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.
This blog is definitely going “out on a limb”. It’s an opinion piece based on two things; my conviction that the reporting of the U.S. …
We occasionally hear storm warnings about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. However, for most people in the West, it is too far away …
I thought this article on the sandwich lunch, in the Economist magazine, was fun, true, and light-hearted enough to bring a smile to most faces …
The Valley of the Thracian Kings is something I had never heard of before I read a recent report. I thought many of my readers …
Depends what you hit, or what hits you. This statement of survivability is as true today as it was many years ago when traffic safety …
Wasted Water is a problem that is gaining more and more traction as the pre-eminent issue of our times, even if it’s one that most …
Orange Juice would hardly seem to be an important subject for a blog. However, the fact that concentrate orange-juice futures in New York, which soft-drink …
The continued Israeli government arrogance in assuming that whatever they choose to do in their aggression against their neighbors, Palestinians and Lebanese, is justified, just …
English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with champagne, English Champagne, and they are producing top-quality sparkling wines – it is …
Many individuals in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt; it is the largest single factor for personal bankruptcy. Medical costs are also affecting many …
