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.
I read two reports recently that made me resurrect my previous thoughts about a flat tax rate for the United States. The concept of …
Some Scottish golf courses are in danger of disappearing into the sea, due to climate change, according to those trying desperately to save them. Recent …
The cosmic importance of hydrogen was first grasped by a young PhD student, Cecilia Payne (Payne-Gaposchkin after she married), who in 1925 discovered hydrogen in …
The chart above shows ethnic family income in the U.S. as published by the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau. It is surprising in many ways and, …
Israeli Government arrogance has finally surpassed itself with Benjamin Netanyahu’s stubborn defense of his policy of Palestinian eradication. It is blatantly obvious that his goal …
Unlike the cartoon image above, immigrants to Britain are doing better than those in most European countries, and much better than the tide of immigrants …
Frans de Waal is a name almost no-one has heard of unless you are in the academic world of primate studies, and yet his observations …
I have been thinking about the seemingly growing amount of stupidity in our world and thought it would be fun to entertain a blog on …
A Swedish start-up, Modvion, based just outside of Gothenburg, has just built the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower. “Using wood for wind power has …
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to reconsider its military mobility – in other words, how it efficiently moves its forces around to …
