Freedom of speech is an important and sometimes delicate thing. I’m a big believer in it, though I also believe freedom of speech does not grant freedom from the consequences of that speech. If someone chooses to be a misogynistic, racist, bigoted troll, they have to accept the repercussions of that choice. A lot of […]
It’s back! Time for the first Muse of 2022! Let’s dive right in shall we? Work The period between Christmas and New Year’s was pretty quiet, and this didn’t come as a complete surprise, as people had plans and those plans didn’t involve bathroom shopping. We coped easily with the (lack) of customers, even when […]
Today the prompt is ‘What emojis do you like to use?‘ Firstly, I’m calling this the weakest question so far. Secondly, I don’t tend to use emojis, though if I do it’s usually the smiley face 😊. I have also been known to use the embarrassed/flustered face 😳. I can certainly understand how these little […]
I thought I’d try something a little different – videos from VR land!
I’m not too far away from being able to upgrade my mobile phone (currently an Huawei P30) to something new. Ordinarily this would mean sticking with my existing network (Vodafone) and looking at what handset best suited my budget and desires. This time is a little different, for I am weighing up a new network […]
It occurs to me that generally speaking, my posts are quite unstructured. By that, I mean, I tend to post what I want, when I want. Of course, it’s my blog, so I can do what I want, but is that necessarily fair on the readers? Would both blogger and bloggee (is that a word?) […]
This is a familiar subject. I’ve written about this topic a few times. It’s even been the subject of a YouTube video of mine. It’s come up again because the subject of David Irving, the notorious Holocaust denier, is in the news again. Except he’s not, and perhaps he should be. It’s come to light […]
At last, a few days later than planned, the new laptop is here! It’s got some punch to it, so I can sink my teeth into my writing with more ease. I think I’ve done quite well using the phone, but it’s not comfortable, whereas typing is (at least, it is to me). I can […]
Le sigh. Back in the summer of 2018 I purchased a Medion P6677 laptop. The spec is quite impressive – an I5 quad core processor, plenty of ram, dedicated graphics – and a dodgy hard drive. Shortly after getting it, it wound up going back for repair. Now it appears the issue of the dodgy […]
In the not so distant future, I will have been blogging at Meerkat Musings for TEN years. That's sort of scary. I never set out to reach a milestone like that, but ten years on, Meerkat Musings feels like my home-on-the-web, so to speak. #BloggingCommunity
Now, this I find difficult. Of those I have tried, which admittedly is not many, I am rather fond of McDonald's fries, though Burger King's have grown on me.
Let me reiterate, this post is not suitable for work! However, it is perhaps not for the reasons you think (or hope!). I am no prude. I am a man of the world, and familiar with activities of an, um, personal nature. Let it also be said that if people wish to educate themselves about […]
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