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.
Storing carbon dioxide in carpets seems a somewhat fanciful idea, but a company in Atlanta, Georgia, has shown that it’s not only possible, it’s possible …
Poor white students, or in English English, white working class pupils, have been failed by decades of neglect in England’s education system. A recent …
Diversity versus division reverberated with me this past weekend. A roadtrip to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains brought into focus the inherent divisions …
Canada it’s udderly absurd is a title that hides a major nutritional concern under a cloak of fun and ridicule. Fun and ridicule are also …
Killing off good ideas is a topic that came from writing the blogs on environmental issues last week. I included a comment at the end …
Rugged individualism is a very American trait, but it is also a very destructive one. An article in a local Colorado magazine this week surprised …
Central American corruption is endemic, as it is in the rest of the world. The announcement this week that one of the major policies the …
How to knit a road sounds like an in-house joke of some sort, or some form of crochet that most of us have never heard …
A better fog trap may be a linguistic twist on an old marketing expression but it’s a simple, real, and effective solution to drought in …
Rabbits of the sea in Australia. The Humpback whale is making a comeback. We have heard for years that many species of whales have been …
