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Washing your ass isn’t gay

keifel — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:22:38 +0000

Being a man is being comfortable in your own skin. it is recognizing that you are capable of expressing emotions other than anger.

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We are become feral

keifel — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:10:43 +0000

individually we seem capable of greatness and kindness but as a species, fuck, we are capable of so much shitty behavior.

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Black beats blue every time

keifel — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:46:45 +0000

I have a lot of thoughts about the latest state sanctioned execution. But the one that is foremost in my mind is the complete lack of support for the accused officers. The officers were fired summarily, there was no outcry from the police union. The usual “law and order” types were not on every station […]

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Winnifred’s Black (Fruit) Cake Recipe

keifel — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:40:55 +0000

Realized I have never posted the recipe here. in the Caribbean there is tradition of Black Fruit Cake at Christmas time, making this cake is an artform, my grandmother; Winnifred; was one of its masters. I’m reproducing her recipe here as it was passed on to my mother and now to me. reading my mother’s […]

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Not so hostile takeover (2022 edition)

keifel — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 04:10:43 +0000

I originally wrote this in 2008 and thought I would revisit and update it. In a move expected by many analysts, Santa Claus [trading as SNTA on the holiday market] has been acquired by retail giant Amazon (AMZN) in a deal estimated to be worth billions. Santa Claus, a long time family run franchise has […]

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The Bronze Age

keifel — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:08:00 +0000

19 years ago, on a beach in Barbados, I embarked on a journey that has seen me grow and develop as a person.

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No Virginia, the Internet is not free

keifel — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:09:33 +0000

As Donald Trump is de-platformed banned internet spaces from Twitter to PornHub there are two camps, those joyously celebrating and those screaming about a violation of 1st Amendment rights. As with all things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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This is America, actually.

keifel — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:42:52 +0000

After the attempted coup, by a right wing fascist mob, emboldened by Donald Trump, many people, mostly all white, were quick to claim this is not America. It is, in fact, America, writ large. Let’s start with the fundamental reason all these people were there in the first place, to “Stop the Steal”. The primary […]

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Upon further reflection

keifel — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:17:56 +0000

wherein your erstwhile narrator looks back on the year that was.

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More of what I think…

keifel — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:51:00 +0000

Racism and sexism have always been a part and parcel of the American experience.

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