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 July, 2010
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Of Farms, Retail, and Offices
by Matt Pitchford . . .We’ve all done it. When we are asked the question, “How are you doing?” I will often enough respond with an exposition on what I am doing. We seem to think the most important part of our lives is what we are doing instead of who we are, how we are, or even what we [...] -
Novelty
by Matt Pitchford . . .Time brings a perspective all its own. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the novelty of things. It is hardest to understand and see the full ramifications something when we first experience it. Like a kid with a new toy, new ideas and experiences can capture our attention with the shiny clean of something [...] -
Legitimacy
by Matt Pitchford . . .However much we may crave the comfort of complete knowledge and certainty, there are very few times in life that we actually can have either. Truly understanding and dealing with that fundamental revelation is difficult, to say the least. It seems that our first and most powerful instinct is to apply a formula. I was [...] -
Adultolescence
by Matt Pitchford . . .Frank is an 87-year-old WWII veteran who lives on the farm where I’m currently interning. A couple of years ago he got double pneumonia and would terrorize the nurses by sneaking out of his hospital room in order to smoke his pipe outside. He’s pretty hard-core. We were talking at dinner one time and he [...]