Paul Matthew Carr

In the Denver Aquarium there is a flash flood exhibit. It is a semi-darkened room made to look like an empty cavern; artificial boulders and fake plants and the recorded sounds of a storm off in the distance. It tries [...]

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,” [...]

So here we are, beginning of the year. A time to take stock; to access the last twelve months and pass judgment upon one’s performance or lack thereof in many cases. Heads will be held high or hung low, backs [...]

There is a soundtrack to my life. Its always been there, playing in the background. Certain songs and certain musicians informing my actions consciously or unconsciously; creating memories, intertwining, becoming inseparable from that moment in time. A man who created [...]

So I get up in the morning, as is something I do on a regular basis, and I get myself a cup of coffee, which is something I do out of necessity and love. And, as is customary, I sit [...]

Happy Monday everyone. Today’s Disclaimer is a little late because, well, I wait till the last minute to do things. It’s how I roll. It’s not how I like to roll, but at least I’m rolling. So last week was [...]

Happy Monday everyone. Time for the weekly roundup of things that have happened (or have not happened) and to look forward to the week to come. I have to start first with the Denver Comic Con, which I was attendance. [...]

The view was magnificent. I could have sat there forever, just watching; letting the moment linger. If left to myself I suppose I would have. I was content to just sit. Sit and think and drink the spiced sangria that [...]

Been thinking a lot lately about the nature of success and what is means to be a success. What is it exactly do we work for? What is the goal we strive toward and why do we strive in the [...]