Thanksgiving 2014
We did something different for Thanksgiving 2014: we held a Bootstrapper’s Potluck and hosted a dinner for a dozen people or so with our family.
Spirit
Joseph A Murphy 1925-2007, 7 Years On
Some reflections on my relationship with my father seven years after his death. At least once a week I still get the urge to call him for advice or to update him on my children.
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Neal Stephenson on Christianity, Grace, Sincerity, and Seeing Things as They Are
I have started to reserve Sundays to write on spirituality, charity, and a higher moral purpose to our life as entrepreneurs. I was struck by the quote that Stephenson puts in Juanita’s mouth in Snow Crash and have concluded that he is performing a similar ministry in his science fiction writing. There is a sense
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Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July from all of us at SKMurphy! Here are some quotes to reflect on as you watch the fireworks.
Leonard Smith 1927-2014
I didn’t know Leonard Smith but I was forwarded a link by John McKenna two days ago to his obituary (originally published in GreenwichTime on Jan. 26, 2014) and I thought it captured the essential personality of people who bring change to organizations in trouble and often start new ones.
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Through The Rude Wind’s Wild Lament And The Bitter Weather
We have a week left in 2013. This is a short post to collect some odds and ends on the day after Christmas, also known as Feast of St. Stephen or Boxing Day depending upon where you are reading this.
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Thanksgiving 2013
Some observations on Thanksgiving 2013, punctuated by quotes from Soren Kierkegaard, W. T. Purkiser, W.N. Rieger and Albert Schweitzer.
Remembering 9-11: Our Children Will Also Live In Interesting Times
Remembering 9-11: I found this video very moving because it focused on the people and not the destruction. h/t Victory Girls Remembering 9-11 Take ten minutes to reflect on Sep-11-2001, a watershed event for the US in the 21st century that I have come to believe is a harbinger and not an outlier. Last year
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Thanksgiving 2012
Thanksgiving 2012 is a chance to reflect on all that I am grateful for: health, family, friends, and the opportunities I have been given.
Take a Moment To Remember 11 Years Ago
Take a Moment To Remember 11 Years Ago The 9-11 attack may be the question for my middle age that “where were you when John Kennedy was assassinated?” was in my youth. Osama bin Laden is now dead but the forces he helped to organize are still at work. Take a moment to remember 11
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Thanksgiving 2011
Reflections at Thanksgiving 2011: in the second half of my life, it’s time to appreciate all that I have and be more forthcoming in my gratitude to others.
Some Things Change, Others Remain Constant
Some things change, others remain constant. It’s hard to see the patterns when you are enmeshed in them. You have to pause and reflect.
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Take a Minute to Recall 9 Years Ago
I apologize for this detour from our exploration of entrepreneurial issues, but this anniversary of my complete confusion is one that I continue to observe, still attempting almost a decade later to make sense of it. But please, take a minute to recall 9 years ago.
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Fourth of July 2010
Fourth of July is when the Declaration of Independence was signed, America’s declaration to England that “You’re Not The Boss of Me Now.”
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Deprecating Facebook Part Two
I am deprecating my use of Facebook except for a small group of friends and family. On-line communities do not enable person to person trust to scale.
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Thanksgiving 2009
Thanksgiving 2009: to be self-employed in a downturn is a wonderful opportunity–I don’t have to worry about getting laid off.
Uncertain Times
We live in uncertain times, both in terms of the economic and technology transitions that are underway. I offer two rules that I use to navigate by.
Thanksgiving 2008
A quick note of thanks that even in the midst of a serious economic downturn for Thanksgiving 2008 I have my health, my family, my friends, and the opportunity to make a living.