<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:36:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@artzo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Back On The Magic Rug]]></title><description><![CDATA[I asked Lloyd "whatever happened to Steemit?" and lo! the story of the fork was born. Meanwhile I've been busy avoiding penury and more-or-less doing that. I can't see a swift return to teaching,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/magic/@artzo/back-on-the-magic-rug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/magic/@artzo/back-on-the-magic-rug</guid><category><![CDATA[magic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:23:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtCLvCGV1uVu8Q33tSqrRz7HSuMdpHJVhRL93V1QdpkLunAZ7TH4qjAaVUSXKJgWRZpGgeiSTkwhzpV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Many Little Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm on the up, in general, after being down on my uppers for a while longer than envisaged, despite being in a country where the economy is moribund, limping along just avoiding recession, while all around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fascism/@artzo/the-many-little-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fascism/@artzo/the-many-little-things</guid><category><![CDATA[fascism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDV8xyaaURNk2vQFHk2tnJB6JPxv1NkGdG9xjrABZDahkndnogJ8cRvXrrV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solstice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The June solstice - midsummer in the north - is at 11:07 tomorrow morning. Thursday, 21 June 2018, 11:07 BST (UCT +1) Welcome, cold Australians, back to the light. I shall do tomorrow as I always do, which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/solstice/@artzo/solstice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/solstice/@artzo/solstice</guid><category><![CDATA[solstice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328inXZhGKBJRM3yXCddvZKbYRGBroYP1M2g8Fd5BHxYo7KWdjt3hRQzbLNjstZm4gaHLGeT8irXvx1FsKXu98UHw4fhLwCgJNPLmc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Drink In The First Place #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from cultural expectations and lifetime of advertising, why do we drink alcohol rather than other refreshing drinks? Answer is, we don't always. I love a chilled pétillant mineral water with a sprig]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/facts/@artzo/why-we-drink-in-the-first-place-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/facts/@artzo/why-we-drink-in-the-first-place-2</guid><category><![CDATA[facts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WP4rGMXzXRqx7zi2cJ1WbujX1mtd5WF2MstmraMW9NRdmjQ2wwNLQU3GjMcZWxjg3BvSKBcszAtdgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Drink In The First Place #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reasons for drinking are multitudinous and ubiquitous. Now I've had seven months to sober up, get a qualification, then get drunk again, then sober all the way up because drinking wasn't helping, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alcohol/@artzo/why-we-drink-in-the-first-place-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alcohol/@artzo/why-we-drink-in-the-first-place-1</guid><category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 22:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8j1HtfioyknT29m8xV4GEjdFcTw6cEn3vBWRnGZXUkZpoCaHx1bN2xKMR65q9yd7bvnVM39Cy3rDfgWVeECX8kEVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booze]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've moved into a community, which means over the coming weeks, I will be meeting new people. That process of getting to know others in this glorious yet benighted country usually means chat sessions including]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/booze/@artzo/booze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/booze/@artzo/booze</guid><category><![CDATA[booze]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 10:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgM2Vp73q4tAe3ECz1h2D8HWCnCTABPJbReSxAu7Re8AEZ1ULh31cLF8hHsLut7k7qzDEF33VhRMf6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found a place to live, the paperwork is done, and I have to move house. It's quite a big move. All my domestic stuff is not in this country. So aside from clothing, a guitar, and this computer, I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moving/@artzo/moving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moving/@artzo/moving</guid><category><![CDATA[moving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfB71FgTTUEKHrfNiBKYy2uVohLEhwhVfVhBXVRXH1nqYUorWazLJRTHsVa7ZSQhXTvcK9gL2tpzzWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poundland]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a brief sojourn in the northern reaches I have returned to Britain. Just a couple of weeks spent in my adopted land, where most things, however imperfect they may be, operate relatively smoothly.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@artzo/poundland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@artzo/poundland</guid><category><![CDATA[currency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChVQSRCW5heMQ5bvMwL1f1L8tHYcVZJ9a3udnaXYfxAb9RBvmRB8C2L3H36wJapzqV4XZXThjdw4EaS2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in Norway, my adopted land. My company is based here, I am based here. That's expressed the wrong way round of course. People are worth more than companies, especially if the company is a one man band,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@artzo/greetings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@artzo/greetings</guid><category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yocufk33RTzAcccKnHLVjongk2TDLm1AUNcZ5WV1jx3E24HbEr8fxXAVb6tN6ufeYQj6G2QimWYbiBprpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been a long time out of what they laughably call the jobs market. I've yet to visit a market where they actually sell jobs. I imagine it will be like a farmers market, where everything is coated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@artzo/man-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@artzo/man-up</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtzCjbbJQCW48VmC7nEx67gtxqj1g2pcKHzycTgHqrX8VKnPh431mozCg3jTMqKS7qhQT4Wst2Mg7wJf2RGy4gh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots Reboot]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm right down in the earth. I didn't set out to be here, but here I am. It's not such a bad place. I'm with roots, in the soil, from which emerges everything. 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