<?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, 09 Oct 2026 03:58:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@gooddream/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A month off of bowling really set me back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week before I left for Mexico I did something that I have not been able to do at all in 2026 until that day - I won the overall championship for our little league here in Da Nang. There was a time]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/a-month-off-of-bowling-really-set-me-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/a-month-off-of-bowling-really-set-me-back</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYC2sdtNygUfuw2hjAHhw8Yt1atzkQvRUYdokPeNWKFgXA8x6onxzbdVzvWysuc46cw3MjcAcwxfrzZ55HybfjnQLUEL7nY6NHTC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shining:  By Steven King ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think almost everyone knows about this story, or at least you think you do. I avoided reading this book for many years because I had already seen the movie several times, liked it, but then thought that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/the-shining-by-steven-king</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/the-shining-by-steven-king</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBPqeqibUa48PSvGV4CER23ZQWQxQJ627GVmQWFfaaWwtpb54JaprxPnuMtRmTGdr1uQ4J1wH6KQWbsToZt6Hh1spUXH3zYinxe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam vs.  Mexico as far as living there is concerned (part 2) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This started out as just a thing I was going to quickly summarize and then the first part quickly got to nearly 2000 words. I had a lot to say about it and thus decided to divvy it up into 2 parts. I suppose]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/vietnam-vs-mexico-as-far-as-living-there-is-concerned-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/vietnam-vs-mexico-as-far-as-living-there-is-concerned-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfA2iSq7HZv4bPHVpy9An3o2LBLvx8S4qQZM6oZmPKqaid99V3VTxX3YMnQg4MkYNiBgZzk6U4e5d2JNdCsyHTjUxWS3Gk7DqmdqbgHAfS6UN2J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nadi gets another not-at-all professional haircut from me]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I got back to Da nang I was very pleased with the fact that my dog was alive and in good health. 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The trip back across the pond was a lot better]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gooddream/103-dogs-in-one-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gooddream/103-dogs-in-one-post</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBPz3w115Baz1ULZMVzxqc6ECRWjqirbD6PtBay7az73KqHDbHwYnXW6dEA14U2B1LhQgWhLJd7WjdLC3EQNPxTs37nSgeRiDsU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do you know about lemon / lime trees? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In visiting my parents in Mexico I have become introduced to a number of things that I never really thought about before. 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I'll give credit where credit is due:  you have improved]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAX is renowned for being a horrible place. I have perpetuated this notion and experienced it first hand on several occasions as it just being a horrible place to end up. 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