Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-1-2026 — On Telly

21st January, 2026: Telly Savalas.

OK … it is officially official: my nephew was over last night.

He’s helpful when it comes to cooking oven ready pizza: but the pair of us could not work something out.

Are you supposed to put the garlic butter on the dough balls, when you’re cooking them: or after you’ve cooked them?

The label on the back of the packet only says that you have to “Set aside the garlic dip to warm to room temperature”.

Which wasn’t necessarily helpful!

At any rate … ?

Jude’s latest video is now out.

If you have a clue about doughballs?

Leave us a comment, on the video!

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Today is a day that I’m expecting a phone call from my new work coach, my new Job Centre case worker.

This afternoon, in point of fact.

They’re the second new case worker in the space of three months.

I can understand new staff need training: and that the long-term unemployed can be good clients to be trained on … 

But it’s nice to deal with a familiar member of staff: that continuity of service is reassuring, I think.

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Hmmm … 

The discussions — should I use italics, there, or quotation marks? — let’s start again, there!

The discussions over Greenland continue: with the US president heading for the World Economic Forum, today.

With Greenland’s Industry Minister going on the record to say “We do not want to be Americans”.

I’m not surprised.

Outside reasons of patriotism, outside a desire to not be an American colony, Greenland has free healthcare for its citizens.

Becoming part of the US, however it’s done, however it’s arranged, whatever assurances the greedy idiot in Washington wants to give?

Becoming part of the US means losing that free healthcare, and gaining the USA’s famously expensive system.

Why would anyone in their right minds want to do that … ?

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st January 2023.

21st January, 2023.

Yes, it’s officially Saturday: and frankly?

And frankly, it’s going to be a little quiet.

Beyond a little light shopping … and finishing something I started last night: a review of the first episode of The Crusade.

Here’s the intro, in case you’re interested … 

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I keep an eye on the news: in case you couldn’t tell.

And a couple of recent things caught my eye.

Firstly?

Two of the technology industry’s big names, Google and Microsoft, are cutting a lot of jobs, between them.

That’s worrying: especially when you consider they make the operating systems for a lot of phones and computers.

Secondly?

I have type two diabetes: so tend to keep an eye peeled for news about it.

I saw this, yesterday.

It seems that the University of Cambridge has developed a very experimental artificial pancreas: that has been used on a group of twenty-six people, and shown to be helpful.

I’m interested: of course I am.

Any thing that can lower my blood sugar levels, reduce the medication* I’m on and possibly prevent me going blind and losing a foot?

Is welcome.

I’m tempted to ask about volunteering for it.

But?   It’s possibly more sensible not to.

The process is VERY experimental!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st January, 2021

21st January, 2021.

Right: it’s a thing.

I caught a video on TV, last night: the Snowgum Films version of Terry Pratchett’s Troll Bridge.

I’ll have my written — and video — review, done, tonight.

But have to say, it’s fantastic!

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I’ve been talking about the twenty pound uplift to Universal Credit, over the past few days: the one introduced last April, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite a vote in Parliament on Monday?   The extra money is due to end on the 31st March, this year.

I’d rather it didn’t.

It’s a handy thing to have, and has given me extra money towards bills, rent, arrears, shopping … and the occasional iTunes card, and Amazon purchase.

Which reminds me, I need toe nail clippers.

At any rate!?   It’s a useful amount of extra money.

One due to end soon.

I would prefer it not too.

As — according to this report from the BBC? — the cost of living’s going up.

If you can mention that to the Chancellor, I’d thank you.

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