<?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, 22 Apr 2026 12:38:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thecaptain/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Things You Haven't Heard About: Mr., Ms., and Mx.?  | Captain's Log 06.21.2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr., Ms., and Mx.? If you were born 100 years ago you may have been a bit thrown to see “Ms.” written for a woman’s title over “Miss” and “Mrs.” If that was already a lot for you, hold on because this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/mr-ms-and-mx-can-you-guess-what-this-means</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/mr-ms-and-mx-can-you-guess-what-this-means</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPQTBqP8cLTNZRS4uFfnb7ohcD2YH6GE7bYkDNPFq7eKQCP2AXdzwCuN6Dpd2ucxuFS2sd5RUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm so Close! ~  Your Ego is Hunting You Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[What to do when Your Ego is Hunting You Down. Have you made it exceptionally close to the feeling of being free and open? Have you tasted that freedom, but found it fleeting ? Are you tired of learning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/i-m-so-close-your-ego-is-hunting-you-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/i-m-so-close-your-ego-is-hunting-you-down</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAJhDPgPfu4cDrRu1f4WdvgiZGnrP9mVn9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jumpstart Freedom | You've Been Trapped and Don't Know It]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're trapped. Nothing here appears as effulgent as it should. There is darkness and fear, abundant. What can you do? 'When in Rome, right?' 'Can't beat 'em, join 'em.' Just because you've been trained]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/jumpstart-freedom-or-you-ve-been-trapped-and-don-t-know-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/jumpstart-freedom-or-you-ve-been-trapped-and-don-t-know-it</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4dEk7227TmZ9WKq8Dj1WNWz7vp1PHRaCCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Easy | Give Yourself  the Life You Want]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's easy to give yourself the life you want. "Prosperity gospel" often gets a really bad rep. It doesn't quite make sense why people would be upset about someone teaching large groups of people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/live-easy-or-give-yourself-the-life-you-want</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/live-easy-or-give-yourself-the-life-you-want</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFBgSJUaS4BQP6ZmqYR7SQomDHVr253XHci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Walk a Different Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[“In Chapter One of my life: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. In Chapter Two of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/i-walk-a-different-road</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/i-walk-a-different-road</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtSEHPJ6qeCRqT53H7P2QjGA9uaQBRhaWpXEt7yydqiEi2NpLi9EvfpHWBzVuyrFgdsMnvVLDzuddgh6cRr8uozoct3uXjDPze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bojack Horseman Season 4: (A)Sexuality, Progressive but Problematic |  The Captain's Log 09.08.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progressive but Problematic: Asexual Representation in the Internet's Favourite Misanthropic Series In this season's new release of BoJack Horseman, some suspicions get confirmed... but that confirmation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@thecaptain/bojack-horseman-season-4-a-sexuality-progressive-but-problematic-or-the-captain-s-log-09-08-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@thecaptain/bojack-horseman-season-4-a-sexuality-progressive-but-problematic-or-the-captain-s-log-09-08-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNhUWytT6823N66wux4zWZzbG9oVD71j42DTAdccUY8A8Hp9HrRewyVv5Zh7bDbPoxP7Hh6jjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Protecting Your Freedom During The Trump Presidency: Passports as Disaster Prep" TheCaptain's Log 08.04.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, and the seat of a veritable Dictator in the making. Part 1 in a series on: What you should know about Passports, Second Passports, and Getting Yourself Prepared for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/protecting-your-freedom-during-the-trump-presidency-passports-as-disaster-prep-thecaptain-s-log-08-04-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/protecting-your-freedom-during-the-trump-presidency-passports-as-disaster-prep-thecaptain-s-log-08-04-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89ppmELdAmAE5GrHTLe4rGg3SevcHN91WNRWNMjd2CpbNAisk7ueHVia1rDv6MeoHCSgCoMoQPyNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Asexual or Late Bloomer? A Look at My Life in Reverse" The Captain's Log 7.30.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Captains Log 7.30.2017 Asexual or Late Bloomer? A Look at My Life in Reverse Disclaimer: This entry candidly discusses human sexuality and my personal experience. It is not lewd, but if you are squeamish:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thecaptain/asexual-or-late-bloomer-a-look-at-my-life-in-reverse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thecaptain/asexual-or-late-bloomer-a-look-at-my-life-in-reverse</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 02:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75eGHGNbmmGHo1ai7niQ4zEJKFa5YmqA8umQdZm8XJG8Wr17H63h71Sb1rJ8hTAX8DczM1Tom6e2YPW5EZ6S2WPkv7hfaN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sherlock Holmes & Claiming Your Freedom": The Captain's Log 6.9.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA["Good isn’t really good. Evil isn’t really wrong. Bottoms aren’t really pretty. You are a prisoner of your own meat." - Eurus Holmes We live in a society that categorizes everything. The illusory]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/sherlock-holmes-the-east-wind-and-freeing-yourself-the-captain-s-log-6-9-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/sherlock-holmes-the-east-wind-and-freeing-yourself-the-captain-s-log-6-9-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 06:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbz8ujMrGyjFaNWbUEgSkuxGY1hMCYeTWjURwjBTBdZjBES28tGuu13ZmdGfaRKWP4vMzUKqPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Accidie: Discomfort, Ennui, and Despair":  TheCaptain's Log 6.8.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accidie. A "lost" and "antiquated" term, but a modern affliction: TheCaptain's Log 6.8.2017 Where do we find ourselves if we've never been at odds with the world around us ? Where do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/accidie-discomfort-ennui-and-despair-thecaptain-s-log-6-8-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thecaptain/accidie-discomfort-ennui-and-despair-thecaptain-s-log-6-8-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ5QN4M3JVZdNtbA7U2GXRPp1hpV6JEEf6tnukLyooMJs3KHhCkH5YznAt1B9YQjWrz4nQnoTot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Poems From Last Night": TheCaptain's Log 6.7.2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[TheCaptain's Log 6.7.2017.20.33 I present to you some poetry. These are from a time foregone. When darkness was the only colour I knew. This was a time when depression had befallen me, for I had found]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thecaptain/poems-from-last-night-thecaptain-s-log-6-7-2017-20-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thecaptain/poems-from-last-night-thecaptain-s-log-6-7-2017-20-33</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAhx1nCctbDXfLKCGw96yoRWEeofAdcyJuWq8wRhpwQNJWzdYPqsvV54LZD6WxaXqAWdyHC7MW88LfbiroSKjMriBVvLteGPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Embed Video here on Steemit in Markdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Can I embed Video on Steemit? Ahoy all! TheCaptain% here with a handy tip! With all the great content being created for the Steemit community, some of us may have found ourselves at a small disadvantage.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thecaptain/how-to-embed-video-here-on-steemit-in-markdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thecaptain/how-to-embed-video-here-on-steemit-in-markdown</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod5BHML7kaRLQBNe1fSpW25Ys16vtMjGpzAYJfKrMQMYbdwsfnBBhCv9REiNbuEgyFZ6R4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist. Activist. Fangsmith.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahoy Everyone!! I found this site by happenstance (or through the LOA depending on what you're open to). Shout out to @BluePanda's post on "Boredom" or I would not have found this community.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thecaptain/artist-activist-fangsmith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thecaptain/artist-activist-fangsmith</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecaptain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 01:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vraDk1zkBrfMrAvTt3d3LGT978DAZXH8LTkHkdiB1myTckVyJsoLTgLXZfrrxMn3zDUoXvy1bFxt2KGHysxTDt4shvVNhXm3VkzpJmBxaTCY25wEVtMtJbteWrntfGFk67srZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>