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.
“Acequias” is a system of water management known as “sowing water”. The word is derived from the Arabic word “as-saquiva”, which means “water conduit” or …
I have called this blog “The Myth of American Democracy” because, although history suggests that the Founding Fathers intended to create a democracy, the subsequent …
I found the following story, “Going for a Bong”, intriguing and, in perhaps a rather bizarre way, fun. Yes, it is about the marketing of …
Getting rid of used plastic has been on the top of many researchers’ dreams for quite some time now. Huge rafts of plastic circulating in …
The joy of roundabouts might draw the comment that you should probably think about “getting a life!” if you derive joy from so mundane a …
The advent of 3D printing has changed many products and introduced many new ones, some of them good and some of them downright dangerous, like …
A close friend of many years once told me that he has a policy of always seeking advice for any major decision he has to …
Most people have never heard of Karakalpakstan and, no, I didn’t spell it wrongly, even though my spell checker thinks I did. It’s a vast, …
The most enduring theme that Hollywood has produced throughout its history, and one of its most loved, is the myth of the American cowboy. Countless …
I listened to a commentary this week, presented by Bill Maher, the U.S. satirist, and it prompted me to write this blog on slavery. In …
