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.

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