Tag Archives: Education

Is it Time for the “Square Peg in the Round Hole Society” to Give Back the Keys?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Chip Murray

Do you remember Barack Obama’s first clever little campaign shtick chiding the Republicans for running the proverbial car into the ditch and demanding the keys back? Well we gave them back and not only has the ditch become a sink … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ February 23, 2014

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Chip Murray

Holistic Education ~ “a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace.”~ Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ November 24th, 2013

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Chip Murray

I’ve been thinking ‘bout all the times you held me I never heard you shout, the flow of energy was so fine. Now I think I’ll lay it on the line and keep on tryin…’ …to get home to you. … Continue reading →

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The Universities of Radicalism & “Collective” Professors!

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Chip Murray

Radicalism~ A Progressive Liberal Ideology (Wikipedia) “Collectivism is the hot looking but mentally unstable bombshell blonde making promises of excitement and long term comfort she has no intention of keeping.  She is so seductive not because she has any profound … Continue reading →

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Forgive Them, For They Know Not!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Chip Murray

                             “Learning is not compulsory, but neither is survival.” — W. Edwards Deming, quality expert What struck me in the quote above was Deming’s linking of word learning to survival. I found it interesting that he chose the word … Continue reading →

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The Road to Perdition

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, then a master. And then it becomes a tamer, and with a hook and whip it makes puppets of your larger desires.” — Kahlil Gibran, … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up, New Years Day 2012 Edition!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chip Murray

Good morning dear friend. Let me be among the first to welcome you to the New Year! We rang in the New Year (sort of) with Popa Chubby at the Turning Point in Piermont last night. (I say sort of, … Continue reading →

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The Legitimization of Tyranny!

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Chip Murray

“I think President Obama has good intentions.” -Mitt Romney, Presidential Candidate…Republican Presidential Candidate! In 1789 the interests of 3 million people were served by Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton and scores of other bright stars. Today we are 300 … Continue reading →

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Last of the Sane Men!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Chip Murray

My father passed from this world on October 12, 2001; just about 8 months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He was very much aware of the world around him until the day he died. As horrifically significant as 9/11 was, … Continue reading →

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True North!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Chip Murray

True north (geodetic north) is the direction along the earth’s surface towards the geographic North Pole. True north…It’s only two words. But if you’re a hiker lost in the middle of the Adirondacks, it’s the two words that could save … Continue reading →

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