Hello, my name is Paul Olding, and I am the host of “The 3rd Podcast.” As I stated on the Home Page, this project was inspired by the Tug A War going on in the US today. Born in the 50’s I’m a Boomer that is dazed and confused by the back and forth every 2 to 4 years.
Growing up in southwest Ohio, I spent 12 years working for a hotel company after college. Single and mobile during that time, I ended up working from Miami, FL to Marquette, MI and with stops in 5 states along the way. Where is Marquette, MI, you ask? Well, if you take US 41 and go 200 miles north of Green Bay, WI till it dead-ends at Lake Superior, then you’re there. In the mid 80’s the parent of that hotel company happens to be the largest casino operator in the US at that time. A certain real state magnet mounted a hostile takeover in an attempt to get the casinos. The hotel parent blocked the takeover and the company was split up. I left and opened a restaurant in Maine and that real state magnet went on to become President of the United States.
After a couple of years, my business venture crashed and burned. Trying to decide the next chapter in my life, I met a freckled-faced red-head while skiing at Loon Mt in NH. I followed her to the south shore of Boston and this year is our 30th wedding anniversary. We have been living in Plymouth, MA, for the past 28 years and have two children in their 20’s still in college. Well, that is enough about me. If you feel stuck in the middle, join me on the 3rd Rail Podcast and share your thoughts by emailing thejaggnetwork@gmail.com.