<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:40:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@alex52/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Colin Kaepernick (Part 1: football)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm a fairly serious football fan. I enjoy fantasy football and whatnot, but I also played football through college, so I would argue that I have an understanding at least as deep as 90-something percent]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-colin-kaepernick-part-1-football</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-colin-kaepernick-part-1-football</guid><category><![CDATA[kaepernick]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 16:33:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: This is where we are now]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw this a few minutes ago- the soundtrack is absolutely perfect.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-this-is-where-we-are-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-this-is-where-we-are-now</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 20:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKxYZqXQRiq7MR6BmdQHWD6P9K1gyVLJC9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Diet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if this will help anyone, because if you're anything like me, you've heard it a thousand times and might just not believe it. If you want to lose weight, diet is way more important than exercise.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-diet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-diet</guid><category><![CDATA[diet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 05:20:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're living in an interesting time. I have a request- tonight/tomorrow, if you usually watch Fox News, give CNN, or MSNBC, or literally anything outside of Fox and Breitbart a watch. If you normally watch]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-perspective</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 17:36:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Try to think ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone (outside of Fox News and Breitbart, but that's a topic for another post) is reporting that Donald Trump is seriously looking at impeachment. Those on the left (myself included) seem almost giddy]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-try-to-think-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-try-to-think-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 23:04:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the most embarrassed that I have been to be an American]]></title><description><![CDATA[since yesterday. I can't take credit for this as an original thought. Credit goes to "Bull Moose" on Gizmodo]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/this-is-the-most-embarrassed-that-i-have-been-to-be-an-american</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/this-is-the-most-embarrassed-that-i-have-been-to-be-an-american</guid><category><![CDATA[america]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 20:24:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Ego and sunk costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's very easy to wrap your ego into decisions you have made. It happens with technology (Playstation vs. Xbox, Apple vs. PC, etc.), cars, and even politics. I get the impulse- as a kid, I had a Super]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-ego-and-sunk-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-ego-and-sunk-costs</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 18:31:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever notice that the people who engage the most in pleasure-seeking behavior seem to be the least happy? Take the guy who eats pizza 3 times/week and has a legitimate high score in a video game.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-normal</guid><category><![CDATA[thought]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 04:45:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Louis Vuitton]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, my wife wanted a Louis Vuitton purse. I told her that she should just get a knockoff, that $1,000 is way too much for a purse, and no one can tell the difference anyway. At some point, I saw]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-louis-vuitton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-louis-vuitton</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 02:01:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Man's Best Friend?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my son has to fart, he makes a point of getting himself close to the dog so he can shift the blame. He really digs into the story, too. It's not ever as simple as "Gross the dog farted!"]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-man-s-best-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-man-s-best-friend</guid><category><![CDATA[fart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2017 23:01:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Desperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first blush, I loved the idea of getting paid to post content. An "uber-ization" of writing has a lot of appeal, and the gamification of rewards hits some part of my brain. Steemit is perfect]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-desperation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-desperation</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 15:13:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks has a happy hour? 50% off of Frappuccino drinks if you go in from 3-6pm.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just stumbled upon this and thought it might be interesting. Starbucks apparently has a happy hour from 3pm-6pm, and Frappuccino beverages are 50% off. This started May 3rd, and is good through May 14th.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/starbucks-has-a-happy-hour-50-off-of-frappuccino-drinks-if-you-go-in-from-3-6pm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/starbucks-has-a-happy-hour-50-off-of-frappuccino-drinks-if-you-go-in-from-3-6pm</guid><category><![CDATA[deals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 06:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzHMnrhG9dqDTRDRrGcZ3bYVxb3YXNn7QqJzfvhv825sFYbGZgyVXiu8VVmLksrw28PT2gLrQCdkdvXKwEcfgdcN98evkZMvrMkEb4jHLmTDQwTEj5wM2GYgbBRNGaxXf1eRUn2TZKEu6mofnqaMsZvByMkwyg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oakland A's are offering tickets to every home game for $20/mo.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just saw this in my inbox this morning and thought it was worth sharing: Basically, you pay a one-time $5 fee and $20/mo, and you get a ticket to every single A's home game from June-September (not including]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/the-oakland-a-s-are-offering-tickets-to-every-home-game-for-usd20-mo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/the-oakland-a-s-are-offering-tickets-to-every-home-game-for-usd20-mo</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 05:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMPvdQNG7HEA2CHwck4aMca3tvLFYfgikMh6nDyW5yxnURj5GkoTwmYnLLVq21E6MurAQ9Kv4kEuXCURvn8oTPoDxp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Scapegoats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever I go to the bathroom right after my son, I pee on the seat and blame him.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-scapegoats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-scapegoats</guid><category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 05:26:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of the truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time is kind of funny. Every year, New Year's comes around, and a bunch of us pledge that "2017 is going to be so much better than 2016". Gym memberships skyrocket, diets are started, and fitness]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/the-death-of-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/the-death-of-the-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 06:13:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex's Thought of the Day: Gap Insurance is Dumb]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you buy Gap insurance, you're betting that you will total your car. An absolute "best case" scenario for this bet has you doing a terrible job negotiating the price of the car and then totalling]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-gap-insurance-is-dumb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@alex52/alex-s-thought-of-the-day-gap-insurance-is-dumb</guid><category><![CDATA[math]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex52]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzHMnrhG9dqDTRDRrGcZ3bYVxb3YXNnB9JGmq7L91wWwRHvjrC7iyTTeGxJ2xxuWhojPfza6Fwu5CETSKxCsCvXUnRdKtGaTWX8iaDNcAvkACKk9xN63pwhRctjK7oaH8FDPZFNr2cNehoC89XX4CoAK2nrnNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>