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.