The Thinking ‘Kat: Mind What You Say
Picture the scene. You’re a tourist, who has booked a dream holiday to DisneyWorld. This is a once-in-a-lifetime voyage across the Atlantic to see one of the most iconic cultural and leisure destinations on...
Monthly Archive: January 2026
The Meerkat of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek shows have taken a variety of forms down the years. From the vibrant colours of the original 1960s show, to the clinical, clean look of The Next Generation, on to the darker,...
The Meerkat Muse: 28th of January, 2026
Here we go again. January has all-but concluded, so we have already chalked off one month. What has been made of 2026’s opening gambit? Painful Missions In the past, I have lamented on the...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Cognitive Disassociation
It’s curious as to how the human mind will work incredibly hard to justify certain stances and beliefs, whilst doing what it can to deride and dismiss them in other circumstances. For many years...
Meerkat Prompts: Comedy
We live in troubled times. The world is full of uncertainty and strife. There’s a lot of division, conflict and tension out there. Perhaps what we need to do, now more than ever, is...
Meerkat Prompts: Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting
Not too far away from me – well, relatively speaking – is the Epping Ongar Railway. This is a slice of railway heritage that’s more or less in my backyard, and it harkens to...
Meerkat Prompts: Pretzel Logic
I confess, dear ‘kats, to being uncertain as to where to place this post. Does it belong as a Meerkat Prompt? Is it best suited as a response post, or can it be classed...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Egotistical Insanity
What happens when a massive-yet-fragile ego meets with huge responsibilities and a lot of power? You get some spectacularly unhinged rants. For example, how about Donald Trump’s self-stroking speech given to world leaders in...
The Meerkat Responds: The Trouble with Tariffs
It seems my recent post on the subject of Trump’s tantrum over Greenland, and his invocation of tariffs to get what he wants, touched a nerve. Was the response a measured, detailed, fact-driven riposte?...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Tyrants gonna Tyrant…
It seems the Tangerine Toddler is stamping his foot and whinging all the more about Greenland. Trump has announced tariffs against a host of countries, unless Greenland is sold to the USA. Somehow the...
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