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.
English humour has never travelled well across cultures, and I think that’s probably true for most humour, regardless of its origin. Even when English humor …
Flat tires seem to be a thing of the past, almost. However, we still occasionally see a driver stranded on the side of the road …
Whiskey Wars in the Arctic. In today’s world of international politics, confrontation, posturing and outright unwarranted aggression, it is good to see that some instances …
US democracy needs to be practiced, if it is to have a positive future, and not a declining one. On the surface that may …
I have used the work myopic many times in past blogs to describe the views of politicians but myopia is also the definition of visual …
Boris Johnson’s conservative Government is almost certainly on its way out, after the disastrous result of the confidence vote last week. Yes, Boris won the …
The seagrass in Shark Bay, Australia, covers an area the size of about 20,000 football fields. It is the largest known plant on Earth – …
Hundreds of songbird contests take place across Indonesia every year. The judges adjudicate the complexity and range of their melodies, as well as their stamina …
Lawrence MacEwen, the barefoot Laird, died on May 16th, aged 80. Some lives deserve to be recorded for history, and Laird MacEwen’s is, in my …
Bought and paid for: Best politicians money can buy maybe an old joke but it is becoming closer and closer to the norm in today’s …
