<?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, 18 May 2026 12:32:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hereandthere/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking to Get into Litecoin, Good Idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litecoin is way cheaper and way faster than Bitcoin, and those seem to me to be good reason to invest in it rather than in Bitcoin. But I admit to being a minnow, or you could say cryptocurrency newbie,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@hereandthere/thinking-to-get-into-litecoin-good-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@hereandthere/thinking-to-get-into-litecoin-good-idea</guid><category><![CDATA[litecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 23:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtFAQfawSXF1B2GzkjbZ4W3wGqoL2XgjCKJCpJPhFVnHXpK7KxRKd7JFBhvxDobcfda8ykrU37fnYeqHtUEfNeVnFFfduLGR9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Serious Faux Pas in Sri Lanka]]></title><description><![CDATA[This incident happened in the summer of 1962, when Sri Lanka was still Ceylon. I was on an around-the-world trip and at this point was going from Europe to Hong Kong in steerage class of a French passenger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memoirs/@hereandthere/my-serious-faux-pas-in-sri-lanka</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memoirs/@hereandthere/my-serious-faux-pas-in-sri-lanka</guid><category><![CDATA[memoirs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yf7JcC3h9XUjYdaahrWQxpV6xQogSKZDcaJ3upfMiDQkNfUKpqcvS9Lrx2fmRgJHBe872j8WLYRYFHqEaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Love Steemit But Hey Sometimes Life Gets in the Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I signed up for Steemit not that long ago, I was going to post something most days. Even then I was realistic enough to know I'd have to miss a few days. BUT somehow it's been 23 days since I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memoirs/@hereandthere/i-love-steemit-but-hey-sometimes-life-gets-in-the-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memoirs/@hereandthere/i-love-steemit-but-hey-sometimes-life-gets-in-the-way</guid><category><![CDATA[memoirs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRHbNXQMKSm92aZqLwr9gGupJaRC9EHCxJxK6q3WDjWjnJJzro1wDaaUJqBnMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sierra Leone: Mudslides and Death in the News Contrast with My Delightful Summer Back in 1963]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning I woke up eager to get to my laptop and work on the short book I've almost finished. African Summer: A Crossroader in Sierra Leone is Book 2 in my memoirs, which have the series title]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@hereandthere/sierra-leone-mudslides-and-death-in-the-news-contrast-with-my-delightful-summer-back-in-1963</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@hereandthere/sierra-leone-mudslides-and-death-in-the-news-contrast-with-my-delightful-summer-back-in-1963</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNn3RSngNr1AHos1yrp2J5FQKTNkjnCuvXjBp9KQQHyUQsmor42QbBUDvQoTPz2xDcpbQ8G5J21egEdVcLoCrgB3nxe3fMoUwUSpfDno6n2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Tip #3 for Minnows from Another Minnow With a Rant About Working with Images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use images even if it can be frustrating to get them where you want them. Images liven up posts and help to catch the eye. And of course, you absolutely need them for photography, art, travel, even food...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minnows/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-3-for-minnows-from-another-minnow-with-a-rant-about-working-with-images</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minnows/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-3-for-minnows-from-another-minnow-with-a-rant-about-working-with-images</guid><category><![CDATA[minnows]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 21:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1sKxehaMhskZqJkVh1RS5bqLWruWrpjGvErxA6VpD6yrVUwcixcmkaodHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fascinated by Strangler Fig Trees in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband keeps his camera handy when we travel in Mexico, not least for pictures of strangler figs. This parasitic tree takes over other trees or old buildings.The patterns it makes can be quite stunning.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mexico/@hereandthere/fascinated-by-strangler-fig-trees-in-mexico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mexico/@hereandthere/fascinated-by-strangler-fig-trees-in-mexico</guid><category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfmnDvVke3CBwjUpzqw3R5KtmnUkDcJQJE3mzKSwVQXPhuVHse4vd8gDtxcFecXxTcwjR7c4oDegL6iWRbPDDNQ8pa11uFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Zestful Friends in Their 80s]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Since quite a few Steemians enjoyed my article about being in my 70s, I got to thinking about friends I have who are still going strong in their 80s. Really, of the people I know who are that age,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@hereandthere/six-zestful-friends-in-their-80s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@hereandthere/six-zestful-friends-in-their-80s</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6CKZBgxXTUbLn2bi9xAsBBHutBm6oweQVG2Xrj2AnEvwwkta9EBNna2pN3uuPZZ5Vd5G3yF6UsmndavUah3jxXiFzJEtFwaYK28jiBJpCn8LdCnMU2rcj82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surrealism in a Jungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once my husband and I went to Las Pozas, one of the strangest pieces of art I have ever had the pleasure of  wandering around in. It's off the beaten tourism path in Mexico, near the town of Xilitla]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@hereandthere/surrealism-in-a-jungle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@hereandthere/surrealism-in-a-jungle</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1fSsTuDRmRXP7pdsRY9JiXPgzmS37yp34Srd7RrCjnLY8dLiXmjPtHHitPz3eSFNXLhaKX5H78knjCh2ir2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Tip #2 for Minnows from Another Minnow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second tip I'm offering other minnows is very basic. DO SOMETHING. It saddens me that a lot of people sign up here and then bog down. You don't have to, even if the whole Steemit world can be rather]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-2-for-minnows-from-another-minnow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-2-for-minnows-from-another-minnow</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 21:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/0x0/http://hartworks.com/bigchange/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/me-minnow.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Tip #1 for Minnows from Another Minnow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first tip for success on Steemit is sometimes abbreviated RTFM. That's short for "read the effing manual" and it's good advice. As a librarian, I often found the information people were looking for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minnowsupport/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-1-for-minnows-from-another-minnow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minnowsupport/@hereandthere/steemit-tip-1-for-minnows-from-another-minnow</guid><category><![CDATA[minnowsupport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvcJVGcMXMi6S1ceBSXPtFspsRKiRCXXAnMV5uAAxb65PLk2eT97XrpMgqho4i9LkL3rofGZSuYz8zsHqovbbh3Ua?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Steemit Caused Me to Share Peaches Around My Neighborhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just found Steemit recently and am still learning my way around. When some friends invited me and my husband to go pick ripe peaches from their tree yesterday, I had an immediate intuitive feeling to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@hereandthere/why-steemit-caused-me-to-share-peaches-around-my-neighborhood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@hereandthere/why-steemit-caused-me-to-share-peaches-around-my-neighborhood</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 03:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxenq8gdQ6EPR1HvDLydarqhJbTD7JoZ7GFXUG496Zr2qWG8W4VWMwDF6YTejG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Being in my 70s Has Turned Out to be a Hoot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The years I have been in my 70s have been filled with really great times. I'm writing this in case you aren't enthusiastic about the prospect of being old. Am I old? Nah, I figure that will hit at about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@hereandthere/why-being-in-my-70s-has-turned-out-to-be-a-hoot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@hereandthere/why-being-in-my-70s-has-turned-out-to-be-a-hoot</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 17:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEZCCK4VNurDU5Wnhd1sFeTiYLy29Bb3KLbogXyap25efoyK2xngJ4tVQN37dtcxuX9ohA1WtCe2otqNPvi9Thdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overstock.com's CEO Patrick Bryne Is a Big Fan of Cryptocurrency and Uses It 3 Ways at That Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was just doing my usual weekend skimming of Chris Martenson's Peak Prosperity site when I came across an interview Martenson recently did with Patrick Byrne. I expect a lot of you know much of this but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@hereandthere/overstock-com-s-ceo-patrick-bryne-is-a-big-fan-of-cryptocurrency-and-uses-it-3-ways-at-that-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@hereandthere/overstock-com-s-ceo-patrick-bryne-is-a-big-fan-of-cryptocurrency-and-uses-it-3-ways-at-that-company</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:41:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi, I'm @hereandthere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi -- Here on Steemit.com I'm @hereandthere, and around the web you'll find me as Zana Hart, the name I use for the books and most of the websites I write, or as Rosana Hart. I've been online since 1998]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hereandthere/hi-i-m-hereandthere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hereandthere/hi-i-m-hereandthere</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hereandthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfmnDvVke3CBwjUpzqw3R5KtmnUkDcJQJE3mzKSwVQXPhuVHse4vd8gDtxcFecXxTcwjR7c4oDeKG5ju9bq1DQkagDaJRVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>