It is always facinating to see what these kinds of things are like. Like your horoscope. I read what my birthday supposedly meant and some of it is right and some of it…well not so much. How close to accurate is your meaning?

Your Birthdate: February 16

You’re incredibly introverted and introspective. You live inside [...]

Float Plane Circling Downtown Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.
This weekend was my first in Yellowknife since I started work here on July 31st. I was alone which was kind of a drag but it was nice out and I got to drive around a bit and do some exploring.

It looks like Yellowknife has much [...]

Finally I have Internet again. I moved to Yellowknife on July 31st and it took this long to get an Internet connection at the house. I can now get back to posting. I realize that this is a day late but I didn’t want to go another week without posting a word so this is [...]

The Word on Wednesday for July 26th, 2006 is “regicide” (REJ-ih-side). MEANING: The killing of a king or queen; one who kills a king or queen USAGE: The pope cut off communications with regicide Queen Elizabeth I for executing Mary Queen of Scots in 1587.
I came across this word in the book (The Holy Blood [...]

Painted Clouds 7 Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.
With our impending move coming up, we have been doing yard/garage sales during many of the weekends this summer. It has been a good start at getting rid of the 16 years worth of stuff we have accumulated since we came to Inuvik.
A couple of weeks ago [...]

The Word on Wednesday for July 19th, 2006 is “fratch” (FRACH). MEANING: squabble, bicker, argue, quarrel, a disagreement, a dispute USAGE: This was the second day in a row that the kids have come home for lunch, mad at each other over some fratch that had broken out between them. I just turned an ear [...]

After a 4 week layoff, Word on Wednesday is back to help you to enrich your English language skills.
The Word on Wednesday for July 12th, 2006 is “indurate” (IN-dyur-ate). MEANING: Physically or morally hardened; unfeeling; stubborn; to establish; to fix firmly USAGE: During the World Cup game on Sunday, Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in [...]

Today’s final announcements disgraced what was a pretty good world cup. The games were decent, the Germans did themselves proud with the venues and they made a whole lot of money to boot. But today’s announcement of the Golden Ball winner for the tournament MVP was a disgrace.
Let’s see how FIFA runs things. First there [...]

Well it is time to get back to the blog. I have had a bit of time to recharge the batteries and make some big decisions. Holidays takes a lot out of you. I will still be finishing the escapades from our holiday and posting them as well as getting back to Words on Wednesday [...]

The Many Layers of Stone Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.
We are back from holidays. Too soon of course but the time was great. Over the next week I will be posting up some of the almost 400 pictures I took on our holiday and sharing some of the best moments with you.
Our first stop [...]