December 2011
1 post
A Christmas Conundrum
This is the holiday season of the year. My family generally celebrates the season by having some type of party. Most of the family consists of Middle Aged Adults (my wife’s children) some who are Old, and one who is Very Old. There are two young boys (sixteen and twelve) who look forward to presents, which is understandable. What I didn’t really understand is that all of the Middle...
November 2011
1 post
Invitation to Hackers: Help the Country and Amuse...
I have finally gotten angry. All the previous news about Congress, their behavior, and the attendant support by only nine percent of the voting public made me shake my head in sorrow, and with some frustration. But I just shrugged my shoulders and sighed. No longer.
The news item, aired on the CBS Show 60 Minutes on Sunday evening 13 November 2011 explained that Congressmen, several of which were...
May 2011
2 posts
A possible change to the American Electoral...
I have been thinking about our system of government in the United States. Winston Churchill stated: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” I agree.
I think one of the problems is that we have evolved from a concept of part time politicians (think of the Founding Fathers in the 1770s) to full time politicians who consider...
American Politics
We are a unique country. There is no other nation in the world that has the turmoil, freedom of action, and devotion to the principles on which the country was founded with the same intensity that we have. We are truly a nation of immigrants. And, it has worked very well for over two hundred years.
Our political system is one of the principles of democracy, or at least representative government,...
February 2011
2 posts
American Foreign Policy and Asymmetric Warfare
What am I talking about? Isn’t this a little, well, far-fetched? Too specialized? Too erudite? I don’t think so. Read a little further and then decide whether this makes sense, or not.
Warfare has been used for millennia to impose one nations’ wishes on its neighbors. I contend that warfare had not changed substantially for the past several thousand years until the last quarter...
American Foreign Policy
American Foreign Policy has been a little unsure of itself recently. And by recently I mean for the past several decades. We seem to have taken a posture that is focused on short term results rather than long term goals. The recent revolutions which started in Tunisia, and then spread to Egypt is a wonderful opportunity for us to review our posture with respect to the rest of the world.
This...
January 2011
1 post
Tucson Tragedy
A young man took his legally obtained pistol, appropriate ammunition, and walked to a meeting arranged by the local Congressman to discuss issues with her constituents at a local supermarket. He calmly walked up to the local Congressman and shot her in the head. He then proceeded to shoot and kill six additional people and would wound an additional fourteen. He was tackled and wrestled to the...
December 2010
3 posts
Further LGM Members
About a month ago I submitted a comment that simply bubbled up from the depths of my soul. I prefaced my remarks with the observation that I made every effort to write about reasonable subjects but this was something which I simply could not ignore. This comment is in the same vein.
My previous comment introduced the term Low Grade Morons (LGMs). The term describes people who are substantially,...
Eliza and New York
New York is an exciting town. You are there at the most exciting time of the year. The people are all rushing around and getting ready for the Christmas Holidays. All the stores are busy and some have very interesting and delightful window displays.
I will look forward to your observations and comments about NY in the future.
Stay warm.
Google Video for Pearl River Publishing
Google wanted to celebrate its 10th year in advertising. They prepared a video that thanks their subscribers. I am one of those subscribers.
The web site: http://www.youtube.com/adwords10?x=1ace85da20534333a99d7ad9310e4d6d
This is just amazing. The video is not only clever; it is personalized. Since they have MILLIONS of advertisers this is just amazing. Aside from the video itself the fact that...
November 2010
3 posts
Radiation Scanners at Airports
Normally I write about reasonable subjects which I think are relatively important, at least to me. There has to be some merit to the subject. But, this once, I will make an exception. I have a comment or two about the group of people in the United States who are concerned with Full Body Scans at airports. This group of people are not only morons; they easily qualify for being in the top 10% of all...
Some observations about recent Hubble Telescope...
The elections are over. At least for a while. There are other things to think about and comment on.
A friend of mine sent me an email about the Hubble Telescope (HST). The Hubble Telescope is one of the largest and most versatile space based telescopes. Launched in 1990, it is a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST was built by the United States space agency NASA,...
Some musings about the recent election
The American election of 2010 has occurred. The public has voted, and decisions on the political life of 435 members of the House of Representatives and 37 Senators, along with a myriad of officials from every State in the Union, have been made. There were some surprises. But, in general the polls, which have grown in number and sophistication were correct in predicting the outcome.
I am not a...
October 2010
2 posts
nathanschor asked: Very interesting posts - just the kind of topics I appreciate reading. Actually,consistently insightful content . But, here is a tough question for you: What's your name? And if you have a moment after answering that question, here is a follow up: What inspired you to write? Also, you'd obviously maintain a larger readership if you added a detail or two to your minimal 'about'...
Vision, Experience, and Leadership
The election season of 2010 is drawing to a close. The possibilities for a Republican return to power in the House seems to be strong, and there is a good chance that they will also regain control of the Senate. In more polite times I would agree that this is a good thing. Polite times, in my political lexicon, mean that the two major political parties will pursue different means of contributing...
April 2010
1 post
The Illegal Alien Problem
I am a problem analyzer. I analyze problems and try to come up with possible operational scenarios which, if implemented, might solve the problem being considered. You will note that I do not state that the results of the analysis WILL solve the problem. Only the application of the method to solve the problem will give you the data which will allow you to draw the conclusion that the problem was...
March 2010
1 post
The Future of Mankind
A friend of mine sent me a document the other day. It was a report by the Maldon Institute entitled Proliferation and the Nuclear Industry with the sub-title: “We will all go together when we go…” The report, which is written in a laconic, straight forward fashion is perhaps one of the most sobering documents that I have ever read.
The sub-title of the report is very unusual. It is based...
February 2010
4 posts
Postulates, Axioms, Theorems and Assumptions
I have suggested a method of dealing with problems in an earlier post. In a short reprise there are three steps: define the problem, develop possible solutions to the defined problem, and then select your favorite possible operational solution.
The crux of the approach is really based upon the problem definition. In doing so there are several types of information and data that will have to be...
A Tipping Point
I am just starting to be involved in Blogging, so I had thought I would address certain issues which were not highly emotional or perhaps even controversial. But the events of the past few days have forced me to reconsider this posture.
A tipping point is the point beyond which you can no longer recover. From the Internet, “The tipping point is the critical point in an evolving situation that...
Logic and Emotion in Problem Solving
I am frequently criticized as being too unemotional. In general people think that you should feel about things. Contrary to popular opinion, I do feel emotional about many things. But not about solving problems. My methodology in dealing with problems in the world around me is rank ordered and always works.
There are three steps that are required to address any problem which becomes part of your...
Introduction of Louis P. Solomon
My name is Louis P. Solomon. I am beginning this blog at the suggestion of my family. They are all inveterate bloggers with large followings. They know that I have written on many different subjects for many years and have strongly encouraged me to express myself in a way that essentially did not exist 10 years ago. I accept their challenge. Social networking is a new method of establishing...