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.
Cristina Calderón, the last of the line of the Yaghan people, died on February 16, 2022, aged 93. The Yaghan were an amphibious people …
Waking up at my usual time this morning to the sun shining in my face, instead of darkness, brought the subject of Daylight Savings Time …
What happens to your personal data when you die is something that had never occurred to me until I read an article about it this …
Midway between the town of Aldeburgh and the seaside resort of Southwold, two popular spots on Britain’s Suffolk coast, lies the quiet rural village of …
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters, the color …
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 …
