<?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[Sermon From The Mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:29:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Big Dirt Has Got You By the Root Hairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[How an Underground Cabal Monetizes Your Futile Hopes. Do you own more than one hoe? An anvil pruner? A dibble? Do you begin each season with visions of a verdant lawn? Beds and containers overflowing with flowers? Borders of regimented greenery? When it all grows leggy from too much sun or rots from too much water, do you swear to yourself, “Next season…”? Have you ever driven to a store and bought a bag of dirt? Stop and think about that for one second. You bought a bag of dirt. Something...]]></description><link>https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/post/big-dirt-has-got-you-by-the-root-hairs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1a925e54036185f87868a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:37:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a79781_5693a441872344fbbf8e6c0159d6242e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_509,h_353,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Mount</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lesson In Larceny (Placeholder)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(A little more setup needed) That's right. In 1976, I was a car salesman for about four months. I was newly-graduated, newly-married and jobs for wet-behind-the-ears copywriters were not plentiful in the South, where I wanted to live. I worked at Starr Lincoln-Mercury in Birmingham. I got the job by responding to a want ad in the newspaper.  I sold Town Cars, Mark Vs and one of the crappiest, most absurd cars ever created, the Lincoln Versailles, which, in case you dont know, was a Ford...]]></description><link>https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/post/back-when-i-was-a-car-salesman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a20a714882ec6a3ac36ede</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:55:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a79781_40f48f2940a64cd696cbd9a13800d593~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Mount</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Were You In '62? I Was Up On The Roof. (Placeholder)]]></title><description><![CDATA[2324 Farley Terrace, Hoover, Alabama. The house where I grew up]]></description><link>https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/post/where-were-you-in-62-i-was-up-on-the-roof</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699cc0699509a0da66f7c1b5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a79781_f19e0610929443a4af321dae5c9b5df2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Mount</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes Distraction is as Good As Relief. (Placeholder)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science assures us that pets reduce stress. Fine. We’ve all seen the studies: lower blood pressure, slower pulse, oxytocin giving our brains a warm bath. But sometimes pets don’t reduce stress so much as replace it with a more urgent variety. On the way to our first walk of the morning, our Wire Fox Terrier, Farrah, currently suffering a gastrointestinal rebellion, chose 5:30 AM to unleash a coffee-brown Niagara onto the carpet directly in front of a neighbor’s door. As I stood there in the...]]></description><link>https://www.sermonfromthemount.com/post/sometimes-distraction-is-as-good-as-relief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698f97a6ec9bf7f4acf782a7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a79781_4724908005ca45438858e54191007639~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>William Mount</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>