The Meerkat of Science: Where the Light Stops
Previously, I wrote of what becomes of massive stars when they die. One of the products of a stellar behemoth’s death is a black hole, a point in space of infinite density, where gravity...
Monthly Archive: November 2024
Retail Musings: The Great Disconnect
I have worked in retail for 17 years, across different fields, and for companies both big and small. There is something I regard as consistent across the larger companies, and it’s a tendency for...
Meerkat Prompts: How has Technology changed your Job?
Hmm. I don’t know if technology has changed my job to any significant degree since I’ve been doing it. When I first got into bathroom design back in 2015, I used a very specific set of...
Meerkat Prompts: Famous Pepole
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? I can’t say I’ve had too many deep encounters with famous people. My meetings with them have generally been fleeting. I’ve had...
The Thinking ‘Kat: ‘Your Body, my Choice’
The title of this post is also the mantra that some Trump-loving Republican voters have been repeating, ever since he won the election. Within days, there has been an eruption of misogynistic slogans, and...
Meerkat Prompts: What’s good about having a Pet?
What is good about having a pet? Make no mistake, pets – be they cats, dogs, hamsters, ferrets, rats, snakes, or indeed any form of animal – can hamper your plans. If you’re looking...
Meerkat Prompts: Wacky Dreams
Long-time followers of Meerkat Musings will know that I often write of some absolutely crazy dreams. My subconscious mind is a hive of activity, and that activity is often as wild and chaotic as...
Meerkat Prompts: Samurai
Samurai were feted as legendary, high-skilled, and very deadly warriors. In medieval Japan they were the elite soldiers, and often served powerful landowners (such as the daimyo). From the late 12th Century, through to...
Meerkat Prompts: UFOs
Let’s clarify something straight away. UFOs – unidentified flying objects (and these days, sometimes referred to as UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomena) are assumed to be synonymous with ‘alien spaceship’, but this is something of...
The Meerkat Muse: 6th of November 24
Remember remember the 5th of November… because the future of the world may be shaped by the Presidential Election taking place! Welcome to the Meerkat Muse! Fireworks The 5th of November is Guy Fawkes...
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