Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17th July 2026.

17th July, 2026.

Yes: today is the day for extra drugs.

Or to be a touch more accurate: medications!

I’m on Mounjaro, the weight loss medication that also has an effect on my glucose levels.

It’s certainly helping the latter.

I’m just not sure — given my record at my Monday-morning weigh-ins — if it’s having an effect on my weight … !

Ho-hum … 

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I believe many things.

That a penny saved is a penny earned.

That God wants you to be nice to people.

And that the 47th President of the USA is a gibbering loon.

I had the news on yesterday: when the newsreader announced the president was due to make a big announcement, later that day.

I was worried he would announce he’d be running for an (unconstitutional) third term.

But no: instead, he accursed the Chinese government of interfering in the 2020 presidential election.

And didn’t present any evidence.

The man is … well … 

I’ll re-write that line: “The man is … [Insert Swear-word Here]”.

Feel free to:

Search Google for an insulting term;

Or be as creatively insulting as possible!

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The other news piece that caught my attention?

Was the piece that told me the Government are planning to overhaul marriage laws: so that more venues can be used.

I worked in two pubs — the Essex Arms, and what’s now the Hutton Junction — with back bars that could be used for either a service or a wedding reception.

I could see them doing well.

However, I suspect the pubs that beer gardens and back bars, would be best placed for this.

That way?

They could hold the service in the garden, the reception in the back bar … and still serve the regulars in the main bar … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16th July, 2026

16th July, 2026.

OK … pizza … 

If you read yesterday’s teaser, you’ll have realised the my local branch of Domino’s made a dog’s dinner of Jude and I’d dinner, on Tuesday.

So, after I’d finished posting, yesterday?

I headed for the Domino’s website, found their email address — and the online complaint form — and had a good whinge about it.

And asked for my money back.

Going by the reply I got?

The branch has five days to reply.

I’ll try and let you know what happens … 

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Just as an extra point … ?

I caught another episode of For All Mankind, on Tuesday: and finished both a written, and a video, review, last night.

They’re a little short.

Although, in my defence?

I spent a lot of time, yesterday, emailing Dominos!

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For All Mankind — Series 5 Episode 2 — “The Hard Six” — A Review

14th July, 2026.

“The Hard Six”.

The Introduction.

It’s officially the case that a man in search of a wife … is possibly some kind of weird stalker.

Or trying to paraphrase Jane Austin.

Or getting mental images of some of the odder characters in The League of Gentlemen.

Which is possibly a whole other post.

At any rate?

It’s Tuesday.

Which means I’ll be watching “The Hard Six”, the next episode of For All Mankind, tonight.

When writing the bulk of this review: and releasing it, and the parallel video version, by this coming Thursday.

I’m starting this post early … as I’m expecting my nephew this afternoon.

Fun — and possibly pizza — will be had … before the main event … 

Let’s move on …

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th July 2026.

15th July, 2026.

OK … it’s officially official: my nephew was here, yesterday!

Yes: video has been both edited, and uploaded … !

I hope you’d you’d like to hit ‘Like’ on that: it would be far more appreciated than you think.

Inevitably, we had issues!

Or more issues than we were expecting, let’s put it that way.

Ruth — my sister, and Jude’s mother — had given us some cash: so we could get dinner.

The inevitable pizza from the local branch of Dominos.

They’re usually reliable, fast … and don’t have any technical issues.

Apart from last night: when we were trying to order!

Yes: the order wouldn’t got through.

After repeated attempts: multiple attempts, with multiple browsers.

And after multiple checks with my bank’s online balance checking system.

Jude possibly knows my card number, better than I do.

We still had no pizza, after those multiple attempts: so I had to phone the order in!

Which — as Domino’s only do some discounts, online, but not by phone? — ended up costing me a fiver more than paying online would’ve done.

I’m not happy, let’s put it that way!

Especially when we did a Google search to try and solve the problem.

One of the explanations, albeit an AI generated one, told us that “stores might temporarily turn off online ordering due to understaffing.”

Which had me and Jude looking at each other … and (mentally), saying “That sounds very plausible”.

Was it the case, though?

Had the local Dominos turned off online ordering, because they were understaffed?

I don’t know.

But, yes: the branch being overworked, and understaffed — there was a World Cup game on, after all — and turning off a useful tool in order to make the shift more manageable, sounds credible to me.

That doesn’t make me — or my very hungry nephew — any happier.

I might just have to email them … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th July 2026

14th July, 2026.

OK … it’s Tuesday.

Which hopefully means I’ll be watching the next episode of For All Mankind, tonight.

Once my nephew’s gone home.

Here’s hoping!

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Ann Widdecombe’s recent death is being investigated by Cornish police.

Or had been.

The suspect was being questioned on charges of murder … but is now being investigated on various counter-terrorism charges.

The public’s been asked not to speculate on the case: but I doubt that’s going to stop people.

Me in particular!

Right now … ?   I’m wondering what sort of extremist the suspect is: left wing, or right wing?

I can’t see a radical right-wing thug* trying to kill her: I can’t see them targeting someone who was a socially conservative, Euro-sceptic.

But, just as equally?

I can’t see loony left environmentalists targeting the late Miss Widdecombe.

They usually just throw paint at pictures.

We’ll probably never know: until the suspect is tried … 

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