I created the “Connecting the Dots” blog site to investigate and interpret a global range of topics from an international, and personally quirky, perspective.
My topics in “Connecting the Dots” include politics, the environment, fun issues, social issues and anything else that catches my attention. I hope you enjoy them, and will join me through your comments.
I inaugurated the “GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD” some time ago, which rewards the most stupid, inept, criminal and just plain dumb activities of public officials and others, everywhere. I have now added another award, the “GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD”, which celebrates remarkably positive activities of public officials and others. I would appreciate your help in identifying great examples of both.
The U.K. is home to many varieties of apples. But there is an ancestor of modern apples that has been lost – at least until …
Sitting with my Italian architect in the central piazza of the hilltop town of Citta della Pieve a couple of weeks ago, drinking my second …
Zanzibar Reef Restoration: Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. These critically important ecosystems host more than 25% of all marine life. Climate change, …
U.S. cricket is an enigma for most Americans. In general, they have either never heard of it or, if they have, have very little idea …
Concrete batteries sounds like fiction, but……. Concrete is perhaps the most-commonly used building material in the world. With a bit of tweaking, it could help …
Last year I wrote a blog about the beginning of the Camino Santiago that starts in Reading, England, and finishes in Southampton before pilgrims cross …
Turkey’s new Mesopotamia Express runs 1,051km from Ankara to Diyarbakır. It passes through stark, mountainous landscapes and some of the country’s most important historical sites. …
Among the 80-year-old sunken D-Day wrecks that line the coasts of Britain and France, wildlife is thriving. The story is particularly poignant this past week …
The Republic of Molossia (moe-LAAHSS-eeyah) is a sovereign, independent nation, located in, and completely surrounded by, the territory of the United States. I thought …
Cadbury’s versus Hersheys: The difference in taste between Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate on either side of the Atlantic has become one of the most contentious …
