<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:03:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@colinhoward/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Use NextDoor to Launch a Local Service Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people glamourize the idea of being an entrepreneur. They imagine the freedom from not having a boss and not needing to show up to a job that is slowly sucking their soul from them day after day,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@colinhoward/how-to-use-nextdoor-to-launch-a-local-service-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@colinhoward/how-to-use-nextdoor-to-launch-a-local-service-business</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:10:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoV2mieuqzbCFi49JUbtCiPQ6Vg12xfi92BbPHPKHbPJFBpovYXtjvfzERvYjJtmcrP7ti6osjoKNpbLbk81PMo9usYzVFjcHu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check Out This Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunsets in Denver are something else, holy cow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/check-out-this-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/check-out-this-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 02:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWFxzgF7aevFQV6E69FQteY5wxrfEDPYUfRsob75cpurFFSKao1fr7xcMUZuFL2QHWd3PCxkaMYDKuaAqYfPCoxS582PNbqoySbEwKsCUKSn9n6favsVkWC8WKUjMkGXZMHyfk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Time for Rationale Discussion About Covid Isn't Just Over: It Never Started]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's face it: discussing and disagreeing about Covid and policies related to it is a tenuous, exhausting, and divisive process that most people tend to avoid altogether. At this stage in the pandemic,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@colinhoward/the-time-for-rationale-discussion-about-covid-isn-t-just-over-it-never-started</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@colinhoward/the-time-for-rationale-discussion-about-covid-isn-t-just-over-it-never-started</guid><category><![CDATA[covid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:07:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2riBB61mkzJJkt7QgVM8ik6jzZw66K97WWADoiMd1hXtJZuxZvHbs5NdxpcK24KiFELLVUyGyCBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presenting My 6ft Tall Tomatoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I tried the single stem method with my tomatoes this year and had great success, at least with the back row. I used my own compost on the back row of tomatoes and they did fantastic. The front row I used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/presenting-my-6ft-tall-tomatoes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/presenting-my-6ft-tall-tomatoes</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcnVtMdeHhbqMYxVE2BxCGuUhoyTTxsPwkmYdM2V4bnFPMHkMPvpNyahrVzFpuDWetw6vEHiLtz6nQwSboJWJBWeoh2URHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Hops Plant in It's 6th Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[My hops have gone crazy this year. They grew to nearly 25 feet in its longest bine. I had to build a cross trellis to contain it but it should make for a great harvest. Can't wait to brew some hops kombucha]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/my-hops-plant-in-it-s-6th-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/my-hops-plant-in-it-s-6th-season</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckQEkUBpeuzuNKQobjr5HgSdU2wSGkpKj74qdY39f3cQQxRMftYpWqQhVaKRnmvL3FNc7JxaMNtLn8yfAmYvQajC7G9QoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Garden at Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, I made a concerted effort to curate a space to hang out in my garden. It helps having hops strung across in their sixth season. 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Highly recommend Montana and Wyoming in mid-August,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/the-rest-of-the-best-from-glacier-and-the-tetons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/the-rest-of-the-best-from-glacier-and-the-tetons</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 15:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcnEjUiXVjRLDNPPyJ51xwZxVBawAu6aD3aqLneZLFmJaPx7ygBNxtE3ycVPQxMKxwD5DuCsPpV8rKFumBsLDP1y8GgMWox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glacier National Park Day 2 in Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I think I can say that Glacier National Park is my favorite national park I've been to. 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This place is absolutely beautiful and I would highly recommend both medicine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/our-trip-to-grand-tetons-and-medicine-bow-in-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/our-trip-to-grand-tetons-and-medicine-bow-in-pictures</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm3G7ow3ArXWpxVBKEZjUZrhgXMw4j91diKdaY5XP3nafeTcDYMhgUXwJP2wPrfk6FCGNfpnULpKgN9rJzX1sRtNEFLrNA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hegelian Dialectic and the Trap of Resistance Movements]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You’re either with us or against us.” - George W. Bush Resistance is a term being tossed around in widespread usage in our modern political climate. Resistance to capitalism. Resistance to racism. Resistance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@colinhoward/the-hegelian-dialectic-and-false-resistance-movements</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@colinhoward/the-hegelian-dialectic-and-false-resistance-movements</guid><category><![CDATA[deepdives]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 23:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgVvfN8311TAXnEbgAPeTEG4Ph3G6xh1BjLyaQrit14DHRPhwVvBVGx2n36J2WPov6wnTcXPajG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPCs and the Rise of DoubleThink]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rise of DoubleThink “To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@colinhoward/npcs-and-the-rise-of-doublethink</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@colinhoward/npcs-and-the-rise-of-doublethink</guid><category><![CDATA[deepdives]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcAW1QnzrZnjXvucSyCWnw47UKnvSvcidaLoENiNjM55RB2AoCk6EdHr4frUySgmgVcEn4YpkNN1BhDZJkUAay6jNfwxj8PbhP5zbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some photos from "Our Wedding Got Cancelled So Let's Get Out of Town and Camp" Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[My partner and I decided to hit the road this past weekend for what have been our wedding day, but obviously COVID had other plans. 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Indian paintbrush are another fun one to spot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/a-collection-of-flowers-vol-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@colinhoward/a-collection-of-flowers-vol-2</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VDFVfes4J8WBmiaYPdeGQLSLXcPhhHQNzFBdykmoEvZ52sZ31RZgVZ1f6crNtQBGsmA56nH6qZCzvo2dSAUtfTXzWADj9hTakH6tTgUpRqNnVsGqz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Death of Nuance]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Most of our daily news is inert, consisting of information that gives us something to talk about but cannot lead to any meaningful action.” ― Neil Postman Nuance is the subtle shades of feeling, context,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deep/@colinhoward/cgxzc-the-death-of-nuance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deep/@colinhoward/cgxzc-the-death-of-nuance</guid><category><![CDATA[deep]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh4hAZdjzdULD5Uywq2XDYbcgurWzrx5SQ9PhLVpDq8H882CSP4dTs6fN48pwgzmmxDr2riz55Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Collection of Flowers Vol. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a gardener, both professionally and as a hobby, I love being able to see a garden go through its natural progression and begin to bloom as the season goes on. 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Good to be Back on the Chain! I have to admit, it's been a while since I've posted on my Steemit blog. In fact, I'd wager it's been nearly a year since I've done anything with it. Unlike many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/oc/@colinhoward/introduce-yourself-hello-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/oc/@colinhoward/introduce-yourself-hello-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[oc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 02:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhwyDR911J47uX6PysmTdVBV1JaVnwEsEBH3MyHrxFnWMNTHKcJCY9Lwz7mqheS5ibKDvbPsXVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Curation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organization Curation can be defined by the way in which information, art, music, and other elements are organized, structured, and presented. It is the act of taking disparate, separate things and placing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@colinhoward/on-curation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@colinhoward/on-curation</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[colinhoward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkCJHcT1qMkvRh5zZ1TcQrDS4MjadwgpM62vtgVHvsUzsU4vGLBX2CSc4zEH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>