Category: Regiments (2022)
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 3, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First…Getting Into Weekend Mode
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Bird's Eye Games, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), MicroProse Software, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaEarly Afternoon, Sunday, March 3, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a nice, mild early spring day here in eastern New Hampshire (or “Almost Maine). Currently, the temperature is 52°F (12°C) under cloudy conditions. With humidity at 58% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 7 MPH (11 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 18, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Books, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, MicroProse Software, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, To Be Read (TBR) StackMid- to Late Morning, Sunday, February 18, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, all. It’s a lovely but frigid late winter morning here in Madison. Currently, the temperature is 18°F (-8°C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 55% and the wind blowing from the southwest at 4 MPH (6 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is 23°F…
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Computer Game Review: Regiments (2022) – NATO and Warsaw Pact Clash in Alternate Version of 1989 West Germany Where Glasnost and Perestroika Did NOT Lead to Peace
Regiments Developed by: Bird’s Eye Studios Published by: MicroProse Software Release Date: August 16, 2022 Genre: Tactical Real-Time Tactics (RTT), Cold War-Turns-Hot (Alternative History), 1980s-Era Combined Arms Warfare Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, January 28, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, January 28, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, Constant Readers (and Not-so-Constant Readers). It’s late morning here in my cozy corner of New England on a cold, somewhat leaden winter day. Currently, the temperature is 36°F (2°C) under mostly cloudy skies. With a northerly wind barely blowing at 1 MPH (2 KMH) and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 30, 2023, or: As M-Day Approaches, Life Goes On
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), MicroProse Software, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Wars, Star Wars action figures (Kenner/Hasbro), Star Wars collectibles, Star Wars The Black SeriesLate Morning/Midday, Thursday, November 30, 2023, Lithia, Florida “It’s strange how in childhood it feels like tomorrow won’t come until the end of forever, but in adulthood it feels like the end of forever could come tomorrow.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 29, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second (The Anxious Blogger Edition)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Depression, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaMidday/Early Afternoon, Sunday, October 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. How’s your Sunday going? I sincerely hope you’re having (or, depending on where you live, have had) an enjoyable last Sunday of October 2023. As for me, I’m okay, I suppose. I’m still feeling tired from the sleepless night of October 27-28 – insomnia sucks…
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My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists
My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five “Favorites” Lists Movies Books (Non-fiction) Books (Fiction) Computer/Video Games Songs (Standards, Mostly)
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, September 17, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in A Bridge Too Far (1977 film), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Autumn in Florida, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Movies, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Trek, Star Trek: Picard – Season TwoLate Morning/Midday, Sunday, September 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area it is – as I begin this post – late Sunday morning. Even though it’s not quite noon, the temperature outside is still a scorching 86°F/30°C under sunny conditions. With the wind blowing from the southwest…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 12, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First – Hellishly Hot Edition
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning/Early Afternoon, Saturday, August 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Another Hellishly Sweltering Day in the Summer of ‘23 Hi, there. Well, here we are again, on a stifling midsummer day in Florida, starting one of those weird “meh” weekends where I must figure out if I’m going to take the day off from working on…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 5, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray Collection, Boston Pops Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams in Vienna, John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music, Personal Thoughts, Pops in Love: John Williams & the Boston Pops, Regiments (2022), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.” ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Another hot Saturday, another day in hellishly hot Florida. It’s late morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and even though…
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