Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar

9th August, 2020. Yes: I’ve looked the weather prediction for the next few days. It’s going to be hot.   Or uncomfortable , ...

6th August, 2020. Right …  It’s a Thursday: and I’m expecting it to be quiet. I’m also expecting to — by the time this p...

3rd September, 2019. Now that’s a sad thing to see. Terrance Dicks ,  the former Dr Who writer, and script editor, has die...

2nd September, 2019. OK, OK …  Today’s introduction video is just a touch … um … odd … ! But I couldn’t resist using th...

1st September, 2019 OK: I’m definitely a bit tired: those eight hour shifts are long ! If you’ve ever run a Marathon? It...

26th July, 2018. It’s not that often Britain has heatwaves. For, of course, a given value of ‘heatwave.’ It’s hot, it’s ...

26th April, 2018. Have you been following the news? Have you … ? If you, like me, have been watching the recent news, yo...

16th April, 2018. Yes: that’s right. 1.   I’m back at work, today. And, frankly?   I’m still a temp that’s waiting to he...

27th November, 2017. Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘ bucket list ’? It’s a list of things you’re supposed to try and do, befor...

19th January, 2017. I don’t know where it comes from: but there’s an old saying. Words to the effect that the good we do is buri...

Right …  It’s a weekend: and I think I’m only just getting into gear. Although, obviously, ‘getting into gear’ is a very loose t...

Right …  I’ve got to admit to being at work, today: in a couple of hours time. In the meantime? That 4th generation Apple TV...

Oh, now THAT’S handy … ! The USB sticks I ordered from Amazon, last week, have turned up. 2 gigabyte ones, I should add.   Whi...

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...

Oh, thank God for that … ! I’m thinking, right now, that the Syria Situation is one that’s very serious. Incredibly so. I, ...

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...

You know, I’ve GOT to admit, it’s SOMETHING of a late Friday night, tonight. Seriously … Right at the moment, I’m in Kent, at t...

This is literally going to be quick; I’m off to work, in a tick! But I thought I’d post up a few more shots from yesterday’s Bletchley Park ...