<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:30:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@casperreaves/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Not Every Leader Can Be Like Teddy Roosevelt]]></title><description><![CDATA[“His personality so crowds the room that the walls are worn thin and threaten to burst outward. You go to the White House, you shake hand with Roosevelt and hear him talk--and then go home to wring the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/leadership/@casperreaves/not-every-leader-can-be-like-teddy-roosevelt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/leadership/@casperreaves/not-every-leader-can-be-like-teddy-roosevelt</guid><category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 04:21:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always Mommy's Fault--excerpt from Moore Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA["Isn't it always Mommy's fault? Mom didn't do this, she didn't do that. She nursed too long; she bottle-fed. She slapped the shit out of the kid; she raised a spoiled brat. She was too dumb and lazy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motherhood/@casperreaves/always-mommy-s-fault-except-from-moore-campbell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motherhood/@casperreaves/always-mommy-s-fault-except-from-moore-campbell</guid><category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 04:02:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need for Anonymity as a Teen:  Albee's Finding the Sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monologue from the play “Find the Sun” by Edward Albee (1983) Fergus, a sixteen year old, the youngest character in the ensemble If you think it’s easy being my age, well . . . you have another think [sic]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drama/@casperreaves/need-for-anonymity-as-a-teen-albee-s-finding-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drama/@casperreaves/need-for-anonymity-as-a-teen-albee-s-finding-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[drama]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:06:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the difference between a con artist and an entrepreneur?--NCIS Quote and Beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Television series “NCIS” Season 12, Episode 17: The Artful Dodger (2015), there is a father and son conversation between Anthony Dinozzo Sr. (Robert Wagner) and Anthony Dinozzo Jr. (Michael Weatherly).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneur/@casperreaves/what-is-the-difference-between-a-con-artist-and-an-entrepreneur-ncis-quote-and-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneur/@casperreaves/what-is-the-difference-between-a-con-artist-and-an-entrepreneur-ncis-quote-and-beyond</guid><category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:23:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need testimony and conversation with our facts--Stonebridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Interview from the radio program "On Being." Host Krista Tippett was interviewing Lyndsey Stonebridge on the philosopher Hannah Arendt. Excerpt: MS. STONEBRIDGE: For Arendt, I think why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conversations/@casperreaves/we-need-testimony-an-conversation-with-our-facts-stonebridge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conversations/@casperreaves/we-need-testimony-an-conversation-with-our-facts-stonebridge</guid><category><![CDATA[conversations]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 02:43:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Love? -- Morrison]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Paradise by Toni Morrison "Let me tell you about love, that silly word you believe is about whether you like somebody or whether somebody likes you or whether you put up with somebody in order]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@casperreaves/what-is-love-morrison</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@casperreaves/what-is-love-morrison</guid><category><![CDATA[literature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 04:59:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Good Southern California Book Stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently discovered two good books stores. Dollar Bookfair In the Laguna Hills Mall 24155 Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Good used bookstore. Most titles in the $2-$3 range. Large selection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookstores/@casperreaves/two-good-southern-california-book-stores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookstores/@casperreaves/two-good-southern-california-book-stores</guid><category><![CDATA[bookstores]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:41:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Poem about Life:  Modlin's Absent from Fourth Grade]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Being, the spirituality podcast site, discussed an amazing poem by Brad Aaron Modlin entitled "What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade." Here is an opening excerpt: Mrs.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@casperreaves/great-poem-about-life-modlin-s-absent-from-fourth-grade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@casperreaves/great-poem-about-life-modlin-s-absent-from-fourth-grade</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:58:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great book for writers and readers: Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an amazing book that introduces a reader to the beauty and complexity of well-written fiction. Francine Prose, a literature professor, uses a few examples in each chapter and carefully explores]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@casperreaves/great-book-for-writers-and-readers-reading-like-a-writer-by-francine-prose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@casperreaves/great-book-for-writers-and-readers-reading-like-a-writer-by-francine-prose</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[casperreaves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYT8DqTqHxHpxbvnegiVLdUqQqup1b7SLJeDWH6NDQGQmuhPHqfpAnTdVAZQthrbkeo6KnUt4Ai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>