<?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, 28 Apr 2026 10:19:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jonschmitt/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing a new way to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the USA, there is a lot of talk these days about the nature of work. I read a good thinker article today in which the stark phrase "fuck work" was a major attention drawer. I am in major favor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@jonschmitt/fuck-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@jonschmitt/fuck-work</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 05:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owXd26zXYjZqAJUBTewkwpoEFuRzL1nF22iUyCz7hkmJEfCjYAtbCmUM8f1iG2LzhubBAwxrVqdDa7dEiw6iSRhkEqBcK4hk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam, gratitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting on a molded small plastic chair, feeling thanks for the dedication of the folks all around. Seafood, thanks for your productive cycle, creating bounty for us, even though we are taking more than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@jonschmitt/vietnam-gratitude</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@jonschmitt/vietnam-gratitude</guid><category><![CDATA[engrave]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 10:01:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tượng Phật Bà Quan Âm & The big Buddha overlooking the ocean in Da Nang]]></title><description><![CDATA[I rented a scooter and took a ride to the statue which I have seen from a distance for a week. The weather was balmy in the sun and cool in the shade. In other words, perfect for a person. I strolled with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@jonschmitt/tuong-phat-ba-quan-am-and-the-big-buddha-overlooking-the-ocean-in-da-nang</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@jonschmitt/tuong-phat-ba-quan-am-and-the-big-buddha-overlooking-the-ocean-in-da-nang</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:58:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UbZWhsNH6fTGHLbuJrnvhBdEbvCftoVp3ryiD6x2bm5ThznynjW8jzQtQTmFvTg1kja5Jrd224FYp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sake fueled mayhem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2002 I joined a hadakamatsuri (naked festival) in rural Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. I believe a yakuza member drugged me that night, as I took a hot bath with some gangsters, and was given a sake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memory/@jonschmitt/sake-fueled-mayhem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memory/@jonschmitt/sake-fueled-mayhem</guid><category><![CDATA[memory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81R6vDsnFkSYJiMtvhtf1sgizwuXVJfLtpKwLzrdR6UHMNouTcztamsqbpryj5znNB89VVnbpTpMWynnJmfDxexe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1998 in Okinawa (sunburn coming)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this day, on a mujinto off the coast of the main Okinawan island, I received my worst sunburn ever. It was on the tops of my feet, the only place where I was corporeally thoughtless to rub in some sun]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@jonschmitt/1998-in-okinawa-sunburn-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@jonschmitt/1998-in-okinawa-sunburn-coming</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:58:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYvfhd4wVNznMoDXjaGGZi7jBYQSmc9U14fv7brU11o9ANFfQSwWSTc62vBTvZVHKFtj9XmNSnUnwQkLBMFFGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Buddha, speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vietnam is with a lot of treasure, and here is an easy to locate one. Lovely scene over the South China Sea.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vietnam/@jonschmitt/lady-buddha-speak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vietnam/@jonschmitt/lady-buddha-speak</guid><category><![CDATA[vietnam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UMXmEsVAzsMjdGxZWboiNQNZu3UhqebmYRkWyLJGUEqZMqBCTKf3fdfR4owMYZbXMYYZmzbKY1TL8N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chanthaburi local on his boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saltwater and boat, Chanthaburi, Thailand. Cambodia only a short drive down the road. Still air and water.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@jonschmitt/chanthaburi-local-on-his-boat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@jonschmitt/chanthaburi-local-on-his-boat</guid><category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VJwapnv29XA1czwQ1nVpjdJPNQ1gA97nf3vJ6JhtL6PthTpYXEpq6YvEadwXwTaHvAzWMSkcLVPiAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello y'all :) Little about me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I quit my 9 to 5 in November of 2018. Scary. However, after a year of jumping around SE Asia and reconnecting with the familiar vibes of expathood (lived in Japan 2000-2008), I must say I am very happy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jonschmitt/hello-y-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jonschmitt/hello-y-all</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonschmitt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9ac4eSA6AuSqpbUqfX85wZDRXkwGT8rfAZYQHcm7tXr1hTTcSagkPUvi3ob84wTkXmhcJc3bqykNnNMB4qFNKrN6NyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>