<?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, 19 May 2026 13:13:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lovejoy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The year of endless change...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day, fiendishly ready for some delicious Nepalese food from my favorite restaurant, Ghorka Palace, I drove up to the big city of Minneapolis from my hideout amidst the sedges and silver maples]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/the-year-of-endless-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/the-year-of-endless-change</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VDFVfes4J8WBmiaYPdeDzgLkyouA79wG4TwpDzS1evc21DT1Z5pzZYerhUYioiwFS3t5jtKLaTxwa7CRKkK1r52CsPPmPg6pfCq7XngVbWXnG7kzHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing: Rogue's gilliflower 🌿 Hesperis matronalis L.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a plant growing round these parts and despite it being considered an invasive species, it's rather extraordinary. I've been wild-foraging in the woods near where I'm living]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@lovejoy/introducing-rogue-s-gilliflower-hesperis-matronalis-l</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@lovejoy/introducing-rogue-s-gilliflower-hesperis-matronalis-l</guid><category><![CDATA[plants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 21:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtSWc5rxuHmyXr7Q9GK1fo3bE6ct7pB8W12nDykAdrrtBtAwKTqwPv5xdH1p4AkJVvaacCfwFvKwzF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's rethink money 💸 for the benefit of all!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of the monetary cabal we currently have, which only benefits a small handful of elites at the expense of people and planet, why don't we have thousands of community currencies with liquidity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@lovejoy/let-s-rethink-money-for-the-benefit-of-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@lovejoy/let-s-rethink-money-for-the-benefit-of-all</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 18:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRnQt6V6gjbhkXPNdCHjszxhtMGC5WeqYvm3XnuRJX4b6vdH8M2ZDUNTHRTaEabbp1V3soanpxCBYBtaWtxJsRemAh5545PnBrJFFLHKk2KvuUeDeHfkam6hTgkjd5qtauJGHm8fNAe2StyQKAPBjeMrYaM43Lz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Skin in the Game’ ~ Have you read Nassim Nicholas Taleb?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day Hive community. I’m going to experiment with shorter posts and musings of whatever is on my mind and see if that will liberate me from the desire to produce a vast philosophical rants which strain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lovejoy/skin-in-the-game-have-you-read-nassim-nicholas-taleb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lovejoy/skin-in-the-game-have-you-read-nassim-nicholas-taleb</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 14:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrH1XPACdEfBbB3Uyzje14zjuMJBuSLm37fDmQEdgbhEgbU2ZYeSJ6WovkJk6LfFk9csM2hvriN9r4xwNJL2bb3LgjnVhDj81f2hZ7rFmTGJT6DhDbVKdgd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we spend our attention?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was considering how attention is the primary form of value in a network. For instance, content is secondary to attention, since, without attention, there is no perception of content to begin with. a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/social/@lovejoy/how-do-we-spend-our-attention</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/social/@lovejoy/how-do-we-spend-our-attention</guid><category><![CDATA[social]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 13:28:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[🎶 musical alchemy № 1 ~ Yarah Bravo ~ Love is the Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[In many ways, music is among the most effective means of evolving our collective social consciousness. Like plant medicine, touch, or awe, it can bypass our filters and deliver its unique message to our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@lovejoy/musical-alchemy-1-yarah-bravo-love-is-the-movement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@lovejoy/musical-alchemy-1-yarah-bravo-love-is-the-movement</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 18:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gPSQXD26P2As77kSkptG6psTeS3ty5D9RtGjK7nv8MjNLRau93pGx3UTzEtmsyr1a5g7FgMQy1JDTERWBqFfrsJY7URzBZ6GtiD446S4Rbr4997AUzN4NyhM1YaWNFVQGHyDNqoLW4z3MBWkBGMGq4FiedCT646?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s up Hive, this is Lovejoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings fellow alchemical denizens of the true community Hive splinter faction primed for action and gaining traction, this is Lovejoy. I’m coming to you from my southern Minnesota hideout not far from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/what-s-up-hive-this-is-lovejoy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/what-s-up-hive-this-is-lovejoy</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 02:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGad2Czt4nrPSx2C64paJbCXufQ1DmJGX6SWa9KMuZ5txKSEFyJc7bppzDcej81qWxrkBdNTvxREfc8p1cuzJBBV6rPdDpuUj4ytVBXaUEMv8b4xG4vgVkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive... 3-2-1 Go!  Initial Thoughts & Bug Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go Hive! I salute the efforts to break away from the pernicious influence of the Ned Scott / Justin Sun axis of idiocy. Good initiative @blocktrades, and all the many people who have brought this about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@lovejoy/hive-3-2-1-go-initial-thoughts-and-bug-report</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@lovejoy/hive-3-2-1-go-initial-thoughts-and-bug-report</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEkeKJRPGSCJJH4AUmGAxmWsi9PwQKp8CNCuAcEHE8aVeKroxZ47EG2qZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[snow meets the machines of man, infinite glittering jewels arranged with uncanny ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... precision, in a field of morning’s first footfalls. I am an author, explorer, traveler, and blockchain advocate currently in a not so secret mountain hideout, listening to the wind and working on my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-86126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-86126</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrJNWxpp4RpTHHSn5KRSQdmptuNNyCYRwndwKErLQKcUqYVkYis?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Police in Taos have to be the most humble... I’m sure this isn’t their main  ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... station, but I just can’t stop cracking up every time I use the Taos public bathrooms... I just keep hearing Kendrick Lamar singing “Sit down... be humble” lol.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-83917</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-83917</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrfVtwMopnHhSSfm7KWAhiTV8iKPdUju6RAnmzjYgSZJYFWF95h?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original artwork by “AS”, top shack of lift 7a @ Taos Ski Valley.  “The trees were ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... once the skyscrapers, they reached their soft, sleepy limbs so high, they etched forgotten messages in the exquisitely smooth porcelain of the atmosphere.”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-80979</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-80979</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrHVQybMrL4Ghbr82v7pgnXkDqFuAFvJdW6sSShhzw5WsMu1uKD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Snow Sculpture of the Season! The Snow Bunny.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, it’s a slow Tuesday here at Taos Ski Valley so I decided to make my first snow sculpture of the year. :) Edit: I gave the bunny a carrot! ;) I am an author, explorer, traveler, and blockchain advocate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lovejoy/first-snow-sculpture-of-the-season-the-snow-bunny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lovejoy/first-snow-sculpture-of-the-season-the-snow-bunny</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHdhUH1hBeU42C4FQM8dUTjmx6gLQjJoo1yCpRdVZecnVceUsof2KyEupSE4Uc4UcSpg4cWCseLRYCaMzz45cckQQhjvh1nAQZj63SuCSLxExLrzGNmC2wp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last moments of 2019... And A New Decade Begins! Happy New Year!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the mountains of New Mexico, somewhere beyond Arroyo Seco... last moments of 2019, in these here parts. Here’s the soundtrack... Images from the transient moments of 2019 Enjoy. :) I am an author, explorer,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/last-moments-of-2019-and-a-new-decade-begins-happy-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lovejoy/last-moments-of-2019-and-a-new-decade-begins-happy-new-year</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ66KpCcmKePSXWrurXFD5trDCzuqbTRyGsKBWMTaJCqMiEFVXJVEQseiwXECwgj31o83C7rgtTgrfTUsdB9nm9VPGW99yQN82kFqY3kib9bvHk5E1vjATY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Partial to Ancient Norse Traditions Myself... So – Happy Jul!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever you want to call this time of year, there's something magical in the air as the Northern Hemisphere reaches Solstice, and the days finally begin to lengthen once more. If according to ancient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/holiday/@lovejoy/i-m-partial-to-ancient-norse-traditions-myself-so-happy-jul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/holiday/@lovejoy/i-m-partial-to-ancient-norse-traditions-myself-so-happy-jul</guid><category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 01:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WrPw3rBSWHeLJnhcnGnA28AwwaXPVPCYFDDexKCStnjK89CWXY5GeZP4JQ8z9QBDgf8TsDwpyBH9nv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspen trees waiting patiently for springtime. 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Sipping an uncomplicated mug of English breakfast tea and watching the world go round.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-65060</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-65060</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrLeooAREbytJjohb6X6npkMyCpNW69gDJWEp9BEHWi1KGe7vGw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pillars of Reciprocity: Servant Leaders of Steem - A Big Thank You!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A continuous bright thread The Steem community is resilient, capable, adaptable, and it’s because of you! You who have continued pushing forward despite setbacks and market downturns, you are the life-blood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradescontest/@lovejoy/the-pillars-of-reciprocity-servant-leaders-of-steem-a-big-thank-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradescontest/@lovejoy/the-pillars-of-reciprocity-servant-leaders-of-steem-a-big-thank-you</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradescontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2019 04:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5Hf6E3U52FC6TdbcE1J1HvCBfFMDQeD9x7tcuMbao1oE5f4WWroRECrrxCaL7ts3HKory59eU5WtFTaU5xmVKNLj4SGswit3SePQm7VLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you find yourself in Taos, New Mexico, near the entrance to Maison Faurie Ant ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... iquities you will see this magnificent sculpture, which has a companion piece in the same plaza. If you go into the Antiquities shop, speak with the owner, Robert, you won’t be disappointed, such a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-63170</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-63170</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrH8ZR9FLm2M4y5Nw3wb7PjA48KUPnCvmv7B1YLqYqupzUpBuHZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 2019: Achievements and Failures - Expeditions, Cherry Blossoms, Moving, Foraging, and The Polar Bear Market of 2019!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is good to reflect on the days gone by and weigh the relative achievements and failures so that we might make the much-needed course corrections for the days to come. 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Soon after @wolfcat and I set out on our Southwest RV adventure, @kommienezuspadt suggested I give APPICS a try so that in addition to my usual long-winded posts I would have occasion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-62202</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@lovejoy/appics-v1-appics-im-62202</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lovejoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrL8UXHB5Hv9j1ifqFJKWixdaDLH7ou5Ebb7grPCnf94y8AB2Y7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>