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 research of tens of thousands of wooden stakes poking up from British Columbia’s shoreline has solved a Canadian underwater mystery and smashed a long-held …
The science of container ships, and their perilous crossings of the oceans and seas of the world, may not seem like a particularly engaging topic, …
Squirrels and the US Army are an unlikely combination at best. Research at the University of California, Berkeley is trying to provide an advantageous link …
Road line painting is something we take for granted, never thinking about who does it, how it works, how they keep the lines straight, what …
Brexit unravelling is a pipe dream for most of us, but a recent declaration by a British Minister may indicate that the pipe dream could …
What happened to real conservatism in the U.S? It certainly cannot be found in the current Republican Party, and it is either defunct, or hiding …
I have written several blogs highlighting Israel’s role of Israel in U.S. affairs, both foreign and domestic. These blogs have included one on Israel’s interference …
Barmy Scottish swimmers ( Barmy is U.K. slang for pleasantly nuts!) Meg Maitland, Linda Malcolm, Bronwyn Macaskill, Claire Gardner, Jo Lindsay, Jeremy Milne, Norma Loudon …
The Canaries’ tsunami potential. The recent volcanic activity on the Island of La Palma in the Canary Islands triggered a memory that has stayed with …
The nuclear dichotomy of a quick enough response to a threat balanced against a system of checks that prevent precipitous and irreversible action has been …
