The 4th of July is a hugely important day in global affairs. It is after all, the day that the world united to defeat alien invaders, and… wait, we’re not talking about the movie Independence Day? Oh… okay. The 4th of July is still hugely important. It goes without saying that my American friends herald […]
Tomorrow, the UK will go to the polls for a General Election that could – could – erase the Conservative Party as a major political force for generations to come. Whilst I retain misgivings about Labour (and I will maintain that the media had it in for Jeremy Corbyn, who would have been ten times […]
No, I am not referencing human sacrifices, or anything morbid! I refer instead to the sacrifices that one may make during the course of one’s life, with the intention of benefiting others. With that in mind, I am not sure if I have truly sacrificed much, because what some may consider to be a sacrifice, […]
How important is spirituality in your life? I am not an especially spiritual meerkat. I have things I value and believe in, and I certainly believe there is more to the universe than we currently understand, but in terms of, say, chi, and stuff like that? I respect that some people value those concepts, but […]
For some reason, society holds victims of one form of crime to completely different standards. Is this because of the form this crime takes? It would seem so. Consider that no one would consider blaming a murder victim for getting murdered. No one passes on ‘mitigating circumstances’. No one asks what the victim did to […]
Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse! Inching Closer We are edging towards the 4th of July, and the General Election here in the UK. I am increasingly considering voting for the Greens, who have a fair manifesto built around unburdening the poor and needy, but the reality is that Labour will win. The question is […]
No, I am not referring to the brand of car, but rather a peak on the England/Scotland border, that just so happens to be quite near a location of personal importance. The Cheviot is located in Northumberland, right across the border from the towns of Kirk Yelthom and Town Yelthom, which are of interest to […]
Recently, I saw a post written by Insanity Bytes, which spoke of yet another sexual abuse scandal involving a Christian pastor. It is worth noting that this sort of scandal is not limited to the Church, nor to any specific faith, nor is it the exclusive domain of the religious. It seems that the sexual […]
What jobs have you had? Like most people, I’ve had a few different jobs in my time. As a young, fresh-faced meerkat, I started out working in an office, and did this at different locations for several years. To begin, I was booking hotel rooms and making travel arrangements on behalf of clients of a […]
Recently, David Thiessen of Theology Archaeology has dramatically ramped up his aggressive rhetoric, and gone as far as to call me a chicken, for refusing to respond to a challenge to debate, or to back up my claims. He believes my recent post, on the topic of Burden of Proof, was aimed at him in […]
I'm gonna confess that my microwaved coffee was not that bad, but it was not as good as the one I subsequently made.
My daughter just suggested I am Richard from Gumball. I am honoured.
I’m quietly hoping Piastri wins this. #HungarianGP
EDIT: this post was written a few weeks ago, before Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy for the 2024 elections. I’ve left it otherwise unmodified, because I believe the overall point stands. Leaving aside for a moment my opinions as to who would be a better president, my thoughts drift to whether or not either candidate […]
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