<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:31:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@andyleeparker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Sam Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[To say that your book, The End of Faith,is riddled with contradictions would be to unwittingly suggest that there are portions of it which are NOT contradictory. Empirical evidence in the form of quotes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@andyleeparker/an-open-letter-to-sam-harris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@andyleeparker/an-open-letter-to-sam-harris</guid><category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScdurfCWswv27CecxHd5YLi4jzH2CLXWidKs9tuJR2ynozhmJ684EMQYo8wwLgjMuzYxLsECmuKvyYZoEg139E8ytoYRochicdV1W9UWFGbx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any Expats Here on Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm interested in learning more about life outside the U.S. as I no longer want to partake of the "privileges" afforded me here at the expense of others. Any responses by those who have successfully]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/expats/@andyleeparker/any-expats-here-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/expats/@andyleeparker/any-expats-here-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[expats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9s9NxShQG8N8CRfUsUJmiX4N9NHzoxoFHDKdc89fHWtjtr6bVpunesPdr7kgXVqdxi7GmgRzv3QXJCGidoocPDDqqS8FEZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity--Has It Lost It's Own?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although the United States of America is often touted as the land of opportunity, it really provides no opportunity to escape from the class into which you are born--unless, of course, you are willing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/masada/@andyleeparker/humanity-has-it-lost-it-s-own</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/masada/@andyleeparker/humanity-has-it-lost-it-s-own</guid><category><![CDATA[masada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtaiUmpNxvyuXKmL4zLSswuNa6d4GA3iUYS5tS9zf1xosZKgQGfwRmEkkQBpHsCdCpNotm9fekCgzYMdfj4Tav3xHLCGHozDpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-Auto Low Riders = Awesome]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was walking through downtown McMinnville Oregon during a yearly local event called, believe it or not, Turkey-rama. I think it was invented by the chamber of commerce to attract local tourist dollars]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bicycles/@andyleeparker/post-auto-low-riders-awesome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bicycles/@andyleeparker/post-auto-low-riders-awesome</guid><category><![CDATA[bicycles]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUUE1UpQJXDjUCuC19SuSjNVc8oNPGcUGQgLCTMof9V1VNoAjanCmGBUJYTz1GWZi38PunYrsEDcp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breeding in Captivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us have grown up believing that we live in the “free world”, a superior culture in which slavery has been abolished. Not a day goes by that we aren’t exposed to multiple media messages proclaiming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wage/@andyleeparker/breeding-in-captivity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wage/@andyleeparker/breeding-in-captivity</guid><category><![CDATA[wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FupHmJqB9aezB4x1D1BSfiDu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Country Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to the Oregon Country Fair yesterday.  The music and focus on cooperation rather than competition were so refreshing--restorative even.  It was like being in a kinder alternative universe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/oregon/@andyleeparker/oregon-country-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/oregon/@andyleeparker/oregon-country-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 21:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfeKM2gnkMP78mrW3reAb1PSLCPL15MjTa3GZURwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Steemit Newbie Manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's difficult to earn a living as a writer without compromising either your own artistic vision or your personal principles.  Most people, in order to survive, have to modify those principles to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/genuine/@andyleeparker/a-steemit-newbie-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/genuine/@andyleeparker/a-steemit-newbie-manifesto</guid><category><![CDATA[genuine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:47:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dependence Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm old enough now to have learned that sadly, if a job offers health benefits, it's because you're going to need them. That's because most jobs are stressful and depressing. Many of them are sedentary,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/malpractice/@andyleeparker/dependence-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/malpractice/@andyleeparker/dependence-day</guid><category><![CDATA[malpractice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 05:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrMc7exHnp3YYrbeQtZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th of July: Celebration or Consolation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to celebrate. That’s because, according to one source, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celebration/@andyleeparker/6hwzkm-4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celebration/@andyleeparker/6hwzkm-4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</guid><category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 02:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr2Yj6kMa2snhkmMo6oAA8FFt3QCyY3fR3yhvCExxagQNpmGtTPMKUg5nf7tg2RmT6E8aFhTxBXDigroGw9Bv2JLgmbxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 4th of July: Celebration or Consolation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[![prison-370112_1920.jpg]( This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to celebrate.  That’s because, according to one source, the U.S. has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/independence/@andyleeparker/the-4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/independence/@andyleeparker/the-4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</guid><category><![CDATA[independence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 02:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75Pq2pNMnoHAitAnnUajRGyvgHbRrY2kZA9HbncdzKevBKpR87TegZ9W8XFR5FJKCA4xRmsbxZSP8zvoFKy9B2jXtXsL7J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th of July---Celebration or Consolation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[         This 4th of July, I’m wondering just how much independence the people of the United States really have to celebrate. That’s because, according to one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/independence/@andyleeparker/4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/independence/@andyleeparker/4th-of-july-celebration-or-consolation</guid><category><![CDATA[independence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:12:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Post on Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just joined Steemit based on the enthusiasm of a current member who recommended it.  I'm looking forward to writing  here, and have already found a few good writers to follow.  This is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@andyleeparker/my-first-post-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@andyleeparker/my-first-post-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andyleeparker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>