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 proverbial ditch is looming for Vladimir Putin. Few dictators have an ego that can accept their own demise before it happens, which is why …
Women versus minorities is a subject that has been at the back of my mind for quite a while. The very title sounds strange, but …
It is interesting how a relatively short time can change our perspective and our reality about the next World War. I wrote a blog in …
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD IGOLDEN FLEECE AWARD #2 A report this week made the choice of my second Golden Fleece Award an absolute no-brainer. It …
A PARTY FOR A POTHOLEI was glad to see, this week, that the British sense of humour, even among government employees, has not totally succumbed …
ABSURDITY PERSONIFIEDIn awarding my second Golden Fleece this week, I was reminded of the new word I introduced to the site in April of last …
After years of discussion about our disintegrating planet, and our seemingly hell-bent intent on speeding up that process when we know the outcome will …
The US Electoral College should die. The process through which U.S. Presidents are elected is convoluted, undemocratic and has little, if anything, to do with …
London lav affair goes back a long way. It’s one of the City’s many fine and famous firsts: the first one-way street; the first commercially …
Is New Zealand crazy? In 2012, New Zealand’s Aoraki Mackenzie community successfully applied to the IDA (International Dark Sky Association) to become an accredited dark …
