For the quarter-final roundup, see here. It was time for the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Three of the four teams to reach this stage had been here before. All three of those had been finalists before. Two of them had been finalists four years ago in Russia. Two of them had won the […]
Of the 32 teams that qualified for Qatar, only eight remained. The wheat had been separated from the chaff, and the margins for error had reduced to virtually nothing. Things were getting serious. Croatia vs Brazil Talk about a contrast. We are told that Croatia, beaten finalists four years ago, have an ageing side, yet […]
A little ways ago now, I had been discussing ‘freedom from secularism’ with one Citizen Tom. As the World Cup is moving into a slightly less-hectic (arguably more stressful, but less hectic, yes, I know that’s a little contradictory) phase, I have some time on my hands, to delve back into our little ‘debate’. I […]
If you want to check out my rundown of the Group Stages, see here. We had arrived at the knockout stages. Here, there would be no second chances, no opportunity for a reprieve, no ‘one more game to save themselves’. Defeat would mean going home, and the games would have to be settled on the […]
You have to love the deeply ironic – and arrogant – positions that some people take up, when they think they’re being clever. David Thiessen of Theology Archaeology responded to this post of mine, and also ‘addressed’ what Jill Dennison had to say in her excellent post. I shall quote his text in purple, and […]
Not for the first time, Jill Dennison has written an excellent post, regarding the myriad of problems that countries run into, when they let the super-rich pretty much rule unchecked. Is the USA, as it currently stands, truly a democracy? For that matter, is the UK truly a democracy (for we share many of the […]
We have arrived at the end of November. From this point forward, Christmas can truly begin. Welcome to the Meerkat Muse. Where are we at? Fear Right at the end of the last two-week cycle of these Muses, missiles crashed into Poland, near the border with Ukraine, sparking fears of a new, very serious escalation […]
I’ve slightly paraphrased the title of an excellent post by my pal, Bruce Gerencser. In his post, Bruce once again highlights the rabid fury of the evangelical, of the fundamentalist. Bruce has bravely battled these cruel, cowardly haters for years, and continues to do so, despite no end to the tirade being in sight. I […]
Peterborough station is quite an important stop on the East Coast Mainline, often serving as the first stop for northbound express trains from King’s Cross, and the final stop for southbound express services into London. It is also the end/start point for commuter services in and out of London, and a number of regional services […]
The city of Cambridge is quite famous, not just within the UK, but around the world. It hosts one of the most famous universities in the world, the University of Cambridge, which was founded all way back in 1209. The university is the third-oldest surviving university in the world, and is currently rated as the […]
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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