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.
Robert Burns family flute is a story I have not heard before, and I have been involved in staging Robert Burns Suppers for many years …
This week I am issuing a severe warning of an event that seems to be creeping ever, and inexorably, closer, on a daily basis. It …
The jokes about U.S Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his totally irresponsible beliefs and actions on vaccines, have been …
Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy. In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret …
The quest for ice cream that doesn’t melt is getting closer to fruition. Ice cream is a staple of summer, but melts quickly when the …
The only remaining Portuguese narrow gauge railway line plays host to heritage trains, offering a chance to travel through the stunning Vouga Valley in a …
This blog, which I’ve entitled “Travel More”, reports an interview conducted by the former BBC America announcer, Katty Kay, with one of the U.S.’s most …
This article, written by Brent Molnar, identifies a well-documented clinical condition that fits Donald Trump’s erratic behavior to a tee: This analysis has been endorsed …
The new Vera Rubin Observatory telescope will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of optical astronomy …
I am in the middle of reading a book by Stephen Breyer, called Reading the Constitution, and it triggered a thought about the relationship between …
