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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ July 27, 2014

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Chip Murray

For the first time since 2005, I requested a lunch meeting with one of the two men I report to. I work for a large multi-national financial services corporation headquartered in Paris, France. Dror, who I think of as more … Continue reading →

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S.O.J. for Men! What’s in Your Bathroom?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Chip Murray

I remember a picture we used to have on the company wall from my younger days. It was a beautiful photograph of man hang-gliding over a spectacular mountain range…and the words; The Difference Between Men & Boys is the Price … Continue reading →

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Cash Cows, Units & Patriots!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Chip Murray

On the ride home from the office last week, I was radio station-hopping when I happened on the Mark Levin show just as Mark took a call from a Neurosurgeon who had just attended an industry conference of his peers. … Continue reading →

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The Revolt of the Other Working Class!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Chip Murray

My God, a lot has changed since the beginning of Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign! From the very start, according to his supporters, it was all going to be about the working class people (of course now we realize that meant … Continue reading →

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Governor Perry & the Tea Leaves

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Chip Murray

“Stand Up” and “Stop Apologizing”! These words from the lips of Texas Governor Rick Perry resonated high above the pathetic Weiner dribble and pundit banter this past week. Whether or not his advice will be heeded by those seeking higher … Continue reading →

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The “Most Useful Idiot” Award!

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Chip Murray

We used to make things…We used to make lots of things! That is what we used to call PRODUCTIVE. And the real beauty of making things was that we made things that people needed! That is what we used to … Continue reading →

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Government Activism versus Citizen Activism…A Story of Hope!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Chip Murray

It is so easy these days to just…let go. After so much time spent fighting for the things you believe in every single day, and still waking up to headlines each day that seem to establish a new low on … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Americas & The American Dream?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Chip Murray

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to add the Internet to its portfolio of regulated industries. The agency’s chairman, Julius Genachowski, announced Wednesday that he circulated draft rules he says will “preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet.” … Continue reading →

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The Fat Lip in the Whitehouse

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Chip Murray

Talk about optics! The man who, according to Rush is “happily presiding over an America in decline”, may or may not be happy…but there is something very optically poetic and karmically fitting to see the lips most responsible in such … Continue reading →

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