<?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 15:58:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bigdave2250/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Haven’t been on in forever ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haven’t been on in a long time comment on some cool things to look at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/all/@bigdave2250/haven-t-been-on-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/all/@bigdave2250/haven-t-been-on-in</guid><category><![CDATA[all]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:45:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sitting watching a pump]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven’t written anything lately. It seems like life gets in the way. I’m out here in crystal river as a cog in the machine that is building this new power plant. As some of you may know I’m a union]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/sitting-watching-a-pump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/sitting-watching-a-pump</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 11:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvdimiV2ZA5SMCoh3t1evw7ZTLBr2wqdqdQLM3pm5Y7fS3xvDv1aiZxLW4Aor8W2PSGmwbQh4MiaTPDBytfN6sgtnzqcsgNT3ARAZ1RWSV4KgYnh387FBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I haven’t written anything in a while]]></title><description><![CDATA[So as I’ve just said I haven’t written anything in a long while not that I’ve given up on steemit. I have been busy and a lot of changes have happened in my life but I just wanted to write a little something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/so-i-haven-t-written-anything-in-a-while</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/so-i-haven-t-written-anything-in-a-while</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas too everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been quite a while since I have written on here but I really wanted to wish everyone here on steemit a very merry Christmas Hanukkah or what ever you are celebrating this season]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/merry-christmas-too-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/merry-christmas-too-everyone</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 17:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Sshzv6sD6bR7f8WcjkjiVq65TEHNKdj3R1YqjUpxqK9HLdhxMkpRo77iw8uHuCgaueyCGZPtrjGrFwsThF7Mp9vsCo3fEpftmH6kk2faaUc4bLHaUG9iQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few pictures of a giant river oak in Gainesville Florida]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@bigdave2250/few-pictures-of-a-giant-river-oak-in-gainesville-florida</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@bigdave2250/few-pictures-of-a-giant-river-oak-in-gainesville-florida</guid><category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCe1inF2cyMjoCFGkgrtxNhgpfWLKwLSHHMqiiesMqmfJD9gLNJbMc3hbZxKxDmePLseqcQ9S5KHaLUeURBfC3gsnhNGwrhu8NR3QkUbohQ2oLjPTwDpVmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy thanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I haven’t posted in quite a while but I just wanted to say to all my friends and followers HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🦃]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/happy-thanksgiving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@bigdave2250/happy-thanksgiving</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 weeks since I quit smoking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well it’s been 2 weeks now and still going strong. I appreciate the words of encouragement as well as the advice from the comments on my previous post.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/2-weeks-since-i-quit-smoking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/2-weeks-since-i-quit-smoking</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 10:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsnQYRsFSFjZfs2Wfd9kGcLE2JzSAaFfdMedxhTDrAw1c1swVTHu9TcxJfXjudjNAfwxnKRUk9vGSXgkdgwBW91Vd8hJrS7jLKUUJFsCPuUVFotbGrrv9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her smile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her smile is but a glimpse of heaven To know her touch is to know heaven’s warm embrace To kiss those rosebud lips of velvet is to know the rapture of ecstasy To hold her is to know that god created perfection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/her-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/her-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 07:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsistzyD5apEQnm3kvGdWWjuGMGPzWx7hkTLUUJ2LwgGn3iM5pZugtFTD353g95j4K4Yc4SyiRiajw83CwSiuDMXyxy5ot7A75Wz9XAxLhXsmQ3CfmdGVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 4 no smoking]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I quit smoking 4 days ago and I am starting to feel better already. I have been talking about quitting for a while and I have even tried a few times but I finally decided I’m done. So wish me luck.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/day-4-no-smoking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/day-4-no-smoking</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsnQYRsFSFjZfs2Wfd9kGcLE2JzSAaFfdMedxhTDrAw1c1swVTHu9TcxJfXjudjNGNKQGHAELKJ9sdWetSBreSuHVKRLWJ4e7ZcAJZpvzHFxuig4MT9Mga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poem for a beautiful lady]]></title><description><![CDATA[You send my heart souring with your smile You brighten my day with a text You real me in with your perfect mix of strength and vulnerability And yet you don’t even know how amazing you are I want to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/a-poem-for-a-beautiful-lady</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/a-poem-for-a-beautiful-lady</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCssUBZLGzjpNddAnSzBtMd9ShVLbJ6UaX2Abu5DFzibG5nsC7fK2BK4GbZQ6ueKkGGBbYkPKc9cCZjPRpT7Fo4kzsA5CcG8Gvgz8azpnVhyRGFcEMapJLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Took the kids to the fair last night]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took my daughter and my buddy Doug’s kids to the fair last night. It was extremely crowded but the kids had fun and that’s what’s important. When we got there they each ran into friends from school and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/took-the-kids-to-the-fair-last-night</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bigdave2250/took-the-kids-to-the-fair-last-night</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 15:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCq7fmzfS8FBdVhbdQMZRfU3RVURaR82v1ECJdG9C1kn2NrjxSeNRDL1D5SGt1TXJaF3cocmF3RhondjkWmWZg74SLBD8BZctTUAbfT2FVM1k2noA84XrJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit poetry contest freedom nothing left to lose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The song says freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose If we lose freedom we have lost it all That’s what freedom is a choice The freedom to make that choice My choice is to be free You have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/steemit-poetry-contest-freedom-nothing-left-to-lose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bigdave2250/steemit-poetry-contest-freedom-nothing-left-to-lose</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshNTd4SCJERz9WpvfUQJM3iBknqKxDiezfBdygqiXEnTRsSCR6zu84K5jZ7onEZ9KDiKBgAhaw9HgXBwJZR1ypGeiKcjXkuzbzg8GiV7QDbo9hAVpJyUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 7 the order of the dragon]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Ben and Zim sailed up the Onie river Ben could feel the wind pushing them north toward the tower he could also feel the magic Zim was using to keep the wind at their back. Ben had so many emotions he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@bigdave2250/chapter-7-the-order-of-the-dragon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@bigdave2250/chapter-7-the-order-of-the-dragon</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Sso2CR4Hu2iw5xQWyCEwPTtpxJtWDWY7YWmjb524KZGo2VGbyYghfjieZ8Did6hascwZAxtJEKfcXLYyEGTmnvSqA45XKCFFUHZG66uaJc3nNFFM6jDKFL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kind of a slow day at work today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well I finished most everything I had to do today at work but I figured since I was up on the roof I’d take a few pictures of Lakeland Just some pictures from the roof of Lakeland regional medical center]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pictures/@bigdave2250/kind-of-a-slow-day-at-work-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pictures/@bigdave2250/kind-of-a-slow-day-at-work-today</guid><category><![CDATA[pictures]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigdave2250]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVfB3SVhz5TaiuFFziWnzuKbKDTunZrtaRZniDRn34g6pFk3FnzFQH9K6dchBUw7sT9GgLVzvKsJmw7ocf7zer1NxqkNwbwCvj2C15AMh6DoM4dncZabQyuDY2oXCCsBMNpKeWHpNF4FqykJHwkMKdrN8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got my steemit silver round today]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was kind of surprised to see the mail man today since it is Sunday but I’m glad I did. 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