<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="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" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:08:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>sometimes you gotta</category><category>things</category><category>things to do</category><category>what if?</category><category>insert here</category><category>change</category><category>funny words</category><category>time</category><category>corny</category><category>re-examine</category><category>hard thought</category><category>food</category><category>listen</category><category>overrated</category><category>begin</category><category>things not to do</category><category>links</category><category>thought</category><category>watch</category><category>invent</category><title>Brain Grains</title><description>Little Grains of Thought, Freshly Cracked and Served With Good Spirits.</description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>141</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-3499997633667007906</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-31T01:39:05.095-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">begin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><title>Sometimes you gotta take a break.</title><description>Summer&#39;s ending shortly, I&#39;ll be ending my laziness and returning to a productive/hectic world filled with grains, so expect more within the next few weeks.</description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/08/sometimes-you-gotta-take-break.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-7453862930826595100</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-08T13:06:01.685-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things to do</category><title>Sometimes you gotta adapt.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/08/sometimes-you-gotta-adapt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-7646101371473753382</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-06T20:42:25.258-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><title>Sometimes you gotta blow something up.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/08/sometimes-you-gotta-blow-something-up.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-5531424218621180673</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-02T18:14:57.899-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things to do</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time</category><title>Time to get funky.</title><description>Seriously, get funky. 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&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Yes, yes, I&#39;ve finnally found a good use for them.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Well I&#39;m sorry, but, I don&#39;t think you&#39;re supposed to wear them there.&quot;</description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/06/funny-words-mittens.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-5749278561876124630</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-02T17:45:21.846-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">insert here</category><title>[Insert deep breath]</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/06/insert-deep-breath.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-1083077230272666884</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-02T17:44:07.146-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things to do</category><title>Take a walk outside. 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&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Did you assume that, because I&#39;m a woman, I must&#39;ve packed a luncheon for you?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;So, you didn&#39;t, pack a luncheon for me?&quot;</description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/02/funny-words-luncheon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-6869530658095860031</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-25T02:44:13.974-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hard thought</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what if?</category><title>What if we&#39;re back to our regularly scheduled programming?</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-if-were-back-to-our-regularly.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-3888117752284561383</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-25T02:44:44.887-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">re-examine</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things to do</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">watch</category><title>Re-examine your day. Log hours for a typical day (it can be estimated) and it&#39;ll become immediatelly clear what needs to be changed.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/02/re-examine-your-day-log-hours-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-2022515417983987533</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-28T01:24:10.900-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things not to do</category><title>Do NOT use hydrogen peroxide as aftershave.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/01/do-not-use-hydrogen-peroxide-as.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-4784728506064112639</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-02T04:43:19.019-05:00</atom:updated><title>Sometimes you gotta read something that must&#39;ve taken courage.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2009/01/sometimes-you-gotta-read-something-that.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-2118191489957214906</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T04:14:50.889-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things</category><title>Sometimes you gotta exuse the appearance while things are shifted around and the site is updated.</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2008/12/sometimes-you-gotta-exuse-appearance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-6488210243902438205</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T04:13:31.397-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">change</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what if?</category><title>What if I&#39;m doing site maintenance?</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-if-im-doing-site-maintenance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-6574382745029183240</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T04:07:53.311-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">funny words</category><title>Funny Words: Jujitsu</title><description>&quot;I know Kung-fu.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;And I know Jujitsu. You&#39;re still a terrible actor.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Jujitsu? I&#39;m going to learn, jujitsu?&quot;</description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2008/12/funny-words-jujitsu.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-8377179594565694568</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T03:59:38.699-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time</category><title>Sometimes you gotta break</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2008/12/sometimes-you-gotta-break.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193719192946400644.post-1726017212851218007</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T03:59:04.354-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">corny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes you gotta</category><title>Sometimes you gotta have a happy holiday</title><description></description><link>http://braingrains.blogspot.com/2008/12/sometimes-you-gotta-have-happy-holiday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (BackDoorAngel)</author></item></channel></rss>