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 Makran is reputedly one of the most dramatic drives in Asia. Alexander the Great led his army across this harsh terrain on foot and …
This is the unlikely story of a guitarist and a cruise ship, where the guitarist literally saved all the passengers. It is a story of …
Deaf Kenyan coffee is a story that deserves to be told. In the current world of genocide, suffering, neglect and acts that are unbelievable in …
What happens when Trump dies? I many ways it will be an opportunity for Republicans to rebuild their Party on the basis of sense. The …
Removing sticker residue is one of the banes of everyone’s existence. Why can’t someone invent a sticker glue that works, but that can be peeled …
My third Golden Fleece Award goes to U.S. Senator Rick Scott from Florida for his 11-point plan to “Rescue America”. He claims in the introduction …
Population growth will lead to disaster. The First Law of Sustainability is “Population growth and/or growth in the rates of consumption of resources cannot be …
What are out odds of death in normal situations? Most of us have a fear of death or, more specifically, how ours might occur. A …
I wrote a blog in November 2020 about the demise of the tank. I said that about every five years a story surfaces that predicts …
When I first moved to Colorado, one of the things that totally amazed me was the size of the hailstones that occasionally pounded the area. …
