Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-8-2025 — Everybody’s Got A Purple Heart

7th August, 2025: The Purple Heart.

Finally … !

I seem to be getting the hang of the blood-sugar monitor I’ve been given.

Washing the hands in warm water, and picking the right finger, definitely helpful!

This morning’s result — 6.6 — was … about on a par with what I’ve seen already.

What that means for my last hospital blood test, an HbA1c test?   How the two play, together?

I’m not sure: although I’m told the figures the sugar monitor gives are roughly a tenth of the one I get from the HbA1c test.

The last quarterly hospital result, of an HbA1c test, was ~40.

Assuming I’m right — about the relationship between the two types of result — something seems … 

Well … 

Odd.

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One of the UK’s longest running comics is The Beano.

Which I can vaguely remember reading as a child: even though I preferred Buster* and Monster Fun.

The news I caught this morning … ?

Apparently, a centenary edition of The Beano is to be handed out by the National Library of Scotland.

I’m tempted to turn into Colonel Blimp†, and tell you can’t give kids comics.

It’s unhygienic!

But in all honesty?

It’s a good move.

Getting kids reading anything always seems a good idea … !

~≈📗≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-3-2024 — The Medal

25th March, 2024: the Medal.

Right then … it’s Monday … !

Which means, of course, I’m up early.

Again!

Yes: it’s the day for my weight management group.

And, given I lost some weight last week?

I’m hoping I’ve lost more, this week.

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I’ve been binge watching Monarch: Legacy of Monster, recently.

It’s not something I think I’ll be reviewing: but it IS fun.

At one point in the fourth episode, though … ?

Kurt Russell’s character ends up setting fire to something, being present when something burns … in the middle of a snow-covered, barren, wasteland.

So it’s not like he’s being stereotyped … !

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The Daily Teaser — 29-1-2016: The VC

You know, I do like to make sure I’ve got the radio — at least, my TV’s digital radio channels — on, at this time of the morning.

I like to hear other human voices, most morning: and find the TV news channels, along with everything else, distracting.

Radio 4’s Today programme?   Has just mentioned Storm Gertrude.

Most of Britain?   Usually has fairly mild — ish — weather.

At least … certainly not as bad as some parts of the world.

But right now … ?

Right now, I’m glad I don’t live in Scotland.

Storm Gertrude looks like it’s putting the ’87 Hurricane into the shade … 

~≈fl≈~

The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser

Would you know it … ?

I’m jobhunting, at the moment: as people who follow me for a while, will already know.

As part of that, I have to sign at my local Job Centre/Benefits office, in order to claim any money: and to show what I’m doing to find work.

Until recently … ?   Until recently, I also had to attend the government’s Work Programme.   My last Appointment … ?   Was last week.

Today, I was due to sign on — which went well — and speak to my new personal adviser, who’s supposed to help me find work, now I’ve come off the work programme.

He was off ill.

Lovely.

I’ll get to see him next time I sign on, but even so … ?   That’s just about my luck … 

~≈Í≈~

At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, today is Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser.

Here’s this week’s questions, covered by the Creative Commons License* …

Q1) 29th January saw the VC medal first instituted.   What does VC stand for … ?

Q2) Which Queen introduced it … ?

Q3) In which year of the 1850s was the VC introduced … ?

Q4) The Queen introduced the VC and saw it awarded: for which ‘V’?

Q5) The VC is awarded for that ‘V’, in the face of whom … ?

Q6) During which war was the VC first awarded … ?

Q7) Who was Britain fighting against in that war … ?

Q8) The medal’s shape is a cross what: pattée, paté or pattern … ?

Q9) How many times — since World War 2 — has the original VC been awarded … ?

Q10) Finally … who’s the most recent British Army soldier to have received the VC … ?

Here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.

Q1) 22nd January, 1984, saw the airing of the first ad for the Apple Macintosh computer.   Which George Orwell novel was the ad named after … ?

Q2) Which well known British director directed it: Barry Scott, Tony Scott or Ridley Scott?

Q3) The heroine of the advert was played by athlete and model, Anya Major.   She also appeared in the video for which Elton John song: ‘Nikita’, ‘Sad Songs,’ or ‘I’m Still Standing’ … ?

Q4) The ad was famously shown during a well known — and very American — sporting event.   WHICH sporting event: the World Series final, the Superbowl or the NBA Basketball finals … ?

Q5) Name either of the teams in that year’s event … ?

Q6) Apple itself was founded by two Steves: the late Steve Jobs, and who else?

Q7) The original Mac was the first commercially successful computer to use a ‘GUI’, or Graphical User … what … ?

Q8) It was also the first commercially successful computer to use what handheld device … ?

Q9) Apple’s currently range of Macs include its famous all-in-one desktop: what’s the name of that desktop … ?

Q10) Finally … Apple’s current computer operating system — the one on the Mac, not the iPad and iPhone — is called OS X.   What does the X stand for … ?

Answers.

A1) 1984.

A2) Ridley Scott.

A3) ‘Nikita’.

A4) The Superbowl.

A5) The Washington Redskins or the LA Raiders.

A6) Steve Wozniak.

A7) Interface.

A8) The computer mouse.   (The Apple mouse is partly why I went mad for Macs: it only has one button, so you don’t need to fiddle about, changing  hard-to-find settings.   That came as a revelation to a southpaw, like me)

A9) The iMac.

A10) It doesn’t stand for a word: it’s actually the Roman numeral for ten.   (There’s a bit of a clue in the question number.)

Enjoy those: I’ll catch you later … !

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