<?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>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:08:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/personalupdate/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Update: Arrests Made After the Robbery in Windhoek]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share a serious update about what happened after I was robbed here in Windhoek. The two suspects have now been arrested. 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The sunset was pretty that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@macchiata/july-sunset-and-sick-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@macchiata/july-sunset-and-sick-days</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178265]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwjwbZ6qMYiUkgWyQtaNqMfrX72LXvjUpZk43redgieoetW2h7pZWna6ghSoq8eoFxcCCc7uSDDnvWiJs9XfXKjmYi7s2qKWzBk867QccgQEgpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Side of the Fog]]></title><description><![CDATA[「 And when a man is sad-- I don't mean because he has a toothache or has lost some money, but because he sees, for once in a way, how it is all is with life and everything, and is sad in earnest- Herman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@macchiata/the-other-side-of-the-fog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@macchiata/the-other-side-of-the-fog</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwjwbZ6qMYiUkgWyQVVNLYJgQobpKGVc5FQgNpnE3dGiGPTtTWKNGH6gkCfsMh1w2peD94zV74kuHcNBwyM3T6cmwtuHJMZCsV3A5oMV6kryfP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turned 27  and Thriving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone! First of all, happy weekend too! Second of all, today I turned 27 & I am grateful to still be here after everything. If you have been following me, being my friend from the moment I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@macchiata/turned-27-and-thriving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@macchiata/turned-27-and-thriving</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 19:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCYS8qcNG2wK1Q39JPWChA72jsZ7r2H5VnSTEKQXxkW7umw96WFSxgDMo9AYfwcKac8VzRAjqx6LigDFX6bzfuFukmY5xZwk5Y1eCAm8bph249c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating Ray's Wedding ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps it's meant to be..and this was how it unfolds! Who would have thought Ray would marry before me and my other cousins. 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