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 January, 2010
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Our Story
by Matt Pitchford . . .I love a good story. I love telling good stories. I’ve had a to-do list item for a long time now that says, “Become a Bard.” So far progress has been mediocre. I’m doing okay in collecting unique sets of stories to tell, but I’m having some distinct difficulty with the whole “song and dance” [...] -
The Experience Validator
by Matt Pitchford . . .Our contemporary internet-driven society views truth in a way that is markedly different from societies that proceeded it. We distrust oral tradition on the basis of its seemingly subjective and personal nature. We distrust the written word in news and books because it can be so easily manipulated or spun to fit anyone’s end or [...] -
The Cult of Youth
by Matt Pitchford . . .We, apparently, want to be Dorian Grey. Perhaps not (exclusively) in the sense that we want to engage in deeper, thicker, and more debauched behavior in the most exotic of ways, but in the sense that we have started lamenting over youth before having lost it. Everything in our culture is being pushed younger and [...] -
Thoughts from the snow
by Marcie Little . . .Monday: I woke up this morning, took a shower, and started to make my way to the kitchen in search of coffee. I had quite a to do list for the day, and was eager to get started on it. As I passed by a window, my footsteps were arrested by a most magical (at [...] -
So, This is the New Year …
by Matt Pitchford . . .Especially as the new year begins – with all its wildness, wonder, hope and expectation – I’d like to start on the right and joyful foot. It’s very easy to gripe on the internet. I can post about pet peeves, things that bug me, critiques of culture, problems with humanity, or petty difficulties. It is [...]