<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:27:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sageb2/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My roommate's art: Is it Saleable?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I framed them, then would someone buy them? At the minimum this art is worth $60 for four hours' work.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sageb2/my-roommate-s-art-is-it-saleable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sageb2/my-roommate-s-art-is-it-saleable</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JNpACu3WgUR7PrhpMitGUDmtp5mTkw5aaMH857EQfeZnb9GF4neony4uQck4LVGyRhDikr6XmbbpxRMXTP7rVd9G9huQT6fQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was out recently I came across a bunch of black-eyed susans. So I snapped a picture of them to share with my fellow Steemians.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/flowers/@sageb2/black-eyed-susans-rudbeckia-hirta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/flowers/@sageb2/black-eyed-susans-rudbeckia-hirta</guid><category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 03:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcbwtERdfvPAbnpXFYgWEnvpxd6jNGMCqf1kVRgZPaJYqDh5EDXtTrRGkmYR6zJ5TzBFZNfq1yQHXpDuNewbwMJbNvD3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nashi Pear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, my landlord religiously waters his nashi pear tree. Nashi pear (pyrus pyrifolia) is an East Asian pear tree known by many names, including: Asian pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Japanese pear,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fruit/@sageb2/nashi-pear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fruit/@sageb2/nashi-pear</guid><category><![CDATA[fruit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzrP5ecPAVMZhjpu9Hwv948mKHTkyHbMsRYjhShQdNP17erahrbSnbMVTugxErifmBHXbsd7dyJsjFuxZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patullo Bridge (Animation)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Monday I took pictures of the Patullo Bridge in British Columbia. An 80-year-old bridge, it was constructed in 1937, and is 1227 metres (over 3500 feet) long. More information about the bridge can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bridge/@sageb2/patullo-bridge-animation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bridge/@sageb2/patullo-bridge-animation</guid><category><![CDATA[bridge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329WaBZC38SgCoUDF8qChBqDTxGKEfFLRkjUARw47p4UWHe8qwfgRATxmaDe4t4zmoYar7hD4iRddMNjegWwcPGn7gGQr9wGgQvSJq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Sunday I got drunk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the evidence.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drunk/@sageb2/easter-sunday-i-got-drunk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drunk/@sageb2/easter-sunday-i-got-drunk</guid><category><![CDATA[drunk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75X7m2vRrFTn3ZL3RBArjyCQhfE7NsWciWVfNxVhUUcaXWsUKanD7HGSVKZ964UH15ZsVo8RJ3UHaCLXXE9a5a7nTWETLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buddy the cockatiel dancing to rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's my cockatiel Buddy "dancing" to rock music. I thought rather than letting her listen to her own kind talk, that she enjoy human music for a change. Happy Easter!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cockatiel/@sageb2/buddy-the-cockatiel-dancing-to-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cockatiel/@sageb2/buddy-the-cockatiel-dancing-to-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[cockatiel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3TBvxFGLnsAmkdUzuanKnJdwcthmEpKUdnT6UymsqAYSzohUTwYBz6u3e7Qc7zsSLsoYXyGpPJctsCeHZY8PzQGtzPjScRYkumL6oDXs9AD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightmare: I broke my smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just awoke from one of those crazy nightmares where you want to kill people. Overnight, my wife's hair fell out. But we're on our way to a cancer event for her. Her cancer went away right after radiation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nightmare/@sageb2/nightmare-i-broke-my-smartphone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nightmare/@sageb2/nightmare-i-broke-my-smartphone</guid><category><![CDATA[nightmare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:47:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reinterpreting Revelations 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am going to give my spin on this chapter from the Book of Revelation Chapter 13 within context of current world events. Please note that this is satire. Revelations 13:1-10 refers to the USA and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/revelation/@sageb2/reinterpreting-revelations-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/revelation/@sageb2/reinterpreting-revelations-13</guid><category><![CDATA[revelation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD38dSuVfRaY8oDsmrGdQPq7mRoYZWvPLKEETqmKr6HbvMMBkbYjkh58oWPWPDv95LuES8kpuqzBVztUUvJZaepNaedvhCUGSTWSQwBDHk9Gi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Protest against sushi]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my life I've been to a Vancouver izakaya and even a sushi joint operated by Chinese. But when sushi price went up, I stopped going. Anyone who says all you can eat sushi is cheap probably can afford]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anti/@sageb2/a-protest-against-sushi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anti/@sageb2/a-protest-against-sushi</guid><category><![CDATA[anti]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 21:25:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75vDA9xatZHRAVQyWrJmm4JHsm3MibEiPvfjzagjK3dfuaayHLWRAJR8VUP4LR2ekS71StnFAYbNwodfMVo7T7cznttz2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow in Lotusland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago my sister and I dropped off more paperwork for the probate of my brother's will. 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After spending a couple hours chilling with him, I had to return me mum's home to see how she's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@sageb2/last-night-i-got-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@sageb2/last-night-i-got-out</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAo6zigjcpwdvTzqNarFZuJxr4h9KwVdJYoTNkAFRWvw83U2GCozvbcb4eWerFLZAEZgEFoo7xjqUWSFmvr4zWghmeXmLVVLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kali Linux, 2017.3 on a HP Compaq nc8430]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2007 I switched to Linux but adapt well to Mac or Windows when the situation calls for it. Politics aside (Linux vs Mac vs Windows), I know the motivation behind the OS wars: the trolls are too lazy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@sageb2/kali-linux-2017-3-on-a-hp-compaq-nc8430</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@sageb2/kali-linux-2017-3-on-a-hp-compaq-nc8430</guid><category><![CDATA[linux]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sageb2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 03:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTk9Evu67N6wgjfNUBuAXsCFzxQyfB4WkKF81yhA7fnohF3stBk4gnJBFd2bXXxMib3gWHyhrkHvFgiaUyfx1DSnd5iJuGg6okHw7VTHn2ScA7Pvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buddy the Cockatiel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently my brother Greg died and left me this bird. She's happy the two feeders are full. Not a peep from her except due to water needing to be changed. 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