<?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>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:08:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@denmarkguy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Reminiscing About a Time That Didn't Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I just let YouTube shuffle through an automatically generated playlist, presumably based on my typical listening habits and playlists. Following on from yesterday's post, some music is just evocative]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/reminiscing-about-a-time-that-didnt-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/reminiscing-about-a-time-that-didnt-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6i4GMttHJapUx858mwbHARwi5qEww5983VPa25uDw2dDGxFZKuTvNfnx9HL5mwN3drxNuXnSYWK28QeQwXTqH4kXZVeFabA1Yz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music and Creativity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suppose most people would claim that they have some kind of "special relationship" with music. But what kind of relationship is that? 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