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Natural Disasters and Other Depressing Happenings

November 1, 2012 By Jessica Ferguson Leave a Comment

When I look around at what’s happening in the world, I could dig a hole and crawl inside, pull the dirt in on me. So easy to get discouraged when I fill my head with election lies, natural disasters, needless deaths, the Benghazi scandal, man-made disasters, thoughts of hurting people and of course, what I consider stupid laws.

Oklahoma’s open-carry law went into effect today. I don’t understand it. We buy the local newspapers. We know what’s going on around here. Honestly, I can’t imagine going into a restaurant and sharing lunch with a bunch of gun-toting citizens that don’t have the same values, up-bringing, life concerns that I have. How do I know they won’t get angry at their waiter and start shooting? I don’t! And frankly, I don’t have that much hope and faith in my fellow man. No offense.

The world is certainly changing. Since I have a tendency to hole up within the safety of my own four walls with laptop in hand, most of what I see on TV and read in the papers reinforces my hermit-like behavior. Unfortunately … my computer crashed. I’ve borrowed hubby’s laptop for the time being. Mine won’t go to its computer doctor until next week when I head back to Louisiana for a conference. (In case you’re wondering, I did find a repair shop here in Yukon but the guy said he’d have to mail it off if he couldn’t fix it. Not an option. Do it all or do none.)

Yesterday, I pecked out the beginnings of a new story on my cell phone. Tedious typing! I had such high hopes for NaNoWrMo this year. {{sigh}} Do I dare attempt it?

I know some of you must have good news to share–nothing like this downer of a post, so let me hear from you. Have you sold a book? A short story? Learned something at a conference worth sharing? Let’s hear it!

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April 18, 2012 By Jessica Ferguson Leave a Comment

P is for . . .

Pollster Frank Luntz has been testing TV ads with various focus groups around the country. Last night he reported their feedback: “What was so frustrating here is that these people in Washington are behaving, in their words, they’re behaving like pigs when we’re trying desperately to pay our bills and to do the right thing … The anger, the agitation is real.”
I wonder if there has ever been a politician who didn’t lie–one who didn’t act like a pig at a trough?

POLITICS
by Jess

Wind carries odors

Faint smells that wrap around life

Choking truth and joy

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