<?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>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:30:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday In Burma]]></title><description><![CDATA["There walketh the ember." —---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you read?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! Click the "Burnin’ Both Ends” album cover above to listen]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/saturday-in-burma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/saturday-in-burma</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WN4yNYcMHJTJQTwaEbLP52Fifeva3TQqUhMM8bafr68snq65NuVH7Eq8vbUdi5CjtFktGMMFLUs2LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Medium" - First Published Article]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been curious about Medium for quite some time now. I've heard nothing but good things about the quality of the platform's content, however, it took me a while to delegate the time needed to investigate]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/medium-first-published-article</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/medium-first-published-article</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmb6BXJGnDJtyvL6TR9rpVsbQjbixiLt7DhFAFvzU3goNj7CwprUUK6apYZtECgNn1UN4HqFsrG3sTWRznW48nDXbJHvtkFh4ws13KHZjJXMqEbUZsgJNM7hyQwxbjTVwGni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impetuous Ideation: VIII (On Reason)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a wise thing to note that reason often has the potential to corrupt good-thinking. —---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you read?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! Click the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/impetuous-ideation-viii-on-reason</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/impetuous-ideation-viii-on-reason</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WjkjqsRncFV7fvKdsoWLM1XdvqjSrbmy7YFJ7in6EGiK3oBSQqDF8EPVW7rGSQtQrs95SAPktpnX82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discomfort Of Indifference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The human mind goes to great lengths to resist the idea of indifference—to vanquish the thought that its surroundings—its environment—are indifferent to its presence and its greater existence. Complex,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/discomfort-of-indifference</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/discomfort-of-indifference</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81NWjsRt8wPziTKphgZYT3z9gBw1JYmwDzznztE3y4ESjGCPDFPJJEZJF15QXCR1e9MMcND5M14pZynYVm9sy8aJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Unique Relationship To Song Lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing lyrics is a unique experience in the sense that it alleviates much of the worries and pressures that I put on myself when I write philosophy or fiction. The song is a time capsule, free from the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/our-unique-relationship-to-song-lyrics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/our-unique-relationship-to-song-lyrics</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 15:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsraJcE8bHZaqb5PM4PhWX67PuEhMojdFkQNrrPGqYG3w1C2zrwjQVvEgAfye7wh1miFCVuj1vnQkn3YimbLhEHKWs58fLKAH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear Winter's Summer]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/nuclear-winter-s-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/nuclear-winter-s-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WVtwyBuFwrHjPeuwHvBLHZJTTDFvrL7dESB5Y6HZcoZ8e4dowsZfo5EfGxJRgS9zFkWvcMniaxfENJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misguided Morality Of Good And Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our existences are constantly being oppressed by pressures created by the misguided usage of widely misunderstood concepts: Good, Bad, Right, Wrong, Should, Shouldn't....concepts, qualifiers, such as these]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/misguided-morality-of-good-and-bad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/misguided-morality-of-good-and-bad</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 14:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULPuNXsnX5BHBA1EkR5x519MkF4S8kxWVpB6Em9LVGZvnHZ75KN9xGQJMvPDrcAbRkoZeRDvgpGcaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge And Resolve]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will always be challenges, struggles, and scenarios that test our resolve. 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"Balmain]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/what-keeps-the-stomach-full</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/what-keeps-the-stomach-full</guid><category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VK2ZmMtKwE5iFJwBNDP1KGPMdWVsgFTVdoLFMRZ54i5CYZHLNpB19P2dBYeXRF251c5Jt6nFQFsXr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wound was gaping and catastrophic, the body bled out nearly as rapidly as its life had left it. The gunman's finger cooled and stiffened, still curled around the trigger's inviting contour. —---—---]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/defining-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/defining-moment</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 00:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UTbtmNedTG93oAGNNTZXuv89YW3KE17pYv5CHHZMBgJFh3AMKSTNvhnR1E1m9k9WoDpo89xVKgsEer?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nihilism And Belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps it can be said that Nihilism is simply a mechanism used to dismantle any platform or belief that one wishes to see dismantled— —but, is that to be understood as a criticism of Nihilism?—or as a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/nihilism-and-belief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/nihilism-and-belief</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsraJcE8bHZaqb5PM4PhWX67PuEhMojdFkQNrrPGqYG3w1C2zrwjQVvEgAfye7wh1miFCVuj1vnQkn3YimbLhEHKWs58fLKAH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[We stood and watched, mesmerized by its brilliance and pacified by the warmth that radiated through our bodies. Our highs flowed up through the heat, riding the tips of the flames as they licked at the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/higher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/higher</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsraJcE8bHZaqb5PM4PhWX67PuEhMojdFkQNrrPGqYG3w1C2zrwjQVvEgAfye7wh1miFCVuj1vnQkn3YimbLhEHKWs58fLKAH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal Tuber]]></title><description><![CDATA[This image was created using a homegrown potato, a flashlight, a black t-shirt, and my iPhone's camera. Post-production was done using only the light-adjustment settings that are built into the standard]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/universal-tuber</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/universal-tuber</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UTdKfbB5C3MXY8hhceDVDPWfdm2aQDgwGgXBgwaXcLECL4NCBEECR2yCznQQFhCxJyhiHnk8bKHgDL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[War And Avoidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's considered normal, even commendable, to spend life immersed in our fights. We allow ourselves to believe that our causes are just and honorable, even necessary. 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Power's word is challenged only by opposing Power applied. Power is therefore established, overthrown, and re-established by Power. Force exerted. Physics. The Law Of Nature— —Power]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/the-governance-of-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/the-governance-of-power</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Wxp3KHSDDnc94zNW2mqafH5RDMDMiiwosFcSGqmh7SiRkxyn7RNo9PxHMsw3MnayQ8GBJu4fPZQPzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Sunrise In Somalia]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/no-sunrise-in-somalia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/no-sunrise-in-somalia</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 21:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UMG5HEEktjv3QTGgQ4FgwegiT1SvLh6tokDkyF3hYSzGBSGaqVfExsVk1TX7DuJNEXcGTxqng9a3DY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say It Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has all been said before. It will all be said again. Still—there is value to be found in our words. Each time a thought is expressed—and in each ordering that the words appear in—there is something]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/say-it-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@douglasbalmain/say-it-again</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasbalmain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V45SEjGM8e814nho2ivBM7b4PXVs6Auy669gjfNJbnBwjKwipHamKwHiG3tfbQUkm7Zxr1LwTmkwTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Decay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time decay. Decay. Take time as it is passing. Take time. —---—--- — — — — ---—---— Like what you read?Check out my page for more music, philosophy, and writing! 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