diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index 04fb21fda..15718a6c9 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   validates :guid, :uniqueness => true
 
+  after_create :cache_for_author
+
   #scopes
   scope :all_public, where(:public => true, :pending => false)
   scope :includes_for_a_stream,  includes({:author => :profile}, :mentions => {:person => :profile}) #note should include root and photos, but i think those are both on status_message
@@ -156,4 +158,19 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.class.where(:id => self.id).
       update_all(:comments_count => self.comments.count)
   end
+
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def cache_for_author
+    if self.should_cache_for_author?
+      cache = RedisCache.new(self.author.owner, 'created_at')
+      cache.add(self.created_at.to_i, self.id)
+    end
+    true
+  end
+
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def should_cache_for_author?
+    self.triggers_caching? && RedisCache.configured? &&
+      RedisCache.acceptable_types.include?(self.type) && user = self.author.owner
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/stream/tag_stream_spec.rb b/spec/lib/stream/tag_stream_spec.rb
index ba6b80e77..8b99e037c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/stream/tag_stream_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/stream/tag_stream_spec.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,4 @@ describe TagStream do
   describe 'shared behaviors' do
     it_should_behave_like 'it is a stream'
   end
-
-
-  describe 'posts' do
-    it 'explains the query' do
-      puts @stream.posts.to_sql
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index f5669c7d0..48523f180 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -137,4 +137,71 @@ describe Post do
       Post.new.triggers_caching?.should be_true
     end
   end
+
+  describe "after_create" do
+    it "calls cache_for_author only on create" do
+      post = Factory.build(:status_message, :author => bob.person)
+      post.should_receive(:cache_for_author).once
+      post.save
+      post.save
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#cache_for_author' do
+    before do
+      @post = Factory.build(:status_message, :author => bob.person)
+      @post.stub(:should_cache_for_author?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'caches with valid conditions' do
+      cache = mock.as_null_object
+      RedisCache.should_receive(:new).and_return(cache)
+      cache.should_receive(:add)
+      @post.cache_for_author
+    end
+
+    it 'does nothing if should not cache' do
+      @post.stub(:should_cache_for_author?).and_return(false)
+      RedisCache.should_not_receive(:new)
+      @post.cache_for_author
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#should_cache_for_author?" do
+    before do
+      @post = Factory.build(:status_message, :author => bob.person)
+      RedisCache.stub(:configured?).and_return(true)
+      RedisCache.stub(:acceptable_types).and_return(['StatusMessage'])
+      @post.stub(:triggers_caching?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns true under valid conditions' do
+      @post.should_cache_for_author?.should be_true
+    end
+
+    it 'does not cache if the author is not a local user' do
+      @post.author = Factory(:person)
+      @post.should_cache_for_author?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it 'does not cache if the cache is not configured' do
+      RedisCache.stub(:configured?).and_return(false)
+      @post.should_cache_for_author?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it 'does not cache if the object does not triggers caching' do
+      @post.stub(:triggers_caching?).and_return(false)
+      @post.should_cache_for_author?.should be_false
+    end
+
+    it 'does not cache if the object is not of an acceptable cache type' do
+      @post.stub(:type).and_return("Photo")
+      @post.should_cache_for_author?.should be_false
+    end
+  end
+
+ #user exists,
+ #  cache configured,
+ #  triggers caching,
+ #  of the cachable type
 end