It’s been 18 years since I moved to the Island and I consider myself well and truly a local now. It still hit home when my old city of Ottawa was hit by a big storm. The tornado hit outside the town and went along the river right by the capital and into the city of Gatineau on the other side of the river. This hasn’t made much of the international news, but CBC has a story that’s worth a look. Luckily, there are few injuries and no deaths reported. All of my friends and family are safe.

A tornado. Every area has its risks, but tornadoes aren’t something I associate with my nation’s capital. Frostbite and heat-stroke are.  That city has a 100 degree Celsius temperature range from the summer to the mid-winter. It gets so cold that when I was in high school our school caught fire and the students, after evacuating, were put back into the gym as we’d freeze before we burned. Ah -40.

In any event, as for the blogs, I have a list that I routinely check and it’s out of date. I regularly go to a favourite site, check the sidebar and then peruse what’s being looked at (by the way, Anton’s Wargame Blog even has SPQVI on his blog list, thanks Anton)!

I noticed that there are wargaming sites that I do end up visiting several times but are missing on my list. So, while this list is still incomplete, please take another look at the side/bottom. Of note, The Tactical Painter, A Terrible loss of Lead and Wealth, Jay’s Wargaming Madness, Lair of the Uber Geek. I’ll be adding more in the coming weeks and maybe even organizing the list so it’s easier to navigate. Sadly, WordPress isn’t like Blogger, and doesn’t show which blogs I visit when I’m signed in with my account. Hopefully this will make up for that. If any of the multitudes that read this blog have your own blog and want me to add it, please let me know in the comments.