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I’m David Venter and this is my blog 📝
Welcome to my personal blog, where I share updates, opinions, thoughts, news, and musings about my life, my work, my travels, my joys, my struggles, and everything in between.
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About David Venter
Hi, I’m David Venter. I’m a multi-passionate Artist, Designer, Content Creator and Music Producer hailing from South Africa. As an Autistic individual with ADHD, I bring a unique perspective to every
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About David Venter
Hi, I’m David Venter. I’m a multi-passionate Artist, Designer, Content Creator and Music Producer hailing from South Africa. As an Autistic individual with ADHD, I bring a unique perspective to every
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Travel
Exploring Polokwane Game Reserve
I made this video a while ago—back in April of 2024, in fact, but I never got around to uploading it because well, hello ADHD, and I was planning on adding some music to it, and a couple of voice-ove
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Personal
The fight continues…
On this day, July 21, 2025, I’ve been diagnosed with a recurrence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system for which I was previously treated. After being cancer-free for about
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RandomThoughts
Faith and Forgetting
I wonder if anyone has done a study on the religious affiliations of Alzheimer’s patients. I have this theory that religious belief accelerates dementia because believers actively train their brains t
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Personal
Hey, it’s my birthday!
Today was my birthday, and here’s how it went: I couldn’t sleep last night, so I was in a kind of over-tired zombie mode all day. Coming out of my room, my family wished me a happy birthday. Grandma g
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Personal
New Level Unlocked
I’ve just turned 38, but I’m not feeling it. I mean, I feel like I’m 8, I live like I’m 18, I look like I’m 28, but according to the construct of time and the numbers on my birth certificate, I am, i
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SecondLife
David Venter (inSL)
I’m quite obsessed with video games and virtual worlds (Second Life, specifically), but I know that some of you have no interest in it, and you may not want to read about it when you’re here reading
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Personal
June Update on Health, Wealth, and Everything Else
Hello again! It’s been a minute, but I thought I’d update you all on what’s been happening with my health, wealth, and everything else, as it’s been a while since my last update… Health Update I have
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Blogging
More Ways to Follow My Blog
You can now get links to my latest posts via WhatsApp and/or Telegram! I share links to my latest blog posts on microblogging social media platforms such as Bluesky, Threads, and 𝕏 (Twitter), but I r
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Personal
This MAY be a long read
So much has happened and so much hasn’t happened yet—I don’t know where to begin or whether to rejoice or complain. Honestly, I’m just beyond overwhelmed, which is why I haven’t updated my blog as fr
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