<?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>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:28:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@gooddream/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Sleep movie based on the Stephen King book]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote yesterday about how nonplussed I was with the follow up to The Shining book of 500+ pages by Stephen King and how I felt this book was unnecessary and was just a corporate add-on to King's library]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/dr-sleep-movie-based-on-the-stephen-king-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/dr-sleep-movie-based-on-the-stephen-king-book</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBPcRvqJCzBWWHMEWeRsLDnQJvYoQYVpwQiC7299QdzptDhqLtTYonZhgVxQiB93Gp45dHvf9i7meW5NVSFWNHHWiP86Y7di8N2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Sleep by Stephen King]]></title><description><![CDATA[After speed reading The Shining while visiting Mexico - it was the fastest I have ever read any book of that size - I was actually kind of excited to read the sequel to it that was written several decades]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/dr-sleep-by-stephen-king</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/dr-sleep-by-stephen-king</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBPbgoz4M9vk9aGBzUBePBF7rarN9CvogtvtkeaxpWFjnMrujVRv3QF6VFXwPLC7HAPD67iFsPY8zQPizhcC8BfeyUUM3jsodhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saw a friend who rarely drinks, and I think he should stop altogether.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've recently started to be a bit more conscious of the amount of alcohol that has been in my life for most of my adult life. I try to not be super preachy about this now that I am making a conscious effort]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/saw-a-friend-who-rarely-drinks-and-i-think-he-should-stop-altogether</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/saw-a-friend-who-rarely-drinks-and-i-think-he-should-stop-altogether</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBPbgrJ185j5TADH64eA2KP82Pv49mit7U1LVZYubj7QYHMr2fJGRvYzc5YB7rPCh8FbngZJBzdhrhBaifA7iUG7b7F9nL183Dp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One great benefit of being seriously ill for a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short story: There aren't very many benefits at all. It has been a truly horrible journey and even though I am mostly out of the woods completely now and off all of the meds that I was taking before I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/one-great-benefit-of-being-seriously-ill-for-a-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/one-great-benefit-of-being-seriously-ill-for-a-week</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfA2iSq7HZv4bPHVsMjGi87tyipLSBhq1emfgASEoTMsujcrapSptx5SWn4AMmq3rVF2Xr8ruvopdfbUnWPAE9mkGHM9KWwYxne2wA3qWxNTLtn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting minor food poisoning is just a regular part of life over here]]></title><description><![CDATA[It could be the lack of cleanliness standards, it could be because almost all restaurants lack any sort of industrial grade dishwashing machines, it could be a lot of different things but for me and almost]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/getting-minor-food-poisoning-is-just-a-regular-part-of-life-over-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/getting-minor-food-poisoning-is-just-a-regular-part-of-life-over-here</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:47:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYC2fogoknbYVsZMxykA73FEKMC45oKxiPSeVFZpgH79cN6z4QrWimYuHPHf3FrAo1v8uczctFWH6XRpFLtUtctFAGQdt1F7btKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling to Mexico for a month has changed me, and I think for the better ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was in Mexico last month visiting my family my day-to-day life was very different than it is here in Vietnam. 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