Oh boy. I can really sink my teeth into this one. One of the greatest evils humanity has ever inflicted upon itself, is the belief that money is more important than anything else. Those with money and power have long done everything they can to retain their positions of privilege. You need only look at […]
Honestly, I don’t know what to say here. There are a number of historical events that I’ve lived through, and the most memorable ones are also the most painful ones. I cannot and will not label those a ‘favourite’ historical event, so let’s look around at history in general. On the 20th of July, 1969, […]
Famous the world over, Betelgeuse is a star that anyone who’s stared at the Constellation Orion will be at least vaguely aware of. Betelgeuse is star number four, also to be thought of as Orion’s left shoulder, and this bright star is usually the second-brightest of Orion, though occasionally, it becomes the brightest. This is […]
Bear with me here, this one may end up being a bit of a blur. It covers ground I’ve covered before, quite extensively, across more than one website, and if you ask me, some of these arguments make absolutely no sense. All too often, people conflate certain ideas, even when this conflation has been debunked. […]
Stress is the word, and stress is the opening theme. Bedsheets Is it daft to get seriously stressed over placing bedsheets upon a heated, indoor clothes dryer? I find the whole ordeal to be seriously aggravating. The sheets, to me, are unwieldy, and I cannot figure out how to put them onto the dryer in […]
Um… define ‘recent’, I guess. Back in May 2022, I attended a comic-con for the first time! It was busy, eventful, and colourful. I hadn’t been sure what to expect from it, but suffice to say, the creativity and imagination of the stands, shops, and costumes was unreal. I would love to do such an […]
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 […]
Ah, now, is this a sign of the prompt site being clever? There are quite a few anniversaries that are significant to me, but I am not going to name dates. You never know how people much use that information! Phishing considerations aside, what would I celebrate? What is of particular importance to me? There […]
Hmm, do I pick two subjects here? What we consider to be the modern-day toilet is often attributed to Englishman Thomas Crapper, yet whilst he was instrumental in developing plumbing and sanitary goods, Crapper’s involvement with the humble porcelain throne is perhaps overstated. Nonetheless, he set up the first public showrooms for sanitary ware, and […]
Whilst you’re at it, here’s my bank account info… Well, I am not a business, so I can’t declare any profit, but I can provide some blog performance details! As I’m writing this in December 2022, I’ll put up my November 22 blog performance. November was the third-busiest month for Meerkat Musings in 2022. Leaving […]
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.
Do you vote in political elections? You can bet your ass that I vote! Ever since I was a young meerkat, I have regarded exercising my right to vote as an important civic duty. I always vote in general elections, and try to vote in local elections too. I can understand why some people abstain, […]
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