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 whole system stinks”, is the best description I can think of for the way the United States elects its president. The process is undemocratic, …
The end of mankind sounds like the title of a horror movie about a massive comet collision with the earth, or a malignant worldwide pandemic. …
The history of Moyenne Island, which is an archipelago of 115 islands that make up the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, reads like an environmentalist’s …
The future of Kamala Harris could be the future of the United States. I have said in previous blogs that the U.S. political parties …
Of all the myriad of English idiosyncrasies, the phenomenon of crop circles is among the best. Although such formations have appeared worldwide, from California to the rice paddies …
I’ve discovered the perfect next job for Boris Johnson. It has all the elements he coverts, and all the restrictions he deserves. He will be …
The Rhinoceros Party was a testament to the power of ridicule in the political process that we seem to have totally lost in this day …
It takes a disaster before anything is done that costs money, or so it appears. I have to ask why many blatantly obvious risks that …
This a pothole update to my 2020 blog reported on the ubiquitous problem of potholes, and why they never seem to fixed by the authorities …
Hardknott Pass in England’s north-west Lake District is, technically, the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, but it’s so steep and …
