<?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 22:50:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tayo6/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Past and Present.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas Past and Present. The Past: December was usually an exciting period for me as a little boy. I always looked forward to Christmas day, mostly because it was the day I'd get to wear my new clothes.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/christmas-past-and-present</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/christmas-past-and-present</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vuz39QqQDhrKKKHv4vtyqfZnx3K3huVg8cBp1Ep7RDbdjw2DjWydzzntStqh1xBLEWpaxgbKDEpjZMR1RKqELYcQUgH4zUo6vCCvSeTvgjkFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addiction - The Example of Fortunato]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addiction - The Example of Fortunato In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," we see Fortunato, a seemingly carefree character, ruined, literally, by alcohol addiction. His arch enemy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/addiction-the-example-of-fortunato</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/addiction-the-example-of-fortunato</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vuz39QqQDhrKKjx62vW3mmaFhE6jcRkynRBN3fEACNCfGKxYM6kfZAEr3v22D78oSRhWrsUbQKPBu3cR6oJ17xbNHM2tph27sAzj6crFSJiz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sickle Cell and the Workplace ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sickle Cell and the Workplace On March 25, 2025, a young man living with sickle cell disease who was in crisis had to wait 21 hours to get a bed in a UK hospital, as reported by the Mirror. This is because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/sickle-cell-and-the-workplace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/sickle-cell-and-the-workplace</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3t5es27T9mJihtjyBNAxrRjBTrovSWj7TaEcS8miaxMhXbrNYmYufjFSY7mPd2Q6zeBo5VMnN5xKEug5Zks2kxdhqjhZ8KHwq5B4gctuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Say No]]></title><description><![CDATA["I Say No" Image Source "You have potentials for greatness and you have a good heart, but you may not get anywhere until you learn to say no when it is not convenient for you to do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/i-say-no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/i-say-no</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vuz39QqQDhrKKLVM65JkvaVHYU2YjYC7shXuQ41K1ASBR8mLaCU5wVLfyXhb1X6cCXhHxXc2CqFn5JCxWjA5phveM4LjNJCvexPZkm5Ub9UV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections It had started to rain some few minutes before I closed from work and the rain lasted for about twenty minutes. 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Image Source Nigeria has the highest number of people living with sickle cell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/on-world-sickle-cell-day-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/on-world-sickle-cell-day-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfiTY7muURgZDBHs1NhvsNDhvmnGUY6K1g2oXMLtGC2B1Xce2CpPHf9qb4HbGhDXDRbR9w6Sx4YbvrJWEsp65h4Z48rptiiMQv2GSnMuaea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change One Thing - The Worst of Us Should Not Police Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[The worst of us should not police us And this is why I think we have incompetent extortionists as police officers in this country. 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I had a strong urge to call her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/double-dating-my-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@tayo6/double-dating-my-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tayo6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1Vuz39QqQDhrKLKxv8pNJ2oPnkRo9gna6ngieykVvd1VtQn88yx7wCfZLRfWMmeqUX7HNRUXZAXGLBtbWcxdhUrhwNSfhm4M6QWw7XgbYNufKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dating: Love - Double Dating: Love Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating - Love: Double Dating - Love Love Why do people go into relationships? As simple as this question sounds, there are people who don't know why they're in a relationship. 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