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Health · 8 Mar 2025

Progress

We made some progress this week with my cataract diagnosis, so I thought I’d provide an update here. To recap the story so far: In my twenties, I had a cataract removed from my left eye. Because of my age, they decided…

Life Update · 12 Feb 2025

A Long Overdue Update

It’s been a very long time since my last blog post. I had intended to post here more often, but real life has kept me from doing that. I’m still waiting for a cataract operation, so my eyesight is gradually getting worse…

Book Reviews · 26 Oct 2024

Book Review: Into The Woods

Story writing (whether as a novel, short story, or a script) has similarities to software development. I think that is why I found it hard to be a software developer for a day job, whilst trying to write a novel in my…

Life Update · 12 Oct 2024

Review: Mindful Chef

A quick life update: still no hospital appointment for my cataract. So far, it's been eight weeks since I was referred, so it's taking a while. I'm hoping that things will move fast after the initial hospital…

Health · 30 Sept 2024

I and Eye

If this was a novel, it might start with the line “Matt finally got the diagnosis he was waiting for, after waiting for thirty-five years.” At least, for the first draft. That’s how long it has been since I had a…

Life Update · 28 Sept 2024

New Beginnings

Hi, thanks for visiting. This is my first blog post, so I’m still trying to find my feet. I created this site partly to learn how to use Wix, so that I can create a website for a basketball club. I’ve restrained myself…