Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th June, 2020.

12th June, 2020.

Yes: it’s the case I wake up … with earworms … !

Lady Gaga’s Love Game, so you know … 

Why?

I don’t know.

All I can tell you is that ‘I wanna take a ride,’ line has been banging off the sides of my skull for the last few hours.

Arrrghgh!

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In other news … ?

I’ve been reading Le Guin’s The Wind’s Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose: a combined volume of two of her short story collections.

I finished one — The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas — the night before last.   And The Day Before the Revolution, last night.

The latter?   Is incredibly powerful: and one you should read for yourself.

The former?   Well … 

If The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, about a city whose perfection comes at a dreadful cost, doesn’t have real world parallels?

I don’t know what piece of fantasy does.

“The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.”

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Ursula Le Guin.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11th June, 2020

11th June, 2020.

Right … 

Just in case anyone else notice I called yesterday, Tuesday?

It’s now officially Thursday!

Ahem!

He says … 

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Moving rapidly on … ?

I now have a copy of the New Hart’s Rules for writers.

It’s a relatively hefty guide to the mechanics of writing: lay-out, spring, punctuation.

How much use I’ll make of it, or English Grammar for Dummies, I don’t know.

But at least I have copies I can refer to.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th June, 2020.

10th June, 2020.

Yes: I admit to being baffled.

I have no idea why I get earworms: songs playing through my head.

Nor why a given is banging around in my skull.

But I’ve had one going through my brain, this morning.

The Fishermen Friends Blow the Man Down.

I’ve just realised what that line said … !

Nope!

I’m not translating it!

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Just as a thought … ?

I posted a few bits — at the end of May — about digital poverty.   To the point I’m planning a piece on it.

It’s a complicated subject … so I’m taking my time.

I hope, though, to have the initial post up, within the week.

I’d love to get your feedback.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-6-2020: La Rioja

9th June, 2020.

It’s officially the case: it’s Tuesday.

And, contrary to the Rolling Stones song … ?

It’s not ruby!

That’s possibly a bonus … !

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In other news … ?

I had my boiler looked at, on Sunday: on an emergency basis.

I managed to chase up the permanent repair.

Apparently?   They’re waiting for a part to turn up: on Thursday or Friday.

Once that’s arrived?   They’ll be calling me to arrange a date.

My only concern, there?

Is whether the engineer would be able to move the thermostat from it’s place in the hallway, to somewhere nearer the boiler: according to the engineer who visited, on Sunday, the signal couldn’t reach.

We’ll have to see … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-6-2020: Eight Days A Week,

8th June, 2020

Right … there’s two things I want to tell you: as quickly as I can, as I’m feeling rushed.

First?

I’m knackered!

But then … ?

I was up late, watching Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.

But then again?   It’s one hell of a series!

The other thing … ?

I have a functioning boiler: after the repairman visited, yesterday.

He had to show me how to get it working, without using the thermostat: as that’s what’s causing the issue.

It’s not connecting to the boiler.

He’s going to be reporting it in: but I’m also going to give my landlord’s a call … 

Just in case … 

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