Anyone who follows this blog, or my other blog, is acutely aware of my views on guns. I have no fondness for them and I have yet to be presented with an argument that makes me thing of them as useful tools, rather than deadly weapons. There is an obvious connection between the number of […]
I’m reposting something from last September. It remains as relevant as ever. Yeah, I’m being blunt here, but why wouldn’t I? It’s the truth. They recently announced plans to raise National Insurance, something that will affect the poor a lot more than it will affect the wealthy. They plan to reduce Universal Credit payments soon, something […]
How are you changing the world? I’d like to think that as and when people read my posts or tweets, or listen to my podcasts, or watch my videos, some of the readers/listeners/watchers can see that my aim is to inspire and make people think. I am unashamedly left of centre on the political spectrum […]
Also posted on The Coalition of the Brave. During my travels around the web I discovered yet another reminder of what modern-day Tories stand for. They stand for the steady erasure of rights and democracy. From the excellent post by Dr Nafeez Ahmed: Nationality and Borders Bill: Up to 15 Million at Risk As has […]
Today’s prompt is ‘what is on your music playlist right now?‘ Insofar that I have a playlist, it consists of whatever filters through the free version of Spotify that I use. There’s a bit of Gavin DeGraw and Rob Thomas on there. There’s some Rachel Platen. Sometimes I’ll switch it up and listen to movie […]
The following is a response to some rather outrageous and deliberately disingenuous statements issued in response to a critique. I’ll leave it to the reader to determine who I am responding to, and why. Given his history of this, I intend this to be the last time I directly respond to this particular Evangelical. There […]
Brazil might be noted for football but don’t underestimate the historical love for Formula 1. Welcome to Interlagos! Officially known as the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos first opened in 1940. The track has hosted the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1972, albeit this event was not a World Championship race – the first of these […]
Where do you go when you need solitude? I find peace in quiet moments at home, as and when I have the house to myself for brief periods. I don’t need long – sometimes an hour is enough – but that peace and quiet can be relaxing. It’s like letting out a slow breath. It’s […]
Welcome back to the weird and wonderful world of the Meerkat Muse! Covid comes Home Back on the 14th my daughter felt a bit unwell, so my wife did a test and sure enough, she tested positive for covid. As per the rules she had to remain off school and my wife and I had […]
What is your favorite part about yourself? This is a difficult question, for I am not given to self love. I am easily my harshest critic. That said, I’d like to think I have an optimistic nature and this keeps me going, even in the face of various idiots, ignoramuses and miscreants that I’ve ended […]
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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