Hmm, do I pick two subjects here? What we consider to be the modern-day toilet is often attributed to Englishman Thomas Crapper, yet whilst he was instrumental in developing plumbing and sanitary goods, Crapper’s involvement with the humble porcelain throne is perhaps overstated. Nonetheless, he set up the first public showrooms for sanitary ware, and […]
I can’t really do this one, as I work in a showroom! I’m also not willing to plaster pictures of where I work on my site, so you will have to imagine what a bathroom showroom looks like! It isn’t particularly exciting. There are tiled bays, with bathroom furniture in them. I dare say the […]
For our work Christmas do, we decided to do something a little different. We took on an escape room! It was themed around Narnia, though not called Narnia (presumably for copyright reasons). How did we get on? Well, between the four of us… we floundered. The very first room was based on the closet, and […]
It’s nearly time for Halloween! Beware the Ides of October, If you’re a Tory! Kwarteng gets Kicked Out The on-going meltdown of our government continues. Somehow, Liz Truss is managing to be worse than Boris Johnson (a remarkable feat), and she recently sacked her Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, after just over a month in the post. […]
Here we go again! What is there to Muse about? A few things… Pan-Handling I have no idea why (beyond perhaps, the YouTube algorithm suggesting videos, that then seeped into my subconscious), but the other week, I had a dream about the Napoleonic War series Sharpe. The bulk of what I remember involves me, Sean […]
Here we go, it’s Meerkat Muse time! After the off-pattern experience of the holiday, are we back to a routine? Yes. Back to Normal Well, I say back to normal, but things have changed a bit at work. We now have a system of targets, which I guess was inevitable, as the company grows, and […]
You know what time it is?! It’s Meerkat Muse time! Let’s dive right in shall we? The Curious Case of Vanishing News The other day, The Times newspaper ran an article about Boris Johnson, and his then-mistress Carrie, and the case of his attempt to make her his chief of staff (earning £100,000 a year), […]
It’s done! Tattoo Number Five! You can sing this to the tune of Mambo Number Five if you want. I’m not sure how that would work but it might be possible… Ahem. Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse! Reflections I mentioned in my previous Muse that the 15th of April was the 10th anniversary of […]
April begins with a choice. As it appears I am going to a comic-con event at the end of April, I require an outfit. The leading contenders are: Generic Meerkat…. or…. Scrooge McDuck. Now, Generic Meerkat is going to be warm, and the comic-con will be at the ExCel Centre in London, where a great […]
Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse! The End of an Era The other week my wife and I completed our watch of the 2019 edition of Masterchef Australia, which brought with it the end of the judging careers of Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston (at least for now). I was sad to see […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
In recent days I have been having a ‘back and forth’ with Citizen Tom on the subject of education. Tom believes that education should be in private hands, which he believes would therefore be subject to the whim and will of parents. He does not like what state education teaches, and considers it to immoral. […]
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