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When I started this blog a decade ago, it was as an outlet for all of the thoughts that were screaming to get out of my head. It was barely a year after 9/11, Quebec had a wildly unpopular PQ gov...

https://www.segacs.com/2012/well-its-10-years-later-and-still-i-havent-a-clue.html

So, how do you like the new look? It’s the latest in the long list of changes that have been taking place around here. The first step was my move to my own hosting at segacs.com after Geocities...

https://www.segacs.com/2009/new-look-for-segacs-com.html

I’ve got the new hosting for segacs.com up and running, and the migration of this site is more or less complete. Most links should work, though if you encounter any broken links, please let me ...

https://www.segacs.com/2009/ch-ch-ch-changes.html

Geocities has officially closed. For the most part, this happened with a whimper, not a bang. You can continue to access this site for now, but stay tuned for updated information within the next ...

https://www.segacs.com/2009/end-of-an-era.html

Blogger’s FTP has been down for the past few weeks, which explains the lack of posting recently. A few of the retroactive posts should be up now. Let’s hope it stops being so tempermental and...

https://www.segacs.com/2008/finally-able-to-publish.html

Just a note to say I’m having some temporary problems with the comments. They may not be working for you right now, and your antivirus software might be giving you a message about a malicious s...

https://www.segacs.com/2007/problems-with-comments.html

Happy New Year – see you all in 2007! The post On Vacation first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2006/on-vacation.html

why blogging has been so light lately. Well, it has to do with a rarely-mentioned topic on this blog: Real life. I just started a new job, and things have been pretty hectic. That’s my excuse, ...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/some-of-you-may-be-wondering.html

Heading westward to the Big Apple Big Smoke tomorrow, for a few days. Try not to miss me too much. The post Toronto-bound first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2006/toronto-bound.html

For those of you reading me through an aggregator, I finally got around to fixing my template tags. Post titles should show up properly from here on out. The post What’s in a title? first ap...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/whats-in-a-title.html

Sorry for the lack of weightier posts since my return to blogging. You surf over here looking for Gilad Shalit or North Korea, and instead you get treated to googling and hockey talk. Well, I mak...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/fluff.html

Yep, it’s really me! Not a mirage or an illusion, I’m actually up and running again. So… did anyone miss me? Didn’t think so. But on the off chance that someone is actually checking this ...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/im-back.html

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m on a blogging break. A fairly extended blogging break, most likely. Not yet sure when I’ll be back, but I recommend checking out some of the link...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/blog-on-hiatus.html

I’m in limbo. I don’t like to discuss my real life on the blog, so I won’t go into details. Suffice to say that there are a lot of very big changes going on in my life right now, and I’ve...

https://www.segacs.com/2006/where-i-am.html

My hectic schedule lately and quick trips are making blogging sporadic at best. Hang in there – I’ll be back soon! The post Here today, gone tomorrow first appeared on Segacs's World I Kno...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/here-today-gone-tomorrow.html

Work situation is sucky at the moment, hence the lack of posting. But I haven’t disappeared. So please, play nice. The post I haven’t disappeared first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2005/i-havent-disappeared.html

I’m back after another brief business trip, this one to lovely Windsor, Ontario. Well, okay, maybe “lovely” is a bit of a stretch… but in fairness, I didn’t see that much of the city. L...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/back-in-black.html

Yes I’m still alive. Yes, I’m exhausted. Yes, the flight home from New York was late (again). No, I have not yet unpacked. No, I have no idea how I’m going to catch up on work before the Ho...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/just-checking-in.html

This is in response to those people who said it’s “time for a new thread”. Here you go. You’re welcome. Please try to be nice. Have a good weekend, everyone! The post Weekend open threa...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/weekend-open-thread.html

I’ve been a bit too busy to blog – but never fear, I shall return soon! The post Gone but not forgotten first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2005/gone-but-not-forgotten.html

Too busy to eat… sleep… blog… think. Back when stuff quiets down. The post Busy first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2005/too-busy-to-eat-sleep-blog.html

My apologies for the light blogging lately; I’ve been on the road a lot and am heading out again tomorrow for a few days. Have a good one. The post Away again first appeared on Segacs's Worl...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/away-again.html

In the meantime, here’s a random New York City photo: Back soon! The post Too busy to blog first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2005/too-busy-to-blog.html

That’s the sound of all the things happening in the world that are whizzing by as I attempt to segway from a business trip into a long weekend road trip. The government survived by one vote, so...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/whoosh.html

By the way, you can now access this site with the URL segacs.com. It will forward you here. I know, thrilling, ain’t it? Maybe I’ll eventually get the site off of Geocities and properly hoste...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/new-url-segacs-com.html

Hmmm, seems I’m on one, doesn’t it? All kinds of stuff going on right now. Back soon. The post Blog break first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2005/blog-break.html

I’m not absent. I’m just tied up with stuff in my work and personal life. Blogging will hopefully get back to a regular schedule shortly. The post Absence of evidence is not evidence of abs...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/absence-of-evidence-is-not.html

Life keeps happening, but I must disappear for a few days due to real-life work obligations. I’ll be hitting the road tomorrow, returning on the weekend. If anything really big happens, you mig...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/away-for-a-few-days.html

Noisy neighbour at 2:30am + loud snow-clearing machinery at 4:30am + asshole revving his motorcycle continuously at 6:00am = really lousy night’s sleep. I’m starting to wonder why I ever took...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/elusive-peace-and-quiet.html

The Tsunami disaster has meant that we are in full emergency mode here at work. So blogging will be light for a little while. Not the greatest blogging start to 2005, I know. But hey, I didn’t ...

https://www.segacs.com/2005/in-case-youre-wondering.html

I’ll be away from my computer this weekend (yay!) so posting will resume Monday. Have a good one! The post No posting this weekend first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/no-posting-this-weekend.html

I’m on a short blogging break due to craziness at work. Posting to resume shortly. The post Short blogging break first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/short-blogging-break.html

It’s 7:15pm and finally Blogger is back up and running. I could lament the fact that I missed my chance to blog the day after the US election… but I won’t. First of all, there’s nothing t...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/back-up-and-running.html

I will be away on business tomorrow so there won’t be any blogging till the weekend. The post Away on business first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/away-on-business.html

Blogging will be light for a few days, while I attempt to set up my new computer. So far, I’ve managed to connect to the Internet, but I’ve been incapable of connecting it to the old one to t...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/configurations-and-connections.html

Too busy with work to blog at the moment. Posting should resume soon. The post Too busy to blog first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/too-busy-to-blog-2.html

Spent the weekend in Ottawa and just got home. Regular posting to resume tomorrow. The post Back soon first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/back-soon.html

Playing catch-up at work and filling in for vacationing coworkers is taking up pretty much all my time these days. Blogging will be slow for the time being but should be back up to speed shortly....

https://www.segacs.com/2004/blogging-on-hold.html

Bad weather = cancelled flight = segacs stuck out of town. Posting will resume when I get home. The post “Due to circumstances beyond our control…” first appeared on Segacs's World I Kno...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/due-to-circumstances-beyond.html

Blogger’s new WYSIWYG editor gets a big thumbs-down from me. After spending a half-hour trying to fix the messed-up formatting of the links in the last post, I’m starting to wonder why it is ...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/bloggers-new-wysiwyg-editor.html

Back.  Tired.  Had a great time.  Will write more when awake. The post Back first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/back-tired-had-a-great-time.html

Well, folks, I’m off to spend a couple of weeks in beautiful Eretz Israel. I won’t have much internet access while there, so posting will be either minimal or nonexistent. I do promise to mak...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/im-leavin-on-a-jet-plane.html

So the jury’s still out on the new blogger. So far, I’m not impressed. The bubbly pages seem kinda gimmicky and amateurish, and I miss being able to see the preview pane in split-screen. Oh, ...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/new-blogger.html

Sorry for the lack of blogging these days. I’m coming off a rather crazy week at work, plus trying to get over the hockey loss and enjoy the sunshine. Normality should resume soon. The post S...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/sorry.html

I’ll be out of town for the next couple of days. Blogging to resume after the weekend. Have a good one, everybody. The post Out of town first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/out-of-town.html

I finally caught that miserable cold that’s been going around, so blogging’s been light these past couple of days. Yes, I know you don’t actually need a voice to type… but I just haven’...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/sick-i-finally-caught-that-miserable-cold.html

Too busy to blog at the moment. Back as soon as possible. The post Back ASAP first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2004/back-asap.html

Blogger, the tool I use to publish this site, just announced that they now have an Atom feed capability for all weblogs on the system. So I, naturally, went and immediately activated the setting ...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/confessions-of-a-non-techie.html

Okay people, this is it. It’s 2004. And we all know what that means: ENDLESS election coverage from our buddies South of the Border. Right now it’s the Primaries for the Democrats. Dean versu...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/my-election-promise.html

You may have noticed some rather odd-sounding advertisements cropping up at the bottom of the comments screens lately. Things like “Vote for Bush” or “accept Jesus” or other oddities that...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/whazzup-wit-dos-ads.html

Blogging is light at the moment, and probably will be for most of the week, because I’m in the process of moving and I don’t yet have Internet at home. Normal posting should resume shortly. ...

https://www.segacs.com/2004/moving.html

Yep, I’m officially ON VACATION and I’m heading out early tomorrow for a few days of fun and relaxation in the sun. So to my readers, take care, enjoy, and I’ll be back soon. Do try to beha...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/happy-holidays.html

Well, the good news is, I’m back up and running again. I had to reformat my hard drive this week, after all but killing my computer. To make a long story short, it rebelled against my attempt t...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/tech-woes.html

Blogging may not always be steady… it may not always be even interesting… but I’ve made it to the one-year milestone and am still going. I happen to think that’s a pretty cool accomplishm...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/happy-blogiversary-to-me.html

As you have probably noticed, I’m on a bit of a blogging break. Other craziness happening in life has got to take priority right now. I hope to be back soon. (Incidentally, try saying “bit of...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/bit-of-a-blogging-break.html

Thanks to the person who bought me Six Days of War from my Amazon.ca Wish List. You know who you are. It’s always nice to get presents. The post Thanks! first appeared on Segacs's World I Kn...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/thanks-to-the-person.html

I’ve come to the conclusion that blogging is a lot like going to the gym. Both are routines. Both are great, when done regularly. And both are extremely difficult to get back into once you’ve...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/have-a-blog-post.html

I haven’t been able to blog lately, cause of a whole bunch of stuff all going on at the same time. But there’s been lots happening lately. Check out some of the links on the left for more abo...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/we-interrupt-this-regularly.html

Work’s been crazy lately and I’m exhausted, so blogging has been a bit light lately. Hope to be back on a more normal schedule soon. The post Exhausted first appeared on Segacs's World I K...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/exhausted.html

I don’t have any fancy RSS feeds or trackbacks on my site. (I don’t think Geocities supports them, and I’m not technically savvy enough to figure out how they work anyway). So I don’t alw...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/ego-roll.html

Climbed out of a long black hole today – fever’s come down (mostly) and I’m finally feeling more like a human being than flattened truck remains. Pop quiz: which of these things don’t bel...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/60-second-recap.html

Just wanted to extend my best wishes to all my Jewish readers for a Happy and Healthy New Year. Incidentally, I haven’t been blogging much this week because I’ve been sick. There’s been a l...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/shana-tova-3.html

Sorry for the lack of updates these past few days; I was feeling a bit under the weather, and things have been crazy at work. More regular posting should resume shortly. The post Lack of update...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/lack-of-updates.html

That’s right, you heard correctly. I don’t accept any money or donations for this site – not even to pay for the hosting – but I’ve decided that if you really insist on showing me some ...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/segacs-sells-out.html

Hey check it out: Israpundit has featured me as their “site of the week”! I’m honoured. The post Site of the week first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2003/site-of-the-week.html

I’ve added a Hall of Fame of some of the posts on this blog that were the most popular, or that I’m the most proud of. If you think there’s a post that should be on that list but that I mis...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/hall-of-fame.html

My latest thoughts on the dangers of labels were a bit long for a blog entry, so I used it as motivation to update my main website and post them up there. Yes, I do actually update the site once ...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/dangers-of-labels.html

I was bored a little while ago, so I tried to count the number of times I’ve been called a racist. At first I was going to count all the instances on the web in general, then I decided it was t...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/moratorium-on-racis.html

Home sweet home. Had a great two weeks in Greece – although getting sick with a cold on vacation is not my idea of fun. (And to anyone contemplating flying while sick, here’s a word of advice...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/shes-baaaack.html

I’ll be on vacation for the next couple of weeks. Blogging will resume upon my return. Have a good one, everyone! The post I’m off first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2003/im-off.html

To those of you who may have noticed that blogging has been extraordinarily light lately, don’t think it’s cause nothing’s been going on. Quite the contrary. Actually, we’ve simply been d...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/regular-blogging-to-resume-shortly.html

Blogging has been light lately, as you might have noticed, due to the craziness of the holidays and other craziness at work. Things should return to normal soon. The post Craziness = light blog...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/craziness-light-blogging.html

I’ve added a search function to this blog. Since it’s free, it’s not all that great, but at least now there’s a way to search the archives. Which is good, cause they were getting clunky. ...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/new-search-function.html

The blog was experiencing technical difficulties most of today. They should hopefully be all resolved now. Thank you for your patience. The post Technical difficulties first appeared on Segacs...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/technical-difficulties.html

Under each message on my blog is that little link that says “comments”. Well, it’s usually there – Haloscan has been kinda unreliable lately. But there are a few people here who have take...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/kudos-to-commentators.html

Well, the old missing comments are back, but now the new ones have disappeared (from the past four days or so). Hopefully they’ll be back soon. Sorry about the inconvenience – nobody’s bein...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/update-on-comments.html

Note to readers: Comments were down for most of today. If you notice the most recent few days’ comments are missing, Haloscan assures us that they have not been lost and will be restored a bit ...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/comments-down.html

Blogging’s been light the past couple of days due to a hectic schedule at work and my midterm this evening. Should be back to normal soon. The post Hectic schedule first appeared on Segacs's...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/hectic-schedule.html

Well, while I was busy running around like a chicken with its head cut off, a lot happened in the world. And under normal circumstances, I’d treat you readers to long rants and tirades about th...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/hectic.html

Too busy to eat . . . sleep . . . think . . . breathe . . . The post Aaahhhhh! first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2003/aaahhhhh-too-busy.html

Comments seem to be down on the site . . . again. I’m getting a bit fed up with Haloscan. In the meantime, sit tight, hopefully they’ll be back soon. The post Comments down again first app...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/comments-down-again.html

There appears to be a glitch with the site comments. Haloscan has a short message saying that they’re working on their server. In the meantime, I just want to inform all readers that any missin...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/missing-comments.html

I’m not in a writing mood. I’m not sure why. I’ve been home most of the day. Certainly, there’s tons to blog about. But somehow, the words won’t come. Maybe it’s emotional or informat...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/brain-on-off.html

This blog has just officially reached 10,000 hits. I feel special now. The post Milestone achieved! first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2003/milestone-achieved.html

Elana S. agrees with me about the death penalty. And here I was thinking I was the only one . . . Wow, those folks over at RightWingNews are gonna revoke my award or something! The post Death p...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/death-penalty-elana-s-agrees.html

According to Elana S., I was the Site of the Day on RightWingNews.com. I guess now would be a good time to re-state my positions on certain issues: Pro-choice, against religion in public schools,...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/no-labels-for-me.html

Sorry about the delay in blog posts . . . my ftp server went berzerk on me. Everything should be fixed now so blogging will resume as usual. The post Back up and running first appeared on Sega...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/back-up-and-running-2.html

Blogging has been light these few days, due to large amounts of stress at my day job. I hope to resume more regular posting soon. The post Blogging light first appeared on Segacs's World I Kno...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/blogging-light.html

Noah Shachtman in Wired.com writes about how bloggers are often breaking stories and bringing them to national attention, when otherwise they would be ignored by the mainstream press. He specific...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/when-blogs-become-news.html

Go submit your nominations for the 2003 bloggie awards. If you feel like you absolutely must vote for me, well, I won’t be too opposed (via Damian Penny, who, by the way, I also voted for). T...

https://www.segacs.com/2003/bloggie-awards.html

This is it for me for 2002, folks. I’m heading off on vacation tomorrow. The skiing should be great but I’ll be without Internet access for the week. I’ll be back shortly after New Year’s...

https://www.segacs.com/2002/see-ya-in-2003.html

Some of you may notice that several comments have been deleted. I posted repeated warnings, but sadly, they were unheeded, and I was forced to step in. I’m as against censorship as anyone, but ...

https://www.segacs.com/2002/notice-to-readers.html

I added a comments feature to this site because I always enjoy feedback and debate. And I opted for a policy of non-censorship because I believe in freedom of speech. Sadly, certain people have n...

https://www.segacs.com/2002/alright-ive-had-it.html

Days like today, I owe a big thanks to the people who invented coffee. Oh, and check out the new FAQ for this blog. The post New FAQ first appeared on Segacs's World I Know .

https://www.segacs.com/2002/new-faq.html

Though I’ve been doing the webpage thing for a while (check it out), this is my first attempt at blogging. So any feedback is welcome. If you want to flame me, accuse me of a conspiracy for wor...

https://www.segacs.com/2002/welcome-to-my-world.html