Old Man Pondering

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About the Author
A grizzled veteran of seventy-three Midwestern winters, father to four daughters now settled with husbands ranging from actually helpful to how does he dress himself? Patriarch to nine grandchildren who treat his home like a free Chuck E. Cheese, and bewildered witness to three great-grandchildren who materialized faster than retirement savings disappear.

A Former COO in Fortune 50 companies who ran operations and fixed corporate problems by utilizing factual data and statistical analysis. After watching generation after generation navigate life with the emotional equivalent of a blindfolded drunk driving a golf cart, he learned that anecdotes, emotions and opinions are about as reliable as gas station sushi when making important decisions. However, feelings can be quantified, facts can be found, and data is everywhere. Only cold, immutable and properly analyzed information deserves trust, and defines truth. That is what this website offers. I hope you enjoy it and find it both surprising and helpful.

Category: myths

  • Religion, Myth or Complete BS?

    Religion, Myth or Complete BS?

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    At age 74, I can see the end of the road from here—not as a distant smudge on the horizon anymore, but as a fixed point, close enough to make out its details. Unlike many of my “older” family and friends I have to stay true to myself and the truth. You see, I would…

  • Ghosts and Reality: Separating Fact from Fiction

    Ghosts and Reality: Separating Fact from Fiction

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    Through my research, I have unearthed a multitude of false beliefs, myths, and misconceptions that plague the minds of people. These dangerous ideas fuel irrational behaviors and extreme reactions, from the benign belief in a flat Earth or ghosts to the harmful notions that COVID is a hoax or that migrants are solely responsible for…