thank you, Voice of Reason

a very sensible commentary on the "swine flu crisis" from Mike Cosgrave

Nice to see at least one person who isn't running around in circles, screaming "The sky is falling!" I understand that the USG and the international health community want to be reassuring and show they are on top of things, but I think what's going on is feeding hysteria, not reassuring.

garnering players for eGame

I'm going to be running an email-based kriegsspiel/MAPEX/umpired wargame based on the First Battle of Cambrai in World War One. There are spare slots for players if any of my readers are interested in participating. Given the speed at which the game is coming together :-) I doubt this will be a high-pressure engagement requiring quick turnarounds. Prior experience not required, though a little familiarity with military history and/or operations would be mildly helpful.

Post here or apply to join the Google group I've set up for it.

colour me green--with envy!

One of the fellows on a wargaming board I read has posted he's off on holiday to Eilean Shona. Nice!