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Marvin the paranoid android

Marvin the Paranoid Android describes midlife perfectly. Read how, and what you can do differently

February 8, 2021 Martin Midlife Health & Fitness

Remember Marvin the Paranoid Android from Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide? Marvin’s sayings reflect what many of us feel in middle age. Read how, and what you can do not be a Marvin.

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Pulling my hair out in lockdown

I’m so stressed with lockdown and Covid-19, I’m literally tearing my hair out. What can I do?

December 26, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Stressed with lockdown and tearing your middle aged hair out? Read how you could help yourself turn to a happier, calmer you and keep that full head of hair

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Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked 1

Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked

July 16, 2020 News Hound Fake news

Derek Williams, an opinionated retiree who likes to comment on Brexit and bad cyclists, has spent hours telling his followers that he had been spared

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Keep the man happy in your head

Frustrated with a boring middle age existence. You need to be more Don…

May 16, 2020 marvinmidlife Midlife Health & Fitness

It’s easy to get frustrated with a boring middle aged existence especially when you worry about everything and everyone else. Well don’t. Listen to the little man in your head. Be more Don.

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Ask Marvin

I’m thinking of coming out. I’m not sure as what, but I feel it could do wonders for my profile. Should I do it?

April 30, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

I am thinking of coming out but am not sure what it is I want to expose. I have spent years being overlooked and hiding in the shadows. What can I do?

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Working from home multi tasking

10 key ways to avoid madness when working from home during Coronavirus lockdown. What are you up to?

April 16, 2020 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Working from home can cause mental and family problems. 10 ways to avoid the madness.

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Make yourself happy, do it for Don

Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.

April 6, 2020 marvinmidlife Midlife Health & Fitness

If you’ve been struggling with how to be happy, here’s something you can do to improve your mental health. Don’t try and make changes for you, do it for someone else. Do it for Don.

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Ask Marvin

Coronavirus panic buying made me a raging madman. Now I feel guilty. How can I make amends?

March 20, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Coronavirus panic buying made me a madman and a fool. Now I feel guilty, how can I make amends?

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Ask Marvin

I’ve been learning the guitar and now dream of being a rock star. Am I too old to rock n’roll?

January 17, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Being a rock star worries me. I’m just a tad over 50 and play a bit of guitar. I am thinking of putting some of

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Las Vegas midlife

11 things to know about surviving a midlife crisis in Las Vegas

December 10, 2019 marvinmidlife Midlife Issues

11 things to consider if you’re visiting Las Vegas as part of a midlife crisis

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Male grooming

The dangerous minefield that is middle aged male grooming

November 14, 2019 marvinmidlife Midlife Issues

Midlife male grooming used to be passing a comb through a receding hairline. Now it seems to more commonplace, but can be a midlife minefield

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Dangerous affairs at work

Drinks with my boss. Is it a bad idea if it might lead to a dangerous affair?

November 10, 2019 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

My boss is super attractive and I think would have a dangerous affair with me – what should I do?

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Redundant midlife

How disaster struck. A victim of middle age redundancy tells his sorry tale.

October 17, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

The story of how a middle aged man experienced redundancy

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • interview clothing Wearing inappropriate interview clothing could cost you the job. What should you wear?
  • Working from home multi tasking 10 key ways to avoid madness when working from home during Coronavirus lockdown. What are you up to?
  • dull work meeting A brilliant excuse. Is daydreaming in dull meetings part of evolutionary make-up?

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • Zwift try something new today Try something new to save your sanity. Surprisingly it was Brussels and Zwift that did it for me.
  • Decision making with a coin Decision making stressing you out? Here’s some tips for making that difficult decision
  • 2 years after my hip replacement Shocking 2 years after my hip replacement. Was it worth it worth the hassle?
  • Low fat or middle-age spread Middle-age spread is not low fat margarine, but do people find it as tasty?

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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In Other (Largely Fake) News

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    April 11, 2021
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    October 21, 2020
  • Dentist's chair Man trying to recreate Gascgoine’s “dentist’s chair” celebration ends up having root canal surgery
    July 26, 2021

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