<?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; General Blogging</title> <atom:link href="http://silenciobarnes.com/category/writing/blogging/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; General Blogging</title> <url>http://silenciobarnes.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/category/writing/blogging/</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/writing/blog-post-ideas/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blog Post Ideas'>Blog Post Ideas</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/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/writing/failing-nanowrimo-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Failing NaNoWriMo 2009'>Failing NaNoWriMo 2009</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/random-thoughts/on-thought-and-nothingness/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Thought and Nothingness'>On Thought and Nothingness</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>Mixing and Mastering My Sound</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/mixing-and-mastering-my-sound/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=mixing-and-mastering-my-sound</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/mixing-and-mastering-my-sound/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:03:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[audio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mastering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mixing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1259</guid> <description><![CDATA[The sound of my recordings have been a major problem for me for a while. I record my audio in my room, not a studio. I try to mix it to the best of my abilities, which are, admittedly, non-existent in this area. I suffer from a deaf ear to musical nuance as well as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/music/mixing-and-mastering-my-sound/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blog Post Ideas</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=blog-post-ideas</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:05:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog post ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[general blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[posting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1221</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m always looking for ideas and inspiration A couple of days ago I tweeted a seemingly asinine request for ideas for blog posts. Well, I got quite a few of them and I think I&#8217;m gonna actually use them&#8230;all of them. Not immediately, but more as challenges to myself to see what I can come [...]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/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></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blog-post-ideas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>December 2009 Plans</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/silenciobarnes-com/december-2009-plans/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=december-2009-plans</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/silenciobarnes-com/december-2009-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:46:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SilencioBarnes.com]]></category> <category><![CDATA[December]]></category> <category><![CDATA[December 2009]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plans]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1165</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now that NaNoWriMo 2009 is over and done with, I can return to some of the things I left hanging. Most importantly, my Eternal Figments of Reality poetry project. Also, there are a few other things I&#8217;d like to get through between now and over the course of December. So, here&#8217;s the itinerary for December. [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/failing-nanowrimo-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Failing NaNoWriMo 2009'>Failing NaNoWriMo 2009</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/about-eternal-figments-of-reality/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: About Eternal Figments of Reality'>About Eternal Figments of Reality</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/silenciobarnes-com/december-2009-plans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Failing NaNoWriMo 2009</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/failing-nanowrimo-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=failing-nanowrimo-2009</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/failing-nanowrimo-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:42:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaNoWriMo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NaNoWriMo 2009]]></category> <category><![CDATA[novel writing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/?p=1162</guid> <description><![CDATA[Failing NaNoWriMo 2009 and What I Learned From the Experience Well, it&#8217;s now December 1st, and my word count stands still at only a 5th of what&#8217;s required to complete NaNoWriMo during the month of November. When I started, I was determined to get through this and finish it. It was the first time that [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/silenciobarnes-com/december-2009-plans/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: December 2009 Plans'>December 2009 Plans</a></li><li><a href='http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/a-need-to-fall-in-love/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A Need To Fall In Love'>A Need To Fall In Love</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/failing-nanowrimo-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</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>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> <item><title>Dating Sites</title><link>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blogging/dating-sites/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=dating-sites</link> <comments>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blogging/dating-sites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:41:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SilencioBarnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General Blogging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adultfriendfinder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dating sites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eharmony]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Online dating service]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://silenciobarnes.com/04/29/2007/dating-sites/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Note: There are literally hundreds of dating sites now, some free, some you pay for. Therefore I will be adding additional links to this post in the days to come, so if this interests you, then check back occasionally to see if I added anything new. Dating Sites When I first started looking at dating [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://silenciobarnes.com/writing/blogging/dating-sites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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