Ideas & Excuses

In an area of Oklahoma the first episode of Cosmos:  A Spacetime Odyssey ran twenty seconds shorter than the rest of the country. What was significant about those twenty seconds? That was the time when evolution was discussed. If it [...]

Happy Pie Day everyone! I’m sure you are all busy calculating decimal points and whatnot and eating and/or throwing a desert confectionery. Also, this is Einstein’s birthday so you might be cerebrating that as well. Can’t decide which one you [...]

There is not much these days that can be called a Television Event. Sure there’s the odd sporting event or award show but even those are not regarded as “must see”. You are never left with a feeling of loss, [...]

As you can see DaddyElk has itself a brand new website. It has all new bells a whistles and a sleek, minimal look. It is set up specifically for blogging so I best get on that. Also, inevitably there will [...]

A lifetime ago it seems now I lived in a wonderful, mythical land called .. New Zealand. People often ask, “What was it like?” or nowadays, “Is it just like the Hobbit?” And my answer is always the same, “No,” [...]

It was a Saturday afternoon when I first met the Doctor, completely by accident. There was a Barbeque at my aunt’s house; I was dragged there by my mother. I was the only kid there. All the adults huddled together [...]