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 competition for public attention of image over substance has been almost completely lost in today’s political world. Image has won, hands down. The profession …
Until the mid-19th Century, communal sleeping was completely normal; that is, sharing a bed with friends, colleagues and even total strangers, happened all the time. …
Loved and hated in equal measure, Christmas pudding’s cultural and political clout have extended far beyond the dining table. It has been called a “gastronomic …
The beginning of a New Year encourages many of us make New Year’s resolutions, and most of us break them in the first few hours, …
All in all, car bloat has increased vehicle prices while making autos more destructive to human life, natural ecosystems, and pavement alike. Because the full …
Some time ago, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wrote a letter to the citizens of the United States. It was never widely distributed, or implemented, …
This is the second blog on car bloat; the story of how and why vehicle manufacturers, mainly in the US but elsewhere as well, have …
Ireland could become the first country in the EU to enshrine the “Rights of Nature” into its national constitution. The Joint Committee on Environment …
Animal burps and climate change are directly related, although that may seem a bit of a stretch for newcomers to the idea that farming contributes …
I rarely quote a complete article on this blog site, but this is the most sensible approach I have read to the Israeli/Hamas conflict. The …
