Tom Keirstead
@tomkeirstead.bsky.social
Torontonian, historian of medieval Japan. Posts about cats, cooking, umami, gardening, and gin making. Sushi, too
Goofiest and grandest, I should have said. And in case there’s any confusion: the picture is not of Alex Tilley.
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Goofiest and grandest, I should have said. And in case there’s any confusion: the picture is not of Alex Tilley.
It seems a proper swear word. And a clever one to boot
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It seems a proper swear word. And a clever one to boot
The hotly contested Somerville bike path mayoral contest has been decided. The new mayor is Minerva, whose one-word platform apparently appealed to voters. I voted for mela, the scaredy cat.
September 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The hotly contested Somerville bike path mayoral contest has been decided. The new mayor is Minerva, whose one-word platform apparently appealed to voters. I voted for mela, the scaredy cat.
Should be okay as long as you wash it down with five gallons of polyethylene glycol. No seeds in the bread though
July 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Should be okay as long as you wash it down with five gallons of polyethylene glycol. No seeds in the bread though
Oops. Should have said “I spent most of the afternoon watching gin drip from the still”
July 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Oops. Should have said “I spent most of the afternoon watching gin drip from the still”
2013 was the 60th anniversary of the end of the War for the Liberation of the Fatherland (祖国解放戦争), a.k.a. The Korean War
June 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
2013 was the 60th anniversary of the end of the War for the Liberation of the Fatherland (祖国解放戦争), a.k.a. The Korean War
Here’s some similarly old tanks, from the guys who know how to put on a military parade. Pyongyang, 2013
June 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Here’s some similarly old tanks, from the guys who know how to put on a military parade. Pyongyang, 2013