Wednesday 16th September 2020 My wife and I have now been married for eleven years. I’m not going to jump up and down and proclaim I know the secret of a long marriage, though eleven years might be judged as long these days. I might make a few points around having a happy marriage though […]
It’s Wednesday 2nd of September. Yes, we’re into September. The weather has already turned, producing a miserable, damp and cold end to August, despite it still officially being summertime. In the midst of this inclement weather, I’ve had customers look back fondly upon a glorious summer – to which I am confused. To me, this […]
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?) […]
Well, I’d said to myself that if I made £25 by Christmas I’d judge my book to be a reasonable success. The Ebook launched on the 9th and has already made me £14.58, plus another £3.08 in paperback sales – and there’s been one paperback sold in Germany, earning me €1.48 (don’t ask me what […]
I’ve bemoaned the lack of decent summer sun so far. It’s been more than a bit frustrating to be in lockdown and to barely see the sun. It seems that is changing – just as I return to work. This is just typical of my luck. At least today is hot, even if the first […]
My brother has produced, in my humble opinion, a brilliant piece of artwork to serve as the cover of The Awakening. He’s created an image of Seluban that sticks to the idea of orcs, yet gives an alien take on them. Once the revised submission to the Kindle store is complete, and once the paperback […]
Getting back to the work groove means some early starts – some very early starts. I’d tried to get up at a reasonable hour during lockdown, but my efforts were, at best, inconsistent, and not aided by the occasional bout of insomnia. Now I have no choice, I need to be at the store for […]
Today marked the end of my furloughed exile from work. I have a feeling it will take me a few days to get into the proper flow of a working week, but at least I’m back, full-time and properly. I landed a sale today and will grab more in the coming days. It certainly seems […]
And I am more or less wide awake, much to my annoyance. My body ahs decided that, on an occasion during lockdown when I’ll actually be going to work, that sleep isn’t necessary. Though I feel tired, my brain is refusing to power down for the night. This isn’t the first time I’ve been unable […]
Last night I had patchy dreams, broken up by waking up a few times, including on one occasion because of one of the dreams. I’m not sure which dream unsettled me more – the work dream, or the apocalyptic dream. In theory a dream about a future overrun by humanity-hating AIs that can reanimate robots […]
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.
Also posted on The Coalition of the Brave. There is a question that’s recently been circulating around the web. It’s aimed at women, and the responses are quite telling. ‘Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man, or a bear?’ A lot of women are choosing the bear. The reason is simple […]
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