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Disambiguate

/dĭs′ăm-bĭg′yo͞o-āt/
Verb. To make something clear by removing ambiguity.

This website, and this project in general, is designed to accomplish several functions; create a repository for articles I have written, provide a resource for other curious people, and generally act as a warehouse for semi-curated intellectual fodder.

However, its primary purpose is to be a repository of treatises on the various life subjects that I have attempted to tackle.

The content is organized according to the main topic, which also acts as a landing page for that information. Start there to find the overview of each topic and a link to each article.

Grief and Cigars

I started Grief and Cigars as a blog about two years after I lost my (then) 25 year old son to suicide. Child loss is the worst pain I have ever experienced, and I believe it is likely the worst form of pain that can be felt. If you have ever lost a child, then…

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Antiracism for White Allies

Honest conversations should encourage someone to think. And I don’t believe you can do that by putting people down or calling them names. The purpose of this section of the website isn’t about calling you a racist, or saying you are a bad person. I’m not interested in that conversation, and I doubt you are…

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Research & Analytics Careers

I’m often asked how to start a career or how to get a job in research or analytics. The application of analytics, both actual and claimed, has become common in most parts of our daily life. Further, the recent proliferation of formal and crowdsourced education programs has only increased the number of requests. But to…

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