Meerkat Prompts: Fragile Masculinity
I popped this into an upcoming Meerkat Muse, as it reflects a direct and rather entertaining moment that happened when bringing my daughter home the other day, but the subject is too good to...
Monthly Archive: November 2025
The Thinking ‘Kat: X’s Algorithm
It’s hardly a secret that Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is pro right-wing. What is not necessarily as widely known is that he, or someone on his...
Meerkat Prompts: Attention Hounds
I did contemplate titling this post with a different term, but since I broadly seek to keep Meerkat Musings 12A/PG-13 (with a few notable exceptions!), I can’t really do that! I am once again...
Retail Musings: The Conference Call Concern
Part of my retail experience has been the tedium and misery of conference calls. In this meerkat’s view, conference calls are a waste of everyone’s time. The information that we’re expected to run through...
The Meerkat of Science: Betelgeuse
Depending on where you are in the world, there is a famous constellation in the night sky, known as Orion. This beautiful celestial arrangement of stars has been an important navigational aid to ancient...
The Meerkat Muse: 19th of November, 2025
Ahoy there my friends, it’s the return of the Meerkat Muse! A Medley of Missed Calls It seems that I have been on the receiving end of a lot more junk calls of late....
The Thinking ‘Kat: A Fear of Educated Women
Loiter on Twitter long enough, and you will soon find examples of how it has become a cesspit. Today’s example comes from misogyny, and specifically the fear of educated women. I cannot speak to...
The Meerkat of Science: The Impossible Dream?
Perhaps this post would belong to a science fiction setting, but there is an overlap with scientific ideas, and a dash of idealism as well. The original concept has been popularised in sci-fi for...
Meerkat Prompts: Queen Boudica
Let’s open the pages of history. Heralded as a legendary warrior, Queen Boudica terrorised the Romans during their occupation of Britain, but who was she? Other than the revolts she led, Queen Boudica’s life...
Meerkat Prompts: Living Anywhere
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? This isn’t an easy question. There’s a few serious contenders for the winner here, with some being relatively close to home, and...
‘Kat Comments