<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:50:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@backwardsroving/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Carnival / Mardi Gras in New Orleans! It's Nola's 300th Birthday...and I got hit in the face with beads...]]></title><description><![CDATA[O.K. so technically, this happened at 'Carnival' as Mardi Gras isn't for two more days. But, yesterday at one of the parades the Krewe of Endmyion proceeded down Canal Street, and this woman with a sign]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/carnival/@backwardsroving/carnival-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans-it-s-nola-s-300th-birthday-and-i-got-hit-in-the-face-with-beads</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/carnival/@backwardsroving/carnival-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans-it-s-nola-s-300th-birthday-and-i-got-hit-in-the-face-with-beads</guid><category><![CDATA[carnival]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevzTVsWPgvM4nkTszuTAYu12fC8V1ZnSkGzxnxZzhkJirFGZYrxpVB2bTMERKfHho1zDrburFyFzCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Finally got to San Francisco!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I visited my sister and we all went into the city. I did all the geek out things, Trolly to Fisherman's Wharf, The Height, the National Park site, Chinatown, it was all great...a bit cold and wet, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/san/@backwardsroving/i-finally-got-to-san-francisco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/san/@backwardsroving/i-finally-got-to-san-francisco</guid><category><![CDATA[san]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9u2cRL1cvGhVthAZuhXqAJswuzrT4yaYtFCJGxpyjicKm6ujqPCpi8RThsFyF595iRxko92NtQdxz8GdVeTqYv7WLScPb5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit with Beads at Mardi Gras Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[O.K. so technically, this happened at 'Carnival' as Mardi Gras isn't for two more days. But, yesterday at one of the parades the Krewe of Endmyion proceeded down Canal Street, and this woman with a sign]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mardi/@backwardsroving/hit-with-beads-at-mardi-gras-parade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mardi/@backwardsroving/hit-with-beads-at-mardi-gras-parade</guid><category><![CDATA[mardi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevzTVsWPgvM4nkTszuTAYu12fC8V1ZnSkGzxnxZzhkJirFGZYrxpVB2bTMERKfHho1zDrburFyFzCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thor : Ragnarok...or I'm just reading to much into this AND a movie Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ragnarok was the end and the beginning. That said we are left with the results of sin and greed of the elders, rained down on the younger. I loved the cycle of this film. You could take nearly any stress]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thor/@backwardsroving/thor-ragnarok-or-i-m-just-reading-to-much-into-this-and-a-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thor/@backwardsroving/thor-ragnarok-or-i-m-just-reading-to-much-into-this-and-a-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[thor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 22:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining the Ritual]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friends have no clue why I have to do a hair haul every few weeks to a month. But most have processed hair and the others are not black; so... So this is my normal shopping list. Cantu, because the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/h/@backwardsroving/explaining-the-ritual-20171031t1452466z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/h/@backwardsroving/explaining-the-ritual-20171031t1452466z</guid><category><![CDATA[h]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdKTcsjLEYz5WzBxbhv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a little ticked off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Postmates is getting a little big for it's breeches. They will double up your order to cut down on driving time-which means you get paid less. WTH! Today was already VERY rainy and difficult since many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/more-than-a-little-ticked-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/more-than-a-little-ticked-off</guid><category><![CDATA[postmates]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:02:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the hell is wrong with Tyler Perry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imma jump right into it. What the hell is wrong with Tyler Perry? I went to see Boo2 and wanted to scream at the stupidity of it. I grew up watching the passion plays (mostly the bootlegged plays) and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/madea/@backwardsroving/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-tyler-perry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/madea/@backwardsroving/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-tyler-perry</guid><category><![CDATA[madea]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:09:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On that whole Postmates is losing ground to UberEats...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had one delivery today. One. Not only did I only have one delivery, That place and all the places I passed along the way, had UberEats signage. I'm getting a little nervous, but tomorrow is Saturday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ubereats/@backwardsroving/on-that-whole-postmates-is-losing-ground-to-ubereats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ubereats/@backwardsroving/on-that-whole-postmates-is-losing-ground-to-ubereats</guid><category><![CDATA[ubereats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:51:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bold tactics in the gig economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post mates is losing so much ground in Miami. If they allow deliveries in Homestead, they'd be cleaning up and so would drivers. I say this because ubereats has dominated Miami this past year. Even the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ubereats/@backwardsroving/bold-tactics-in-the-gig-economy-20171027t19526190z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ubereats/@backwardsroving/bold-tactics-in-the-gig-economy-20171027t19526190z</guid><category><![CDATA[ubereats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:05:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meandering thoughts on anarchy and life]]></title><description><![CDATA[an·ar·chy ˈanərkē/Submit noun a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority Let's be honest, we are in a state of deconstruction of society. Everything we have been trained to do, like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@backwardsroving/meandering-thoughts-on-anarchy-and-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@backwardsroving/meandering-thoughts-on-anarchy-and-life</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 03:20:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another day w/ Postmates...w a revelation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The revelation is...right now Postmates is dead in Miami for food delivery. UberEats has pretty much taken over the area. However, if Postmates extends their range down into homestead-they would make a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/another-day-w-postmates-w-a-revelation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/another-day-w-postmates-w-a-revelation</guid><category><![CDATA[postmates]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:48:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning about life in Postmates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, today the delivery jobs were few and far inbetween in the area I am in. However, after seeing my tips and adding things up , this would be more than doable if need be. That said here are some things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/learning-about-life-in-postmates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/learning-about-life-in-postmates</guid><category><![CDATA[postmates]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:34:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sharing Economy...]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this time of great innovation and opportunity to "think outside the box" the wearier I feel. We have come to the point of so much financial instability for most because of the greed of a few]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@backwardsroving/the-sharing-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@backwardsroving/the-sharing-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:29:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postmates]]></title><description><![CDATA[O.K. so I decided to experiment with the sharing economy as a worker instead of a consumer. I have joined Postmates. Today was my first day and it was...interesting. I did 7 deliveries between 11:30am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/postmates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/postmates/@backwardsroving/postmates</guid><category><![CDATA[postmates]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 04:26:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I still alive or dreaming that I am? A Life Lesson: Don't drive drowsy!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did something VERY stupid. I let myself get drowsy at the wheel and nearly killed myself 2 TIMES! We have all been there: "I'm only 2 hours out, I can make it!" STOP RIGHT THERE: If you are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/am-i-still-alive-or-dreaming-that-i-am-a-life-lesson-don-t-drive-drowsy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/am-i-still-alive-or-dreaming-that-i-am-a-life-lesson-don-t-drive-drowsy</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 02:22:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[oN LEGALISING sEX wORK/Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[O.k., I just read a post on legalizing sex work and de-stigmatizing it. My immediate response was a negative one...but then I stopped and thought about it; Legalization would: Severely reduce human trafficking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/controversial/@backwardsroving/on-legalising-sex-work-workers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/controversial/@backwardsroving/on-legalising-sex-work-workers</guid><category><![CDATA[controversial]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 01:47:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We spend so little time on ourselves...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I am not the only person who uses their first day off to cram as many errands as possible on your 'done' list, just so you can stay comatose on the second day off. But in reality, that approach]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/we-spend-so-little-time-on-ourselves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/we-spend-so-little-time-on-ourselves</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU6phkDKG4qoBA1HFj451ds5VzZQRyTFZZJKYCAPSR4KmjiVRRL7RWFnm9JQiXBHAkkTx4Ap2opNBzHxxfF6viYdNRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of travel games with friends!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a road trip you may have a few suggestions as to games...here is one that may make you crash. Every motor home/trailer that had a name/insignia on it you have to place the word 'anal' in front of it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/beware-of-travel-games-with-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/beware-of-travel-games-with-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:03:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAMMIT!!!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/strawberry/@backwardsroving/dammit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/strawberry/@backwardsroving/dammit</guid><category><![CDATA[strawberry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVLcjgXDKeJQ1HT5LpLnkhXQD6vjUnH7DS6ck2V9FxqpRSTQbDGhiMeP1n4fV8xKdwLmGDezqGQK7DECjd2HLacWfwie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty of the Bald's Hills...and a cautionary tale.]]></title><description><![CDATA[...ever got lost and drove waaaay to far? I did, but here are some of the sights of the Bald Hill's of Northern California... Redwood Creek Overlook The Bald Hill's are named that as they are hill prairies]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/beauty-of-the-bald-s-hills-and-a-cautionary-tale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@backwardsroving/beauty-of-the-bald-s-hills-and-a-cautionary-tale</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[backwardsroving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVP4U1KFKXdG29TTorQ3wDkLmSdmaR2XXrsp5dLm8s94NHGMb3ncQkXzW2cKiL9nEKXYydpUgmn6dS5LxCnCSUoirCH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>