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Writing Prompts: The Gift of Life

Should I? Shouldn’t I? Facebook regularly offers up a request from a bank. To be specific, it is a sperm bank. Yes, that’s right, the Facebook algorithm has decided, in its wisdom, to repeatedly offer me the chance to make money hand over fist. Ahem! Leaving aside the jokes, remarks, and the snickering from those in the back row (you know who you are), there are some intriguing considerations…

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Writing Prompts: What’s the link between dreams and memories?

Returning to Nesslabs for further inspiration, we have the question: What’s the link between dreams and memories? Let’s get psychedelic, man! It is said that every last person we happen to see in our dreams is someone we have encountered, at least once, in the real world. Our brains cannot create a person, so therefore our dreams are linked to memories, I don’t believe there’s a question of…

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F1 Manager 24: Season One, Round 20: Mexico

By Pitlane02 – Own work, based on [1] (archived link), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38939156 Welcome to the exciting, passionate location of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the setting for the 20th round of this longest ever Formula 1 season, and the home of the Mexican Grand Prix. This high-altitude circuit often taxes engines, and has seen a lot of drama in…

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An Excellent Riposte to the Trump Years

Understanding Trump Support: How Cognitive Biases Distort Reality for Many Voters I am privileged to have discovered The Psy of Life, and it is already fast becoming one of my favourite sites (and I find myself imagining that several of my blogging pals would rather enjoy his site too, I might have to spread the word). I rather love his takedown of Donald Trump, and his critique of why so many…

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Writing Prompts: Is fashion superficial or meaningful?

A typical day for this meerkat. Yet again, we turn to Nesslabs for prompt inspiration, and the question today is about fashion. Is it superficial, or meaningful? I’ll confess to never feeling particularly fashionable. My ‘go-to’ clothing is a t-shirt and jeans, as I am most comfortable in that get-up. If the weather is particularly hot, I’ll dispense with the jeans and opt for shorts. If it…

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F1 Manager 24: Season One, Round 19: USA

By This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36176519 Welcome to Texas, for round 19 of the 2024 F1 Championship. Our venue? The Circuit of the Americas. Since its inception in 2012, this track has been a popular one with fans and drivers alike. Featuring a sharp elevation into turn 1, and a fast, fun…

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Writing Prompts: Airports

I’m prepared to state that many of us in the Western World have travelled on a plane at some point in our lives. It therefore stands to reason that we have been through an airport, since you cannot usually access a plane unless via an airport! In this post, I aim to ponder some of the airports I have been to, and the incredible differences between them, along with the obvious…

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Writing Prompts: Murray Walker

Photo by Matthew Spencer. It’s rare that I might devote a Writing Prompt, or indeed any blog post, to one specific person. In this post, I am going to focus on my memories of Murray Walker. If you asked me to place qualities of warmth, humility and enthusiasm into a person, that person would be Murray Walker. For years he was the voice of Formula 1. He brought energy and genuine delight to…

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Writing Prompts: Iceland vs Iceland

I am reasonably confident that most people around the world have heard of the country known as Iceland. Ironically, Iceland is not that icy, whilst the nearby Greenland is not very green, and is in fact, very icy. Leaving aside this amusing contradiction, Iceland is noted for active volcanoes, gorgeous landscapes, and the opportunity to swim between tectonic plates. It is said that Icelandic is a…

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The Meerkat Muse: 18th September 2024

It’s the middle of September, but is the warmth of summer already a distant memory? Welcome to the Meerkat Muse! Back to School I know what the kids think! After several weeks of doing nothing, punctured by the occasional venture to town, London and even Sicily, it’s time for the regular routine to return in earnest. My daughter is back at school, which means obscenely early alarms, and all…

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Writing Prompts: Jet Lag

Having recently flown, and having flown various distances down the years, I figured now may be a good time to write about my experience of jet lag. Anyone who has flown long-haul to any degree will have experienced this rather unpleasant sensation. Simply put, to me it’s sheer exhaustion. It’s all to do with crossing time zones, and having to then adjust to the difference. For example, fly from…

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The Meerkat Q&A: Question Eight: Pumpkin Flavour?

I’m struggling with this one. The humble pumpkin has long been a symbol of Halloween, but it is also a symbol of autumn, and the drift into cooler nights, crisp orange leaves upon the trees and the ground, and a certain cosiness that comes with the season. Pumpkins are also something else. They are a foodstuff, and autumn brings with it pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin donuts, and of course,…

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F1 Manager 24: Season One, Round 18: Singapore

By Cherkash – Own work based on: Marina bay circuit.svg., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137651488 Formula 1 returns to the site of its first ever night race, and the glamour of Singapore’s Marina Bay, for the 18rth round of the 2024 season. Marina Bay brings some unique challenges. Here, the drivers face a track noted for being quite bumpy, and also a venue noted…

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Writing Prompts: Lottery Win

From Day One comes a ‘what if’ question, namely: What if I won the lottery? How would my life change, and what would I do with the money? You often hear of people who say a big lottery windfall would not change them, and I guess to a certain extent who a person fundamentally is wouldn’t change, but if you ask me, it would be nigh-impossible for a jackpot win to not affect my life in some pretty…

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The Meerkat Q&A: Question Seven, Boxers or Briefs?

So, underwear for men. What is your preference? I dare say this could get a little, um, sordid, since naturally the ladies can answer as to what they prefer their partners to wear! Speaking as a fella, it comes down to comfort, in 99% of cases. My personal preference is for boxers, but not loose-fitting boxers. I prefer my ‘under the butt nut hut’ (oh lord, please forgive me for using that…

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Lock up your... Pets?

Here kitty kitty! By now, the news about Donald Trump’s latest unhinged, insane rant has well and truly filtered across the internet. The web has exploded with memes about Trump’s hyperbolic claims around immigrants eating pets in the town of Springfield, Ohio. Needless to say, Trump’s claim (made during his debate against Ms Harris) was fact-checked and found to be bunk, but will this stop him…

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Writing Prompts: School Uniforms

As a cub, I wore a uniform to school. At infant and junior school, it was little more than smart trousers and a cardigan with the school logo upon it. At senior school, the uniform became something not dissimilar to what you see in the above pics. There was a jacket (referred to as a blazer), and a shirt and tie, complete with black trousers and black shoes. Whilst some senior schools require…