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A perspective on things - 12/28/2000 8:34:00 PM   
Hortlund


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Status: offline 		Hi all. As you might or might not have noticed, I went AWOL the last couple of weeks. The reason to this is very simple. On Christmas day my wife and I was blessed with a young baby boy. Holding that little kid in your hands sure puts things in perspective. Not to worry though, I dont think I'll ever give up wargaming, so I'll return here soon. Well...I just wanted to let you all know. Steve

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- 12/28/2000 10:49:00 PM   
AmmoSgt

 

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Status: offline 		Congrats Panzer on the reinforcements..just remember while reinforcements can raise your morale they come with very low experience ratings heheheee Blessings on You and Yours

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"For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary periods, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which

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- 12/28/2000 11:02:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		But they do have very high maintenance.

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- 12/28/2000 11:14:00 PM   
David F. Wall

 

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Status: offline 		They're the best excuse I know to be up all night. Congratulations! DFW

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- 12/28/2000 11:22:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Another great reason I switched from board games to computer games -- rugrats. The first time my toddling daughter, now 9, decided to "play" ASL, I knew it was time to give up on board games. By the way, with a new baby boy, watch out for the opportunity fire attacks when you have him on his back changing his diaper.

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- 12/28/2000 11:40:00 PM   
Larry Holt

 

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Originally posted by JW: Another great reason I switched from board games to computer games -- rugrats. The first time my toddling daughter, now 9, decided to "play" ASL, I knew it was time to give up on board games.[snip]
In an effort to teach counting and math to my first grade son, I dragged out my 30 year old copy of Panzerblitz and set up a small scenario. He had to count by twos to move where there was a 2 MP per hex movement rate, add the attack ratings of several units, etc. He loved it and did not even realize that he was doing math. ------------------ An old soldier but not yet a faded one. OK, maybe just a bit faded.

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- 12/28/2000 11:44:00 PM   
Charles22

 

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Status: offline 		Larry Holt: Kind of sounds like the "Hooked on Phonics" gimmick. Hey, there you go.... How about an SPWAW teaching tool, called "Hooked on Math"? [This message has been edited by Charles22 (edited December 28, 2000).]

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- 12/30/2000 12:37:00 AM   
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Originally posted by Larry Holt: [QUOTE]Originally posted by JW: Another great reason I switched from board games to computer games -- rugrats. The first time my toddling daughter, now 9, decided to "play" ASL, I knew it was time to give up on board games.[snip]
In an effort to teach counting and math to my first grade son, I dragged out my 30 year old copy of Panzerblitz and set up a small scenario. He had to count by twos to move where there was a 2 MP per hex movement rate, add the attack ratings of several units, etc. He loved it and did not even realize that he was doing math. [/B][/QUOTE] Actually not a bad idea. Now that my daughter is old enough to try not to eat LT Stahler's game piece, I do have some board games that I haven't sold. It might be interesting to try to see if she likes them. She does like games like Mastermind and Clue. And I did get her interested in tennis and running, MY favorite activities.

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- 12/30/2000 3:05:00 AM   
Wild Bill

 

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Status: offline 		My warmest congratulations to you and your lovely wife, Panzerjager. I hope the two of them are doing well. I'm sure you are. There is no experience like it in the world. I went through your experience 6 times (yes, six kids ) and I can tell you it is wonderful. You won't always think so, but when they are grown and gone, you will . I'm very greatful to God that my six survived my parenting and turned out to be pretty good people. Four guys and two dolls, and all are alive, healthy, not in jail and working to support their own families. I can't ask for more than that! Forgive an old man for waxing proudly about his heritage Wild Bill ------------------ In Arduis Fidelis Wild Bill Wilder Coordinator, Scenario Design Matrix Games [This message has been edited by Wild Bill (edited December 29, 2000).]

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- 1/5/2001 8:02:00 AM   
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Originally posted by Panzerjaeger Hortlund: Hi all. As you might or might not have noticed, I went AWOL the last couple of weeks. The reason to this is very simple. On Christmas day my wife and I was blessed with a young baby boy. Holding that little kid in your hands sure puts things in perspective. Not to worry though, I dont think I'll ever give up wargaming, so I'll return here soon. Well...I just wanted to let you all know. Steve
You lucky son of a gun mindspy

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