PM Rishi Sunak has made dealing with immigrants arriving by small boats one of his government’s top priorities. At a time when our bills are rising and Tories are getting rich off the back of poverty, is this really the electorate’s main concern? Of course not. However, the Tories (and their mates in the right-wing […]
There are many, many myths that have taken on a seemingly factual quality. Some may be considered small (for example, carrots do not help you see better in the dark, that was a World War II-related myth), others have become wrapped in conspiracy theories and other wild notions (see the Flat Earth myth, which thankfully, […]
A post from my archives? Well, this could be interesting. Do I retrieve something from Meerkat Musings, or do I go further back in time, to a younger, less mature me, and poke around at what I had written on old, long-defunct sites? I’ve alluded one such old site before. The Site of Sothis… yeah, […]
Much of this depends upon what you plan your blog to be about. My blog is largely a personal exercise, where I rant about whatever I want, whenever I want. In times past it was unstructured, but I introduced the Meerkat Muse, to keep things vaguely organised. My blog is also a standard website, with […]
The hint for this prompt is: Don’t beat around the bush. Write a post that promises zero filler and zero pulled punches. And then deliver on the promise. Interesting. I’m going to fail, and I know that. I am already ‘beating around the bush’. However, in terms of not pulling punches, I can certainly deliver […]
Has it really been six years since the Nintendo Switch, armed with the beautiful Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, arrived on the scene? Apparently so. Wow, that’s quite impressive! The Switch revitalised Nintendo, following the disappointing commercial and critical reception of the Wii U. The Switch’s unique dual-premise of hand-held and conventional console […]
A tested method… a tested method… Perform any given task often enough, and you’ll eventually refine it down to a fine art. This might be something simple, like making a cup of tea, but you’ll see find yourself settling into a comfortable rhythm with that process. With a complex, multi-layered task, you’ll weed out the […]
It can often seem unsavoury to think of supposedly good, pious men and women of God, being responsible for various serious crimes. We are led to believe by various religious commentators that vicars and priests and pastors are of the strongest possible moral fibre, as after all, their sense of morality is drawn from an […]
Well, I don’t know if these qualify as ‘little-known’, but I have a few little bits of info I am happy to share. I am sure there are other minor facts about me I could share, but I can’t think of any at the moment. Hopefully these seven little gems are enough!
The other day, Conservative MP Lee Anderson remarked that poor people were more resourceful in the past. The same MP has previously questioned the need for food banks. Lee Anderson is horrendously out of touch, but then again, he’s a Tory, so is that of any great surprise? The typical attitude of Tories is to […]
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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