The Meerkat of Science: Eta Carinae
Space is filled with fascinating stars. There are diminutive red dwarves, there are stars like our own sun, that spin in orbit around each other. You have stars that are so large they would...
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Meerkat Prompts: Nostalgia
What makes you feel nostalgic? Nostalgia is defined as happy, wistful memories of the past, though perhaps tinged with a hint of longing for those times. I have certainly felt my share of nostalgia...
The Meerkat Muse: 1st of January, 2025
Welcome to 2025! Somehow, it feels appropriate to kickstart the New Year with a Meerkat Muse 😉 Of course, before diving too much into 2025, how did I wrap up 2024? The Five Day...
Meerkat Prompts: Founding a Team
If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be? It should go without saying that my most likely choice for a mascot would be a meerkat, because what else would...
Meerkat Prompts: How have your political views changed over time?
How have your political views changed over time? You know, when I pause to reflect upon my political leanings, I don’t think they’ve changed a great deal, if at all, from when I was...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Fox Hunting
It’s around this time of year that arrogant, cowardly toffs gather up to defy the law (after all, the law is a mere inconvenience to these toffs), and bring together other, like-minded arrogant pricks,...
Trump and Musk are doing It Wrong: Politics is the Art of the Possible, Not the Art of Grievance, Revenge, and Self-Enrichment
Reading time: 5 minutesOne might think that Trump is a pragmatic politician leaving his policy choices to whichever way the political winds blow. … Trump and Musk are doing It Wrong: Politics is the...
Have a Meery Christmas!
To all of you, I wish you a very Meery Christmas! Have a wonderful occasion, celebrated to your satisfaction 🙂
Meerkat Reblogs: Do the Math
I know that for most people doing math hurts . . . physically, as in “my brain hurts.” But Thom Hartmann recently did the math on the cost of … Do the Math Here...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Should Beliefs dictate Rights?
A short and simple post here, and a question. Down the years, I have read many arguments for the notion of ‘God-given rights’. For some, rights and freedoms in society are dependent upon practicing...
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