Welcome!
Hi, I’m Gilles Séguin, the Canadian Social Research Links Guy.
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/
Welcome to my blog.
The name of this blog comes from a poem by Thomas Hardy called Hap. Read the poem for yourself:
http://www.mtsu.edu/~socwork/frost/god/hardy.htm
Crass casualty is what we call blind luck, happenstance, serendipity or other similar terms nowadays. It can mean both incredibly good luck or incredibly bad luck. It’s why I drive a Honda Civic instead of a Mercedes-Benz. It’s why I’m sitting here in my comfy chair typing this blog entry instead of waiting for my turn to die in Khandahar or the Sudan.
A few pearls of wisdom come to mind:
“There, but for the grace of God go I.”
“I cried because I had no shoes, until I met someone who had no feet.”
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This blog is an extension of my Canadian Social Research Links website and related newsletter:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/news.htm
…a place for me to share my views about something in the latest newsletter, to post the occasional historical tidbit or two or to offer my interpretation of a given issue, AND to hear back from researchers who use the site concerning matters of importance to them.
Crass Casualty is also my personal soapbox. I’ll try not to stand there too often or too long, and I’ll make sure to tag my non-website thoughts as such so that you’ll have the option of skipping the more personal stuff if you wish…
You don’t have to register as a member to comment on anything you read here. However, every entry must be approved by a moderator (that would be me) before it’s posted on this blog. Please be patient – there’s only one of me, and sometimes the real world interrupts my time online…
Also, as much as I appreciate the feedback and commentaries on my posts, I regret to say that I can’t reply individually to everyone who offers me their views on anything I’ve posted on this blog.
If this “interaction thing” starts getting out of hand, I may ask later that folks register to participate…
FYI, the link to “Genestho” (in the right-hand column of the home page of my blog) under ‘Blogroll’ is to the photoblog of my son Daniel – here’s a link tomore info:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/personal/daniel.htm
Visit his photoblog – he’s a very good photographer.
…and a Son Extraordinaire!
Cheers
Gilles Seguin