<?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, 13 May 2026 22:48:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@chipchik/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Another government shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[This frustrates me immensely. Our politicians care about no know one, but themselves and their own careers. The Senate needs to swap with the military and guard the border for a few weeks, then maybe the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/another-government-shutdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/another-government-shutdown</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 14:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCEatmr7s4zMT3HPVDUxeJ8R9Z7QQUX7JKchQMXhYQXvowSwQdvjDUZnuWKTTyGCK2UbG1uoPj5rfrdwZ4HBnqgvnEtbY2J2nS1AdfdU2m5tTWmRaK7LUpDHR942GsZzvxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has your life been affected by someones else drinking? Take this quiz.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not sure if this applies to you? I didn't realize that I had previously been an enabler until looking more into Al Anon. Has your life been affected? #1 Do you worry about how much someone drinks? #2 Do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/has-your-life-been-affected-by-someones-else-drinking-take-this-quiz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/has-your-life-been-affected-by-someones-else-drinking-take-this-quiz</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:08:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yep, I am in one. My husband is an alcoholic. He is currently in rehab (again), but I'm not in high hopes of continuing with the marriage. Relationships can be distorted by unbalanced dependance, suspicion,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/dilemma-of-the-alcoholic-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/dilemma-of-the-alcoholic-marriage</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:18:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you selling precious metals to buy crypto? Oh dear!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of my stacker "social media" friends are selling some or all of their precious metals to buy Bitcoin. WHAT? Although I'm a believer in Bitcoin, I don't think Bitcoin can replace gold and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@chipchik/are-you-selling-precious-metals-to-buy-crypto-oh-dear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@chipchik/are-you-selling-precious-metals-to-buy-crypto-oh-dear</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 05:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCm61mM9A7usW94UB2RZtCgxEvPYDCoUuE1afehGy5stSNNboxZZDuAmiqBzFDcFmcpGhfXZesLzToZsd8G1SQCyvwPeAmXN5EvUiA5QeNYGFveegbywikodGnKr2XvS32n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had a deep tissue Thai massage today....feel like I got hit by a truck.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever had a Thai massage before? Those ladies are not joking around. Was my second time, and feels like torture the first day and then you body feels so good. My muscles are so tight all the time, and so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/had-a-deep-tissue-thai-massage-today-feel-like-i-got-hit-by-a-truck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/had-a-deep-tissue-thai-massage-today-feel-like-i-got-hit-by-a-truck</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCmzQyeheFtdpx1r2KQrvLd6zotW8VyQfetUMrmdfu1qbZmsHY5E7DkqsVMSRuKhXqF4TaHnyH8rLPZBv7RpnL6jXaGRigKf3QMf5RfDZxXjRrM7ybNxwMuxSb5gH4MdtqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning from Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, most people are following the disaster going on in Puerto Rico. The whole island is in dire need of water, food, fuel, power and medication. Cash is king, as most ATM don't work or don't have any cash]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/learning-from-hurricane-maria-and-puerto-rico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@chipchik/learning-from-hurricane-maria-and-puerto-rico</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 01:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdDndzVawZCvCM1zFG426Mu3ou1YcDBW2eoAZRxKzANNeVc3z86CaJhvFLxrL7AZY2pqeEuZ3WBAcXaFwov5SARAMDQiDk2V24MU6TKbm5kzcY2U6KvFfoBiGmC7DBRK81xz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart wants to walk into your home and put away your groceries.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walmart really trying to out do Amazon or what? They are testing a service to sell, deliver and put away your groceries. Maybe this worked back in the day, but no way I would ever let a Walmart employee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@chipchik/walmart-wants-to-walk-into-your-home-and-put-away-your-groceries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@chipchik/walmart-wants-to-walk-into-your-home-and-put-away-your-groceries</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:23:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCTt54S7VmrvQkwkE92dm4LY37hXzCq82vtPD5HnEDJWNjsTgF8UdjcLNbyoxxQraGJqDUmukr6xA5zWMuEbBhHh9bXKnQkUyLU5rMcDLm575dS2HrgTKFNpSTPom4BmEPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate passes ANOTHER extension of the debt ceiling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump worked with democrats to extend the debt ceiling AGAIN and tagged it with $15 billion dollars in Hurricane Harvey funds. I voted for Trump and support emergency funding. But these lawmakers need]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economic/@chipchik/senate-passes-another-extension-of-the-debt-ceiling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economic/@chipchik/senate-passes-another-extension-of-the-debt-ceiling</guid><category><![CDATA[economic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:25:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCTTbsgRJweckBx7gQwuqExgJcAMhaXmuGyQGDsmVcS5aDESZqAusAWnShbDxad8EHP8CbbTWBz8ztSRjUKhxQ7GXqErsjsoqbc14yzFSyfRogLZbEiT3Rs21QaqzLQ932N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crappy day at work---AND its Labor Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in sales, and I don't like my job lately. It used to be fun and had freedom to make decisions with customers. Now I feel like a sardine in a can, micromanaged by the many managers above me. Such is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@chipchik/crappy-day-at-work-and-its-labor-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@chipchik/crappy-day-at-work-and-its-labor-day</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 22:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCJzNfTp1g8fexdk9y82RmuWmGGU8R6wQLnju9tr51dmmUJvdv47KC1LPcJoioe6La8v2XoqWxPNw7ZV1YtFCj3utzMFtD6dFtsR53D4kqGuNYHSEXHq7EsaHgPJ2DUeVSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduce myself? Well here goes....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! Hey, thanks for reading this. Am learning Steemit after being on another social media platform for awhile. I live in Las Vegas. Not as cool as it seems, literally. Still 100 degrees here. I love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduce/@chipchik/introduce-myself-well-here-goes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduce/@chipchik/introduce-myself-well-here-goes</guid><category><![CDATA[introduce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chipchik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 15:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdC9TciVdy5mvE8tgSp5zYN4vTufL7prd1pCEdA89TywdFPz6CeyD9G28aBS25nAooN8zMCQyuodf51QZkzFoRWXA6cBhAwRydhjQ16aftHXNFuVUaVJeMz8h1iJDsqEWFW6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>