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Hexblitz meets Memoir '44: comparative tests
The test scenario that I set up so that I could compare the outcomes of the HEXBLITZ and MEMOIR '44 combat systems was a simple one. I envisaged two Russian Rifle Regiments (rated as 'Trained'; each...
View ArticleHexblitz II?
I am just about to start drafting what I hope will be HEXBLITZ II (that is the current working title, anyway). It will be a set of rules that fall just below the level of command covered by my...
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Megablitz Soviet Tank Corps
Some years ago I created a Soviet Tank Corps as part of my collection of MEGABLITZ units. It has yet to take part in an actual battle, but I decided that it was about time that it was taken out of...
View ArticleLes Miserables: still reading ... and less than 50% of my way through it!
I tend to read for about an hour or so each day (usually in bed, just before going to sleep) and I am still reading Victor Hugo's LES MISERABLES.I read somewhere that it is one of the longest novels...
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Battle of Warsaw
Whilst I was doing some shopping last Saturday I saw a DVD on sale that looked interesting, so I bought it ... and I managed to watch it today.The title was BATTLE OF WARSAW, and it appears that this...
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Bad Day on Shooters Hill
Today has not been a good day.Firstly my father's health continues to give my family and I cause for concern. The doctors know what is wrong with him (dysphagia) and have begun a course of treatment...
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Google Reader is going ...
I may be a bit of a saddo (the truth is that am not a bit of a saddo, I am a full-blown one!), but one of the first things that I do most mornings is to open Google Reader and look at the writers of...
View ArticleReal life ... again
Having railed yesterday against Google's decision to axe Google Reader, I had hoped that the rest of my day might be spent looking for an alternative. I tried Feedly, and was quite impressed, but I am...
View ArticleReal life ... seems to be getting a bit better
The situation regarding my father seems to moving towards a temporary resolution. The charity-run nursing home we hope to place him in is processing his application as a special case, but the trustees...
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A change is as good as a rest
After the events of the past week or so, it was nice spend the day doing 'normal' things.Despite the fact that the weather was not very good (it was cold, wet, and very windy), my wife and I went to...
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I have been to ... Skirmish in Sidcup
I managed to set aside enough time this morning to visit the Skirmish Toy Soldier and Wargames Show in Sidcup. I try to go to this show every March and September, and I do not usually come away...
View ArticleGoing round in circles
I have spent over an hour this morning working on my third draft of HEXBLITZ II ... and have just realised that I have metaphorically painted myself into a corner. From past experience I know that when...
View ArticleThe Grand Old Duke of York
I have spent a lot of the past few weeks feeling like the Grand Old Duke of York ... and today has been no exception!This morning I was expecting a telephone call from the hospital to tell me that my...
View ArticleHexblitz II ... or Memoir of Modern Battle with knobs on?
In the midst of dealing with my father's future care, I have still been plugging away at drafting HEXBLITZ II. To be honest I have wasted a lot of time on this project ... but it has given me something...
View ArticleSettled at last ... for the time being
After some confusion (someone from the hospital telephoned me to ask when my father was being discharged, and seemed surprised to hear that I was expecting them to tell me!) my father was finally taken...
View ArticleSad news
My father died today as a result of a heart attack.He had settled into his temporary care home, and had had a good night's sleep. This morning he ate some breakfast and was washed and dressed. During...
View ArticleThanks
I have a very busy day - or days - ahead of me. I have a feeling that sorting out the details of my father's funeral etc. alongside the other members of my family is going to take up a lot of my...
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Operation Varsity
Today marks the 68th anniversary of Operation Varsity, the largest single airborne operation of World War II.My very recently deceased father took part in the operation as a member of 53rd...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
The past few days have made me realise how many good people there are in the world ... and this throws into stark focus those who are bad and indifferent.The GoodAll the people who have sent their...
View ArticleSitting and waiting
I have spent much of today sitting and waiting for the results of my father's post mortem examination.Until the Coroner has a definite cause of death, my father's body cannot be released ... and until...
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