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I'm still sorting myself out on the blogosphere, seeing what tools are available to me in terms of editing and linking. I've joined St. Blogs and now I've applied to Blogs Canada. I think Rings and such are always useful tools and that's why I've decided to use them. The other issue on my mind is asking other bloggers for reciprocating links, which I have not yet done partly because, 1) I'm shy, and 2) I'm not sure that I want a link list ten kilometers long. I see what blogs like mine do as being acting a bit of as a gatekeeper. We pick out items from the web - news, pictures and, yes, other blogs. People visit based on how much they like your choice of stories and your take on said stories. A blog collection is a bit like a custom newspaper that you can read at anytime, because it is always being updated. It never sleeps and it never "goes to press." So I'm leaning towards a trim link list and hoping anyone who asks for a link and is refused will understand. It means less traffic for me too but I think I can live with that. So with that out of the way, I have, in my recent browsing, come across a few blogs that I do want to add. It took a bit of searching to break into the secret room that Canadian conservative blogs live in. Too many blogs with any mention of Canadian origin read like they aspire to be the Globe and Mail if that paper were assembled by students at Concordia University after a 3 a.m. bender during which the praises of Micheal Moore were sung a little too loudly. Here's one small step towards turning Canada's Right Wing Conspiracy into something a little more, what's the word I'm looking for....? Oh yes, Vast. Living in the Unmentionable Times - a very nice site The Last Amazon - also right on the money The Canadian Conservative - appears to be the kind of guy I can relate to. Trudeaupia - also seeking to alter the course of the good ship Canada Right in Canada - more conservative commentary from north of th 49th And from the U.S.A.: American Soldier - do everyone a favour and learn about what's happening on the ground in Iraq from people who are there, and not Micheal Moore, not the the BBC, etc.

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