Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11th May, 2021.

11th May, 2021.

It’s officially the case: I have girly pink dumbbells.

Cheap and light, girly pink dumbbells.

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Because?

Well, my physiotherapist assigned me a new set of exercises — that start, tomorrow — that need relatively light weights.

I could have used a couple of books.

Or a couple of bags of sugar.

But, frankly?

The dumbbells are easier to hold that a couple of hard backs.

And what’s a diabetic doing, buying sugar?

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Talking of money … ?

The dumbbells were cheap.

My provisional driving licence wasn’t: it was some £45, if memory serves.

Paid for by the Job Centre: as I needed to provide it — or a passport — as ID for a job.

A job: let me emphasise that for you.

I few years ago … ?   There was talk the government wanted to introduce photographic ID, paid for photographic ID, in order to vote.

Not something I was happy about: where is someone who’s out of work supposed to get the money for that?

Thankfully?   Those plans didn’t go through.

However … ?

According to a piece in the Guardian, yesterday, there’s plans afoot to re-introduce it.

I seriously hope not!

Had I no ID?   Or if I needed to replace the driving licence, or needed a separate, paid for, form of ID in order to vote?

I’d never be able to vote: as I couldn’t afford the ID.

I hope this gets voted down in Parliament.

I can’t afford to buy my right to vote.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11th May, 2018.

11th May, 2018.

Yep: I’m back to work, today: and frankly?

Kinda looking forward to it.

It gets me out of the house and — Ha! — earning!

Needs must, and all of that … !

Especially when there’s only so much you want to watch on TV.

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Talking of work … ?

I know the office I’m in tends to NOT let people use USB sticks to transport files around.

There’s too much chance of them being lost: with sensitive work documents on them.   AND too much chance of them having unspotted malware: malware that can ruin a commercial computer system.

It’s fairly common, I’m told.

Which makes me wonder why IBM have announced they’re going to be implementing the same policy: starting from yesterday.

I mean … 

Haven’t they been doing it, already … ?

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One last piece?

I’m a news fan: constantly having the BBC’s news channel, or Radio 4’s Today programme, on in the background.

I noticed, over the past few days, there’d been concern about singer, Scott Hutchison: who’d gone missing, seemingly in a seriously distressed state of mind.

With a police appeal being issued, last night, asking for witnesses who’d seen him on a bridge to come forward.

A bridge … 

I saw that and thought that sounded …ominous.

To me, it seemed obvious police believed he’d gone to that specific bridge, committed suicide by jumping from it … and they’d need people who’d seen him there, to confirm this.

So they could justify looking for a body.

This morning … ?

There’s been another item from the BBC’s website.

Police have found a body … 

The conclusion seems both obvious: and, as is often the case, deeply saddening.

My thoughts go to the singer’s family …

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