<?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, 08 Apr 2026 03:56:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jacksonblair/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Atlantic Coast June 2018]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photograph/@jacksonblair/florida-atlantic-coast-june-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photograph/@jacksonblair/florida-atlantic-coast-june-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[photograph]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WMLzfweUP8MktFpbpxrn6T8xF37NDHbBKTArXudrb6knsV5c4JekgMa9VNtMZ3RF1VRs3pRRSw8FzUZx1B1ttF1ntZ4Rgrj2k7SdDLCb6AtqxBf15bE6oC3kEZFv369NqEUsQHrjpdDYnpG3fcR2g2GxdWUUGsSU5C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ravenwood Tennis Courts Sunset]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tennis/@jacksonblair/ravenwood-tennis-courts-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tennis/@jacksonblair/ravenwood-tennis-courts-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7kiVyHj8RuTcQpG84XkEmrt5swKjFAYRy9Nrz5dyigFEpgXDtJgRL9cgCDUMLRdvGgvVe8DW8dMkSdgDTAcFXKi3wU7evem9S43D9x5MnBvWcuMdiYk7boj5yJWSy5T9uZzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declaration of Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[When in the course of human interaction at the wellspring of a relationship It becomes necessary to express the bonds that have begun connecting one another And to consider assuming among the larger society]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@jacksonblair/declaration-of-something</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@jacksonblair/declaration-of-something</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CHyeimk5x9gu3FyiPfushHj93p7wZjHmTgnyKSvA8Zwg2J5SXoVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trespasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[My trespasses are forgiven these days. My friends and loved ones know i “have a lot on my plate.” I am a pitiable person. I work hard not to be a pitiful person. “How are you doing?” How many times a day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/trespasses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/trespasses</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6cXyqqqTRBLyWox9DG2eDz4aQhiXqo4JrDmJ2Jw3NRFA5gPS5HwnVMDGFndeD2q3YAPHSY3fcYLLvYwDnmPc2thGWJnmPqJv9Lj1UQEa2GqMupwP7PhrW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, in some way if we are lucky we will be remembered for something. Some people might become the best basketball player of their time and be showered with millions and be adored by millions. Others might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/a-legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/a-legacy</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 04:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCrYjq9zjtBkhsqGFFuVLRHYPsniE15KYo4svpWfsmzB6xzJAJAyKqNnffsgA75cfVfXPiZHQxEE9yn314hGiuiLtndgQYEQt2phWAzwEK9seyvg5Y1KQVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Beer, Valentine’s Week Beer Love Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picked these up last night on the way home. Wicked Weed is a North Carolina beer and crossed the Appalachians just this year (2018, maybe December 2017) pretty much the same time I found it in Asheville]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@jacksonblair/weekend-beer-valentine-s-week-beer-love-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@jacksonblair/weekend-beer-valentine-s-week-beer-love-edition</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCqN4KvXUBKpsAb65JmP21Em9TWLQ4gMGurhDk9fW1cWssuRqMT3wpyiSFhfSPLHSDzhdnnrbbPH981CVuHHkitec3QBBT7gqifUo364yrDj1fhLfWb7V2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janie Gideon Chapter 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have not been able to stop and make something new for a few days, so here is something older. It is Chapter 2 of Is Janie Gideon Missing” (Chapter 1 link) Chapter 2. “So I bet you see a lot going on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/janie-gideon-chapter-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/janie-gideon-chapter-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 16:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCt2JwgwZdHpAfa8JJvFudAjKJ6gq1uFAwSRppwvu4LX77bPWoDtRz2nGZD7VGiibSps9VHJ8QYnycpSBNweaNoC55W4Lmk1ihR8MvSbqEfZ9bqLn2Bm1j4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asheville Graffitti]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@jacksonblair/asheville-graffitti</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@jacksonblair/asheville-graffitti</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 04:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvYJtANxn9x8bb4ceHaYrBSHmn99pXPm6MTCz2mqA6NWN9udgj1keo5VAoAs1bKNMQuf2GeD9DohNoRt2JqhSReu8q2mnoGYX43kWnbwUvch92p1TdcyEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Page One of a novel I am writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a long day today. I wanted to come home and write, but I am very tired. It was a good day. I have some good thoughts to share about it. But I lack the energy. I still need to find time and invest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/page-one-of-a-novel-i-am-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/page-one-of-a-novel-i-am-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 04:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCrdQwcvCiw8VetHu9TFxewtVgq6cSLEd4ECPDAZPkEQt4pjkAuWs4Utnf4GqyZQ76xLndMa67Xd14JPhiBQRhmJdEHYxgiVurNYsyh42euwWByY7DFK48v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Called the Dow?! The biggest non-Super Bowl prediction of 2018!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, okay, I am bragging, I am gloating. I am begging for attention. But sometimes you are that guy! Who has two thumbs and cashed out of the stock market the business day before the biggest point decline]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jacksonblair/who-called-the-dow-the-biggest-non-super-bowl-prediction-of-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jacksonblair/who-called-the-dow-the-biggest-non-super-bowl-prediction-of-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 01:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCsraVvDhCriVwpBhGuai7gw1YBc8H4ic8K54JnsyML9gG7DAeSe1hnb3Nbsvhva8ySaqXPd88xYMUvtUyCDei6w56XM1GSuWx2qAxLUv8yi42Kdavpw2sp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Groundhog Looks in the Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scruffy groundhog got out of bed on February 2nd. He waddled to the bathroom and peered deeply in the mirror looking deeply at the lines and shadows in his face. He was defining them for their defining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/the-groundhog-looks-in-the-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jacksonblair/the-groundhog-looks-in-the-mirror</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 19:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvpkEsqw6Z2sRdd9pReaKFB3sPGjshej6JcuZgUP1V6sGvMuFz5J1q9EWRHP84jfqPZWgKE9kpQ2xEHWCrqKcgzwhaGDmjtW6SoH1qtGmQukDS7MrkdCgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappointed Democratic Dad]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am beyond disappointed with the Democratic Party. This party is the best chances for the values I stand for politically, and yet because of its nature, it has made policies I would like to see happen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@jacksonblair/disappointed-democratic-dad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@jacksonblair/disappointed-democratic-dad</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 03:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCgeeTYSG7FaSpSwC9fH5XERRoGwhafitFkkSSwiv5F1XrHTBD3d916nqr55ZeibGixNZRiYpWXRkR9SpFXdZUQpppmyiJMsFXSZ5YfdPbGvmmjFjZhBavr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonight’s Beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like beer. Tonight I am having a couple of comfort beers. Something new from a trusted “friend” and something old and nostalgic. I tend toward IPA’s and I was going to stop by at a local craft brew pub]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@jacksonblair/tonight-s-beer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@jacksonblair/tonight-s-beer</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCi8D4AjhYq7Tz4ueAio4R2VkvXtc81BKDVn9wDr2Dp9qsxAGwjEsfPbXXVsdUnNw3EfD9xDDBVQTyazsEnASC7oZBSCULY9HoPQ1P2Bp8zYXzYRDGA62sx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bye Bye Dow]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I just did it. I moved all of my retirement account out of stocks and into bonds. I simply cannot imagine the stock market not having a bump sometime soon. It isn’t even an anti- #trump thing. The history]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jacksonblair/by-by-dow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@jacksonblair/by-by-dow</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6cA1bTiuH2po3J43zsP7LMLgnwXJjhvU1k1Zbog52SGC42FzNJt2L6TuMeDtxaaG9tPe4tttjmpau5VscBc3WTyTumpQ2rnGKwbLBukuXv3mq9CvvAd8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random Nice Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[My series of nice surprises is continuing. A friend of mine who I TA’d for at a University associated with this image Sent me a random email about a fake test question I wrote for him in the 1990s. 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I am going to look at some of that bone-jarring self-reflection that may be to honest to read. I wonder if I can be that honest and allow myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/divorce/@jacksonblair/my-last-night-with-the-dread-pirate-roberts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/divorce/@jacksonblair/my-last-night-with-the-dread-pirate-roberts</guid><category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eR9D6V3V8LMGqsruJcYV3gvGzU6AeAcKF5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Straight from the Trumpline News]]></title><description><![CDATA[So today I was driving my Chinese host son home from school and he was reticent to bring up a trigger issue #Trump. But he was a little miffed. “Go on,” I said. No worries. #hukunamatata He was triggered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jayz/@jacksonblair/straight-from-the-trumpline-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jayz/@jacksonblair/straight-from-the-trumpline-news</guid><category><![CDATA[jayz]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6T5aC8rjzJrBSPbpMghGZyuEUS3z4bXrKzYurJF86dEy8US4Boc6CpLmWvtmpf1W24o9hHrUeU8U4oUL8ofezP4pBA9Ra4AmnEEoPPS5byUj9Mu59deGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher of the Year Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to get your students to show off their creativity and engagement in the course material while being the cool teacher? Assign them memes. These were Robber Baron vs. Captain of Industry memes they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@jacksonblair/teacher-of-the-year-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@jacksonblair/teacher-of-the-year-candidate</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksonblair]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:39:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCt5p6A3hB24ym5w7HMJyXXFucgXHm4BK7c3qVkYSA6J2k77TkvfwnNSSNuA2hJb7dngTch8HAzqc7Cr41HbDpEiPwfPzT1fCcbm3kR8yixYFW3aFT22G4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And Now For Something Completely Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[So here is an image shared with me connected with a personal misadventure of mine this weekend. 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