Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th December 2025.

14th December, 2025.

Right … 

I think I know what’s going on.

I updated my operating system, a couple of days ago.

Ever since?

I’ve had issues signing into Blogger.com: and needed to sign into everything, every time I start Safari, after re-starting my machine in the morning.

It’s meant that when I start a post?   I can’t upload photos to it, without having to reset God knows what!

The workaround that I’m using for now … ?

Is simply that I log into the site with Firefox, upload photos, then switch back to Safari.

It’s a right royal pain … 

~≈🦊≈~

About the only thing I can say for certain, though … ?

Is that is the photo uploading problem only happens, only needs the work-around … when I’m adding the first photos!

The next ones, like the ones of the this morning’s gorgeous sunrises?

Aren’t causing issues … !

Why … ?

If I knew that, I possibly wouldn’t have an problem!

~≈📰≈~

14th December, 2025: 10:53

Just as a revision to this post … ?

I’ve contacted Apple’s Support people.

It seems all I had to do to correct the login issue was to make a small change to Safari’s preferences: turning off the ‘Cross-site tracking’ option in Safari>Settings>Privacy.

That seems to have solved the problem, for now: although I don’t know what long term problems may happen, as a result.

Here’s hoping those are minimal.

~≈✔️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on four.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        14th December is the day Alabama joined the USA.   In which year: 1817, 1819 or 1821?

Q2)        Singer, Beth Orton, was born on 14th December, 1970.   In which country of the UK?

Q3)        14th December is Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day, in the Sengaku-ji Temple.   The Temple is in which Japanese city: Tokyo, Nagasaki or Kobe?

Q4)        14th December is the Feast day of Saint Spyridon, the patron saint of Piraeus.   Where is Piraeus: Turkey, Greece or Italy?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The 1918 General Election took place on 14th December, 1918.   It was the UK election that saw whom voting: men, women or 18-year olds?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        13th December is the feast day of Saint Lucy.   She’s also known as Saint Lucia of where: Syracuse, Syria or Sidon?

A1)        Syracuse.

Q2)        13th December is also the national day of which Caribbean nation?

A2)        Saint Lucia.

Q3)        13th December is marked as Saint Lucia’s Day.   Where: Africa, Russia or Scandinavia?

A3)        Scandinavia.

Q4)        She’s traditionally depicted holding a what: a lamp, a crozier or a Sony Walkman?

A4)        A lamp.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Saint Lucy is a patron saint of whom: the blind, deaf or mute?

A5)        The blind.

Here’s a thought …

“Actually, drying your hair with an old T-shirt is a great trick.   It helps to get all the extra water out, without bringing on frizz.”

Tori Kelly, born 14th December, 1992.

A Beth Orton song …

And an earworm§ …

The next ten question set is on 17th December, 2025: it’s about Ludwig van Beethoven.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (It was Scandinavia, Mum, rather than Africa.)

†        It looks like the market’s going to be busy, Olga: and sounds like fun!   Either way, I hope you’re not too rushed: doing double-duty always leave us on the hop!   (Catch you when we see you!)

‡        I do try, Debbi!   (Sorry to inflict this many ten question sets set in the up-coming list: I was feeling artistic … !   Thankfully, the Albert DeSalvo one I’m working on is only five questions.   So far … !)

§        That song is brought to you by Avant Gardey …