<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:01:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@queenvick/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A trip to my old stompinng grounds and some pics of tornado damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while back I posted about how the university I attended for grad school received extensive damage from a tornado in March. On Friday, my sister graduated form the same university and I got to see parts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@queenvick/a-trip-to-my-old-stompinng-grounds-and-some-pics-of-tornado-damage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@queenvick/a-trip-to-my-old-stompinng-grounds-and-some-pics-of-tornado-damage</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 01:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uowoJFDWdSVyH9NTAbkhMGw336i71928Yirc325AW26eqgf6FWoSV9eu322Dp11Mfu8u2bW7a2G5PgNzMqsfQTws6oawWWqHAZr7Dsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our journey with a neck injury Pt. 5 - On the outside looking in]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know if anyone can ever accuse me of being a positive person. I'm unabashedly logical and pragmatic. I call things as I logically or practically see them. If that makes the glass half empty, well,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@queenvick/our-journey-with-a-neck-injury-pt-5-on-the-outside-looking-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@queenvick/our-journey-with-a-neck-injury-pt-5-on-the-outside-looking-in</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negp4jq4zgtdP9eZHi1wUrUUEU2FJ5Wopg3MyGsFunwvdzyrg79onckiw1xpKH2poWuUtmez6G3M1jia3LynkpqCAHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review - Jurassic Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[I needed a dinosaur fix - something to placate me until the sequel to Jurassic World releases in June, so I read Jurassic Park. This was my first read-through of Jurassic Park and my first Michael Crichton]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@queenvick/book-review-jurassic-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@queenvick/book-review-jurassic-park</guid><category><![CDATA[sciencefiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevfxFfbJrjr86DdM67UJS9twrPtJdF6V3wWU8eiGpXMSiqTiQLRAjrmWYipTzt8FgPBfQH785hWWES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of a dog - Please mom may I have some more]]></title><description><![CDATA[In general, we keep Pixie's diet free of all the human goodies - something she's never come to understand completely or forgive. We occasionally do hide pills in peanut butter, but for the most part, all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@queenvick/tales-of-a-dog-please-mom-may-i-have-some-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@queenvick/tales-of-a-dog-please-mom-may-i-have-some-more</guid><category><![CDATA[dog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuuds6HDuQFsoqiYVzJ9Y1GJCXG5Rf9Kou9GWkC56yC14moceuwpZebojFKG2YfVZt3Aov4Rvxfief3Uv4JeX7iPep9yV9fD3cdrQq4zJ7t8eZUAQeCiwUjJs1aE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our journey with a neck injury Pt.  4 - The reality of head/neck injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I could blog about our lives post neck injury and onset of symptoms every day for two weeks and not cover everything that has happened, everything that we have learned, or the number of ways it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@queenvick/our-journey-with-a-neck-injury-pt-4-the-reality-of-head-neck-injuries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@queenvick/our-journey-with-a-neck-injury-pt-4-the-reality-of-head-neck-injuries</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 22:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2Eq9TTU1aWpTpwpDQEqrYca2qveJD8YBHhoXjYdXeQ7nKbN9Zqfok8ZQfVnSPDhAHA4XFpjXxRS3h3JG5MhBfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our journey with a neck injury Pt. 3 - The Present]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Present Pixabay image From August to early December 2017, @millennialnow's progress would finally become tangible. 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I've got no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@queenvick/should-you-write-for-the-sake-of-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@queenvick/should-you-write-for-the-sake-of-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tLKJ4HPANzDqvFmeGdo1rdKTRQ5ZsasU63LJgxV97g6XTux3BEazWwttsxWgapaW1NN4hMjD4aigwf7QwFYdnjKBT7Zgpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 truths & 1 lie - The BIG Reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry for not posting last night. We had a super busy Monday, but I'm ready to reveal the one lie and the winner of this contest. I've been looking forward to this post all week, so let's get started.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tentruthsonelie/@queenvick/10-truths-and-1-lie-the-big-reveal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tentruthsonelie/@queenvick/10-truths-and-1-lie-the-big-reveal</guid><category><![CDATA[tentruthsonelie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2gC3N9dM2EtM55J4zjKFwtTnZYtzYkqhBQmsrAG5d7KMY5DHaxTfgmEzAmd5biB6k1AM21ZCVoZV4kZNMX4kHXf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah poetry! We're old friends you and I / It's been some time since we last met / Shall we, at last, meet again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah poetry! We're old friends you and I / It's been some time since we last met / Shall we, at last, meet again? I haven't actively written poetry in years. I can't remember the last time I actually did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@queenvick/ah-poetry-we-re-old-friends-you-and-i-it-s-been-some-time-since-we-last-met-shall-we-at-last-meet-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@queenvick/ah-poetry-we-re-old-friends-you-and-i-it-s-been-some-time-since-we-last-met-shall-we-at-last-meet-again</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uowjiawj1n8iW2g1FJzFmQMp3AAVmkyzUC1P2TVTTHXVE5rQiSary21tbojo5bg9e8jZsRWReiNrzCvqgXro3ro72TTr32DsfomgJDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday's severe weather in Alabama]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday night, a spate of tornadoes flared up across the northern and north-central parts of Alabama. There were no serious injuries or fatalities, but these tornadoes caused a massive amount of damage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@queenvick/monday-s-severe-weather-in-alabama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@queenvick/monday-s-severe-weather-in-alabama</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA33413qRVbE6nEtgwMAtWv5TiWTRageeBfE7gCfYWjWYD8jfascmzKFDBHCJxwpLUrUtspwmznUXr9WFRi85BQm3rj2sae2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 truths & 1 lie - Pick the lie & win some SBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay so here goes. 10 truths about me & 1 lie. Can you guess the lie? The Challenge I have been challenged by @peggyhazelwood to post 10 truths and 1 lie about myself. Your mission, should you choose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbiegames/@queenvick/10-truths-and-1-lie-pick-the-lie-and-win-some-sbd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbiegames/@queenvick/10-truths-and-1-lie-pick-the-lie-and-win-some-sbd</guid><category><![CDATA[newbiegames]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVM6TFr4mZdMGxUHvXUoW6iqhQ1fvmjGx38GpaqfjDUwSVjw4RdNB9s242G1n3WuAeyYFs7yr2SDu8eymxq8ebwqsnVk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now I lay me down to sleep to lay awake and count the sheep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now I lay me down to sleep to lay awake and count the sheep When I first went to see my Physician's Assistant last year about my desire to actually get some sleep at night, I had struggled with sleep for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@queenvick/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-to-lay-awake-and-count-the-sheep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@queenvick/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-to-lay-awake-and-count-the-sheep</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYT4b1SRi8Fg2ztNzzvVd3hrfoXEQiFza4o9T6w5XJ2JWFeJJwRatyzUf2eQQtxyQ2WzDoinuhQyDyxQb4tS1RxHQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Times and Life of Her Highness - a.k.a Pixie]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some of you may remember, Her Highness (Pixie), was diagnosed with a compressed disk several weeks ago. You can read more about that here. Thankfully, she's doing much better. She's definitely back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@queenvick/the-times-and-life-of-her-highness-a-k-a-pixie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dog/@queenvick/the-times-and-life-of-her-highness-a-k-a-pixie</guid><category><![CDATA[dog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGpuqe5szDrNdCDysUSrnLPwnSfwcKMyrdTXzidaLubyKN2kN3KZ584wy4K52Cryq6N87c9H92uYP7gDmh54uL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted - Your thoughts, ideas, and musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Want You To Give Me Your Ideas Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the content I post on Steemit. Okay fine, I always think a lot about the content I post on Steemit; however, more recently, my thoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@queenvick/wanted-your-thoughts-ideas-and-musings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@queenvick/wanted-your-thoughts-ideas-and-musings</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[queenvick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtjRTxgN4XRCN5gUgxya3XNYYn7RuHNY6M9KxfGLZ3smvfbGx8jgT5Todt3Co4Qv3DnUipfeN1PVmkLpngs6c2nazLNvcwoiGmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>