<?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 12:40:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@theblindsquirl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[More Pictures of Local Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe this is called locally a Lady Slipper (a type of Wild Orchid perhaps?) If you look closely enough, even something as simple as a stalk of grass can be beautiful. Seems like our lives over the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/more-pictures-of-local-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/more-pictures-of-local-beauty</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovY74nuT7oyBUpaisWZCd4Cn2Bcyq4uf4ym5zRxSgUGHRpFkhLyZmWDEs9ovFdHQoUQnetHNFj2jiZ89Rf9VYgrge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Days All You Can Do is Struggle the Good Struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[I purposely went out today to look for some beauty. Pain and suffering are such attention whores. I'm trying to ignore them. Nature seems to like to use some specific colors to attract your attention.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/some-days-all-you-can-do-is-struggle-the-good-struggle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/some-days-all-you-can-do-is-struggle-the-good-struggle</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovcskfhq9PT8Ln69eoRvssNKSxAEVxNR4MT9m7kgmXU3TBvwG1rKqQuEuU5z7ExkKasj63dC5rwrt8KaMRs75eNvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not sure what to call this post.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been quite a while since I've even logged on, I have to admit it took several tries, even cutting & pasting my login & posting password. I'm posting this mostly to get it out of my head. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/i-m-not-sure-what-to-call-this-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/i-m-not-sure-what-to-call-this-post</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verge (XVG) up 40% on a 24 hour basis, Is this a pump or is it real?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're like me, (i.e. not too technically savvy) you're investing in cryptos with little downside risk. In layman's terms it means I'm putting small amounts of fiat into coins that sell for not a lot.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/verge-xvg-up-40-on-a-24-hour-basis-is-this-a-pump-or-is-it-real</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/verge-xvg-up-40-on-a-24-hour-basis-is-this-a-pump-or-is-it-real</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 16:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8k4PZ2EZxAJUunzmArhy9jPpBKEP9EpejkDdGXUZFqrU3GLAdyUTRU7rkfxjGxDqH5asmak9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk With Me (Up and Down the Driveway)]]></title><description><![CDATA[48 hours ago it was bare ground. Someone has some shoveling to do. Sadly I didn't have the camera when I sighted Teenus Americanus on the one day in 2018 when it put down the controller, got off the couch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@theblindsquirl/walk-with-me-up-and-down-the-driveway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@theblindsquirl/walk-with-me-up-and-down-the-driveway</guid><category><![CDATA[walkwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgNJMm1PXmpjgwsYXVxVVSxVJ65QxjqmjnMLQrt7ChBW2brMwJZMzuZJtyU8fipYvB1v5hXmYBKdPeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[@lexiconical, @lexiconical Wherefore art thou?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While he (or someone using his login) has resteemed as recently as a week ago, no new content (or even a "peep") from him. Anyone? Has the circle-jerking driven away yet another member with a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theblindsquirl/lexiconical-lexiconical-where-for-art-thou</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@theblindsquirl/lexiconical-lexiconical-where-for-art-thou</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjFiipEEQwHTZcb5R6qzAgm6R459CE4Qy4NSCNbv6Z7zd2Luo6fLpYJL6nh9t4x8noCXeWPkut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk with me in the Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[All photos except this one by @theblindsquirl but it was taken with my camera (so it's still mine). This is how you dress for a walk in 16 degree F (-9 C) weather. Hemlock Crossing is less than 5 miles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@theblindsquirl/walk-with-me-in-the-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@theblindsquirl/walk-with-me-in-the-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[walkwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfB5cRrVTNPNs29w6b5Dmu7i5nixxXPfjsc9ycZjtbHBrGRksNJopA8vqVy48ERJQmxkcvRRvgGMdaE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does NASA do "Fuzzy" Math?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this article says that the CFC ban imposed in 1987 is responsible for the statistically smaller ozone hole over Antarctica. CFCs are man-made chemical compounds that, when exposed to ultraviolet radiation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/does-nasa-do-fuzzy-math</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/does-nasa-do-fuzzy-math</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjMxCwQyAe3pbmvv4Rqx3J6d51ghyu5fZGPxeKipehmoYcumXkL1fSA2vJuCYPpo3byLL2J8PQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraken Back Online But Withdrawals Are Unavailable]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being offline for 2 days Kraken users are now able to log in and deposit but unable to withdraw from their accounts. Hmm, I think I'll hold off until I can get the measly little pittance I have there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/kraken-back-online-but-withdrawals-are-unavailable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/kraken-back-online-but-withdrawals-are-unavailable</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 19:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbtrBbMwVqsmawt9XWLGMQUN6JTh39jXMYEc2NjccayPsrCJgnp8iEgJLV8AvgJgPpvae5Mk1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am One Dope Crypto Buyin'Mo-Fo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my shit. That's right, 11,000 Dogecoin bitches! I'm gonna be F'ing rich. Like I always say, "Go Big or go home."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/i-am-one-dope-crypto-buyin-mo-fo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/i-am-one-dope-crypto-buyin-mo-fo</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNVCgo6JuDoX242bMcJzLv9z9cCg9AbtsVaFPHa4SuTcJEjTmpV8sVVRtrSGYjGG9t3dJWpWxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blasphemy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edit: Jesus Christ, I'll spell it out. The picture on the right is Dr Shaun Murphy, the ridiculously implausible autistic surgeon from ABC TV's The Good Doctor.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@theblindsquirl/blasphemy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@theblindsquirl/blasphemy</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVKACYZoVLhJL1K6DgTW7jYcJ2vf8giYBfigVoGp1RFx3aumUbrCwNQGVGDneVWRDkRXCeVHoNeQXwiZ5bacUm38emw4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isn't the Left Coast Where the Idea of a Living Wage Started Too?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So a new law went into effect on January 1, 2018 which ALLOWS people in Oregon to pump their own gas. It doesn't require them to pump their own gas, it just allows the people who run gas stations in Oregon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/isn-t-the-left-coast-where-the-idea-of-a-living-wage-started-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/isn-t-the-left-coast-where-the-idea-of-a-living-wage-started-too</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYw5Csshp6nSBR6Tt3hXH8oiapsdpN74wLgWPiNY1vuw3QdsTEaaggvNPaLLMaBSHRdp1w2CURc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Keep Your Fingers When It's Really F'ing Cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the current view down our road, just so you know that I understand cold. Image by @theblindsquirl The temperature this morning was 9 degrees F (about -13C). This image also by @theblindsquirl If]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/how-to-keep-your-fingers-when-it-s-really-f-ing-cold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/how-to-keep-your-fingers-when-it-s-really-f-ing-cold</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLMqFnzipPAs6EhvLGpLrAcVQUfKLSAaZdNkSUC4LQQCXmfqVDGFtbGGshSqUq8qGupiduXUvTphu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Richest Man in Babylon (for Americans). Part Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[As mentioned in the first installment of this series, The Richest Man in Babylon (for Americans). Part One, Arkad, the one-time scribe and now the richest man in Babylon had 7 "cures" for a thin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/the-richest-man-in-babylon-for-americans-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/the-richest-man-in-babylon-for-americans-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxCTekV6tUnBwEiA8AXHW6p7UnsJu7EiRB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best/Fastest/Least Hassle Exchange to Buy Ripple (XRP) Through?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I already have an account on Gemini to exchange fiat to Bitcoin or Ethereum and am ready to start diversifying my crypto holdings. I've created an account on Kraken but am sitting here waiting for them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@theblindsquirl/best-fastest-least-hassle-exchange-to-buy-ripple-xrp-through</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@theblindsquirl/best-fastest-least-hassle-exchange-to-buy-ripple-xrp-through</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYknbMBQYUkK9e9UHsV4t2UDpruaiuQAUVavhz9EvuPF9ijKHzAvG6dtmERrdFTDUnDAatUNgBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Shit!! Is This Really 5 Years Old?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't remember how I stumbled across this but it's unbelievably honest. I haven't seen any more of this show other than a few other snippets that followed right after this video on YouTube. I'll probably]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/holy-shit-is-this-really-5-years-old</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/holy-shit-is-this-really-5-years-old</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAhW4aYgNMb9bizL838qFJyJm3Uu8Zms1zn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Richest Man in Babylon (for Americans). Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because "for Dummies" is probably copyrighted. Image Source OK, written by George S. Clason and first published in 1926, The Richest Man in Babylon is a fictionalized account that tells the story]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/the-richest-man-in-babylon-for-americans-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/the-richest-man-in-babylon-for-americans-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrTE2WCNdfsYB2xycfrDqEHC9FWhCtMqpf7gPEEXGss5KiPa53Tx6MewWDRepx8KukAH8LcLvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Didn't Die (or Get Frostbite) Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[It warmed up a little after the sun came up. (That's about -12C). Even though it's technically an "evergreen", you can tell when it's really cold out because the Rhododendron's leaves curl up]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/how-i-didn-t-die-or-get-frostbite-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@theblindsquirl/how-i-didn-t-die-or-get-frostbite-today</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5xws99WkmLrGipwMyezSt5XKhnZrNd2JCQmjdGuqbqu8KuE6kP3cP8X2e1nYFuDMkHiNaRmAtenyX5YEDfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Early Christmas Present]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch all the way to the end for your gift.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@theblindsquirl/an-early-christmas-present</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@theblindsquirl/an-early-christmas-present</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 01:33:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMzxwhhQnz2NbbUrFRYR4poLGQpFiQRvMd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even a Blind Squirl Finds a Nut Now and Then]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or, How I actually called a bottom on Ethereum, with an outdated smartphone, while at work. Step 1: Follow the price on Gemini. Step 2: Follow the price on coingecko. Step 3: Follow the price on coins.live]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/even-a-blind-squirl-finds-a-nut-now-and-then</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@theblindsquirl/even-a-blind-squirl-finds-a-nut-now-and-then</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theblindsquirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 01:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZk14aJJ7MRn37Vts1SgVGQDKYc6vtMNgEPbLGcfEVor6Uv2i9udiPzmYkwnWPPtoNU1GioWHsC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>