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.
A stay in Pakistan’s remote Ishkoman Valley, where humans still consult fairies. This article, by Geena Truman, takes us back to an era that has …
After 28 years walking across the globe, he’s almost home. Karl Bushby has walked 31,000 miles, crossing some of the world’s harshest landscapes. (Think about …
They were people who took chances – the Vikings who reached the Americas 500 years before Columbus. The Norse made it to Canada around the …
The British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, stated recently that “it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered with the Brexit vote. He has said before that Russia did …
I watched a documentary this week which explained the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. I was amazed at how little …
How fast can you run as compared to other animals? I’m sure most of us have thought about that at some point in our lives, …
A POLITICIAN’S HANDBOOK FOR IMPROVING AMERICA’S DEMOCRACY TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION October 2026 The United States Constitution contains nothing about the creation of political …
I was thinking about the state-of-play relating to the upcoming Midterm elections in the U.S., and what the possible outcomes could be, given that it …
I found this article on Greenland sharks fascinating: Some Greenland sharks alive today may have been contemporaries of Shakespeare. With a scarred heart that beats for centuries, and eyesight that doesn’t fade, this deep-sea shark defies age-related decline. The ocean’s dead often wash up on the storm-battered west coast of Ireland. But in April 2026, …
Olimpia Maidalchini, the Mistress of the Vatican (her description in Eleanor Herman’s book of the same title), was born in a small Italian town outside of Rome in 1591, to a family of no wealth and little influence. The money her father did make, he intended to leave solely to his son, meaning that Olimpia …
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