In the wake of Donald Trump’s recent statement regarding NATO and payments, I dare say the question is a fair one. The other day, Trump suggested that aggressors could do whatever they wanted to NATO nations that hadn’t paid their dues. This will naturally be taken as tremendously enabling to the likes of Putin, and […]
It’s been a minute since I’ve written about mythical creatures, so I thought I’d continue my alphabetical voyage, which takes us to Laos. Laos is home to tales of the mighty and fierce Nāga. Nāgas are usually depicted as half human, half serpent beings, though the word Nāga means snake in in Sanskrit, which may […]
You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? I have a funny feeling I’ve answered this before, but I might as well answer it now, seeing as the opportunity is there. The cop-out answer would be more wishes, or more genies, but there’s a clever answer, should you wish to exploit the […]
Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse! Let’s start out with something controversial… Brewing a Storm in a Teacup https://x.com/USAinUK/status/1750136728034169147?s=20 The gist of the Twitter link is the outrageous notion that the Colonies have suggested: microwaving tea! Now, I am not against reheating tea in the microwave, but I won’t brew a cuppa via the microwave! […]
This is a sensitive subject. Domestic violence is a scourge of society, arguably responsible for a lot of the violence directed towards women. Yes, domestic violence affects men too, but it affects women more; on average, 30 men are killed due to domestic violence each year in the UK – 102 women lose their lives […]
Following on from pondering the question of why people choose not to believe, or as Mr Roland Earnst puts it, Why do People Choose Atheism, and considering the thoughts of InsanityBytes (who frames her opinions in a thoughtful and considerate manner), I thought I would delve deeper into the subject. One of the issues that […]
For as long as I can remember, from virtually the moment I stepped into the working world, this meerkat has heard the message ‘we will soon be a paperless environment’. I swear each and every time I heard that, there ended up being more paperwork instead. The idea behind a paperless environment is not that […]
The question ‘why do people choose atheism?’ was put forward by Does God Exist Today?, and I thought it may be an interesting post to address. The post, written by one Robert Earnst, offers some interesting material to discuss. I think it is safe to say that some choose atheism because they don’t want to follow […]
I remember a time when I was young… a long, long time ago. That’s not the subject matter here, the subject matter is actually cause for celebration. Well, perhaps. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tories-labour-age-vote-election_uk_65b96e59e4b01c5c3a3883a8?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 The Conservative traditional grip on older voters appears to be slipping as research found only people aged over 70 back the Tories. Pollster YouGov revealed […]
https://x.com/DrDinD/status/1750969522151170392?s=20 Frustratingly, I cannot seem to embed tweets into my posts, but the screen capture and link are hopefully good enough. I recently read a post that nearly made me laugh out loud. It described Donald Trump as an American Titan, which is interesting when you consider his legacy of failure. One of the more […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
Ever since I was a cub, I have generally speaking been fond of swimming. I don’t do it often, but when I do, I enjoy it. I consider myself a reasonably confident swimmer, and I have few qualms about going out into the sea when at the beach (well, when I’m somewhere warm, with clear […]
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