Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10-6-2025 — Frances Ethel Gumm

10th June, 2025: Frances Ethel Gumm.

Death … comes to us all … 

There’s possibly a lot of directions I could go with that statement.

But I’ll go with the sad route.

Yesterday?

Saw the death of writer, Frederick Forsyth.

I was never a fan of his politics: he was a little too high Tory for my tastes.

But the few books of his I read?

Were well constructed: The Fourth Protocol has been on my bookshelves for many years.

~≈📖≈~

The other death … ?

Was that of influential musician, Sly Stone.

Again, I was never a huge fan.

But?

I suspect the was a Family Stone tune for everyone: something he would’ve written.

The man will be missed.

~≈🎹≈~

The fact, in all this, that the US President has sent the Marines into Los Angeles?

Is less relevant: although it reinforces my personal belief that the current US president is a twerp.

It’s less relevant to my day than the fact I’m expecting a phone, early: a call from a lung-checking NHS service.

Hopefully?

I won’t need a hospital appointment, as a result.

~≈🫁≈~

As a last point?

It’s the time of year when Apple holds its World Wide Developers Conference: and makes a slew of announcements.

This year?

They’ve made several announcements, already.

Including an announcement that the next versions of their main operating systems will be macOS/iOS/iPhoneOS/tvOS/watchOS 26: a unified numbering system, in other words.

These will feature a new interface design language.

With lots of glass-like, transparent, elements.

That … ?

Will feature in the upcoming version on macOS — macOS 26 Tahoe — when it’s released later this year.

That version … ?

As well as the new interface, Tahoe will be the last to support Intel Macs.

I can only hope two things.

One?

That Tahoe’s replacement, a replacement that will only support Apple Silicon and presumably remove a lot of Intel code, will use less hard drive space as a result.

Two?

That the whizzy new interface design is readable.

Or, at least, can be turned off in Settings!

~≈🍎≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-6-2025 — The Wise Little Hen

9th June, 2025: The Wise Little Hen.

Right: I’m now awake … !

Early, as always.

It’s Monday: so I’m off to my regular weight management group.

Hopefully?

I’ll’ve lost some weight.

I’ve been plateauing on the same weight for the past three weeks, so I’d like to have lost some!

~≈⚖️≈~

I think Jude — my nephew — has a hidden talent or two.

We had the inevitable family dinner, last night.

So, Jude being Jude, he brought his laptop: to give himself something to do.

It seems he’s got a musical bent: as he was experimented with a music creation site — it’s called BeepBox — while he was there.

And?

And … ?

He managed to come up with this lot.

I’m mildly impressed … !

~≈🎵≈~

Just as a last thoughts … ?

I had a word, last night: from Gill, the sister of long time reader, Trevor.

He’s currently in hospital at the moment: with a Serious urinary tract infection.

Here’s hoping that can be treated, quickly!

~≈🏥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th June, 2025.

8th June, 2025.

I think … I’ve had an evening.

Ot night, at any rate.

Quite why, I don’t know: but I had a mild case of the trots.

I think avoiding that brand of chicken Kyiv could an idea … !

~≈💩≈~

Hopefully that will clear up.

But there’s a weird co-incidence,

I heard a piece of news on BBC Radio 4’s news bulletin, this morning.

Apparently, scientists have developed a new method of improving gut health.

By feeding people pills made from human faeces.

Human poo, in other words.

I’m tempted to say they’re welcome to mine.

But that would be bad taste.

Instead … ?

I’ll wonder how popular that move’s going to be … ?

~≈💩≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-6-2025 — Midway.

7th June, 2025: Midway.

It’s officially official!

My nephew, Jude, was over last night: and made a video.

Feel free to hit the ‘Like’ Button, folks: he’d appreciate it.

~≈🧒🏼≈~

Finally … I managed to see my sister’s laptop!

Unfortunately … ?

To a local tech re-seller: rather than to an individual.

It means less money: but at least the job’s done.

Now all I have to do … is take down the adverts … 

~≈💻≈~

A few weeks ago, the US deported a chap called Kilmar Ábrego García to El Salvador.

Mistakenly claiming he was in the country, illegally.

Today … ?

The US government’s decided to bring him back to the US … as they’ve accused him of people trafficking.

Could you make up?

You could.

Really, you could.

But … ?

People would accuse you of being unrealistic …

~≈🦅≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-6-2025 — UN Russian Language Day

6th June, 2025: UN Russian Language Day.

Isn’t always the thing … ?

You take a medication — Mounjaro, in my case — once a week.

And almost forget to take it … until you make a video intro for a blog post, that reminds you to take it.

Heigh-ho!

~≈💉≈~

Which reminds me … the BBC had a news piece, yesterday.

Apparently?

We’re advised — if we’re female and either pregnant or trying for a baby — to stop using weight loss jabs, like Mounjaro,

I’m not going to worry for myself.

I’m male, for a start!

But … ?

It’s an interesting piece to see.

~≈👶🏻≈~