It’s been one day since they began knocking down Busch Stadium with a wrecking ball, and this is how much they’ve got done. They must not be in as much a hurry as I thought they’d be in erecting this new stadium. I’d rather see the stadium go down in a honorable implosion that a gradual picking away.
I dont know why I just thought of this now, but I did. Somehow I saw the word “Risk” and remembered the board game. (I dont think I’ve ever played Risk, but it got me thinking about that board game that I played at Grandpa Barnett’s.) I couldn’t rember the name for the life of me, so I did a google search for “board game flag bomb general.” Miraculously, it found what I was looking for. The game in question was Stratego, the classic game of battlefield strategy. Google directed me towards this page, Ed’s Stratego Site.
The site has a history of the board game, and just about everything you wanted to know about it. In its present form Stratego appeared in Europe before World War I as a game called L’attaque. It was also patented in 1908. Apparently, Grandpa Barnett had one of the first editions by Milton Bradley, which came out in 1961. It included the horses on the box, wooden pieces, and a colored map. There were many later versions and even a PC game, which I guess wasn’t too challenging or good. The site has some names for particular strategies. I remember my set-up always included the flag surrounded by bombs. There are now some newer multiplayer online game versions. I should try these out, and see if it was really as good as I remembered it. But, I wonder what happened to that game or if it’s still in the closet. Hmmm…
I have a job interview coming up next week. I wont say who it’s for though. If I get the job it would be relevant, but if I dont, than it wont have mattered. In the meantime, I’ve been hunting for a good suit. I tried on a suit at H&M yesterday, which had pinstripes and looked really strong. It was quite the change from my normal pajama attire. I should have taken a picture, so that I remember it for later or compare it to others. But we’ll see…
Here’s one approach I should consider for the interview.
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