Why is your blog called Eligot?

The first question many people have is, Eligot?  Eligot is a play on the Latin word meaing "to select".

From the venerable Wiktionary:

eligo

Etymology
From ex (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).

Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeː.li.ɡoː/, [ˈeː.lɪ.ɡoː]

Verb
present active ēligō, present infinitive ēligere, perfect active ēlēgī, supine ēlēctum

I pluck or root out, extract.
(figuratively, of persons or things) I pick out, choose, elect.