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 networks for professional and social contacts and, while retired from previous career, I still am deeply involved in a large variety of different areas of interest to me.

My writings have focused for many years in several different areas. I wrote technical reports and technical articles which appeared in refereed technical journals. At the instigation of my Mother I began to write books. It was an amazing request, essentially a bolt-from-the-blue. With her usual tenacity she forced me to write my first novel (The Third Legacy). More books followed. These books are non-fiction and fiction. I was approached by the publisher of an Ezine who requested that I write a monthly column on different topics. I accepted her offer and have been writing columns for the past 5 years. These columns (called Viewpoints) are on (www.maryland20878.com).

While I write and enjoy it, I also run several different businesses. I am the founder of a very unusual consulting company (www.lpscolg.com) which focuses on solving unusual, non-standard problems using out-of-the-box approaches. My colleagues and I believe that there is no problem in the management, technical, economic, and administrative arenas which we cannot solve.

In addition to consulting, I also have founded a publishing company (www.pearlriverpublishing.net), give speeches to interested groups (www.lpsseminars.com) build web sites for special purposes (www.chelseatcondo.com), and operate ham radio (N3EXW): a hobby that I have engaged in since 1957. I use digital modes exclusively (operate mainly on 20 meters) using PSK31. This is an amazing technology which allows me to connect to people over most of the world, digitally, using roughly 30 watts of power. Think about that!

I will be posting comments on this blog frequently. I look forward to discussions on subjects which are of interest to me as well as responding to those of you who will make comments. Let me hear from you as the mood strikes you.