by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a baby boomer, the music I identify with is Rock and Roll. I came of age in the 60s and “my music” was the British invasion of the Beatles, but even more so, the Motown sound of the Contours, Smokey Robinson, and, of course, Marvin Gaye. In...
by design | Jul 14, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson My wife, Becky, relates a story of a long departed relative who grew up in the Great Depression. This lady understood privation, and as a result saved everything for the proverbial “rainy day.” As the family sorted through her life’s history and...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson My daughter is an English teacher, and writer. She recently commented that I am prolific. I do seem to have a lot to say, perhaps because I have a voice (The Focus) and perhaps because I’m passionate about many things and my country. I was...
by design | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I watched my grandson, Oakley, run towards the ocean’s edge I realized he was still a toddler. His lack of arm swing and twisting torso gave him that sweet awkwardness of little children. Watching him caused me to think about some of my...
by design | Jun 23, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m not a beach person like the Johnson side of my family. I identify more with the Psalmist who said, “I look unto the mountains, from whence cometh my strength.” Yet, I find myself at the beach again this year with our extended family and count...
by design | Jun 16, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I used to like liver and onions; at least until I worked at an inner city hospital during my internal medicine training. I’ve seen some bad livers in my day, and I can no longer stomach this traditional English dish. That being said, the English...
