Hanging It Up

Hanging It Up We are what we repeatedly do. Historian Will Durant By Dr. Jim Ferguson Last week the Christmas spirit came to me. Each year I search for the spirit, and it finally comes, sometimes early and sometimes later. Jesus said, “Seek and you will find,” so I...

Declination

Declination We have met the enemy, and he is us. Pogo By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of newspaper comic strips. As a kid, Looney Tunes cartoons were my Saturday morning entertainment and subliminal teacher. Heckle & Jeckle, Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny,...

The truth is out there

Those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana By Dr. Jim Ferguson I was a big fan of the X-Files. Back when we used to trust the FBI, I loved watching agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate odd mysteries while combating...

Refuge

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s funny how you all of a sudden notice something. Some years ago, I noticed a tree with yellow to reddish...

Winter Musings

  “Sh*tter’s full.” Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation By Dr. Jim Ferguson These days, I have more time to reflect and write since I am no longer running to the hospital or to the office to see patients. Nor am I rushing to get home for...

Groupthink

Politics is downstream from culture. Andrew Breitbart By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of comics. Perhaps the only exception is the single-cell comics of Gary Larson. I loved Larson’s caricatures and creatures, and his witty and pithy observations. And I...