<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule"><channel><title>SilencioBarnes.com &#187; Random Thoughts</title> <atom:link href="http://silenciobarnes.com/category/random-thoughts/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://silenciobarnes.com</link> <description>The Official Site For All Things Me:)</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:32:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator><itunes:summary>The Official Site For All Things Me:)</itunes:summary> <itunes:author>SilencioBarnes.com</itunes:author> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://silenciobarnes.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/itunes_default.jpg" /> <copyright>Rasheen Armstrong - All Rights Reserved</copyright> <itunes:subtitle>The Official Site For All Things Me:)</itunes:subtitle> <image><title>SilencioBarnes.com &#187; Random Thoughts</title> <url>http://silenciobarnes.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/category/random-thoughts/</link> </image> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://silenciobarnes.com/?pushpress=hub'/> <cloud domain='silenciobarnes.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' /> <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/</creativeCommons:license> <item><title>Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:48:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abortion alternatives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abortion risks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fetus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[general blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[George Carlin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[murder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pro-choice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pro-life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1432</guid> <description><![CDATA[Update 05/29/2010 &#8211; Here is a blog post on mincing the term &#8220;pro-life&#8221; &#8211; it&#8217;s written by Joshua Holland and touches on one of the subjects that I write about here. I link to it here because he puts it much better than I can :P Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Abortion. [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What is Freedom and Why Don&#8217;t We Have it?'>What is Freedom and Why Don&#8217;t We Have it?</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blog Post Ideas'>Blog Post Ideas</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Thought and Nothingness</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/on-thought-and-nothingness/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=on-thought-and-nothingness</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/on-thought-and-nothingness/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:40:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[general blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[It is What it is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nothing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nothingness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philosophical musings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1340</guid> <description><![CDATA[On 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. [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?'>Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/asking-for-help/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Asking for Help'>Asking for Help</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/on-thought-and-nothingness/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What is Freedom and Why Don&#8217;t We Have it?</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:32:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[general blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1298</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Problem With the Idea of Freedom in the U.S. The problem with freedom &#8211; 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 [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/abortion-why-is-it-such-a-big-deal-pro-choice-pro-life-but-what-about-pro-freedom/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?'>Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blog Post Ideas'>Blog Post Ideas</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Asking for Help</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/asking-for-help/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=asking-for-help</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/asking-for-help/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:08:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[asking for help]]></category> <category><![CDATA[general blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[horoscopes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pride]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1153</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, 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 &#8212; but of course you&#8217;ve got to swallow your pride and ask directly first! I&#8217;m not an avid follower of all things astrological or anything [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/asking-for-help/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Skippy Snack Bar Commercial With the Elephants</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/reviews/movies-tv/skippy-snack-bar-commercial-with-the-elephants/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=skippy-snack-bar-commercial-with-the-elephants</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/reviews/movies-tv/skippy-snack-bar-commercial-with-the-elephants/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movies and TV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commercial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reggae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skippy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skippy Snack Bar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vid included]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=959</guid> <description><![CDATA[Skippy Snack Bar Commercial With the Elephants I have no idea how people didn&#8217;t like this commercial&#8230;I mean, really&#8230;It&#8217;s SKIPPY!!!! That&#8217;s what&#8217;s in the jar, the very same Skippy that&#8217;s what&#8217;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 [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/music/jamie-foxx-speaks-on-plies-and-the-state-of-the-rap-music-industry/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Jamie Foxx Speaks on Plies and the State of the Rap Music Industry'>Jamie Foxx Speaks on Plies and the State of the Rap Music Industry</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/reviews/movies-tv/skippy-snack-bar-commercial-with-the-elephants/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Idea For A New Twitter App</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/idea-for-a-new-twitter-app/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=idea-for-a-new-twitter-app</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/idea-for-a-new-twitter-app/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:41:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Networks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Application programming interface]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter api]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=251</guid> <description><![CDATA[Actually, this post is here strictly as a response to @CalRobert who responded to a question I had. I&#8217;m still having troubles posting on Twitter from the web, either from it&#8217;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 [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/news/twitter-down-and-facebook-acting-up-too-august-6th-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Twitter Down and FaceBook Acting Up Too &#8211; August 6th, 2009'>Twitter Down and FaceBook Acting Up Too &#8211; August 6th, 2009</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blog Post Ideas'>Blog Post Ideas</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/idea-for-a-new-twitter-app/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Response to a FaceBook Wall Post</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/in-response-to-a-facebook-wall-post/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=in-response-to-a-facebook-wall-post</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/in-response-to-a-facebook-wall-post/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:20:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Networks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FaceBook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=215</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is a response to a question asked by one of my friends from FaceBook &#8211; Not sure if you will be able to follow the link as FaceBook does not allow you to view anybody&#8217;s page unless they are your friend - The question was: Ladies, if you like a guy do you make [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/news/twitter-down-and-facebook-acting-up-too-august-6th-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Twitter Down and FaceBook Acting Up Too &#8211; August 6th, 2009'>Twitter Down and FaceBook Acting Up Too &#8211; August 6th, 2009</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/social-networks/lamebook-com-funny-facebook-posts/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Lamebook.com &#8211; Funny Facebook Posts'>Lamebook.com &#8211; Funny Facebook Posts</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/in-response-to-a-facebook-wall-post/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I Am Not My Hair</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/i-am-not-my-hair/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=i-am-not-my-hair</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/i-am-not-my-hair/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pic included]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.silenciobarnes.com/07062009/i-am-not-my-hair-p/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I was thinking about my hair. I have very nappy, kinky, unruly hair. There isn&#8217;t much I can do with it but have it braided or cut off. Personally, I don&#8217;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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/i-am-not-my-hair/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rap Music&#8230;Is It Music?</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/rap-music-is-it-music/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rap-music-is-it-music</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/rap-music-is-it-music/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canibus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dead Prez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emceeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hip Hop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jedi Mind Tricks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kool G Rap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kool Herc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rap Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rapping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reggae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slick Rick]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/12/31/2007/rap-music-is-it-music/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rap Music The question constantly comes up: Can you consider rap music as &#8220;real music&#8221;? The silliness of this question borders almost on straight absurdity. Of course it&#8217;s real music. Not only by straight definition (which, according to Dictionary.com&#8217;s unabridged dictionary is &#8220;an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/music/jamie-foxx-speaks-on-plies-and-the-state-of-the-rap-music-industry/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Jamie Foxx Speaks on Plies and the State of the Rap Music Industry'>Jamie Foxx Speaks on Plies and the State of the Rap Music Industry</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/uncategorized/online-music-fraud/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Online Music Fraud?'>Online Music Fraud?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/rap-music-is-it-music/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Prostitution (female)</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/prostitution-female/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=prostitution-female</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/prostitution-female/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 19:28:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prostitution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/05/08/2007/prostitution-female/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Note: 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 more [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/in-response-to-a-facebook-wall-post/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Response to a FaceBook Wall Post'>In Response to a FaceBook Wall Post</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/what-is-freedom-and-why-dont-we-have-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What is Freedom and Why Don&#8217;t We Have it?'>What is Freedom and Why Don&#8217;t We Have it?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/random-thoughts/prostitution-female/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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