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 have just inaugurated my version of the “GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD” to reward the most stupid, inept, criminal and just plain dumb activities of public officials, and others, everywhere. I would appreciate your help in identifying great examples.
The mantra of the United States has always been “The land of individualism and opportunity; opportunities abound if you are willing to work hard, and …
Fishing in international waters has become a 24-7 operation. A single country has accounted for about 80 percent of the fishing in the international waters …
Humanizing robots is a topic that has attracted and repelled mankind from the earliest days of robot development. The android, Commander Data, from StarTrek probably …
It is still a little difficult to think of Prince Charles as King Charles III. He has been “in waiting” for so many years and …
Gun control numbers tell it all. When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if fragile and …
A key figure from Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga certainly fulfills the requirements of the wicked witch – she lives in a house that walks through …
A flight powered by cooking oil has taken place in the U.K. for the first time. You might expect such an announcement would be followed …
The rich get richer. This was the topic of a very interesting analysis sent to me by one of my readers. We have all read …
One of the major casualties of our current, ridiculously politically-correct, world is a sense of humour. Politically, no-one in their right mind can even attempt …
Socially bankrupt would be a reasonable description of the U.S.’s stand on gun control. A report in the Huffington Post reported that a school district …
Proposed amendments to the US Electoral Count Act could be the way forward in eliminating the US Electoral College. I have written several blogs …
