Quantrill's Toy Soldiers

 This post presents a portion of what I have been currently working on and also some random musings about injuries, movies and other indulgences. Skip the next few paragraphs if you want to get to the toy soldier bits. A week ago I got up at 3AM, returned to my bed without tuning on the light and instead of landing on the bed fell on the open wooden sock drawer. I don't know if I woke the neighbours because it hurt and my verbal response was very loud! Anyhow I bruised a rib and fortunately don't seem to have fractured it. The pain has subsided somewhat but the whole thing slowed me down a little.   Getting up and laying or sitting down, in such a  condition, is not ne of the most enjoyable activities. I found out that comfy lounge chair with electric positioning and stool was going to be put through its paces. happily, this coincided with the recent acquisition of a smart TV. I discovered a free TV network which devoted a considerable portion to old S.F. movies, late 40s...