by design | Jul 2, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I pen this essay, the rain we sorely needed continues to fall. The saying goes, be careful what you wish/pray for. However, I like rain and summer storms. There’s a wonderful and evocative piece of music by Antonio Vivaldi called “The Four...
by design | Jun 25, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It is apparent that facts are irrelevant to the Trump hatred bunch whose nom de guerre is “the resistance,” but whose calling card is the F-bomb. Actually, the resistance is a euphemism for what has become unhinged depravity. The bile that exudes...
by design | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a kid I remember reading about the boy, Aladdin, from the book “One Thousand and One Nights.” Often, I would dream of finding a magic lamp with a genie who might grant me three wishes if summoned. I’m a man now, a scientist and have trouble with...
by design | Jun 11, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of my observations of life (Fergisms) is that parenthood is a state of constant concern about your children, and intermittent worry. Since I have four grandchildren – and another on the way- I believe the state of concern extends to...
by design | Jun 4, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Who do you listen to these days? Perhaps you’ve quit listening all together. Most folks I know stay at least partially engaged in the events of the day, but sometimes I wonder. There is an excuse for being uninformed. Though we live in the...
by design | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As Becky and I travel, it’s not unusual for people to ask me if I’m from Texas. I don’t wear a ten gallon hat, but apparently I have an accent confused with a Texas drawl. Actually, my accent is East Tennessean with a nasal drawl. I often respond...
