<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:45:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@owasco/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Normal...? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the recent assignments for my homeopathic studies was to finish the phrase "Is it normal to...?" One person asked "Is it normal to catch every illness your children catch?" and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@owasco/is-it-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@owasco/is-it-normal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[owasco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPijni1SPutbVq7TgW6KR8Wa3Cwp2YxdRrnPRTBnbXmUFQsisoTBaFzSZrGcArQ2iqCKJJMjHHQnTfpZSsJuSxBKyU7e4EgXJit86afiT9ve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Old Enough To Remember? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pull out your calculators people! It's tax time! I bent over my desk to add up these receipts. 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