Showing posts with label 4th March. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th March. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th March 2026

4th March, 2026.


It’s officially my birthday!

Yay!

‘Yay’?

Yes, yay … although, to be frank … ?

It’s just another day: although, admittedly, one with presents.

Given today sees Apple announce more of its latest releases … ?

Yes: I would like one … !

~≈🎂≈~

Hmmm … 

Are you on Facebook … ?

I am.

Although, last night, the site seemed to have issues.


At least, it did on the desktop: I had no problem accessing the site through the Android app.

What happened?

I don’t know.

But I’d love to find out … !

~≈🛜≈~

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-1968 — World Obesity Day.

4th March, 2025: World Obesity Day.


Right: it’s official.

I am another day older, and another year older: as today is my birthday.

Yes, that’s right.

I’m twenty-one again!

At any rate … ?

I’ve made a video: and thought you might like to share it.


~≈♟️≈~

You’ll possibly have noticed it’s World Obesity Day.

I’m over-weight, myself: and working on trying to lose some weight.

So, finding out it’s World Obesity Day?   A day that’s supposed to highlight the issue?

It only seemed right to use it as a theme!

And to highlight this piece on the BBC’s website!

That doesn’t mean I’m telling you what my BMI is … just why I chose today’s theme.

~≈🏋🏻‍♀️≈~

Oh, and before I forget … ?

The trailer for Dr Who’s second season has dropped.


It looks like this series could be interesting!

~≈👨🏿‍⚕️≈~

Monday, 4 March 2024

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2024 — New Hampshire

4th March, 2024: New Hampshire.


Right … it’s officially official: I am up early, again.

Yes: it’s Monday, and I’m off to my weight management meeting, today.

Again.

Hopefully?

The weight’s gone down.

It would be a nice thing to mark my birthday!

~≈Ü≈~

You’re possibly aware that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will be announcing the UK’s budget plans on Wednesday.

And?

That I’ve had help from Southend Council’s Essential Living Fund over the past few months.

That fund?   Is financed by the Household Support Fund.

And … ?

It looks like the money for the Fund could well end, in this budget.

That’s beyond sad.

Beyond being a shame.

And beyond many words I could use.

There are thousands who rely on schemes like this.

~≈Ü≈~

Saturday, 4 March 2023

Nik Nak’s (Birthday) Daily Teaser — 4th March 2023.

4th March, 2023.


You know … it’s my birthday, today.

Feel free to say ‘Happy Birthday.’

Or buy me something.

What have you!

At any rate … ?

I’ve woken up to a cold flat … and a boiler that wasn’t switching on.

Wha … ?

Yes: the boiler wasn’t switching on, the hot water could be used to freeze cheese, and the radiators were doing a good impression of cold slabs of metal attached to an internal wall.

And the read-out?   Told the pressure had dropped to 0.0bar,

It was nippy.   I was panicking.

It wasn’t working

But, having vague memories of someone telling me how to reset the thing, I held the power button down for three seconds.

That started it working again.

I’m going to have to keep an eye on the thing, I think.

But?

Turning it off and on again seemed to work for now!


~≈♨️≈~

Friday, 4 March 2022

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2022: Vermont

4th March, 2022.


Right … I’m now, officially, a year older.

It’s my birthday.

I’m another year old, another year — Ha! — wiser … 

And definitely creaking.

Oh … and I share my birthday with Vermont, and Patsy Kensit.

Heigh ho!

~≈Ÿ≈~

Oh, JUST as a thought … ?

My nephew, Jude, was over, yesterday.

Would you mind hitting like on the resulting videos … ?   He’s managed three … … 




~≈Ÿ≈~

Thursday, 4 March 2021

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2021: The Birthday Party

4th March, 2021.


Yes: it’s officially my birthday.

And, once again?

I’m not telling you my age, thank you … !

But if you want to put something in my tip jar, you’d be VERY welcome!

~≈🎂≈~

I mentioned, in yesterday’s Teaser, that the BBC were planning to revive BBC3.

Inevitably?

There’s now calls to revive Torchwood.

At least, according to this piece from the Radio Times, the BBC’s in-house listings magazine.

First things first?   I notice the cock-up.

The article mentions Naomi More: who bakes cakes on Twitter.

Rather than mentioning Naoko Mori: the Japanese born actress who played Torchwood regular, Toshiko Sato.

Secondly?

I’m not sure that reviving the series would necessarily be a good idea.

It’s been a long time since the show was on, after all, and it’s a very different world.

Personally?   I still remember Captain Jack saying that ‘his’ Torchwood, Torchwood Cardiff, was Torchwood Three.

Torchwood One was London: destroyed in the Battle of Canary Wharf.

And that Torchwood Two was in Glasgow: the man who ran it was ‘very strange.’

And that’s from Captain Jack Harkness!

But … ?   A one man Torchwood operation, a Dr Who linked, sci-fi equivalent, of Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe and Mike Hammer?

I’d’ve paid good money for that!

~≈🛠≈~

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2020: The Birthday …

4th March, 2020.


Right … 

It’s my birthday: he says, in his best Gollum voice.


And … ?

Frankly, I’ve a dentist appointment, today, my knee hurts … 

And, yesterday, I had the first of what’s going to be a long line of diabetes checks.

The diagnoses is near enough confirmed: all that’s needed now is a blood test to check my red blood cell’s fat absorption … and a urine test to check my kidney function … 

Hmm … 

~≈§≈~

JUST as a quick thought?

I’m on Facebook: as many of us are.

The fact it’s my birthday?   Means the site sets up a charitable giving page in your name.

Considering it’s had an impact on me — the condition killed my Grandma, and my favourite writer — I’ve chosen the Alzheimer’s Society as my chosen charity.

Feel free to put some cash in.

~≈§≈~

Sunday, 4 March 2018

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2018: the Big 5-0

4th March, 2018.


Yay … !

It’s officially my 50th birthday.

Quite how I feel about it, I don’t know.

Hmmm … 

Just recently?

I haver to admit, just recently, I’m getting intimations of mortality.   Bits of me are aching somewhat more than than they did, ten years ago.   And, of course, I’m very aware that I have less time on this Earth than — say — my seven year old nephew, Jude.

Just to top it off?   Time seems to go faster than it did.

Morbid, huh … ?

On the upside … ?

The upside … ?

I’m starting to get a few messages in via Facebook and Twitter.   Friends are contacting me.   The gang at work managed to decorate my desk.   And least one major present has already rolled in.

Intimations of mortality, yes … 

Here and now?

Here and now, though, I’m happy to be alive … 

~≈§≈~

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-3-2017

You know … You can TELL you’ve got a week end off, can’t you?

You can’t … ?

You’ve not been paying attention to your holiday allowance, then, have you?

Personally?

Right now is the start of a weekend off for me.

Because?

Well, it’s a birthday treat: today’s the day I turn another year older and wrinklier.

That’s always traumatic enough to need a bit of time!

~≈Â≈~

Did I tell you I don’t drive?

I don’t drive.   So tend to rely on the bus, the train, cabs — or my own too feet — if I need to get somewhere.

So don’t follow the news about cars, driving, what have you.

I do follow the technology news.

It seems ride hailing app, Uber, are in trouble.

It turns out they’ve got software built into the app that lefts them avoid picking up the people that monitor these things.

People who monitor these things … in every country in which the firm operates … 

Someone’s in trouble … 

~≈Â≈~

Friday, 4 March 2016

The Daily Teaser — 4-3-2016

You know, I’m very tempted to say nothing … 

No, really … 

I’m tempted to say nothing … 

But, in truth … ?

Today’s my birthday: I’m another year older and wiser.

Well … 

Another year older, let’s put it that way.

I don’t know that I’m getting any wiser.

But … ?   I AM realising that, the older I get … ?

The less time I — indeed all of us — get: and the nearer we all get to death.

I don’t know about you … ?

I like being alive.

And death, the great big end that comes to us all?

Scares me the life out of me … 

~≈Ñ≈~