by design | Jun 1, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve been thinking about self-sufficiency as I watch the pears, apples, plums and peaches on my fruit trees mature and wait for my garden to produce. We live in the humid and warm south so you must use insecticides and fungicides if you want any...
by design | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The sign of our times is the “Mask.” I was always curious seeing Asian cultures such as the Chinese and Japanese wearing masks in public. Understandably, the polluted air of Beijing and industrial areas of China might require a filter – or an...
by design | May 18, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The Right Reverend Martin Luther King’s famous words, “Free at last, free at last…” popped into my mind last week as I severed my connection with Facebook. For years I enjoyed pictures of my friends and their families, memories and conversations,...
by design | May 11, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Somewhere along the way, I developed an appreciation of history and language. Maybe I was born with recessive historical or writing genes which somehow became activated. I don’t know how this occurred, but I’ve come to understand there are a lot of...
by design | May 4, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I write this column, it is day forty-four of our “sheltering in place,” and we’ve had enough. Tonight, our neighborhood friends will join us in Blount County at our favorite Mexican restaurant to celebrate “liberation” with margaritas and...
by design | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have to admit that the more I listen to “experts” the more confused I become. As a citizen and physician, I believe it is my duty to stay informed. So, I read widely. And I watch the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings....