This one is hard. I have enjoyed many meals over the span of my life, and choosing a favourite dish is going to be very difficult. A good burger (as in, perfect meat-to-bun ratio, the right amount of cheese and other toppings, sloppiness of it etc) is amazing, and I have been fortunate enough to […]
Where do I start? The Menu, directed by Mark Mylod (who I will confess to being ignorant about) is delectable. Groan. I apologise in advance for any food-related puns over the course of this article. What makes this film delicious (see?) is the intimate setting, and the intensity that burns behinds the eyes of Ralph […]
I hope someone remembered to wake up Green Day. September has ended, and colder days are settling in. Welcome to the Meerkat Muse. What awaits us in October? Turmoil She’s been Prime Minister for little more than a month, yet Liz Truss seems determined to eclipse even Boris Johnson for ineptitude. The mini-budget from Chancellor […]
We’re well-into the Summer Holidays (well, as a full-time salesperson, there’s no such thing for me!), and there’s some ground to cover, as we jump back into the Meerkat Muse! This one is out of sync with the bi-weekly idea, but there’s a good reason for that, which will become apparent later. We kick off […]
It’s Muse time! Let’s kick off with a scary story… Back to School Inspired by discussion of new school uniforms for my daughter, I had a dream about being back at school, getting ready in the morning, and about having, *gulp*, PE lessons. I was scrambling to find my PE uniform (particularly the shorts), and […]
We’re very much into summer, and there’s a few things to look forward to, but what has been going on these past two weeks?! Forgive the, ah, grim nature of this opening bit, but invariably, we get to politics, and some decidedly Not Suitable For Work stuff (in more ways than one!) Johnson Blows UK […]
April begins with a choice. As it appears I am going to a comic-con event at the end of April, I require an outfit. The leading contenders are: Generic Meerkat…. or…. Scrooge McDuck. Now, Generic Meerkat is going to be warm, and the comic-con will be at the ExCel Centre in London, where a great […]
Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse! The End of an Era The other week my wife and I completed our watch of the 2019 edition of Masterchef Australia, which brought with it the end of the judging careers of Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston (at least for now). I was sad to see […]
Here we go again! It’s Meerkat Muse time! Of course, do we have anything to celebrate at this time? On a personal note, there was the pleasure(!) of going back to work following covid. I consider myself lucky, for my experience of the virus was mild, and doesn’t appear to have landed me with any […]
Today’s prompt is ‘what is something you wish you knew how to do?‘ I can offer a few answers to this. I mentioned in a prior Bloganuary post that I can’t drive. I’ve generally be ok with this (I don’t fork out for car insurance, road tax, MOTs etc), but sometimes I can’t help but […]
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...
This meerkat gets nervous about a lot of things. In an upcoming Prompt, I’ll talk about tardiness, and that sort of overlaps with this. Picture the scene. It’s a busy London station, and you’ve just bundled off the Tube, and up to the main concourse. You vaguely know when your train is, but you’re in […]
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