Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar

23rd June, 20241. Right, then …  It’s officially Sunday! And, frankly, I am knackered. It’s my own damn fault: making a mistake with my most...

23rd June, 2023. Right … I have issues! I’ve got a new sharps bin: for my new medications. It’s a bucket sized one. With a sliding trapdoor ...

23rd June, 2022. Yes: it’s Thursday. Busy Day, Pt 2,  in other words. Yesterday?   I was due a locksmith: who eventually turned up a lot ear...

23rd June, 2021. Yes: it’s official. I’m off to hospital for a second colonoscopy. Frankly? I’m not looking forward to it. Especially after...

16th July, 2019. I haven’t had a phone call. I’ll repeat that … I’ve not had a phone call. Frankly?   Given one of the ...

Ye gods , but I’m not well … ! OK, I’m not seriously badly off. Things could be seriously worse. But, right now? I’m fel...

DRAT! I have to confess, I slept through my alarm … ! I hate sleeping through my alarm. OK, granted, it’s a day when I’m w...

11th March, 2015. It has to be said, I was going to open this post with the line, “I’m a sucker for a good film.” Which — in a s...

Ooooh …  THAT’S something to look forward to! You know — or possibly don’t — that it was my birthday, last week? It w...

Oh, now hang on: MORE Buffy … ! Sorry, sorry: I’ve been borrowing a friend’s box set of the complete Buffy The Vampire Slayer . ...

You know, in amongst the storms that are affecting southern England’s transport — and taken the life of at least one person — I’ve just ...

Now, there’s a thing … ! You DO realise that I’d not be writing this — and you’d not be reading it — if it hadn’t been for the work ...

You know, I have to admit, I’m listening to to a documentary I recorded last night: the first episode of the new series of Mastertapes ....

BBC News - Alan Turing papers on code breaking released by GCHQ Now THAT’s a result …  Anyone who’s been reading me for a while k...

BBC News - Government rejects pardon request for Alan Turing You know, if you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll probably be aware tha...

BBC News - Petition to pardon computer pioneer Alan Turing started You know, that’s one other bit of news I meant to tell you about … You pr...

Oh, well, now THERE’S a thing … Seriously … You know, you’ve probably worked out, by now, that I’m a bit of a technology fan. Admittedly, ra...

BBC News - Code-cracking machine returned to life Well, now THAT’S a thing … ! I’ve got to admit, I’ve long taken an interest in history, I ...

Phew! I think I’m going to be saying a big ‘ Thank You ’ to Sue and her Partner, Andy; they asked me along to the Bletchley Park Heritage s...