Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and roger)
(hey! zoe!!..well, you asked! ..and the answer is: I see something and it makes me laugh…not always ‘ha ha’ but always laugh)
You know, I was reading the other Posts in this weekend’s TToT and what struck me was the number (or percentage of the total) of Posts from people writing in for the first time. I thought to myself, I thought, “even allowing for my own Y Chrome drive for competition and being bigger, better and more than anyone else around, Lizzi and the co-hostinae must be totally pleased with how many people are coming around.” It’s in the description of this bloghop (at the bottom of the page, that our Ms. Rogers clearly states her goal to create a community) and each weekend I sit back in semi-awe at the success that is manifesting in the 2 days of grat lists.
….then I thought, “and all those new Readers get to learn about the Doctrine… oh oh” I will state, categorically, that I am not embarrassed by the…er challenging nature of my weekly contributions. I know that my co-hosts enjoy and even encourage my wanderings from the path of traditional gratitude lists. As a matter of fact, I will say that it is a strength of the TToT itself, that creativity is encouraged, that not only can lists be….er weird, but if, for some reason, you are able to meet the core criteria of the TToT, there is (also) something called the Book of Secret Rules (aka Secret Book of Rules) that offers us ‘the cover’ when we must stray from the middle path. Provided, of course, that we are convincing.
…anyway. I just wanted to mention that to the new, (and not so new), Participants in the TToT this weekend. (“…go ahead, clark, show them how strange you are and (how) comprehensive the BoSR really is!”) For today’s Sunday Post, I’d like to state my appreciation for some of the Posts I read yesterday:
1) ‘that cynking feeling’ for a traditional ‘numbered’ Post that uses photos and images, I really appreciate that she not only illustrates, but enhances the ‘story’ being told. There is something very cool about photos showing ‘a reality’ to accompany the text of the post
2) ‘Something Something‘ …a first time participant in the TToT, I believe… this Post has the elements that I often cite as goals that I have for my efforts: sharing something personal and meaningful and managing to laugh at the same time…. (yes, to a certain extent I’m hoping for some ‘cover’, given my Comment to this Post… (in my defense, I will say, ‘you’re the one who mentioned Chuck Norris’!)
3) ‘that’s Life, sometimes!!!’ certainly not a new participant in ‘the blog hop that Lizzi built’, Rich is one my blog role models. If I aim to write a vignette, a little insight, Rich manages, in a single Post, to write a successful 13 week season of a TV dramady…. lol
4) ‘Life, Unexpectedly’ unless I am mistaken (‘I know! yeah, right), Stephanie has been with us since the beginning last Summer… the thing I like about her ‘grat lists’ is that they read like a page from a diary that is written on a single sheet of paper, a list and yet (it) still offers an insight into the real life of a real family…. cool
5) hey! you new people! you know how different the path here at the Doctrine is? no, no you don’t! this Item Number Five? its reserved for a Post that has not been submitted yet this weekend!
Wait!! still 10 minutes to go!…actually I have a Post for number 5 Kristi and Finding Ninee ’cause she’s an example of the kind of people that I get to become acquainted with that I would not have had the nerve to introduce myself to, we were to meet in the ‘real’ world… talented writer, and funny and a good person
6) and this spot at #6 too! (sorry, you’ll just have to come back at the end of the day…say 9:30 pm…)
7) I will say I am, at the moment, grateful that the snow has stopped… I was beginning to get that endless winter horror-vibe that Peter Straub created so effectively in his book, ‘Ghost Story‘
8) … certainly not as redundant or self-referential as may appear, on first blush, but this weekend exercise, the writing of 2 posts? is not only all kinds of gratitude-enhancing and sharing and other girl-based ideals for a happy life, but it’s practice… as in ‘practice writing’. I may not have mentioned this before, but I got, like, solid ‘C’s in all English, Composition and Grammar related classes back in High School and college…no! really. (lol) but while I’m reading everyone’s Posts, I’m also trying to figure out ‘how you do it’… you know: create a mood, a character, an effect, relate a story so that your Readers feel that they are there…Christine does that really well and be funny and creative too… (although on the creative end of the scale, Lizzi totally owns the franchise)
9) Hey! new Participants…. did Lizzi and them tell you about the TToT GuardVirgins yet? well, there are….7 of ’em too! go make them tell you about it, it will totally help when you come to the point where you need to invoke the Book!
10) Speaking of GuardVirgins…. I am grateful for the friendship of Cyndi… over at Pictimiltude she is not only a hell of a blogger….(and all around artistically talented life form) but she is a power of example for those of us who are working to understand (how to use) the Wakefield Doctrine to our advantage…. and she also contributed the above referenced GuardVirgins! thanks Cyndi!
…what the hell, we did a full album yesterday, lets do one today…an oldie and while this is not Winter music, it has memory traces that make me believe that Winter will end.
About clarkscottroger
Glad I could be of some assistance in today’s post. LOL
And…..and…..f-r-s-t
I believe that is a true statement
Ghost Story! Read it around 3 times and loved the movie too, although Alice Kriege has to be the most frightening actress – creature I have ever come across. whah-oooo! I feel as if I am watching a small group become a big group right smack in front of my face! jny !
j
cool, no? (yeah, the book, especially did so much to allow the experience of the endless Winter)
Ghost story? No thanks! EEEEEEP!
But glad that New People are happening and that there’s still the ‘feel’
You didn’t mention New Participant Starr, who might just kick your ass for that :p
I’ll be watching.
Also, BRONZE!
Lizzi
(…hey a blogger can hope right?)
there are two ‘Items’ reserved for the best 2 Posts of the Weekend!! and maybe a docTee for the 2 Posts that get the highest number of suggestions…
Do baby news qualify for a docTee?? I’ll wear it for the race in March :-)
Stephanie
that can certainly be arranged… will be doing another ‘batch’ of docTees, will let you know and (will) email for your mailing address
You WANTED to make me tear up, Clark, admit it!! Playing with some poor girl’s hormones like that… But honestly, I am truly moved being mentioned, Clark, even though I have been a really sub-prime contributer recently, and I totally blame it on the mommy brain. Once I get to take my place on the couch, I am usually so fried, I cannot really wrap my head around the theories any more the same way as a fresh brain would do. And there you wonder: and THIS is who’s raising the next generation. Sad but true, yes.. :-)
Clark I love this list! You know despite the fact that you totally cheesed out on numbers 5&6! and number 2 made me actually laugh out loud because if the personal revelation that you’re letting us in on is the fact that you like boobs I don’t know that that was a big secret …not that you’ve ever said anything but it was just kind of I guess inferred.but number 8 is the real caveat because you always create a mood here and I always find it kind of funny that you think you don’t but then again you are THE Clark…
Oh yeah the pic did make me laugh….was that a housewife mag cover?
zoe
…yeah, I know! how can you look at that image and not smile? (yes, that does make us both weird)
Entertaining as ever and shouting out some mucho incredible bloggers this week!
Ghost Story….most excellent and now am having a desire to read and/or view it again but since I am currently semi-addicted to Orange Is The New Black, I will have to add it the never ending list. I am, however, very glad the snow has stopped.
Sandy
very much agree… I think I liked the book better (than the movie) for the atmosphere of isolation in winter…
Lots of new people, that ad you took out on the bus bench is really paying off!
p.s. Thanks for clarifying about the Book of Secret Rules with “aka Secret Book of Rules.” I never would have put that together ;)
It was nice to meet you on the “video” chat!
Thanks for mentioning me. I enjoy finding photos to add to my TToT lists, so I’m glad they are appreciated.
you welcome
(as I’ve mentioned in other posts and such, the process of picking images and photos for posts (not counting the direct depiction of the subject matter in a post) is so much fun, especially when it is done after writing the post, but without trying too consciously to ‘match’ the subject matter.) way fun
Awww! You saved number five for ME!! I’m so happy and honored. And! Did you notice? I posted like 8 hours early yesterday. Yup, for realz, I think it was like 4pm or something. A new record and maybe, one of these days, I’ll make in on a Saturday!! Yeah, right.
I love the new peeps!
Kristi
yeah… the level of quality (execution and insight) evidenced of late at the TToT is wonderful (for the mature writers) and depressing (for me)…ha ha as Cyndi would ‘say’ just joking… it’s all a reflection of Lizzi and her band of hostettes