In the midst of the contest for the Best NWT Blog that I wrote about last time, Eclecticblogs was nominated and given honor as one of the Blog of the Day for May 1st.
I would like to thank whoever it was that nominated me for the Blog of the Day Award and I would [...]

You know, when it comes to awards it is always nice to just be nominated. At least so they say.
Someone out there has seen fit to grant this modest blog the honor of a nomination for the Best NWT Blogs awards. Thank you to whoever it was that thought we were deserving. We have [...]

Today is the 4th blogiversary of Eclecticblogs.
In 2004, after many months of  cajoling by Mack, I decided to start my blog. While I am not the 6 or 7 (or more) times a week poster like Mack, I post when I feel like it and when I think I have something interesting to [...]

When I started this blog 4 years ago, Mack, my son and blog host, was using .Text which was soon upgraded to Community Server. At the beginning of last year I moved to Moveable Type. This was a big improvement on the Community Server I had been using. Last fall, Mack started experimenting with [...]

It’s funny how you go through stretches where you have lots to say but are missing the desire to actually write anything. Well I have just gone through a phase like that.
During that time I have had an educational publisher want to use a screenshot of my blog and use one of my [...]

 
The Eclecticblogs “Blog of the Week” is Notes From the Cookie Jar. Scattered Mom is a west coast mom and wife who posts on happenings in her life. Her profile states: “ A thirty something, slightly scatterbrained, Canadian Mom of one. Loves to write and is known to bake the best cookies in the neighborhood. Can often be found with a [...]

 
The Eclecticblogs “Blog of the Week” is MasterMaq. MasterMaq (Mack) is a university student at the University of Alberta and the co-founder and president of Paramagnus Developments Inc., a software company that has developed a podcasting end to end solution called Podcast Spot. Podcast Spot is the best place to get started with podcasting! Create a podcast and share [...]

That’s right. It was 3 years ago that Mack talked me into starting a blog. Other than the few months last year when I was moving and starting the new job, I have been writing my thoughts now for 3 years. I didn’t realize that I really had that much to say. Well I guess [...]

 
The Eclecticblogs “Blog of the Week” is The Third Edge of the Sword. 3rdES is from Alberta and has a very good wit about him. His posts have topics as eclectic as would be expected as an EclecticBlogs Blog of the Week. His explanation of “About Me” is pretty good.
The blog is well written, informative and often funny. He [...]

 
The Eclecticblogs “Blog of the Week” is Right of Center Ice. Dylan is from Calgary (we won’t hold that against him) but attending school in Winnipeg. His blog is a great eclectic collection of various topics. Sports, politics, current events and religion amongst other topics.
Well written and informative Dylan has a good grasp on the Canadian political and sports [...]