<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078</id><updated>2024-08-29T20:47:41.545-07:00</updated><category term="Absurdity"/><category term="Intelligence Gone Wrong"/><category term="Birds"/><category term="Exercise"/><category term="Fish Therapy"/><category term="Geek Gadgets"/><category term="Giggle Worthy"/><category term="Headlines"/><category term="Hello World"/><category term="Leaked Documents"/><category term="Media Screw-ups"/><category term="Micheal Jackson"/><category term="Office Equipment"/><category term="QuintesSentient Winner"/><category term="Shovelglove"/><category term="Social Networking"/><title type='text'>QuintesSentient</title><subtitle type='html'>One person&#39;s search for intelligent life on this planet through the examination of the absurd found in Current Events and Daily Life</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-6238005704757326573</id><published>2009-07-07T13:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T13:34:00.859-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giggle Worthy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Headlines"/><title type='text'>I Feel Dumb</title><summary type="text">I have spent the morning going through Today&#39;s health headlines in my news reader looking for future topics for Healthgen articles. Usually this is a productive pastime and I get at least one article out of the experience. Today the only thing I got was a lower IQ.Fortunately for all of you reading this, my mommy taught me it was always best to share! You too can experience the joy of feeling </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/6238005704757326573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/6238005704757326573' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6238005704757326573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6238005704757326573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-feel-dumb.html' title='I Feel Dumb'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-624674102284829493</id><published>2009-06-28T17:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T17:50:01.669-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Micheal Jackson"/><title type='text'>Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcet, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays and Swine Flu</title><summary type="text">What do all of these have in common? More than it may appear.
http://genlisae.com/2009/06/is-michael-jackson-covering-up-a-darker-plot/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/624674102284829493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/624674102284829493' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/624674102284829493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/624674102284829493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-farrah-fawcet-ed.html' title='Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcet, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays and Swine Flu'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-1585623388458661765</id><published>2008-07-31T21:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-31T22:13:17.493-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Absurdity"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Birds"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Office Equipment"/><title type='text'>Work Place ... Hazards?</title><summary type="text">I swear I meant to get work done today. I understand that time is money and there are deadlines and that I have a suite of delicate technical equipment at my disposal to help me get the job done.Actually I would like to discuss some of that equipment. Specifically the printer.I have found several feathers in the printer recently. Some of them actually jammed in the printer; like the one two days </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/1585623388458661765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/1585623388458661765' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/1585623388458661765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/1585623388458661765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/work-place-hazards.html' title='Work Place ... Hazards?'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3F4BzWBwV81EHCT3fj0PR2rEIE5O9XXrTbYlftQE5ru7TajYhRG6t78DAI1p4__0ng4NaengnIViQoRcedplN3VP7mxn2pUGaWvJRIQLJFIf0Ru6zJbAPM1jblZZJgaGdSYpkeGPa8xb/s72-c/printertech.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-6099610646799841028</id><published>2008-07-26T21:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T15:09:00.465-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Absurdity"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fish Therapy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Intelligence Gone Wrong"/><title type='text'>Fish What?</title><summary type="text">I would like to say that this article surprised me. Unfortunately it didn&#39;t. It would seem not much surprises me anymore, not even &quot;fish pedicures&quot;.For those who don&#39;t want to actually read the article: A salon in D.C. has acquired about 1000 Garra rufa or &quot;doctor fish&quot;. These fish have been used in Turkey and Asia to treat skin disease such as psoriasis (according to Wikipedia) but this is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/6099610646799841028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/6099610646799841028' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6099610646799841028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6099610646799841028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/fish-what.html' title='Fish What?'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-5833989987650777699</id><published>2008-07-22T14:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-25T14:12:04.701-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Exercise"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Geek Gadgets"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="QuintesSentient Winner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shovelglove"/><title type='text'>Shovelgloving?</title><summary type="text">While scrolling through my news reader Geeky topics this afternoon, past the man who has taken the first steps toward possibly hooking his &lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;exercise bike up to Google Earth so he can ride it to the Moon (no joke!) I came across this post outlining various cheap or free gadgets to help people get in shape.&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt; It is a highly informative and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/5833989987650777699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/5833989987650777699' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/5833989987650777699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/5833989987650777699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/shovelgloving.html' title='Shovelgloving?'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-633904057276574240</id><published>2008-07-21T15:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T23:25:05.034-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Intelligence Gone Wrong"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Leaked Documents"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Media Screw-ups"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Networking"/><title type='text'>Magazine Covers, Government Scandal and Social Networking Similarities .. oh my!</title><summary type="text">This morning I sat down to make my second post to this blog. Exciting stuff! The second post, as most bloggers know, is the one that solidifies the tone your brand spanking new blog is about to take. As this is a blog that focuses on current events and the stunning examples of human &quot;ingenuity&quot; (read stupidity) that can be found in the days headlines this should be an easy task.What did I find </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/633904057276574240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/633904057276574240' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/633904057276574240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/633904057276574240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/magazine-covers-government-scandal-and.html' title='Magazine Covers, Government Scandal and Social Networking Similarities .. oh my!'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-6789871147057198845</id><published>2008-07-20T17:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-20T19:21:37.874-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hello World"/><title type='text'>Hello World - Now Knock It Off</title><summary type="text">As I write this first post the local news program plays in the background announcing the third tropical storm of the season. The news caster moves on to mention the memorial service for a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan, the 88th Canadian Soldier to die in that country since 2002; a smooth segue into U.S. Presidential Candidate Obama promising that Afghanistan will be the next focus of U.S. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/6789871147057198845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/6789871147057198845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6789871147057198845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/6789871147057198845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/hello-world.html' title='Hello World - Now Knock It Off'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008002659870244078.post-7078696018156827065</id><published>2008-07-13T22:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-02T18:57:15.075-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About QuintesSentient</title><summary type="text">
The who and the what behind the words

The Blog:
QuintesSentient is an amalgamation of the words Quintessential and Sentient.

The blog is (as the title suggests) at times heavily loaded with sarcasm while always striving for thought provoking cometary about the absurdity found in current events and everyday life. This is a make you think blog covering topics that are &quot;In the News&quot; (Genlisae&#39;s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/feeds/7078696018156827065/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7008002659870244078/7078696018156827065' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/7078696018156827065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008002659870244078/posts/default/7078696018156827065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://quintessentient.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-quintessentient.html' title='About QuintesSentient'/><author><name>Genlisae</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18281028063380550824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmP2tq4bPYE4WO8jqrbuIqKpA_syh80jisJsbHFEOlAnw2dNsKE8VSMBj7zgW4z0jyPxONJCt4h-CAYGxZ2rQ7eMTbHcxkMJI3FLLWeZnBS-6FopkxklPYEEWUOFqvQ/s220/b112ef60d5e30186192c1bd1f951ca13.png'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>