Recently I was tagged with a viral post making the rounds on Facebook. If tagged, you had to respond with 25 things about yourself that few if anyone knew about you. I ignored it for weeks but finally gave in. So here goes…25 things about Tzaadi aka David Lash: Some of the terms and places [...]
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A Familiar Blessing
Most of you will recognize the following prayer: May The Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. My first memories of it are from childhood. My pastor recited [...]
Word Origins
Somewhere along the way, I developed an interest in the origins of words, probably as a result of exposure to the classical, so called ‘dead’ languages, Latin and Sanskrit. This was never a serious pursuit but I found it quite entertaining to discover remnants of older cultures, especially non-European ones, emerging from my use of [...]
American Preeminence ‘Set to Wane’
U.S. economic, military and political dominance is likely to decline over the next two decades, according to a new U.S. intelligence report on global trends. This report released in November 2008 from the National Intelligence Council predicts China, India and Russia will increasingly challenge American preeminence. It also says the dollar may no longer be [...]
Betta Save Yo’ Ducats
As I watch part of my portfolio wither during this worldwide financial meltdown, I have to ask the question, “Didn’t anyone see this coming?” Apparently Peter Schiff did…back in 2006. Schiff points to the low savings rate of the United States as its worst malady, citing the transformation from being the world’s largest creditor nation [...]
