<?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, 13 May 2026 07:34:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rogerdeaton/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Highest Ranking Officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I walked through the airport to get Candy, I came across a double line of military persons, in all sorts of uniforms, some real high brass, Vets, Bikers, all branches , lining the entire concourse.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/highest-ranking-officials</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/highest-ranking-officials</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:43:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horsey Sauce]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is annual Horseradish making day at the Deatons. Our patch is growing larger. We could easily triple this batch. We came just short of a quart of the rippenest, roarinest, pungentness, batch ever!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@rogerdeaton/horsey-sauce</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@rogerdeaton/horsey-sauce</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvYeVw2LJiWaiL1gebSxtxDnEkXF8E2izPkcfuZ46saraLmHbmsPLCwjpdVcM3E21Vdgo9hWpLjARpKsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a man says something in the woods and no woman is around to hear him, is he still wrong?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/say-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/say-what</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:28:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzzard's Nest]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's funny after 43 years of marriage, you suddenly wake up and realize who it is you married. I am a morning person. Candy is NOT! I never noticed much before. All these years she has gotten up and fixed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/new/@rogerdeaton/buzzard-s-nest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/new/@rogerdeaton/buzzard-s-nest</guid><category><![CDATA[new]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FrDSZio5ZCzUyyo9eGfYu3sYzVeptuB9SD1nZ33yEs6fQT4ggfuMwENV55XvsF3q8dqTJzkVu3JE9ao3eZD3dmaY5jMAgmNaMk4mZG5QS8bxTZYHsJ2ZmygqYQAmg3amCqHY9BuNHNuv8wgohimfFxLgiKB3GhaSyDVDVeErZfeGST65KKCUXvMfMckvr9gyvr3N4gCdNu2zAXHbBJVUAdvN4PTjXdpwyD3UUbNjYBNJVUgKaCNoTREwXc9KYS7GRYMeF2Z9i6Scuv6DbewjwcuCkMFL4h7dqVG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year, so our dog Moonshine has developed a disturbing habit. A couple mornings a week she will jump up in our bed when she detects we are about to get up. Then she "wollers" all over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/dog-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/dog-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:09:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TESTOSTERONE TESTERONYOUROWN]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not a Physician. I did this experiment on myself, at my own risk. Do not attempt this based on my experience. You may have seen or heard commercials for testosterone treatments and supplements. They]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/testosterone-testeronyourown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/testosterone-testeronyourown</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 14:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY PEOPLE SHOOT UP SCHOOLS]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been caring for our paranoid schizophrenic son for 22 years. He is 40 now. He was diagnosed when he was 18. He spent 3 years institutionalized on a "Not guilty by reason of insanity"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/why-people-shoot-up-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/why-people-shoot-up-schools</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:44:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Buck Stops Here - or - The Pole Vault]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was paid mostly in one dollar bills from the Friday gig. This made a stack/wad of money almost two inches thick. So we went Saturday morning shopping at the garden store to thin out the wallet. Candy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/the-buck-stops-here-or-the-pole-vault</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/the-buck-stops-here-or-the-pole-vault</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 20:23:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BIBLE BELT BAND BATTLES BRAWNY BODACIOUS BAR ROOM BRETHREN]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was a bit skeptical when the Praise and Worship Music Director asked me to participate in a The Battle of the Bands at a local bar and grille. The goal, I was told, was to promote Jesus. OK, what the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/bible-belt-band-battles-brawny-bodacious-bar-room-brethren</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/bible-belt-band-battles-brawny-bodacious-bar-room-brethren</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrZyxD5uGjJ36y8dKx3s3k3NPfNPJhAbAwejXF7gBfGN8RTsitccLqTr6GJah4PWyMtooouhdujU9nCS85q8EGqvwYdc2aECuuvEEero6X4EzCknEAA9BdE7zdxmMtQS9dYGwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BARBARA BUSH AND THE SILVER WINGS EXPRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most memorable experiences I had as a musician was performing with Bill Hill and The Silver Wings Express for then First Lady Barbara Bush at an exclusive re-election fundraising event at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/barbara-bush-and-the-silver-wings-express</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/barbara-bush-and-the-silver-wings-express</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 23:23:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEIGHBORHOOD CANDY STORE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The corner candy store. Where I grew up it was in an old glorified barn. A guy named Bud who smoked a big cigar, would allow us to take fifteen minutes of his time each week to spend our 25 cent allowance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/neighborhood-candy-store</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/neighborhood-candy-store</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNwAZw1XS1L6pfGeFHzQLJMhbajnsR7WPQo3YVB5PCnwraEbCGgMBPtdrdUuzEXKJEFEkLUAop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TROLLING FOR DOLLARS(CYBER CURRENCY)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I AM NOT A TROLL! My wife said I should be more careful about my rants and posts. She said I might get a reputation for being an ogre. Huh? What on earth...? She meant troll. I had heard the term but did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/trolling-for-dollars-cyber-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/trolling-for-dollars-cyber-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 23:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe81mMswrarMA7aCxSTWRaqHwpzMZE3fjxi6nhXCvMuKLvjCqSuoL3n2nZxE2MjWcTPYPvpkpR9FRgQf7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRE US VIRUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[So here I am, down with the sickness, coughing, wheezing, but still loving life. So I meet as scheduled 20 feet up on a roof in Norfolk on a naval base and only one of five other people show up as expected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/fire-us-virus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/fire-us-virus</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeDUcreKDkUR4PaAPAeqa6AQjqRfPvp4UvBTUC71oKZVaSXFLCxx34rbzCfTvbehw2FQzD7Xgi3mfM8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMILES PER GALLON]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have reached the age of 60, it's pretty fair to say you have used over a half tank of gas. So what do you do? Drive cautiously, economically and see how long and far you can go, or do you hammer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/smiles-per-gallon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/smiles-per-gallon</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf9wLjVLFLitmQk36ZWvoCi1YSaUHawEnD5JuQkjftmgGqAiQePYmf7APSLqiRTZjGTnVCoiHSkudB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MENOPAUSE TERRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, Saturday, I spent the day mowing, weed eating, and even tilling the garden in shorts and no shirt. Sunday, I thought I had contracted the flu, but I now believe it was just pollen, dust, and too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/menopause-terra</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/menopause-terra</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOCKS ARE TO KEEP HONEST PEOPLE HONEST]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes dear, I locked the car. I lock it every time I am driving with you, even when we don't need to when there's nothing in it. Even the bag lady thinks you are a hoarder. So why do you remind me every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/locks-are-to-keep-honest-people-honest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rogerdeaton/locks-are-to-keep-honest-people-honest</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 20:17:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPIRIT PERFORMANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, Friday night on the way home from my gig, I get a text message. Can you fill in again this Sunday on drums. My first response was, I'm sorry, I have things to do and this is simply not enough notice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@rogerdeaton/spirit-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@rogerdeaton/spirit-performance</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 20:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrMkec3vvzQzBM1RwJ9nCqc5ikzkc35UZFQEk8PC6Ui7sz9SFvyczuCMsxfQ3ZCjmEq6s4Jc6aHwfNiEwMYHoUstNCcAkvRo6ZkqeNEB5sve7roC5ookZBeoUxbHhf7tUQiaUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I BLEW IT]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the doghouse again. Candy spent all day spring cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, bed laundry, etc. Then I showed her how to really do it. I opened all the windows and doors and brought the leaf blower]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/6puvrc-i-blew-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@rogerdeaton/6puvrc-i-blew-it</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rogerdeaton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:58:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I BLEW IT]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the doghouse again. Candy spent all day spring cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, bed laundry, etc. Then I showed her how to really do it. 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