Matt's Blog
Matt's Blog
Matthew Weber
Matt is a writer, historian, and a YouTuber. He is also a voracious reader and consumer of media. On this blog, he talks about books, life, politics, and technology. It’s a place to ramble.
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Write everything down. If there was one life lesson that I wish that I had learned earlier, it’s this. Write everything down. My memory is Swiss cheese and has been for years. I can remember the oddest things about history, but couldn’t...
I have wanted to start my own history-related publication for a long time. I’ve worked for one long enough to know that it’s a large undertaking, which is why I’ve not actually pulled the trigger. But the time has come. I’m going to...
I’ve been blogging off and on for over 20 years. That just makes me feel effin old, man. Goodness. But it’s true. One of the reasons it’s been more off than on, is that I have a serious case of “not good enough” when it comes to the...
Yesterday, I talked about my favorite movies of all time. Today, I’ll go to the smaller screen, and talk about TV shows. This won’t be as extensive because I honestly don’t watch much in the way of TV and haven’t for years. But I do have...
I love movies. But my tastes are somewhat eclectic, in that I tend to like movies that others consider bad. Or, put another way, I enjoy movies that aren’t the popular selection. So, I thought it would be fun to talk about my all-time...
I never thought I’d have 1,000 subscribers, never mind nearly 70,000. I’ve been extremely lucky in my YouTube journey, and I’m forever grateful for those who helped me get where I am today. It’s not like I’m Mr. Beast or anything. I’m...
So, as I mentioned yesterday, I’m going to buy myself a guitar. I’ve always wanted to learn, and I miss making music. I have no clue whether I will be good or not, but I have wanted to try for years. I have a little bit of spare money...
This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a while. I think that blogging every day is a good idea. A kind of digital diary that you put out there for others to see. We all have life experiences that are our own, but we’re all living...
15 years ago, I watched a lot of TV. Usually, not live, but instead downloading it on my computer for binge-watching purposes. This was before Netflix or any of the other streaming services really took off, so the only way to get shows...
You may have noticed that the website is a little different. In the last iteration of this blog, I had decided to go with old faithful, WordPress, as the CMS backend. I hated every single moment of it. I can’t stand the editor UI, the...
I used to be a gamer. Well, I don’t know if you’d go so far as to call me a Gamer , but I played many games. I owned many consoles through the Xbox 360. I played countless mobile games and games on the computer. But that fell off once I...
March was a rough month for me. I hurt my knee, and I’m still dealing with that. But the upside of being in pain is that my reading slump is over! Yay!? I read a bunch, but didn’t really get started until the end of the month. I also...
My reading slump continues, but I’ve read some stuff. Credit goes to Joel who does these monthly wrap-up things. I aspire to track my habits just as much, so this is a beginning. Reading Neural Wraith by KD Robertson – 47% done. I am...
I finished Ready Player One well over a week ago. I raved about it, said it was the best book I’ve ever read, and then I’ve proceeded to read nothing at all since then. This is a problem that I’ve had for years. The more I like a book,...
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/4jjxWV7 Title: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Genre: Fiction Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: June 5, 2012 Pages: 386 Rating: ★★★★★ If there was another star to give, this book would get it. This...