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Don’t Smoke Crack!

SilencioBarnes — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:31:31 +0000

When the air is smoky and the liver dies from drowning I sit and I think about life Pausing the world, to weep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic – Here is an unedited and explicit view into the mind of a man that deeply ponders the weighty issues and concerns of the day – NEW JACK CITY:SPECIAL [...]

On Words and Actions

SilencioBarnes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:19:46 +0000

This is just a quick recording I did on my phone. I wanted to create a test post but couldn’t think of anything. So tonight, while at work on a cigarette break I recorded this little thing about words and actions. It’s completely off the cuff and may even seem a bit incoherent. I was [...]

Matters Large and Small

SilencioBarnes — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:32:12 +0000

Matters Large and Small – recorded on my phone – Just some random (incoherent?) thoughts on life, the universe and everything…cuz…sometimes I wonder ;) It’s at 48,000khz – forgot to downsample it to 44,100khz – hopefully it’ll still work for ya if you download it.

Somtimes I Wonder

SilencioBarnes — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:09:37 +0000

Sometimes I Wonder – recorded on my phone – mono – but I hear mono doesn’t play well with some mp3 and flash players…

Unity

SilencioBarnes — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:30:11 +0000

Imagine All The People Seriously. Let us imagine, for just a minute, that we were a species. A race. The human race Let us imagine that with this recognition, we are no longer other things No longer colors, and no longer preferences or sexual orientations No longer this club or that activity. This party or [...]

Seeking Something Greater

SilencioBarnes — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:25:17 +0000

Peeking around corners, looking through old things Knowing that something better, greater, is there and it’s meant to be found Finding not what one is looking for, but what has always been there Hidden and waiting for the right set of senses to sense Going here and going there, looking for new things Thinking that [...]

Reaching For the Light Switch in the Dark and Not Being Able to Find It

SilencioBarnes — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:53:32 +0000

Have you ever woke in the night and it’s pitch black You get up, maybe to go to the bathroom or to go to the kitchen And you reach to flick on the hall or bathroom light …but it’s not there You swipe your hand up and down the wall And for a split second, [...]

Abortion, Why is it Such a Big Deal? Pro-choice, Pro-life, but What About Pro-Freedom?

SilencioBarnes — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:48:21 +0000

Update 05/29/2010 – Here is a blog post on mincing the term “pro-life” – it’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. [...]

On Thought and Nothingness

SilencioBarnes — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:40:51 +0000

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. [...]

What is Freedom and Why Don’t We Have it?

SilencioBarnes — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:32:50 +0000

The 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 [...]

Asking for Help

SilencioBarnes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:08:50 +0000

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 — 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 [...]

Skippy Snack Bar Commercial With the Elephants

SilencioBarnes — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:02 +0000

Skippy 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 [...]

Idea For A New Twitter App

SilencioBarnes — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:41:11 +0000

Actually, 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 [...]

In Response to a FaceBook Wall Post

SilencioBarnes — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:20:25 +0000

This 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 [...]

I Am Not My Hair

SilencioBarnes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:01:10 +0000

I 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 [...]

Rap Music…Is It Music?

SilencioBarnes — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:57:00 +0000

Rap 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 [...]

Prostitution (female)

SilencioBarnes — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:28:00 +0000

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 [...]