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End of Year Video - From Nobody to Belonging
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Posted May 28, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Another Late-Night Diatribe
I Stayed Up Too Late Writing This Again Now with 100% less politics (sorry Max) and 0% more Pain and Power of Chores (sorry Fitz) My pattern of writing at obscene hours continues with this newest installment. There are more of these but most are too short or too meandering... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Narrative Story
Change The Only Constant “It’s only after you’ve stepped outside of your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” - Roy Bennet Any change, big or small, is never able to be completely prepared for. You can steel yourself, set things in motion, do anything under the... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of I
The End ”And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” The Beatles I do not know who I will be. Granted, many people don’t, but that not knowing is what defines me. From someone who values knowledge above few other things, the essential... Continue reading
Posted May 4, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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I Stayed Up Too Late Writing This
Jumbled Ramblings By Max Troiano “The interest of businessmen is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public. The proposal of any new law or regulation of commerce which comes from this order ought never to be adopted, till after having been long and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Place I Go
Warm Earth, Dark Night, Bright Stars By Max Troiano “Stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me.” ― Haruki Murakami, 2002 The place I go is so unique that it only exists for one night, once a year. It can never be found... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Blood in the Monongahela
Posted Feb 27, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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An Experience with a Friend
Posted Feb 5, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Ulysses
Ulysses ”You know what this needs? More obscure references to Greek mythology!” -Tennyson, probably This is my son, mine own Telemachus, To whom I leave the scepter and the isle,-- Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfill This labour, by slow prudence to make mild A rugged people, and thro' soft... Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Music Memoir
The Power of Music The Man in Black Grandparents are an oft-forgotten yet critical part of the development of any child lucky enough to grow up with them. I certainly count myself in that number with all of my grandparents, but one really stands out; my maternal grandfather, or Papa... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of Music
Posted Jan 12, 2020 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of Respect
The Power of Respect Father and Son By Max Troiano Mutual respect is a must-have in any sustainable relationship, and without it the relationship will crumble. I learned this lesson the hard way, through years of tension and conflict with my father. Last spring, we were in our worst place... Continue reading
Posted Dec 19, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of Friendship
Posted Oct 29, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Dustbin Magi
The Dustbin Magi By Max Troiano The Gift of the Magi is a classic, well-known, and influential story. However, more and more, its religious tint seems out of place. Unlike a surprisingly (perhaps worryingly) recent 1905, when this tale of love and sacrifice was written, the prevailing religion of the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 15, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Power of Place
Posted Oct 8, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of Place Summer at Camp Takodah I felt...
Posted Oct 8, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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The Power of Family
Posted Oct 2, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Journal #7
Posted Sep 30, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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Journal #1
Posted Sep 26, 2019 at 2021 Troiano, Max
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