Hello Again! I Aten't Dead.

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I've had quite a few blogs in years gone by, and sometimes I wouldn't post in them for a month. But this blog, well. This blog has exceeded all expectations. Seven months without a post. Seven. Silent. Months. OK, the truth is, I forgot about it. Planet Keef blog? Wassat?

Anyway, I'm back, and I'll try to write some posts about what I've been up to all this time. See you later.

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