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.
In my mind, the name Holloway / Holloways had always meant the person who played Eliza Doolittle’s father in My Fair Lady, Stanley Holloway, or …
A coalition United Kingdom government that re-enters Europe. How’s that for a radical approach to the future of U.K. politics? We, U.K. citizens, seem …
The concepts of reason versus impression were the basis of advice given to Republican presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, during his campaign in 1968. An article …
The US Supreme Court is supposed to be the ultimate adjudicator of the U.S. justice system as it applies to the U.S. Constitution and federal …
This blog is macabre but interesting – at least I thought so! The question is: what happens if you suddenly find yourself outside your spacecraft …
Ambulances and fire trucks are gregarious in the United States? You rarely see one without the other in any sort of emergency situation. Since moving …
Statesmanship and long-term political perspectives are rapidly disappearing qualities in today’s public forums, at all levels. Those qualities are even ridiculed when they’re introduced into …
Spies and intimidation do not normally go hand-in-hand, at least in the understanding of most of us. We tend to think of spies as secretive, …
I wrote a blog a while ago about sailing cargo ships; the possibility of re-inventing sail as a method of reducing the carbon footprint of …
You might think that ultra white paint is white paint. Nothing special, just white paint that has multiple uses in all sorts of situations. However, …
