<?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 10:13:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@timjoad/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty's Harbor]]></title><description><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src=" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/folk/@timjoad/liberty-s-harbor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/folk/@timjoad/liberty-s-harbor</guid><category><![CDATA[folk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 02:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e58bP4yHbmifkFebMYUtrr1RVKCGubQMydG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["First Man" Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space movies have piqued our interest for years. But there is nothing like the real story. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, we all knew that. He was a private man, and as we reached for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@timjoad/first-man-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@timjoad/first-man-review</guid><category><![CDATA[movies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 01:54:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["It's Not For You"]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It's not for you”, the preacher said, To the hungry child who longed to be fed, As he stood in front of the pantry door, Full of food and drink and so much more, “This is for OUR people, you see, The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@timjoad/it-s-not-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@timjoad/it-s-not-for-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 01:10:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Will Proposed SNAP Rule Changes Affect Working Families?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Stock photo: "Homeless John") Earlier this week, President Trump is proposing to replace a portion of SNAP benefits with a meal delivery service that would deliver food and produce to needy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/how-will-proposed-snap-rule-changes-affect-working-families</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/how-will-proposed-snap-rule-changes-affect-working-families</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH1fuhwTze8Byu8TGUZKEb6dgxAGmVVLFyT9oX2UXdU7crZG1Kt41mqg6TwpsDiPNXRxYTd3nZkrwbY7Nh3Z9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rose By Any Other Name...]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@timjoad/a-rose-by-any-other-name</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@timjoad/a-rose-by-any-other-name</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGsuVxWTg2wkp71NewUfkBKvoUZeq94rea4QTNhLkjum5PMqWgP4UiZJBbmYrR4Tgxizg8ajBznixSmFraaPzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversation With a Fascist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now in current events, there is a good deal of questioning about the views of our top leaders. Specifically, there are charges of fascism, denied by his supporters but upheld by his opponents. Some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/conversation-with-a-fascist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/conversation-with-a-fascist</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaPJjUAMw9KWxFyzoi2ZWBVYyqme7MqAQ1TctJg8BNahEC158HEimZwbVotziGND7TsDfkH8WeceGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPINION: Balancing Homeschool Rights with Public Interest]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've all seen the reports by now. The Turpins, a California homeschool family, were discovered to be raising their children in deplorable conditions. In the aftermath, the California legislature is trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/opinion-balancing-homeschool-rights-with-public-interest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/opinion-balancing-homeschool-rights-with-public-interest</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:19:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2LXmmRTiVLKT2f1EtBHAPY6Tkfike58Zr8QaiUWjodBkPdUgFkapcttTL4kdiBfzS7YKH3CLmX6mKjBGxcKyV6na?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency: Ponzicoin shuts down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caveat emptor. This is especially true in the Internet era. Anyone over 40 has stories of the "dotcom" days, when startups with great ideas but no financial backing behind them were being bought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@timjoad/cryptocurrency-ponzicoin-shuts-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@timjoad/cryptocurrency-ponzicoin-shuts-down</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:04:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ugly History of "America First"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Mister Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin Got 'im a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back again To Washington, Washington Misses Charlie Lindbergh, she come dressed in red Said: "I'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/america/@timjoad/the-ugly-history-of-america-first</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/america/@timjoad/the-ugly-history-of-america-first</guid><category><![CDATA[america]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:28:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Song "This Land Is Your Land" Offensive to Native Culture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, a friend of mine solicited a performer to play, among other things, the Woody Guthrie standard "This Land Is Your Land". As things will go, though, he had one reply that complained]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/folklore/@timjoad/is-the-song-this-land-is-your-land-offensive-to-native-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/folklore/@timjoad/is-the-song-this-land-is-your-land-offensive-to-native-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[folklore]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtH56DKajLxFy6ZeWT86zSETq3KUCmCDJyDzDYqNou9fVAF1i2tPYFwHXChXrMDrmCHmMQp1KC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tide Pod Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's funny what will trigger you, really: The Tide Pod challenge has set me thinking of my childhood. One of my mother's pet punishments was to wash our mouths out with soap. A common, but in retrospect,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@timjoad/the-tide-pod-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@timjoad/the-tide-pod-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga5s2KmGcJcTLcM4dwbWhtffimfoetsEpKWYAMWbWty14Sz4cjZKxMhpzsFCrr29jkNd5tuuv2ipPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Single Step Project to End Homelessness Week 3 Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today marks 3 weeks in on the Single Step project. I have logged 93.21 miles over 19 workouts, on my way to 1000 miles by October 1. If you haven't been following on, all money raised will go to Amarillo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-to-end-homelessness-week-3-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-to-end-homelessness-week-3-update</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSB3w5CETFSGyFV9uduxTKWSXQ9K2cQbAq8r6VhCrpBzEjsTChtv816JMSSvGzqMi2h3MN6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[...and All They Will Call You Will Be...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folk music fans, especially those who know of Woody Guthrie, are usually familiar with the song "Deportees". Pete Seeger sung it. Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and the Highwaymen are on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/folklore/@timjoad/and-all-they-will-call-you-will-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/folklore/@timjoad/and-all-they-will-call-you-will-be</guid><category><![CDATA[folklore]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:22:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hKSFMhpAZ3KrodxvHz464C4hZ41Ebi7HfKPoyuusdwaz8Cgag3Lv7GPmNmgYrQqjwcmquxq4R9AHGNzoh5FoX8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Single Step Project: Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[I mentioned earlier that I am working towards a goal called the Single Step Project. The goal is 1,000 miles, to be walked between January 7 and October 1 of this year. I am raising money, through pledges]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-update</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQ1ku1CvsFnbstnuPhZHCpz3Jv88547tW7GrWbNhcap58fsLs1v3oZEgV4VcwNbfpiWysZRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adjusting to the gig economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The early numbers on jobs for 2017 do not look good. Over 200K layoffs have been announced, among major employers like AT&T, WalMart, and GE. The truth is, the massive tax scam will not save jobs,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/adjusting-to-the-gig-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/adjusting-to-the-gig-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jabba the Hutt hopes Bannon Biopic will lead to standalone movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Hollywood today, Jabba the Hutt was cast to play Steve Bannon in the upcoming biopic. Mr. Hutt spoke through an interpreter, expressing hope that the role would lead to interest in his own standalone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/satire/@timjoad/jabba-the-hutt-hopes-bannon-biopic-will-lead-to-standalone-movie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/satire/@timjoad/jabba-the-hutt-hopes-bannon-biopic-will-lead-to-standalone-movie</guid><category><![CDATA[satire]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:34:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Single Step Project: Week 1 summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I introduced the Single Step Project to End Homelessness on this blog. The fundraiser will raise funds for Amarillo Housing First, an organization dedicated to provide permanent housing solutions.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-week-1-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-week-1-summary</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYwCiM2DwbaqGm2ShRei6px93e7LtxkiPgy568WdmEYHwdefKxRVrXkga6JMpSQXHVFhCGhoLHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I No Longer Penny Tip Bad Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I went to Village Inn. Wednesday, pie night. That coupled with a tough workweek made the offering more than welcome. 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In relaunching a failed project I had started in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-to-end-homelessness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/the-single-step-project-to-end-homelessness</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:41:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Things the Church should be Doing to Eradicate Poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Note: I am moving some of my earlier blog posts to Steemit. This post originally appeared at: This is a list of 10 things I believe the church should be doing to help address the reality of poverty. It's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/10-things-the-church-should-be-doing-to-eradicate-poverty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@timjoad/10-things-the-church-should-be-doing-to-eradicate-poverty</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[timjoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:39:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>