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.
Grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory seems to be the only initiative that the U.S. Democratic Party structure is publicly projecting at the moment, …
Sixty minutes in an hour. We take it for granted, but why are there sixty minutes in an hour? Is it a fact of nature, or a mathematical reality which no-one questions, or did someone, at some time, make it up? If the latter is true, then why did they choose the number sixty as …
Sixty minutes in an hour. We take it for granted, but why are there sixty minutes in an hour? Is it a fact of nature, or a mathematical reality which no-one questions, or did someone, at some time, make it up? If the latter is true, then why did they choose the number sixty as …
Sorry. Sorry to bother you. Sorry for the delay. Sorry about the weather. Sorry for all of the above. In the UK, “Sorry” is …
“Get paid, not aid” is the title of an Economist article on the growing initiatives for investing in Africa. Traditionally, both Africans and foreigners have …
The New Forest, in the U.K., was created by William the Conqueror as a personal hunting reserve soon after his conquest of Britain in 1066. …
Sixty minutes in an hour. We take it for granted, but why are there sixty minutes in an hour? Is it a fact of nature, …
ChatGPT and assassination is a report that analyzes the supposed assassination attempt on Donald Trump during his presidential campaign for his current term in office. …
This article by Robert Reich, entitled “The Worst Supreme Court Justice” is the first one I’ve seen that accurately documents the abuses that can occur …
An article in the Economist a few weeks ago, entitled “Destination Brussels”, reinforced my conviction that the United Kingdom’s future includes re-establishing its relationship with …
