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.
“Ditch the Baggage” is a catch-phrase I think whoever emerges as the new leader of the Democratic Party should adopt if they really want to …
“On April 7, 2026, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that it was releasing the newest generation of its large language model, dubbed “Claude Mythos …
“Five strategic keys lock up the world”. That was a statement from Sir Jacky Fisher, a Victorian admiral, spoken over a century ago. He cited …
Among Donald Trump’s more idiotic, ill-informed, and dangerous announcements and threats, of which there are too many to even count, is the one that he …
I must admit I had never thought about British Pub Protocol before, but my excuse is that I was brought up with a pub culture, …
My favourite “Pothole Watcher”, Stephen, just sent me an update on one of the world’s most persistent irritations. As a follow-up to his report, I …
I have been a fan of Dave Allen for many years, but I didn’t realise the effect he had on the art of comedy, and …
This is catastrophic news for the millions of people who love British marmalade. The announcement read “British marmalades may need to be re-labelled under a …
I thought it would be interesting to get different perspectives on the situation in the United States vis-à-vis our erratic, delusional, quite possibly mad, and …
This story about Flying Foxes, apart from being a fascinating story in its own right, made me wonder, and not for the first time, why …
