Meerkat Prompts: Cookery
Uh oh. We’re entering the realm of something crazy. I am not an especially skilled cook, and I dare say this has been proven by various, um, colourful culinary efforts. I tend to default...
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Retail Musings: The Stupid Move
It is said that confronting thieves is a big mistake when you work in retail. After all, the stock they steal is insured, but it goes without saying that staff are not so easily...
Why Are Women Considered To Be The Property Of Men?
Headline: ‘School girl raped by a group of men.’ ‘But what was she wearing?’read the comments. Phone down, boxing gloves on Here we fucking go again… Why Are Women Considered To Be The Property Of Men?...
Retail Musings: Late Arrivals
Those of us who work in retail will all share a loathing of certain situations. None of us are especially enthused to see customers the moment our doors open, but the ones that grind...
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...
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...
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