Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-5-2026 — Elected

7th May, 2026: Elected.

Right … it’s official.

It’s officially Election Day, here in the UK.

Which means you can start singing old songs … 

Or you can go and vote: the walk will possibly do you good.

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As a thought?

Yes: I still take the position I have for a few years.

I’m voting Green.

But … ?

If Green candidates weren’t standing, I would be spoiling my vote.

And would urge others to do the same: should they not see a candidate they could comfortably vote for.

Bar walking past the polling station … ?

We have no other way of abstaining.

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As a last electoral thought?

One I’ve mentioned, before?

I could neither vote for the Conservatives, nor for Reform.

Both parties are too right-of-centre for my tastes.

But, given I know my home town?

I suspect Reform will do well.

No: I don’t like that one bit.

But have to face the possibilities, and the political realities.

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I found out, yesterday, that a documentary about the film, Threads, had been released.

I was interested.

But frustrated there was no apparently release date.

It turns out that — according to the distributors — there’s a new 4k blu-ray release due in July of this year.

The documentary is included in this release.

That could be worth spending money on … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th February 2023.

4th February, 2023.

Right … it’s Saturday, 4th February: and a month away from my birthday.

It you want to buy me an expensive present, now is possibly the time!

Ahem!

On a more serious note?

I noticed this piece on the BBC’s news site.

It tells us how parliamentary candidate, Heidi Alexander, is concerned how recently introduced voter ID requirements — for ID that will be needed in May’s local elections — hasn’t been taken up.

I think she may have a point.

When the scheme originally announced, there were costs involved.

But the Voter Registration Certificate*, itself, is now free.

However?

If you can’t take a photo with your smart phone, you have to get a (charged for) passport photo.

THEN find some some way of sending it in.

The scheme is going to cause problems.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 31-10-2021: Halloween

31st October, 2021.

Yes: it’s officially official.

It’s so officially official, the government’s got web pages about it.

Yes: the clocks have gone back, and I’ve had an extra hour’s sleep.

Which is handy.

I saw Dune on Friday: which is fantastic, I should add.

But, boy!   The post and video reviews took a while.

I just hope I get a comment on the video version … !

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Oh, JUST ad a quick thought, as today sees the start of the new series of Dr Who … ?

Bookies, William Hill are offering 9/4 on Lydia West to be cast as the 14th Doctor.

Whether that’s worth your time, I don’t know.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-6-2021: The Vote.

7th June, 2021.

I think I need to look at that laptop’s settings, I really do.

Just as an experiment … ?

I managed to record a video on the new laptop.

Which seemed loud: but worked well enough.

Once I got the file to my Mac … ?

We had a file with video … but no actual audio.

Zip.   De nada.   Diddley — excuse the phrase — squat … !

I double checked.   Yes: the original file, on the laptop, played.

On the Mac?   It didn’t.

Or, at least, didn’t with QuickTime and vlc.   But did with iMovie: thankfully.

It seems the .mp4a audio codec won’t play on QuickTime and vlc … until they get updated … 

I’m going to have to have a look at that … 

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Oh, as an extra thought … ?

I’ve had a new set of exercises through.

I’m going to be marching on the spot for a while … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-4-2020: The Number 18

18th April, 2020.

It’s officially official: I really need a haircut.

No, really.

If you think I look bad in the intro video?

You should have seen me when I got up!

Father Jack, here we come!

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One quick minor point?

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has suggested masks be made compulsory for all Londoners: during the current outbreak.

I can’t say it’s a bad idea.

But, speaking as an unemployed person?

My first question would be ‘Who’s paying for those … ?’

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-9-2019: International Day of Democracy

15th September, 2019.

Ir’s got to be said: I’m back to work, today.

Which is nice.

Although?

That does mean I’m not planning to watch telly, tonight.

Which is a shame.

I’m rather enjoying Chernobyl, at the moment … 

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Oh, just as a quick thought?

I notice Glasgow Council’s banned some parades over the weekend.

I can’t say I blame them.

The parades in questions include four Loyalist ones and at least on Irish republican one.

Frankly?

Northern Ireland’s always seemed to have issues around sectarianism: something I think’s been getting violent in recent years.

Historically, there’s been less in Scotland.

Some … 

But considerable less.

So seeing parades get banned in Scotland is a good thing, I think.

But … ?

I think we’re going to see more of this, given Brexit seems to be encouraging it … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th February, 2018

4th February, 2018.

You know, that’s something that caught my attention.

News.

News.

About Robert Wagner, the widower of the late Natalie Wood.

Just in case you didn’t know?

Wood was the Angelina Jolie of her day.   A beautiful, successful and very in demand actress, and the first person a director would want to phone, if he needed a competent actress … who’d also generate interest in the film.

Famously, and after completing her last film, Brainstorm, Wood died: after a not much talked about incident on Wagner’s yacht.

No-one’s talked about it, checked what happened, investigated it … 

Until recently.

When US police have named Wagner as a ‘person of interest’ in their investigation.

Personally?   And having seen Brainstorm, knowing the set was closed down whilst the studio financing it tried to claim the insurance money?   Having known about Wood’s death for a long time, knowing it was only ever lightly investigated?

Personally, I’de like to know what happened*.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-2-2017

Oh!

I found out, last night, that the woman that lives next door, and who’s been living in the same flats as me for almost a decade, is moving.

She’ll be moving on to a new place in a few weeks time.

OK, there’s been times we’ve violently disagreed.

But I’m saddened a friend and neighbour is moving away: whilst pleased she’s found somewhere new.

Of course, the other side to this?

The other side to this?

The other side to this … is who on Earth will be moving in.

Social housing can be a bit of a mixed bag.

Most of the neighbours are fine.

Some … ?

Have been nightmares.

I just hope we don’t get the latter.

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