Tools to Enlighten
Here’s the latest on our Dick’s Sporting Goods 2019 Pittsburgh Marathon Training. Only four weeks to go. Big challenges lie ahead. But we are still intending to line up and run it. In this video we talk about our latest physical and mental challenges and what we intend to do about them. Time is short. Read More …
Here’s a video that directly addresses how the Federal Reserve Board sets interest rates in an attempt to bolster employment, stave off excessive inflation and stabilize long term interest rates. David Dixon Lentz discusses the inter-relationship between fiscal and monetary policy and how they affect Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Of course, no discussion is complete Read More …
Everyone wants to lose weight. Can you feast and overindulge. Can the elderly still stay active? Here’s one way to do it. …from someone who is….let’s just say…older than 59…. A diet that is very easy to understand. It allows for an indulgent “feast” day. But one must be willing to fast as well. Moderate Read More …
[Book Reviews/Analysis.] Dostoevsky’s classic novel,”The Brothers Kazamarov”, really goes to heart of what this website is about. Faith versus reason. Ancient assumptions, articles of faith, (and sometimes prejudicial ones at that) versus what can be discerned through rational, objective and scientific analysis based on an objective determination of the facts. In contrast to the often Read More …
[Analysis.] A quick review of the first half of the year 2018. We provide an assessment of the stock market. We touch on the recent Supreme Court union dues case (Janus), we note the relevance of Rao’s Solution and, ever mindful of the need for “balance” we address our personal health and do….ahem….72 pushups….yes Read More …
COURT CASES: Understanding Civil Cases (Part III). The following is the part 3 excerpt from Law, Lawyers and Your Case: A Dollars and Sense Examination (click here for link to this book) by David Dixon Lentz Copyright 2003. All Rights Reserved. The author, David D. Lentz, is an attorney who practices law in Richmond, Virginia. You can Read More …
…forming Lee’s famous “inverted V.” The inverted V not only commanded high ground at its center, but it also acted as a force multiplier against Union forces who were split by it on both sides. A confident Lee said, “if I can get one more pull at [Grant], I will defeat him, Read More …