The other day, Conservative MP Lee Anderson remarked that poor people were more resourceful in the past. The same MP has previously questioned the need for food banks. Lee Anderson is horrendously out of touch, but then again, he’s a Tory, so is that of any great surprise? The typical attitude of Tories is to […]
This prompt is a little different. It is the first time in living memory that a Twitter follower (and a fellow meerkat no less!) has suggested a prompt for me to write about. Firstly, a glimpse into the past… What you’re looking at are the Scottish Highlands, and the Lake District, respectively. Both regions are […]
Lately, across a couple of different topics, I’ve felt the growing urge to address what I consider to be the hypocrisy of Christian institutions in the USA. In particular, there is the stance on abortion, and the stance on education. There are several overlapping fields here, so bear with me. Sex One argument I have […]
My friend Bruce Gerencser has put together a detailed examination of the problem of gun violence, and some interesting thoughts on what to do about it. It’s worth a read. https://brucegerencser.net/2023/02/another-day-another-school-massacre-2/
What’s up peeps? It’s time to return to the weird and whacky world of the Meerkat Muse! Let’s start with familiar territory. Dreams By now, my dreams are clearly the glue that binds these Muses together. I have had a couple of particularly interesting dreams lately. I’ll start with a very meta dream. So, I […]
Well, firstly, I’m gonna switch this to ‘Prime Minister Campaign’, on the grounds of being from Britain, but I’m sure the general gist will be similar. Regular readers of this blog (or the Coalition of the Brave site) will be quite aware of my outspoken views on politics, and will have quite-rightly identified me as […]
Oh boy. I can really sink my teeth into this one. One of the greatest evils humanity has ever inflicted upon itself, is the belief that money is more important than anything else. Those with money and power have long done everything they can to retain their positions of privilege. You need only look at […]
Stress is the word, and stress is the opening theme. Bedsheets Is it daft to get seriously stressed over placing bedsheets upon a heated, indoor clothes dryer? I find the whole ordeal to be seriously aggravating. The sheets, to me, are unwieldy, and I cannot figure out how to put them onto the dryer in […]
Where do I begin with this one?! There are so many current events, both at home and abroad, that I have no clue how to begin. Do I talk about the energy bill crisis? The general inequalities of our social-economic system? Shall I rant about the failures of our cruel and callous Conservative government? What […]
We have arrived at the end of another year. Last year brought highs and lows, and 2022 has been no different. There’s been turmoil, and stress, and sadness, and laughter, and love. Early 2022 brought with it the unpleasant experience of covid-19. The illness ripped through my household, and left us all feeling tired and […]
In the not so distant future, I will have been blogging at Meerkat Musings for TEN years. That's sort of scary. I never set out to reach a milestone like that, but ten years on, Meerkat Musings feels like my home-on-the-web, so to speak. #BloggingCommunity
Now, this I find difficult. Of those I have tried, which admittedly is not many, I am rather fond of McDonald's fries, though Burger King's have grown on me.
Also posted on The Coalition of the Brave. There is a question that’s recently been circulating around the web. It’s aimed at women, and the responses are quite telling. ‘Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man, or a bear?’ A lot of women are choosing the bear. The reason is simple […]
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