<?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>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:35:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@carrinm/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pickleball day to honour a 101st birthday - RIP : August 4 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A birthday. My father would have turned 101 today. He made it to 84. Went out to play pickleball. Did have ideas to walk and shop after. Played about 12 times so far and each time trying a few new things.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@carrinm/actifit-carrinm-20260805t115845026z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@carrinm/actifit-carrinm-20260805t115845026z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carrinm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3uhAFQCzXGLcTgNptm2g34dG1Euyx6pmrQMyGgF3qQyHrxEB7Xat6XPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TIB - An Investors Journal #821 - Semiconductors, South Korea, Uranium,  Silver Mining, Copper Mining, US Oil, ASX Stocks, Consumer Products + more]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI capex needs electric power and memory chips and silver and copper - spent a whack of the week investing in just that - a lot of it quite contrarian. 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