Wednesday, 4 February 2009

USA in Pieces: the Perspective of Games

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Having had to have my computer restored back to basics last week as a result of the viral attack, once I got it back I decided to take the o...
Tuesday, 3 February 2009

What If Britain And Russia Had Gone To War In 1878?

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My views on this topic can be found in my e-book ‘Down Other Tracks: Alternate Outcomes of the 19th Century’ by Alexander Rooksmoor.  ...
Monday, 2 February 2009

A Change in the Weather; UK in Chaos

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They say that one of the key topics of conversation in the UK is the weather. To some degree it is unoffensive so can be the basis for discu...
Sunday, 1 February 2009

'The Day of the Jackal' Movie (1973)

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As regular readers of the blog know, I am interested in the what might have beens of history.  One that has always intrigued me is the possi...
Saturday, 24 January 2009

My Worst Week

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Looking back in my life there have been bad weeks. Ones that probably stand out were in 1986 when I failed my 'A' levels and one a c...
Thursday, 22 January 2009

What If Kaiser Wilhelm I Had Been Restrained Less?

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My views on this topic can be found in my e-book ‘Down Other Tracks: Alternate Outcomes of the 19th Century’ by Alexander Rooksmoor.  ...
Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Never (Even Temporarily) Be A Father

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Back in July 2008, I warned men about the hazards of becoming a father and advised that any sane man avoid doing it. To some extent circumst...