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 NEXT GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD GOES TO: THE BLACK MAMBAS. Meet the “Black Mambas”, South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit. Eight years on from the …
Cell phones kill, if you use them when you’re driving. Separately, but related, there is a severe problem of individual freedom against community responsibility in …
The prospect of civil war in the US just got a little closer this week with Donald Trumps’ rally speech last weekend. My last block …
Rules and laws, versus accountability and enforcement. I have written on this topic several times in the past but the new “Code of Ethics” issued …
Complacency is the road to dictatorship. Dictator-in-Waiting Trump, and his think-tank loyalists, are collecting the ingredients, and refining the recipe, for an authoritarian regime, should …
Lithium and Sodium are closely related alkali metals in the periodic table of elements and, therefore, have similar properties and uses. One of the main …
“Forever chemicals” are an increasing threat to the future of human life on earth. These chemicals are synthetic, manufactured, and are extremely difficult to get …
Lost Lego seems like a kid’s nightmare, or some publicist’s idea of a catchphrase. However, when five million pieces of Lego are lost it becomes …
France takes cheese seriously. Ask someone like celebrated food and restaurant critic François-Régis. Mr. Gaudry defines cheese as a ritualistic passage between a meal and …
Tribes and conservation organizations in the United States have recently started bringing the bison back. And scientists studying the returns are discovering that getting the …
