GAME OF THE WEEK..
BATTLE FOR WESNOTH
"The Battle for Wesnoth is a Freeware, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Fight to regain the throne of Wesnoth, of which you are the legitimate heir, or use your dread power over the Undead to dominate the land of mortals, or lead your glorious Orcish tribe to victory against the humans who dared despoil your lands. Wesnoth has many different sagas waiting to be played out. You can create your own custom units, and write your own scenarios - or even full-blown campaigns. You can also challenge your friends - or strangers - and fight multi-player epic fantasy battles." - XP games review.
I have played this and have had hours upon hours of entertainment with it. Many adventures and campaigns to choose from, you can create your own maps and units, there are tutorials, and, most importantly, it is still supported and being improved by the designers.
Take my word for it, it is probably one of the best turn based strategy games out there.....and it is free!! Here is another review on another site Bigdownload.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY......
476: The Roman empire in the west comes to an end with the forced abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustulus.•
1864: The first Geneva Convention, governing internationally accepted rules of warfare, is signed by 26 nations.•
1914: The Royal Navy destroys German coastal patrols at Heligoland Bight in the first naval action of the war.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...
BACK FROM HOLIDAY
TRUE LOVE....
Yesterday, when I was at work, I went to a certain department and happened to walk into the middle of the discussion, which was about true love.
This made me think about my first true love, and believe it or not, I was 24 when it first came to me, or hit me! At that time, I was living in Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland.
This is not say that I had never had any girlfriends/partners before. I had, and indeed, up until that point, I thought I knew what love was, until I met a particular woman.
Her name was Sharon Doran, and I met her through friends, and although I found her extremely attractive the first time I saw her (which was enough to grab my full attention), it was after the first or second time I had chatted to her, that I found her so encapsulating, enchanting, and addictive. I just could not get enough of her.
From then on, all I ever thought about was her, and we got on so well together that I thought to myself ‘She is my soul mate’.
But, (there is always a But), she did tell me that she already had a boyfriend, who lived in Cardiff, Wales. (I should state at this point she was still living with her parents). She said that she was not sure if she really wanted to be with him, as he wanted her to move to Cardiff to live with him.
This did place a small dark cloud over me, but I did hope that she would tell him no, and stay in Inverness, with me. However, she had already organised a trip to Wales (before I knew her), to visit him and to see if HE and Cardiff were what she really wanted.
Until that day arrived, we basically made the most of our time. We went to see a movie together, Tango & Cash. All I can say is we never really saw much of it….lol…, but know when I see the film now on TV, it always reminds me of her.
When the day arrived for her to leave, She had told me that if she did not return, then it meant she would be staying in Wales, and if she did, well, we would be together.
I never saw her again.
I was so low. Nothing interested me, and it was during this low time, that I realised that I had met true love, I had experienced it, and she was it. If I had broken up with a partner before, I just used to shrug it off. But this time, it was different. The pain and heartache were intense.
In time I picked myself up, but I have never forgotten her, or the brief time we had together, and I never will.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1917: British pilot EH Dunning, the first to land an aircraft on a ship, is killed trying another landing.•
1926: Britain’s first motor racing grand prix is held at Brooklands, Surrey, and is won by the French team.•
1962: US congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, increasing American military involvement in Vietnam.
FREE TECH SUPPORT SOFTWARE
Here is another fantastic software site. Not for games, but for tech support, like backing up,, security, utlities, digital/photo software etc.
It is run by Ian 'GIZMO' Richards, with help from volunteer site editors and testers.
They list what they think are the best free software available on the net for all different application. It does get updated frequently, so there is no out of date info on there.
I have downloaded numerous software packages as per their recommendation and my own personal needs, and I have found that their description of each package to be very accurate, and the software to be safe.
I recommend you at least look here first before buying any utility software, as I have found all that I need here
ANOTHER FREE GAME SITE
Home of the Underdogs is another brilliant site where you can download freeware and abandonware games, documents, and patches.
The last entry by the owner was in 2006, so I do not know if it is actually updated with new games, but it has hundreds of them.
Only catch is that if you download direct from them, you can only do one download at a time, due to bandwidth issues.
Here is the link and have fun!!!!
Strange Green Avatar
When you click the tab at the top called "MY BLOG", it shows recent clicks. I always have lots of visits by someone with a strange green avatar. I dont even think they are on tblog.
Does anyone know who or what it is?
On some of the paths that it displays after the avatar, it ends in "TWEAKSSETTINGS" ;.......very worring
COMPLICATE WOMAN
A funny picture I thought I might share with you.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1806: The Holy Roman Empire comes to an end when Francis II renounces the title, becoming Emperor of Austria.•
1890: Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair, at Buffalo, US.•
1945: An atom bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US bomber 'Enola Gay'.
FREE GAME SITE
This is one of the best Free XP Game sites i have come across.
They have loads of games, and they are all free to download....no shareware or limitations
Shopping for Pants
I thought i would post this picture - some of you may like it
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1305: Scottish rebel William Wallace is captured by the English and taken to London for execution.•
1583: The first English colony in North America is founded at St John's Bay, Newfoundland, by Humphrey Gilbert.•
1925: Plaid Cymru is formed to disseminate knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out.
RAGGEDTIGER IS BACK
Yet again i have come back to this bloody blog. It is almost like a drug, where i need to get my fix every now and again.
But while I have been away, I haven't been lazy. I have lots of things to put on here, and things to tell. Maybe that is why i stopped, because i ran out of interesting things to say.
And what are those interesting things i hear you say?
Well, I have found loads of websites that do free downloadable games for the PC. Some are Freeware, but most are games whose license has run out and is now what is called open source. Some of the most recent additions are Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2, and Command & Conquer. But there are loads of superb quality games.
But be warned, some of these games are also very old, and the graphics are dated, but they still have fantastic gameplay, which to me is the most important aspect of any game. I will be posting links to these sites soon.
Thats is all for now, as I need to go back to work, but all I can say is, is that the BEST OF BRITSH is back 
