first things first

Allow me to take a moment to explain the title of this site and blog.

As far back as I can remember, there has not been a time when I’ve had a positive reaction to being called Matt. I typically try to nip the “Matt thing” in the bud right away; hoping that addressing it early will dissuade people from thinking that as they get to know me better, I somehow morph into Matt. No…not so much. As a matter of fact, being really familiar with me means you know how much I hate being called Matt. Accordingly, I always refer to people by their full name unless I am instructed otherwise.

I won’t belabor this issue. I started this blog a couple years ago as a cathartic exercise. One of the first things I wanted to get past was being apologetic for wanting to called me by my full name. I ran with that idea for the title and bought the domain. I would much rather channel my energy toward further developing my writing and photography. Please hang with me, and let’s see where this goes.



  • Guy Mondo

    Luckily, Carla warned me about the “Matt” thing before we met. I would’ve called my blog “Don”t Call Me GUY” (French pronounciation) but, since it’s spelled the same way it didn’t make sense to. Truth is, my name is not really Guy.

    Welcome back to the blogosphere.

  • Roni Sue

    You are definitely NOT Matt. Who would make that mistake?!

  • miss k

    i can relate . . . excited for the journey.

  • Roni Sue

    You are definitely NOT Matt. Who would make that mistake?!