Tools to Enlighten
[ANALYSIS and OPINION.] Student debt, particularly federally guaranteed student debt, is a big problem. According to studentloanhero.com there is $1.75 trillion in federally guaranteed student debt out there. And, over 11 percent of those loans are more than 90 days in arrears. That amount of student debt, if it were all forgiven, would amount, Read More …
[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] For the last eight months, we, (whom we shall sometimes also refer to simply as “SS”, which is a sister website of reasonandbalance.com), have dealt with two global giants that control, by far, the lion’s share of all internet browsing. Not only that but because they allow companies to advertise on their Read More …
What is the purpose of life? Where does religion fit into this determination? Where does logic and reason come into play? Do the answers to these questions dictate a certain form of government? Read More …
Major and minor musical chords and scales are compared. Dominant seventh chords in rhythm and blues and rock and roll are aslo described and explained. Examples on piano and guitar. David Dixon Lentz discusses. First musical blog post and video at reasonandbalance.com, Read More …
Is a cashless society good? It may be faster to do everything by plastic and electronically. But there’a a huge risk in going down the cashless path. Erosion of liberty….A huge additional risk of a cashless society is that it further subjects everyone to the risk of total loss if our financial system is subject to a major and pervasive internet/computer hack….Who is benefiting from this policy? The betting here is that its a few monied oligarchs. Read More …
Reparations: Are Democrats Handing Victory to Trump in 2020? (OPINION) Is it wise for a political candidate to support reparation payments to Black Americans to atone for the sins of slavery? Currently there are a few candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination who support paying Black Americans reparations as compensation, presumably Read More …
Yes, we did a second video. This one is about half as long as the War and Peace version but still full of the most important information. After all everyone is pressed for time these days. At long last we lined up and ran the Pittsburgh Marathon. We’ve been trying to run the Dick’s Sporting Read More …
Hooray ! At long long last training is complete. Well at least we accomplished most of our training goals. So, we are off to Pittsburgh, but not without some nagging questions. Will we line up at the right weight? Are we suffering from any lingering dings or injuries? What will the weather in Pittsburgh Read More …
Here’s our latest installment. Just a little over a week to go until the Dick’s Sporting Goods 2019 Pittsburgh Marathon. This is for everyone but Senior runners can benefit the discussion by David Dixon Lentz who will attempt to finish the marathon at the age of 64 years, 10 months. Senior running, Read More …
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 …