<?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 21:24:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@longsilver/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Been Trying My Hand At Memes]]></title><description><![CDATA[} I am a Q following Trump supporter because humanity is not yet capable of effective self governance. I believe we are on a journey toward that lofty goal, but I have seen the videos of WalMart on Black]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/maga/@longsilver/been-trying-my-hand-at-memes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/maga/@longsilver/been-trying-my-hand-at-memes</guid><category><![CDATA[maga]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 00:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhwc5oWGPvtGAftF4r7fkCV995K3agHZh6kSXhVHYeAwttcdGdZ2MdpLHTfeDhDSE6b4yTHcnpv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am finally checking out Hive, Hello!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If by chance anyone remembers me from steemit, I am really fishyculture but I cannot log in under that name for some reason, so I am posting on hubby's blog. Sort of a test balloon, not sure I even know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@longsilver/i-am-finally-checking-out-hive-hello</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@longsilver/i-am-finally-checking-out-hive-hello</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBBAhjorNJZBPAPeaq2Cvzwh4tCygMBHuU6ZCbgJvaQ7VF68zr2Q8DKvMnsR6ZXFaAqDQnqH8ePDsZ1hJ9vTrc1nn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Year, A New Hot Spring!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know I have been AWOL for months, but I really am still here and still a steemit enthusiast. I am hoping that life will settle down just a bit and that I can post more consistently. My wife and I finally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@longsilver/a-new-year-a-new-hot-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@longsilver/a-new-year-a-new-hot-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2019 16:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WcBM7hJHd12WVmbZFJY17zMPmRtdQABzem4zWxH4rstmqUAiZNuWAnWHZZEaBG9YjQRgxtayaA5skr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever Been So Happy You Could Almost S#!+?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever been able to say "We are getting our shit together, and I have the photo to prove it?" I can! All the prep work is finally coming together, the HcMansion will be an actual home here pretty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@longsilver/ever-been-so-happy-you-could-almost-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@longsilver/ever-been-so-happy-you-could-almost-s</guid><category><![CDATA[homestead]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovY9AywMssXR7s2VeHhEKeyGxhyazLmZskobmNR9vPc5fxEU4QobrEtJWw3uwTa2QGkw4MscLPe4cH4rh6Ui3N8Er?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HcMansion Progress Continues But Evidence Is Hard To Come By]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheet vinyl got put down in the bathroom last week. I had my wife take photos of the whole process. They are on her phone, the one she lost. Honestly, I am not sure why this one was on the computer but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@longsilver/hcmansion-progress-continues-but-evidence-is-hard-to-come-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@longsilver/hcmansion-progress-continues-but-evidence-is-hard-to-come-by</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 01:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovWr5yixs7ceY68mwjhGkbM2XnYrT5mkVuuzo14q9tGWmGTK2Pp76whcTaSgaPx4c4Mww47yA2Bpq2nY6yCiazYfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here We Go Again: FIRE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming home from work tonight I saw lightning strike not too far in the distance. A few minutes later, I drove past this: A few miles later I turned onto the road to my house. This is about ten miles from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturephotography/@longsilver/here-we-go-again-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturephotography/@longsilver/here-we-go-again-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[naturephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 02:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovWwaJFh1ALYyvLyN7rMXW8DRqtvgJ6nFjw49PaPW1m3QcdGgTTT2bkDbJYj7X9JVG4p26xVBWYhJtqLrehX4ksQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Friday: I Out-Shopped My Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have heard the saying "Shop til you drop?" After several hours wandering around Home Depot on their wicked concrete floors, my wife could not take any more. I scooted the toilet over so she]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marketfriday/@longsilver/market-friday-i-out-shopped-my-wife</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marketfriday/@longsilver/market-friday-i-out-shopped-my-wife</guid><category><![CDATA[marketfriday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovTcmK3kPwGL9FRhmorkRhthsWA6tQ4aTwbEUG8G8H2NvfVXDxqKbReVNadBiYchdj99Cu6UX275rXY2hT1xoJPQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Has Been A Year, Time To Introduce Myself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife joined steemit just over a year ago, about a week later she convinced me to get an account. I did not do much with it at first, I still have a "day job." 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Google Mesa Fire for some amazing images.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@longsilver/the-view-down-our-driveway-last-evening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@longsilver/the-view-down-our-driveway-last-evening</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[longsilver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 03:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovcwAhakyV7s4BtpSqbAo1HwTtf3BsuA7QXgFZs5SLqkuazfRv9LvXFsqTDfh6ALpDocXSLvyGA1836SY2pnfXjze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woke Up To The Smell Of Something Burning]]></title><description><![CDATA[It smelled a little like someone burning garbage but it was 2:30 AM. 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