Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  Tuesday 14 Jan 2025 -  I got Chris from work to get me from the office to Newark Castle Train Station for the 7:36am train, which left at 7:48am.  Normally that 7:36 train gets into Nottingham at 8:10am, giving me fifteen minutes to get from one platform to another, so that I can then get the Nottingham to Mansfield train.  What instead happened was that the train that left Newark twelve minutes late instead pulled into Nottingham half an hour late, making me fifteen minutes late for my connection, and having to wait for forty-five minutes until the next train was due.  A cup of tea and an almond croissant in the cafe between platforms 1 and 3 it was then, while catching up with the lady at the cafe, who told me once again that their hours were being cut, due to less people using the cafeteria when they were at the station, that was a usual thing in the first couple of months after the Christmas Break.  Instead of the 8:25am Nottingham to Mansfield train ...

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes ) Deleted saves –  8 January • 28 min left • G After the Bomb: A Retrospecive Review of the Remaining Fallout Games I Have Played - This was how the world ended; not with a whimper, but with a whole series of bangs. On this episode I talk about my time with the remained of the Fallout games I haven't otherwise covered previously. How did they stand up over time? And what does this mean for the future of the series? Come by and give it a listen! The Security Podcasts –  9 February 2022: * Eliminating Security Vulnerabilities and Preventing Cyber Burnout -  Karen Worstell, Senior Cybersecurity  Strategist at VMware, talks how best to mitigate and respond to burnout in security careers. Drawing from her own experience as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Microsoft and AT&T, Worstell discusses her ...

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes ) The Album Years - episode 64: 18 December 2024: *1994: Soundgarden, Blur, Oasis, Massive Attack & more - Back in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Viny! Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the second part of an abridged version of the show (we've had to cut out the sections we played music on the turntable due to copyright issues). / For 1994, we were both astounded at how many great records we found, both established favourites and underrated classics. On this second part, we cover albums by Portishead, Massive Attack, Soundgarden, Blur, Yes, Oasis and more! We Like Movies - 12 January 2024: for the first episode of season three, Kevin, Marc, and Juan talk about the superb 2019 film The Peanut Butter Falcon. Starts with catch up including I’m guessing American Football? After the ch...