<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:13:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dalerog/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Better on the Other Side - 100-word Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been an awful Steemian. Life totally got in the way, and other than a weekly short story written on my personal blog, I've written a whole lotta nothing! I tell you, I cannot wait for the golf club]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/100-wordstory/@dalerog/better-on-the-other-side-100-word-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/100-wordstory/@dalerog/better-on-the-other-side-100-word-story</guid><category><![CDATA[100-wordstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:26:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKnb14jddPG9YBEz3eJhZfzZ2LDWPFt6ZhRq1PQNtZBUhVb7NcwDx21g6iJ5zCPCvrCB3DTLsn6zSJ3MGAtXhrtcKMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I promised myself I would get more writing done yet I cannot seem to get control of my time. Sigh. For now, all I can do is share with you my 100-word story this week. Thank you for taking the time to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBt6URNywjRdiqaSAD3ptA2TsWGeTigJt3Uu5GhQ7Cvkq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Little, Too Late - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, hey, hey there! Hope all is well with you. I've not been posting as I wish here at Steemit as my time has been severely mortgaged. I am terribly addicted to my Friday Fictioneers challenge, so at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/too-little-too-late-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/too-little-too-late-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBt6URNywjRdiqaSAD3ptA2TsWGeTigJt3Uu5GhQ7Cvkq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Teachers - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, my fellow Steemians! Time for Friday Fictioneers. This week's photo is courtesy of J.Hardy Carroll, a fine writer to be sure. Our hostess is über-talented Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who, without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/the-power-of-teachers-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/the-power-of-teachers-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBt6URNywjRdiqaSAD3ptA2TsWGeTigJt3Uu5GhQ7Cvkq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Love CBC Radio 2 - Intro]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been macerating this post for months... more like years. Okay, for so long that much of the programming has changed! I decided I better do it now before there are more changes! I started listening]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/why-i-love-cbc-radio-2-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/why-i-love-cbc-radio-2-intro</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBfXrHumKfLCaHpNjSZdG4kRavjHLcbPTsePvbDSuqvQuv1BaomcwXzv4hb92AKw4dR1DJuTFX14dV2oJD57FDsMRTFGVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask For Directions - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that I am all set up, I can get back into the game of reading, resteeming, posting... ;-) I felt quite disconnected for that whole week! Maybe it's not a bad thing but it did make me realise just how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memoir/@dalerog/ask-for-directions-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memoir/@dalerog/ask-for-directions-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[memoir]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 04:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPaJQHreB5uDeW3zzCgvbL51ouduEAWDMTm54FXFKfQhYqmr9vYfZsDuMesHNYjLS3CXsP9AHrjzabBc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seance - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I managed to write a post using my ancient iPad. I just couldn't seem to copy the text onto this forum so... now that I am fully connected to a real computer, I figured I'd share with you my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/the-seance-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@dalerog/the-seance-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83ixewP3J45r7vZaUh7p27DefAQb5HcwxriYsUiaqQHoPL7Ne5dEi42oXask7HjzCYmj7e8TzQV1Xk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footprints in the Sand - An aFa Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thought I would share with you my interpretation of a photo challenge -I originally wrote it on my blog A Dalectable Life. Frank, over at A Frank Angle, a wonderful blogger and expert in getting his readers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writingchallenge/@dalerog/footprints-in-the-sand-an-afa-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writingchallenge/@dalerog/footprints-in-the-sand-an-afa-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[writingchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 05:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1dRfRCgBrwGfjmYaHNmSkdq4fuVCKhTiLhptnZUoNEe8hqKtjqs1zS2vHDYFsGpvw34f3E7XxTWa4gNnTaZzcVu9yazJaxZ5AXbLJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purging Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've no choice now. Procrastination is no longer an option. I finally got the call from the contractor that they are coming on Tuesday. TUESDAY!! to empty my office and dining room. You see, I had some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/purge/@dalerog/purging-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/purge/@dalerog/purging-time</guid><category><![CDATA[purge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Qxzg1QY1gDiLfWu5NJHiLYuDt5AicMqbgHKfWpKV9sq3xn6GhXxBCX91u4hFFoMSgWu59wYWnoMvk3HEvQqoMUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamster Wheel - Friday Fictioneers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howdy my Steemit friends! Welcome to Friday Fictioneers, where participants start participating on Wednesday! Just one of those things that started way back when, who knows why but has become the status]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/hamster-wheel-friday-fictioneers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/hamster-wheel-friday-fictioneers</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 04:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBt6URNywjRdiqaSAD3ptA2TsWGeTigJt3Uu5GhQ7Cvkq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Yesterday My Son Made Me Supper!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lemme tell you folks, when your son decides to make supper, let him! I was working in the garden and Iain, my eldest (19), popped out and said, "I feel like eating seafood. Lobster or do we have any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@dalerog/so-yesterday-my-son-made-me-supper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@dalerog/so-yesterday-my-son-made-me-supper</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Uecj8QzptaM6FnykcAKzYFtBLgcNA41Gf8QNvrgESq3a6PQPLECEUA5j4kbvDgonwhbeb6BbbAfgiVxuqMgGtE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Small Visit to Old Boucherville, Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while ago (OK... it was the end of March and we are now in the beginning of July), Zeke and I went on a nice long walk towards the old section of Boucherville. This year Canada is celebrating 150 years,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dalerog/a-small-visit-to-old-boucherville-quebec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dalerog/a-small-visit-to-old-boucherville-quebec</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 03:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgE4V92krUx7PVgEs7zfcwbmG9puwfEpjuxLqn2nQZU48ztDCGibf8Zjm5pL27kTvBXTNmvnjCr7aJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardening 101... Or How NOT to Do It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, fellow Steemian @kiligirl and my TFAY (Twin From Another Year) wrote about her own gardening incompetence - she called it such, not I. I dunno if it has anything to do with being born on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@dalerog/gardening-101-or-how-not-to-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@dalerog/gardening-101-or-how-not-to-do-it</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 02:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hMYk9suumqYTSddQjieLCQmtZKt5NYsN7nbRFVXei7CxnmarzViZKzqRMeuWAqMzcff4SagQ6ozGnjGFUJ1GjSW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Rendered Speechless... For Those Who Know Me, That is No Easy Task]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received a notification that someone wanted to post something on my Facebook wall, or page, if you will. I must admit I appreciate the new rules that notify you before someone just dumps crap onto your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gratitude/@dalerog/i-m-rendered-speechless-for-those-who-know-me-that-is-no-easy-task</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gratitude/@dalerog/i-m-rendered-speechless-for-those-who-know-me-that-is-no-easy-task</guid><category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 04:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZysiqpkTgGC5DYEQWVmtMa8p7RNFp5Nqsey3DWxWVQnj1Xe9FAKcXDv1HiEVMxtYRrjA4ohzYRsvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It All Started With a Phone Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about dating apps and how, um, interesting they can be. I also mentioned that I met my husband via such a service way back in 1995. Back when the Internet was reserved for the computer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@dalerog/it-all-started-with-a-phone-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@dalerog/it-all-started-with-a-phone-call</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4dDmVTiXKqNvmbrjGTiEJXUrXQmgkKLKPk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Vacation - Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, Steemians! As mentioned in my #introduceyourself post, I write 100-word stories every Wednesday (or Thursday or Friday, depending on my schedule) based on a photo prompt. This is this week's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/family-vacation-friday-fictioneers-100-word-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@dalerog/family-vacation-friday-fictioneers-100-word-story</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stswg7QxYxVvMGFpAcP6QUSufMhPcmk5vDKWg9PZpHfVY6bmLMq9VmEYXi62cm1UBqqwUHcuZT6SKCDQupE5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindness of Strangers...For Ten Bucks!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Fall I noticed a broken branch on my red maple tree in my front yard. However could such a thing happen? Surely NOT one of my sons who decided to climb it and accidentally step on the branch, hear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/perfecttiming/@dalerog/kindness-of-strangers-for-ten-bucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/perfecttiming/@dalerog/kindness-of-strangers-for-ten-bucks</guid><category><![CDATA[perfecttiming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zMyYetBKyvhqBqYXCeJz9r8tVYVi2M6RZBgsQwt1Nz4VzdvBvPS4GmPBnHpfCzda6HUgRZnFFcve2dxoWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dating Sites... Why in the Name of All That is Holy Do I Bother?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So. Yeah. Being a 50-something widow who wants to date in this day and age is not all that easy. At least it is a lot harder than I ever thought it could be to meet someone halfway decent. I never had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/datingafter50/@dalerog/dating-sites-why-in-the-name-of-all-that-is-holy-do-i-bother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/datingafter50/@dalerog/dating-sites-why-in-the-name-of-all-that-is-holy-do-i-bother</guid><category><![CDATA[datingafter50]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2HuhPSj6w9nMmrxoVijH7CEY1cUCPjnnL6Z9myoyiUL462KnzJ3QCCBuHSaEV9RBK3i8VtM9DwCSBLfLFgZeTUx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don't Want to Be Rude, So Please, Allow Me to Introduce Myself!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello fellow Steemians, I have started and stopped, erased and rewritten this stupid post I know not how many times. I will be totally honest. I am a neophyte when it comes to anything "bitcoin-ish"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@dalerog/i-don-t-want-to-be-rude-so-please-allow-me-to-introduce-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@dalerog/i-don-t-want-to-be-rude-so-please-allow-me-to-introduce-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dalerog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 03:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNfLwEwX5cJFUNVLDNhZpgCvjd9mJjB4cXF4iipvvh9AVxDoSQB29bEWyuXuAsPfM8DSxT3QGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>