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Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Regiments’ – Lessons from the Battles of Grasleben: There is NO Shame in Tactical Retreats!

Sep 2, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Bird's Eye Games, Cold War (1945-1991), Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Computer and Video Games, Gaming, MicroProse Software, Military Fiction, Regiments (2022), Steam, U.S. History

Lessons Learned from the Battles of Grasleben: There’s No Shame in Retreating “Retreat? Hell, we just got here!” – Captain Lloyd Williams, USMC One of the most important lessons I’ve learned from playing Regiments’ Grasleben Attack scenario multiple times is that even though the objective of the mission is to capture and successfully defend as…
Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Regiments’ – Lessons Learned from the Battles of Grasleben

Sep 1, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Bird's Eye Games, Cold War (1945-1991), Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Gaming, MicroProse Software, Military Fiction, Regiments (2022), U.S. History

Introduction – Regiments: A Game About Cold War I Released During Cold War II I grew up during the second half of the first Cold War between Russia (then the core republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and the Free World led by the United States and its allies. For almost half my…
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, August 28, 2022, or: Saturday Night Was a Mix of Thunderstorms, Wargames, and Loneliness

Aug 28, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Amazon, Amazon Music, Bird's Eye Games, Blogging, Books, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Computer and Video Games, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Gaming, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Love, Sex, & Relationships, MicroProse Software, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Peter Caddick-Adams, Regiments (2022), Sex

Well, here I am at my desk on a quiet, mostly sunny Sunday morning in August. Not quite silent, mind you, I’m listening to the digital copy of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition), which I have because I bought the CD album earlier this morning. (Amazon often…
Old Gamers Never Die: War is Hell, as My First Battle in ‘Regiments’ Pointedly Reminds Me

Aug 17, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Alternative History (Alt History), Cold War (1945-1991), Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Computer and Video Games, MicroProse Software, Military Fiction, Regiments (2022), Steam, U.S. History

War is hell. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. – General William T. Sherman As I have mentioned in several posts recently, yesterday the latest version of MicroProse published Bird’s…
Reunion A Story

Aug 4, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Book Reviews, Books, Creative Writing, Reunion: A Story, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Thomas Wikman

Originally posted on Leonberger Life: This is my fourth book review on my Leonberger blog. However, this time I am reviewing a novella written by an epinions friend of mine, just because I want to spread the word about his great book. It is not a Leonberger book. Epinions was an on-line review site that…
On Books & Reading, or: Slow Progress with My TBR List is the New Reality for Me

Aug 1, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Being a DIK (2020 Game), Books, Computer and Video Games, Depression, Dr. PinkCake (Game Designer), Family History, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, James D. Hornfischer, Jeronimo Diaz-Granados, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Movies, Peter Caddick-Adams, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars: Brotherhood, Summer in Florida, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960

“I cannot live without books.” ― Thomas Jefferson Well, it’s August 1, 2022, Dear Reader. Another month has receded in life’s rear-view mirror, while another begins. As you know, I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. Even though I was born at the tail end of the Baby Boom, and…
Late July Diversions: An Update on My TBR and TBW Lists for the Summer of ’22

Jul 26, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Amazon, Being a DIK (2020 Game), Blu-ray Collection, Books, Brotherhood, Computer and Video Games, Dr. PinkCake (Game Designer), Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, James D. Hornfischer, Maid in Sweden (1971), Movies, Peter Caddick-Adams, Red Dawn (1984), Star Wars, Star Wars Books, The Eagle Has Landed, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Thomas Wikman, To Be Read (TBR) Stack, Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960

Well, with the end of July only a few days off, it’s time for an update on my To Be Watched (TBW) and To Be Read (TBR) lists for the seventh month of 2022. As you know, July is not my favorite month of the year. My mother died on July 19, 2015, after her…
Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 16, 2022, or: A First Look at Bronco’s Biography, and Other Leisure Pursuits

Jul 16, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Amazon, Blogging, Books, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Thomas Wikman

Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. It is a humid, hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 84°F (29°C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 78% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 5 MPH (8 KM/H), the…
Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 15, 2022, or: Another Hot Summer Weekend is About to Begin

Jul 15, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Family History, Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Star Wars: Brotherhood, The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle: Stories and Tips from Thirteen Years with a Leonberger, Victoria Eugenia Pineros Restrepo (Vicky)

Hi, there, Dear Reader. It is midmorning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, July 15, 2022. It is a warm summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 75°F (24°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 94% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 2 MPH (4 KM/H), the heat index…
Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 12, 2022, or: Memories, Congressional Hearings, and a Book Recommendation

Jul 12, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Donald Trump, Family History, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Summer in Florida, U.S. Capitol Siege, January 6, 2021, U.S. Politics

Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. It is a torrid summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 63% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 11 MPH (17 KM/H), the heat…