New one on me: I understand paved road versus unpaved road. I kind of have a feel for semi-paved road as perhaps partially paved, but I don't see how that could be much different than semi-unpaved road mentioned in a recent article. #terminology
Ron Ferguson
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Word Wielder. A former math prof with 4 textbooks published, Ron Ferguson now writes SciFi & fantasy under the pen names R D Ferguson and Ronald D Ferguson. Full member of SFWA and Codex. Publications listed at WWW.RonaldDFerguson.com
As I have often said, A fine line separates multitasking from scatterbrained. #multitasking www.washingtonpost.com/home/2026/09...
Analysis | ‘Toxic multitasking’ is breaking your brain. Here’s how to take control.
Doing more than one thing at once, especially on screens, can become addictive, which harms the functioning of our brain and nervous system.
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No need for a medicine wagon for a show before the snake oil pitch. Just turn on your TV or go to the internet for specials that offer a miraculous cure for what ails you. The pitch is the show.
Invest in tulip bulb futures? OK, then how about a Ponzi ... No? I understand. Trump University? Ignorance returns almost as much as stupidity. No. Try AI? What is it? No one knows for sure, but it annoys a lot of folks: Could beat bitcoin. Yes, I'll take your check. #LatestGreatest #Money #Schemes
This year, my wife & I celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. When we married, I promised her that we would evenly divide the driving duties when we were both in the car: I would drive us the first 35 years, and she would drive us the next 35 years … Honestly, I didn’t expect to live this long.😍
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Ronald D Ferguson
Ronald D Ferguson also writes YA fiction under the pen name R D Ferguson. He taught college mathematics for many years and published 4 mathematics textbooks during those years. An active member of the...
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Ronald D Ferguson
Ronald D Ferguson also writes YA fiction under the pen name R D Ferguson. He taught college mathematics for many years and published 4 mathematics textbooks during those years. An active member of the...
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@followers I'm Giving AWAY no-strings-attached EBOOKS during the July Smashwords Summer Sale from 07/01/2026 to 07/31/2026! DOWNLOAD up to 11 FREE eBOOKS at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... AND 5 FREE YA eBOOKS at smashwords.com/profile/view... #Free #eBooks #boost
Ronald D Ferguson
Ronald D Ferguson also writes YA fiction under the pen name R D Ferguson. He taught college mathematics for many years and published 4 mathematics textbooks during those years. An active member of the...
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5 Day countdown REMINDER: Why give away 10K+ eBOOKS in July 2026? My rationale is here: #Giveaway #Free #eBooks #July
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I added a newsletter sign up form if you want to receive the quarterly lists of new SFFH published by small presses directly in your inbox! 👇 (This will only subscribe you to the new release lists, not to the full #SmallPitch blog!)
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Ronald D Ferguson
Ronald D Ferguson also writes YA fiction under the pen name R D Ferguson. He taught college mathematics for many years and published 4 mathematics textbooks during those years. An active member of the...
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For the whole Month of July, 2026, SmashWords will hold it gigantic Summer Sale. I'm going all-in with my entire 15 ebook catalog, More Details soon. #Smashwords #Summer #Sale
Responsibility without authority is a fool's errand. Authority without responsibility is a recipe for disaster. #responsibility #authority
Common Sense is a misnomer. The sensibility it attempts to describe is not widespread enough to be common.
When we finish sympathizing with the complainers then we can commence complaining about the complaints. #complaint
Three Days until SORCERY ON THE SUNSET EXPRESS goes live. books2read.com/u/3nRABB #Novel #Magic #AltHistory
Each Visit to Facebook, I meet Manus. Can Manus post messages for me so I don't have to visit regularly? Even ten years after I'm dead to keep ad revenues rolling? Perhaps there is a story idea somewhere in there. Will the Meta Obergruppenführer AI allow me to post this message? #AI #Intrusion