Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  Thursday 26 June 2025 -   I woke up after less than four hours of sleep again.  I wrote something for my blog, and did some editing for Toppermost of the Poppermost.  We started rewatching Private Practice , obviously with season 1 episode 1.  We watched the Tubi original film Blind Waters , about a couple who hire a yacht, only to be stranded in the ocean with a shark.  We watched season 14 episode 6 of Not Going Out , entitled Hotel Room, which is the last episode of the present season.  We watched the first three episodes of the classic British sitcom The Good Life , starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendall, Paul Eddington, and Penelope Keith.  Friday 27 June 2025 - Woke up at 7am after a little under six hours of sleep. That’s better than I have had recently.  We had breakfast while we watched an episode of Celebrity Gogglebox , which was followed by listening to Ken Bruce doing Popmaster on Greatest Hits Radio. The three in ten of Ky...

  Monday 23 June 2025 -  I left work at about ten to six, stopping off at Tesco for a breather, and to fuel up. I forgot to fuel up, but must have been ages, because it was around ten past seven when I got home.  Louise suggested breakfast, which by my own fault led to me falling asleep at around half past nine, and then waking up and falling asleep all day.  Some editing was done on Toppermost episodes, and I have a book to read about the Paul McCartney album Press To Play, as Ed and myself will be chatting with the author Luca Perasi on Wednesday for When They Was Fab.  We watched the film Firebrand, which starred Alicia Vikander and Jude Law. I gave the film three and a half stars on Letterboxd for a large number of historical inaccuracies that I will not mention, as they are spoilers for the most part.  It was sometime after 1 when I fell asleep, and I woke up without an alarm at around 5:30am Tuesday morning… Tuesday 24 June 2025 -  I caught up on...

  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 Acting President - season 1 episode 3: 27 April 2025: *Momentum -  As Bennett grapples with the Secret Service agent's questions, news of the Pope's death and President Stillman's trip to Rome dominate the headlines, overshadowing the plummeting stock market. After meeting with Harding's mysterious associates, Bennett finds himself drawn deeper into their conspiracy despite his misgivings. When Pantheon Plus organizes a special screening of "The Insurgent" in Times Square, what should be a simple promotional event transforms into something more politically charged as attendees arrive with "Course Correction" signs and anti-Stillman messaging. Bennett's unease grows as the network distributes branded t-shirts and fans blur the line between fictional entertainment and real-world politics. Meanwhil...

  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 DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast -  20 June 2025: * James Gunn Reveals What's Next for Superman, Peacemaker & the DCU -  Frankey Smith, Tyler Coates & Coy Jandreau sit down with James Gunn, Co-Chairman and CEO of DC Studios. They chat the soon-to-be-released Superman film, Peacemaker season 2, and upcoming films like Supergirl and Clayface. Gunn shares his creative process, personal influences, and DC Studios' bold new direction. Composers Datebook -  19 June 2025:  A Monster Concert for Peace Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day -  21 June 2025:  litmus test A Breath of Fresh Air -  19 February 2025: * Todd Rundgren: A Life in Music -  Todd Rundgren is a true musical visionary whose career spans decades, influences multiple genres, and continues to inspire generations of music...