troi·ka
[troi-kuh] –noun
any group of three persons, nations, etc., acting equally in unison to exert influence, control, or the like.Justin Reads
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Archive for December, 2009
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Future is Now
by Justin Louis . . .I stand looking at my own two feet, wondering if I am where I am right now. I do this because I spend a good bit of time thinking about the future, what it should look like, the things I need to do in order to feel like I’ve succeeded. Problem is when I look [...] -
Progress
by Matt Pitchford . . .One of the very first things that you learn about in value debate is the difference between an intrinsic value and a pragmatic value. An intrinsic value is something that should be pursued in and of itself. It is something inherently important, like justice or freedom. Pragmatic values are valuable because they are a means [...] -
Merry Christmas
by Marcie Little . . .The following is an article I wrote a few weeks ago for an e-newsletter put together by a friend of mine. I thought I’d share it here as well. Merry Christmas from the Troika team! ‘Tis the season to wish one another joy, peace, and hope. It’s plastered on every greeting card, emblazoned on all [...] -
Perspective?
by Justin Louis . . .“If only we had brought our poinsettia with us it would have been perfect.” stated my mom soon after we had arrived in Nye, MT; the destination of our 2-day family expedition. I thought quite the opposite, knowing that the plant would have ridden on my lap for the past 48 hours. Pretty easy to [...] -
Living Like a Movie
by Matt Pitchford . . .I have come to squirm at one specific phrase in nearly any context. A friend may lean over and quip to me, “it’s just like the movies.” I may nod. I might even agree. But it bugs me. I think it demonstrates one of the most pervasive trends in our society. Life reflects movies … [...] -
Pounding the Table
by Matt Pitchford . . .I was asked an interesting question several years ago. It was a simple question, but I keep coming back to it throughout my life. Simply, “What is it that you will pound the table about?” What is it that makes you incensed? What is it that really bugs you … more in the sense of [...] -
The Stuff of Life
by Matt Pitchford . . .I recently finished reading War and Peace. Aside from a significant dose of satisfaction in the completion of a book with such a weighty page count, Tolstoy’s work has impressed several veins of thought in my mind. One of these points is about what exactly life is made up of. Tolstoy claims, outright, that life [...] -
You + Me + People
by Justin Louis . . .My knowledge of Russian literature is limited. Though I’ve had the pleasure of reading several Russian works, it is still with a degree of trepidation that I share my thoughts on the subject. My experience has been primarily with Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, with just enough Solzhenitsyn to have me believing in a trend of Russian [...]