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.
We need media targets to focus attention on reforming gun safety laws. Let’s start using the media, and their insatiable appetite for sensationalism, to attack …
The wringing of hands is bullshit, and total dereliction of community responsibility by public officials. They seem to believe that such statements as “Our thoughts …
The wringing of hands is bullshit, and total dereliction of community responsibility by public officials. They seem to believe that such statements as “Our thoughts …
Daylight savings time abolished. In 2019, the European Parliament passed a law abolishing daylight savings time (DST), permanently. It was left up to the individual …
About bloody time the U.S woke up. I have advocated that the U.S. should send a Carrier Task Force on a courtesy visit to …
Human fertility is plummeting. Sperm count and penis sizes are decreasing. Now there’s a headline destined to attract attention. The end of humankind? It …
A delivery of dog food to our house last week had a notice on the outside which said, “Corn Starch Packaging”. I don’t normally read …
In the World balance of tyranny versus democracy, democracy has been in decline every year since 2006. Freedom House publishes an annual report called …
An African Kingdom inside Bolivia sounds like a take-off of the Eddie Murphy film “Coming to America”, which has just been released as a sequel. …
The hidden science of elevators is something you never think about, unless you’re an elevator engineer. The exception is when you walk to the elevator, …
