Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-11-2025 — The Armistice


11th November, 2025: the Armistice.


Right … I’m officially indoors all morning.

Yes: you’re right.

It’s the laughing, happy time of year, when my landlords sent around a man: to do my gas safety check!

Ho … hum … !

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Did I mention I caught Wizards, the other night?

I caught the Ralph Bakshi directed film, Wizards, the other night.

And … ?

Well, I think my written, and video, reviews could something things up better than I could, right now.


I know this, though: it was nice getting comments, so quickly.

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Oh, I’ve just had a quick look at the Essex news section of the BBC’s news site.

Apparently?

A team lead by a University of Essex researcher has discovered what the team refers to as a ‘carnivorous death ball’ in the Antarctic Ocean.

Which is nice: possibly.

But … ?

I can’t help but think ‘carnivorous death ball’ sounds like a cheesy heavy metal band … 

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Saturday, 19 October 2024

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-10-2024 — The First Battle of Ypres

19th October, 2024: The First Battle of Ypres.


It’s official: I’ve had bits delivered.

Including a stand for my TV: which is nice.

It means I can see the screen my coffee table.

I’ve also had a sofa from Wayfair delivered: by Evri.

They had told me the thing was going to turn up between 19:00 and 21:00.

So, of course, I headed the Romford branch of CeX: to sell off my old AppleTV 4k and old eight terabyte external drive.

I got on the train by 12:30 … which is when I got a text message from Evri telling me they were coming between twelve and two, 12:00 and 14:00.

They left it outside the building, when they couldn’t get in.

Outside the building.

I’m not happy.

Granted, I was out.

But … ?

A few seconds work — pressing the Trade button on the doorbell panel —would’ve got the driver in, and dropping the thing at my door!

Ho-hum!

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Just as a bit of politics?

Apparently, Tim Cook — the CEO of Apple — has complained about Apple’s EU tax case.

To no less a person than Donald Trump.

At least, that’s what Donald Trump said in an interview, yesterday.

According to various news reports … ?

Apple has ‘ … declined to comment.’

Their usual policy on this things looks sensible, under the circumstances … !

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Saturday, 18 November 2023

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-11-2023 — The Somme.

18th November, 2023: The Somme.


It’s now, officially, Saturday.

In other words … ?

The day I’m going to be doing stuff.

And the day after Friday: when I had a consultant’s appointment.

I’ve a stomach hernia: and the consultation was to see if anything could be done.

Unfortunately not.

In a repeat of a consultation, many years ago?

The surgeon told me that — as the hernia seemed not to be strangulated — he’d be comfier going ahead with an operation after I’ve lost more weight.

Or, at least, got my BMI, my Body Mass Index, down a little further than it is.

The upside?

Is that he’ll be writing to my GP, and recommending weight loss surgery.

That’s something to hope for!

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About the only BIG disappointment for the day … ?

Apparently … ?

Those of us receiving benefits can claim our ticket money back, for hospital visits: so long as we can show  we are receiving benefit, and have out appointment letter.

I had the lot!

Unfortunately, by the time I finished my appointment, at 14:00, and got to the cashiers desk at 14:10?

The cashier was out of the office: and had left left a sign up to say she’d be back … at 15:00 … 

I wasn’t planning on staying in Basildon for THAT long: and went home, by a seventy minute bus trip.

I wasn’t wasn’t exactly pleased!

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You realise I’m a Dr Who fan?

If you are, as well, you’ll be aware that last night saw the release of a special skit for the BBC’s Children in Need telethon.


It’s nice to see Julian Bleach reprising his role as Davros.

But?


In that piece for Dr Who Unleashed, we see Russell T. Davies explaining that he — and the rest of the production team — felt uncomfortable presenting the character as a wheelchair using, evil person.

I can agree with him about that.

However, I think I’d’ve preferred that change to not have been done.

The design of his chair* is supposed to have inspired the design of the Daleks, after all.

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Sunday, 11 November 2018

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-11-2018: Armistice

11th November, 2018.


I think I have problems at work: after having something of a row with one of the supervisors, yesterday.

It’s been a bit of an ongoing situation, to be brutally frank.

Whether I’ve a job to go back to, tomorrow?

Is a whole other issue, to be frank.

Ho … Hum … 

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The unexpected day off?

Has got me worried: at least worried enough to start thinking about anger management classes!

And … the immediate future.

Lord knows what I’ll be doing, then: I won’t know until I can do something about it.

For now?

Writing, catching up with the house work, lord knows what else … 

Oh, and tonight’s episode of Dr Who.

The Time Team look like they’re having less problems!


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Sunday, 28 June 2015

The Daily Teaser — 28-6-2015: The Shot Heard Around The World … 

Well, that’s THAT shift finished … !

You’ve probably realised I’v been working for the past six months: at a local fast food restaurant.

I’m happy about that.   Granted it’s not much of a job.

It’s part time, minimum wage and not one one stunning prospects.

On the upside?   On the upside, it pays on time, for dinner.   And my co-workers are a nice bunch.

Yesterday, though … 

Yesterday’s shift was quite a long one: some ten and a half hours!

Frankly?

It was a thoroughly enjoyable ten and a half hour shift.

But, my word … 

Didn’t I get a good night’s sleep!

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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

The Daily Teaser — 24-12-2014: Christmas Eve — The Christmas Truce

You know, I think we can definitely say “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” right now.

Or, at least, here in the UK.

Yep.

It’s officially going to be sunny, today.

Although, when I got up, it was raining.

The one thing I can safely say … ?

Is that, if you had money on there being a white Christmas?   I’d say you’ve wasted it … !

Now … 

Let’s get a move on, shall we?

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Monday, 28 July 2014

The Daily Teaser — 28-7-2014: The Oncoming Storm

Well … 

It’s Monday morning.

Which mean’s it’s back to the working — HA … ! — week.

Saying that … ?

Saying that, I’ve got to admit to having seen a movie, on Saturday: Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem, in case you’re wondering.

Which — as you’d expect from Mr G — was impressive.

I DO know I think I owe him a vote of thanks.

I think the resulting post I put up was one of the best I’ve ever done.

Thanking you, Terry Gilliam … !

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