Tagged freedom, gay marriage, general blogging, gun control, ideas, politics, thoughts
By SilencioBarnes on November 21, 2009
0Today, my horoscope had this to say:
You should find that people are more than willing to step up and help you in almost any way you need them to — but of course you’ve got to swallow your pride and ask directly first!
I’m not an avid follower of all things astrological or anything like that, [...]
Posted in General Blogging, Random Thoughts | Tagged aries, asking for help, general blogging, horoscopes, personal, pride, Random Thoughts
By SilencioBarnes on September 16, 2009
1Skippy Snack Bar Commercial With the Elephants
I have no idea how people didn’t like this commercial…I mean, really…It’s SKIPPY!!!! That’s what’s in the jar, the very same Skippy that’s what’s in the bar!!!! Honestly, I thought they caught a legitimate reggae vibe with this one. The song has been stuck in my head for years [...]
Posted in Movies and TV, Random Thoughts | Tagged commercial, Elephants, reggae, Skippy, Skippy Snack Bar, thoughts, vid included, Video
By SilencioBarnes on August 8, 2009
0Actually, this post is here strictly as a response to @CalRobert who responded to a question I had.
I’m still having troubles posting on Twitter from the web, either from it’s attack this last Thursday (here:) or from the fact that FireFox 3.5 users have been having trouble posting from the web (see here). And this [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, Social Networks | Tagged Application programming interface, ideas, Social Networks, thoughts, twitter, twitter api
By SilencioBarnes on July 25, 2009
0This is a response to a question asked by one of my friends from FaceBook – Not sure if you will be able to follow the link as FaceBook does not allow you to view anybody’s page unless they are your friend -
The question was:
Ladies, if you like a guy do you make the first [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, Social Networks | Tagged FaceBook, relationships, thoughts
By SilencioBarnes on July 6, 2009
0I was thinking about my hair. I have very nappy, kinky, unruly hair. There isn’t much I can do with it but have it braided or cut off. Personally, I don’t mind either option, but currently, I would rather have it than cut it. However, many people, especially women, presume to make that decision for [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged hair, pic included, thoughts
By SilencioBarnes on December 31, 2007
0Rap Music
The question constantly comes up: Can you consider rap music as “real music”?
The silliness of this question borders almost on straight absurdity. Of course it’s real music. Not only by straight definition (which, according to Dictionary.com’s unabridged dictionary is “an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through [...]
Posted in General Blogging, Music, Random Thoughts | Tagged Culture, Debate, Hip Hop, Music, Rap Music, Rapping
By SilencioBarnes on May 8, 2007
0Note: This post is the result of a MyLot discussion of the same subject. You can view it here
Prostitution (female)
The thing about prostitution is that throughout the world and even throughout history, prostitution has been many different things to different people. I specify female prostitution only because the connotation of the word [...]
Posted in General Blogging, Random Thoughts | Tagged prostitution, sex, thoughts
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