<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:38:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lionsmane/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Freak at a Funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dressed in a dark blue, unlettered and wordless Abercrombie sweatshirt I've been too fat to fit into since given to me a decade ago and somewhat regrettably a pair of faded-style preppy blue jeans and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/death/@lionsmane/a-freak-at-a-funeral</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/death/@lionsmane/a-freak-at-a-funeral</guid><category><![CDATA[death]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4NMUqZKt39YF3yfPnpEePpSUVqKF7moX44jtvQHjnbckyg2mZhqmwhmKyw3pJx3Evfu6j6nkFG63SjjqLLrbV9cW1dnm288KkvfheX1NHGpiFNg64W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post has been deleted because I am an idiot and don't know what I am talking about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@lionsmane/engspanol-and-the-mute-speak-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@lionsmane/engspanol-and-the-mute-speak-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:06:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post has been deleted because I am an idiot and don't know what I am talking about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@lionsmane/god-read-a-book-to-me-then-wrote-a-book-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@lionsmane/god-read-a-book-to-me-then-wrote-a-book-for-me</guid><category><![CDATA[romance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abuse Me, Please.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people like to be abused. For whatever reason. I am one of them. I want to be so completely wrapped around someone's finger that I lose myself. In losing myself, I lose my pain and gain a new one.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lionsmane/abuse-me-please</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lionsmane/abuse-me-please</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 01:07:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Week as Lead at my Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[In contrast to my last post, I was somewhat surprisingly thrust into the role as lead data entry operator for the company I have been working for as a temp worker. In just one week, it's been highs and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/first-week-as-lead-at-my-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/first-week-as-lead-at-my-job</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUhnLur9hkQAjfEe6WHwUzhjMTcHesN48HMNiTdmZhbvT6ABTVACiAW9MjEDHxKKzNR5GG6gX8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nowhere Is Home Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's funny; I fled the throes of Illinois only to move in with controlling Christians. Sometimes, I feel like I see it all. 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I'm too aggravated to agree to either]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@lionsmane/a-2020-u-s-a-free-write</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@lionsmane/a-2020-u-s-a-free-write</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2020 04:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqhvFxe6kJsBQt8J1eb3eSRLLhGbiz6esYzrPreR7fCskyoZXjPZfRzW3d3WzQtm7vDH9eN83B8UkH4ZUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just My Two Cents...Mining Crypto as I Browse the Web]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've posted about the CryptoTab Browser before, but I wasn't really using it until recently. It seems to be a good browser. I paid $1.99 for the mining feature and I'm guessing I'll be lucky to make that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lionsmane/just-my-two-cents-mining-crypto-as-i-browse-the-web</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lionsmane/just-my-two-cents-mining-crypto-as-i-browse-the-web</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn2bp6tNJqVPpDJnsi2UsrvPkM2H4DNuz7i4mtUupyqHrQYZSyk3tBMVuUDQYD9PMaLJd6UE4Finw3DyLpzbeP5V1sH2xczFjzcNaLFEZQGcwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BROminoes and life in Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, here we are. I've now lived in Texas for 1 week. It will be awhile, I'm sure, before I notice the differences between Illinois and my new "home". Doesn't really feel like a home yet. I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/brominoes-and-life-in-texas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/brominoes-and-life-in-texas</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 02:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFx2k9xAWTCmHmoYfv57vFikyteXzGQDsMzDXjjsyNFMr4faB24PhAiWczk3uNUVYtfyvb2zPCF1borcVS4JTeckA6ogVgLYf2M4r8kAmkAydnBV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarantine Meals: Quarantine Slop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings everyone, I've been going hard on homemade sub sandwiches (and have no complaints about that) - so I decided to do something a little different and new. 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I think it has affected him moreso than it otherwise should because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/not-the-first-time-the-world-was-ending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lionsmane/not-the-first-time-the-world-was-ending</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 07:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5K3bqZ7w5sVEK88v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocking Up For the Apocalypse (I guess)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, today I decided to stock up on canned food in the apparent reality that the Coronavirus is upon us. 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The frequency of (sugar free) energy drinks I've been drinking is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lionsmane/actifit-lionsmane-20190912t000900574z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lionsmane/actifit-lionsmane-20190912t000900574z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsmane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: September 8 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought it was a pretty good day at work for the most part. Had a great, laid back flow at first. It became busy towards the 2nd half of my shift which then comes the anxiety. 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