July 4, Independence Day 2026
This Independence Day 2026 I share a mix of historical and modern quotes related to the concept of America and what it means to be an American.
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Father’s Day 2026
More of a personal note on this Father’s Day 2026. I had the pleasure of attending my older son’s wedding in April and hearing my younger son give a great toast in his role as the best man.
Chatter and Silence
Chatter and silence are two ends of the spectrum of crowd behavior. Like markets, they can also move or sing in unison.
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Scott Adams 1957 – 2026
Scott Adams, author of the Dilbert comic strip and a number of thought provoking books, passed away today after a long struggle with cancer. This post has some observations on his books and essays
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Merry Christmas 2025
Merry Christmas 2025! Three quotes about the Christmas spirit from Bill Curtis, William Arthur Ward, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Until Then We’ll Have To Muddle Through Somehow
“Until Then We’ll Have To Muddle Through Somehow,” a line from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” acts as a point of departure for some thoughts on the value of creative improvisation, grit, and perseverance to our human existence.
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Thanksgiving 2025: Thanks-Living
On Thanksgiving 2025 we find ourselves just shy of a quarter of the way into the Twenty-First Century. What visions the new century inspired in me as a boy in the 1960s.
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If At First You Don’t Succeed
Some variations on a theme around “If At First You Don’t Succeed.” Some humor for entrepreneurs spend a lot of time “not succeeding.”
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Matthew McConaughey offers a playbook in “Greenlights”
Matthew McConaughey mines 35 years of his personal journal entries to offer a playbook for entrepreneurs in “Greenlights.”
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Independence Day, 2025
Four quotes related to Independence Day 2025, July-4-2025,
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Entering 2025 as a Stranger in a Strange Land
Four perspectives on navigating 2025 as a stranger in a strange land, from George Friedman, G. Michael Hopf, Alasdair Gray, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Winter Solstice 2024
Some reflections on the winter solstice 2024, the shortest day of the year.
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Marshall McLuhan: How To See The Future
Some thoughts from Marshall McLuhan and others on how to see the future when the past, spread out before us, is all we see.
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Thanksgiving 2024: Understanding and Preserving a Legacy
Reflections on Thanksgiving 2024 about understanding and preserving the legacy we have received from our ancestors so we can pass it on.
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Quiet and Reflection Support Effective Action
Make time for quiet and reflection to support effective action: stay engaged and maintain situational awareness but take stock periodically.
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Reclaiming Nine-Eleven
My brother is flying in tonight for a visit. It’s his way of reclaiming Nine-Eleven. He’s done it several times now.
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Independence Day 2024: Mark Twain on “The Day We Celebrate”
Mark Twain gave a speech on July 4, 1907 in London on “The Day We Celebrate” where he connects five significant agreements in English and American history that advanced a working consensus on the meaning of freedom.
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Power Out: Storms and Disruptions In Our Daily Life
A power outage triggers some reflections on the value of redundancy and some kind words for those who make repairs on dark and rainy nights.
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Happy Holidays 2023
Happy Holidays 2023: Best Wishes from all of us at SKMurphy for a Joyous Holiday Season and a Successful New Year!
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Thanksgiving 2023: Absent Friends
This Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on absent friends. I was able to say goodbye to some; in other cases neither of us realized we would soon be parted.
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