<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:33:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@curtross/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[M-43...the Beer of GODS]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really like to have a beer or two after work with the guys, likely while playing some card game because we are Midwestern hayseeds. Today, I would like to highlight the beer that is currently my favorite.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@curtross/m-43-the-beer-of-gods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@curtross/m-43-the-beer-of-gods</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpy1rRip4AzFBdBkLMnUsMcmN1hYYVFxQMN8S5umMS99hDTwBfH4xZBwokFx5raj2pmtm1s1Qa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find your balance!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey all. Wanted to get with some folks to do some Acro yoga yesterday but it was raining out in Ann Arbor. We switched venues from our typical outdoor spot to a nice little studio called ring star studio.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/find-your-balance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/find-your-balance</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ65NRG1jdyrcMBorkLAXEJHs2o4MWrtD7SiL3hjk5oT8ZFCUBPH2SfUGif2W5vGcsEnATzNaj4C1KsmdstMUP1sSpuvXjukf33nPi3aWyQgbyHxDMzvDbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifting You Up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am writing a short post that is more about the pictures than anything. This past weekend I went to the Brookeville Dam beach area in Indiana to meet up with some of my acro yoga buddies from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@curtross/lifting-you-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@curtross/lifting-you-up</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 02:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7ps3DCrhuL4APGNqDY4BPCzXohW6vcPd5gF7fHQeCg8Bm1pzT7nARfTpgitH1fAiu2LY3J5y6SMbGpV9cDD5WU2YjrVL36RRq8k6FDjexxNd8cf2szdgKRo1Nmb3xoWvmntv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I captured my first bee swarm today (with pictures)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fun Fact: A swarm of bees in the first day or two upon moving from their original hive are unable to sting because they are holding so much honey their stinger cannot protrude past it. I went today on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@curtross/i-captured-my-first-bee-swarm-today-with-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@curtross/i-captured-my-first-bee-swarm-today-with-pictures</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovX49Fe5U9q33nxyRxP5x2FtzNmdZF4dqQF8dqm1es1D4yBQSctLLHmgdXHtvdRV86FFrDbdF5jHTWZbcJWE21gEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning for ALL]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Worst Students? “Is that Billy raising his hand? He never participates in my science class!” Replace the name “Billy” with any name and you get what I hear every day at camp. These quotes come from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/learning-for-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/learning-for-all</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1rHxX338R74wXi9VJePfPau3uNbdhq2Y8LV86X7z5kDtqpLvPsGtt2xGn16t3goxxe23RCzCEuFWDg38qC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge30days Life hacks: Day 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life hack Day 22 (I missed 20 and 21 so I got 3 to do!) The last few days has been a whirlwind of activity for me. At my work I have a group of 75 6-8th graders and a group of 50 3-5th graders coming to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/challenge30days-life-hackss-day-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/challenge30days-life-hackss-day-22</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 23:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WqUMfAZssAizj43wo7SthNAU552iUStS6XJ3eiKNxTfwaQjh71KhvnohTb654cNTbqiYB1TR1yn6qk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Nineteen: Being creative is great...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This dude is creative, but doesnt make anything from scratch! Lifehack of the day: Being creative is great...but PLEASE do not waste time re-inventing the wheel. in the words of one of my favorite bosses]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-nineteen-being-creative-is-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-nineteen-being-creative-is-great</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:50:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQXWoavUnd1B2sy8w1zmVH4RvqNEesbLowQdifgLnovc114bWmWcPoiCkwPcRR8v3e9UFPFrR8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Eighteen: Sell yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently did a quick free write about humility you can read here and it made me think about how humility is a great personal attribute, except when it isn't. Sometimes you have to let someone know how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-eighteen-sell-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-eighteen-sell-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQXd7MHtc1BhjXYGT6C6McLUw9xsBKDerZhVDSNfBFGuXVnSDcf3jKKzHtutTZoDDHz21nPWkDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humility contest post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humility is one half of a yin and yang, its opposing and balancing force is pride. Either one of these personal attributes is weak without the other. A person who shows unending pride without humility]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dropintheocean/@curtross/humility-contest-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dropintheocean/@curtross/humility-contest-post</guid><category><![CDATA[dropintheocean]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9DjdV14SBWkbnuQAkXEDRpm1S679WLxWbCSELwaVgCwM17PoMNbzi5igrTXZYR6SzbuPwu8A3QWra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Seventeen: Keep floss in the car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life hack of the day: Carry floss in your car - Seriously, this has been one of the best life changes I made. Ever. So simple, but so handy. I for one hate having food stuck in my teeth, its unsightly,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-seventeen-keep-floss-in-the-car</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-seventeen-keep-floss-in-the-car</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 01:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNz6qD8CdFoknQK16JqZnSXwwazBiDV5b497RjJK4gHqy4aC8VUrjAsgmg7By36GBRkgyAebPt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Sixteen: Get $$ off your cell phone bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know a lot of people live life in the 9-5 business world the same way that I do. If you work for a business, often times that business has a business cell phone carrier plan which leads me to life hack]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-sixteen-get-usdusd-of-your-cell-phone-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-sixteen-get-usdusd-of-your-cell-phone-bill</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 02:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQN5Br9vPzx8ziNqbD43KnckwbyoRN5kdo5epM6gPFLGfmdPpBYShLR2E94tYhq8erENoSboH6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You only have one Mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[You only have one Mom. I am writing this post as a reflection while I am taking a few days off of work to be with my mother while she recovers from hip replacement surgery. She is currently with her physical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/you-only-have-one-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curtross/you-only-have-one-mom</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrgGgAVEQKu6YZTMNUZAagHpEPSkCGBZ7eKxP6PzoQytburUmuvFCY6hTYmsdLu2y67AjVsbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Fifteen: If you are in leadership, do not take credit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I am finally caught up and do not have to post two life hacks anymore! How exciting! My next life hack has a bit more to do with leadership. Has anybody ever struggled with a boss that seemed to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-fifteen-if-you-are-in-leadership-do-not-take-credit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-fifteen-if-you-are-in-leadership-do-not-take-credit</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfVN5V9YdiVhhvc72nbAkVU24DtzNyz2am3Phh7nVc1yR5Kb8hQYNW4djXCcPo38J6e5BG55XqR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day 14: Catch Up Day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 14. Today is my last day of writing two life hacks...after today I will be caught up on the amount of life hacks and will just focus on finishing the challenge up with one life hack per day. Life hack]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30day/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-14-catch-up-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30day/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-14-catch-up-day</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30day]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 01:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UvVfDpFFp2jagj7iDpr6ESSng7Sgam2scPCKDRcBmwdaho9nmkmhURMTNm4JpTFjeZT4a9UN6LauMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[steem it delegates vesting shares?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I looked into steemdb and it said this: delegator steem delegatee curtross vesting_shares 28612.230283 VESTS What does this mean and what can I do with it? None of the stuff I have looked up so far has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@curtross/steem-it-delegates-vesting-shares</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@curtross/steem-it-delegates-vesting-shares</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:02:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Thirteen: Junk food...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning friends...and bots, today is day 13 of the June 30 days writing challenge. I am currently on day 6 (I started late) but since I have been doing two life hacks per day I will be caught up after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-thirteen-junk-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-thirteen-junk-food</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4h2XEZsazY4n5vDhEp9ojxzdcDD7UjqDSvsHoSmcZ9hbpgLfWi3FQDKbc64XzEmcSyL5iQ7V71XFfT5Yei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day Twelve: You are not an expert at something until you can teach it]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Camp Life Pictures. Here are a few of the teachers at my camp!) Hello everyone! Getting a slow start to my steem day as this thing called work keeps getting in the way, but I am on lunch now and have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hacks-day-twelve-you-are-not-an-expert-at-something-until-you-can-teach-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hacks-day-twelve-you-are-not-an-expert-at-something-until-you-can-teach-it</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULGFCNrKAWvHM37Rji75ShnCEok7ZDtfdBMakKCbEtry3xnuPuRx4TNLTHsr4ABfpo1b9ZZSQh93MQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Eleven: Start your day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just returned from vacation with 10 of my friends and am now sitting at my desk at work doing some simple tasks and looking to write my #challenge30day post. After a long weekend of drinking great beer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-eleven-start-your-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-eleven-start-your-day</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:05:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curt Ross]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone on Steem, I have been around for a couple months, although only actively posting and chatting the last week or so. I missed doing an introductory post until I saw I needed one to join the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@curtross/curt-ross</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@curtross/curt-ross</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33kKpp3RsBvZue1Hns5Cwuz57pgmmNsNi7WnkAYEmzZm5S3XyWHy61ZLdFhXTvd8gh1wnLa8jZZKh1V6cyz8ZiCyq5fuoWNSBVdyYVgC5jA8rAJrQnqeuTGyfcrRYzovqNJpE3zpMKdyqsGxjfpBmW5oEgHBnbiqNRr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hack - Day Ten: Jump in both feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been writing two life hacks in a day to make up for missing the first 7 days: without further ado... Life hack 1 - Jump in both feet: If you decide to do something. Do not half ass it, no one wants]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-ten-jump-in-both-feet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge30days/@curtross/june-30-days-writing-challenge-life-hack-day-ten-jump-in-both-feet</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge30days]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curtross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:04:51 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>