<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:11:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@carklevicci/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WHO'S THE FOOL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funny how one's best laid intentions can end up creating an unexpected dilemma . My morning started off with an early venture into jungle known as The LBC....Long Beach California. Home of Snoop Dog and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/april/@carklevicci/who-s-the-fool</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/april/@carklevicci/who-s-the-fool</guid><category><![CDATA[april]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:15:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Passing Of A Friend Of A Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forgiveness is the key that unlocks one's soul. It makes it easy to breathe, to grow and to live. Unspoken, it is an evil more powerful than the deed itself. Revealed, it is the light of the world and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carklevicci/the-passing-of-a-friend-of-a-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carklevicci/the-passing-of-a-friend-of-a-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:48:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE CYBER- SUICIDE OF CARKLEVICCI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder if maybe this is your last day? I’ve never given much thought to the premise of terminating my own existence. A close friend of mine took matters of life and death into his own hands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@carklevicci/the-cyber-suicide-of-carklevicci</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@carklevicci/the-cyber-suicide-of-carklevicci</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCuGoX4megbf4zC9iBYtDWCeuV1pruyqW4pgDAPW345YBGMWCPrWrzb6DAoVkaGo1qv8VdAivz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE OLD WHITE GUY SPEAKS OUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time to approach a touchy subject...Minorities. I know that most of you won’t be able to relate to what it’s like to be in a minority since races and ethnicities have combined to live in harmony these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carklevicci/the-old-white-guy-speaks-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carklevicci/the-old-white-guy-speaks-out</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUGNyyf9kUkJmbeRwJkkf469gBUmfHsyCAHncKrBUd51hkJNEPnQn5T5nwQBRWmYYHRwVT6ZVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOU HAD TO KNOW THESE GUYS but take my word...thay were the shit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedy’s phone rings...Rdawg is on the other end R. Dude whassup dude? F. Hey dude wats happening right there? R. Nuthin dude, just seein if you have anymore of them budz right there dude F. Yeah it’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@carklevicci/you-had-to-know-these-guys-but-take-my-word-thay-were-the-shit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@carklevicci/you-had-to-know-these-guys-but-take-my-word-thay-were-the-shit</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPTgYy7H5kfr9GCh4S3htDL29ADWpR8wrPa72SnjBVN5ffbpsH2AahNDceHoC46aJ2pU7mA78Bg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PICTURES FROM THE YARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my yard. Always weeds to pull, flowers to water and rocks to stack. Not sure what this ones called but I like it... A bright rose Back again Orchid...we don't get many blossoms on this one ,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@carklevicci/pictures-from-the-yard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@carklevicci/pictures-from-the-yard</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSxwHcd9Y8N4mnRnkL1NBrLWGkxemnUa3rbSXfLw8EZGp3hox7Qw2VB1hb5dCNDDSM74SJG7yQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAPPY BIRTHDAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today would have been my mother’s xxx birthday. With respect to her vanity I won’t divulge her age. I will mention though that she went to meet her maker some twenty years ago. July the ninth will never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@carklevicci/happy-birthday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@carklevicci/happy-birthday</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSHk6tdpDF4RgE3zK2k1UqWdC7sGDcTP7PvPaqtMrKvT7yS9ZdtGrKGehYsH6qALUaA6qY9BTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IF I DIDN'T SEE IT, HOW CAN I REMEMBER IT ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intimidating looking envelope with my name on it arrived in the mailbox My heart sunk as I opened it to find the ominous content: "GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" Mr. President]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedy/@carklevicci/if-i-didn-t-see-it-how-can-i-remember-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedy/@carklevicci/if-i-didn-t-see-it-how-can-i-remember-it</guid><category><![CDATA[comedy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 21:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5EokqxpWs2E1wBED1UxHw17s2YkXtwdyuYG3oStkP37hWrgG5Ap2TFh6qiDe7vF96km5Pk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MASTICATION VS MASTURBATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our dilemma involves the practice of chewing one’s meat versus beating it. 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It could be laughing at another’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmike/@carklevicci/silent-likes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmike/@carklevicci/silent-likes</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:22:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbdKtzwFNho2g14KBPy58vwAcmqRk9bdFky6Z5qruog9snuC3qBJMYXwpgteicUMbpXAfn49Xt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORK AND CIGARETTES]]></title><description><![CDATA[WORK AND CIGARETTES When I was assigned to work for Ken, I felt as if I was being set up for misery. He wasn’t a tall man but his whole persona was rather intimidating. His face was weathered with a gray]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@carklevicci/work-and-cigarettes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@carklevicci/work-and-cigarettes</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiLqw3VNVAqptT3gHYY4usQPVukfawwjVKxMKhiGxu8TA5SWCQiBWog?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWIGGIN']]></title><description><![CDATA[A LIBERAL QUAFF From the land of sky blue waters, to the land of pines, lofty balsams” “Come join our festivities”, proclaims the host, and with the flick of a finger on an aluminum ring, magical pleasure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@carklevicci/swiggin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@carklevicci/swiggin</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe4L5oXqtPyCWnzQ34fZ5vQCNuuFTv3usNH6UGmigJDUyxN73JVS9WUdbjWxwMsf7RkS3amKz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMO TO SELF]]></title><description><![CDATA[No more melancholy drama laden shit. Find another avenue to evoke your words of wit Birds drinking sugar water, mouthwash on the sink...these mundane tales of nothingness Bring me closer to the brink.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reality/@carklevicci/5nwgqb-memo-to-self</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reality/@carklevicci/5nwgqb-memo-to-self</guid><category><![CDATA[reality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbuAjfvzEqskY5UooTLiFEmGwm3xicMir5sQqjamTdEWLT9RdFx2yY1wnK6brtbBW6f46YbzUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million Dollar Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you @puravidaville for your challenging question: what would I do with a million dollars? Let me respond by asking: what have I done with a million dollars? I’m a fairly old man… that being said,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/million/@carklevicci/million-dollar-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/million/@carklevicci/million-dollar-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[million]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26CbJQrrjsNr8qF69wjNpnmMthcuXBD1fwWVdRiywaW43GMVUbBGa8euqkmnR92AM3q2Yf5i7Puv7iTegGiUhLheKyFsgZGs6RHzHef8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE FORTY THREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memories of a dearest friend... My head was empty. All emotions had escaped, then abruptly they returned. With innocence, I opened the dresser drawer. All of them had been emptied except this one...the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/friendship/@carklevicci/a-box-of-rocks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/friendship/@carklevicci/a-box-of-rocks</guid><category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 23:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77rxyrcHkJTuzTsHULXg3jgz5ZQNLAFhoLReKecXLoGnGgRuMHMcvkXmPcT1v7sPCBJZidcXjaN98ucZHgyVZLgaZtgUer?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Digits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is my grandson Kaleb’s tenth birthday... a day that he’s been looking forward to with great anticipation for months on end.The excitement of reaching double digits elevates this particular birthday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@carklevicci/double-digits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@carklevicci/double-digits</guid><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carklevicci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyTqLPZhAQHYdcLFffieb1KErUZ9agqWxri12mCg3cP2p7NmW2W3AvHwoSPhMVpYyQjyr2kWkn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SEA OF FUTILITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions For Everyman Who is this man? Is he Christian or Jew? No one is certain: not me, or not you. So how shall we call him? If he is a traveler, then what is his quest? How far will he wander? 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