Merry Christmas!

Ahhh!
A very nice Christmas Mass last night, a day full of presents, games, snacks, movies, and family time, and a great Christmas dinner!  Dessert is next.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!  

'Ultramarines' the Movie

Aaron and I just watched the movie Ultramarines.  It got some very poor reviews.  I didn't think it was that bad.  Certainly not worth $30.00.  The story was a little slow at points, and it was a bit predictable.  I thought the graphics were good though.  I don't know what other's level of expectation was when this first came out, but I can understand being disappointed if the expectation was something along the lines of Star Wars. 

Aaron really seemed to enjoy it.  He's getting increasingly interested in Warhammer 40K.  We actually played a small game a few years ago so I foresee more in the near future.  Hey he's even reading "The Horus Heresy".  Hmmn...a kid spending time reading for fun and hanging out with Dad.  Who said GW was bad!

Back in Action!

Well, the paper is turned in and the semester is over.  Time for the Christmas season and some quality hobby time!  Here are some random thoughts about what I'll be doing:

1. I just finished reading "Iron Coffins: A Personnel Account of the German U-Boat Battles of WWII" by Herbert Werner.  Great book!!  And great potential for war-gamming too.  More to follow on this one.
2. American Civil War by GASLIGHT Solo Scenario - I've moved forward a bit on this.  I'm being very deliberate with this project because my real aim is to document the thought process, choices, and decisions.  I think that this is the essence of solo war-gaming.  Expect more write-ups soon.
3. American Civil War by GASLIGHT Battle Report - My son and I managed to get a game in.  It was a small encounter between reconnaissance forces.  This may take some time to get published since I took no pictures.  I do have notes and a battle map.  Getting this published may take some time as I fumble through the map making.

That's all for now.  Stand-by for updates.