Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
2 items to cover, short post:
Chapter 14 is out1
Friday Night vidchat(s) is/are considered by many to be a good thing (need consensus of start time)2
the Wakefield Doctrine will afford you an opportunity to understand the behavior of the people in your life from a different (and potentially productive) perspective3
1) Blogdominion (‘the Serial’) is hosted over at jukepop.com, a writer’s site providing proper formatting for a serial story (I also have the story on wordpress, but haven’t figured out the code to get it to post ‘backwards’ so a new Reader can go from Prologue to Chapter 14, just a like it was on your Kindle.) In any event, Chapter 14 is live (“very live”, said one Reader… “hey! getting a little steamy there with the story” …another Reader) Judge for yourself! While I might not pick this Chapter as my first choice for an alternate to, ‘The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, illustrated by George & Doris Hauman’ I would not be embarrassed to read it out loud to any of my friends. Go judge for yourself. Here is the link for Chapter 14. If you’re new to ‘Blogdominion’ the Prologue is listed in the Table of Contents as Chapter 0. It’s kinda necessary to the story.
2) Friday Night vidchats…. we had a couple towards the end of last year and, I think, one this current year. They are fun and all, but I’ve had a little problem with scheduling, these last two weeks. So, given the egalitarian ideals of this here Doctrine here, I’ll put the matter of “when did you say this would start?’ to you, the Readers! Note: the time zones are (potentially) global. I can be available to start things off, (though, not necessarily to close things down), in earliest evening on Friday. So, a little Polling fun?
3) the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers) is a way of looking at the world around us, for fun and enlightenment. The only requirement is that you enjoy using your imagination…. ’cause, one of the things we say around here is that ‘we all live in a reality that, to a certain degree, is personal’.
So, when you look at the clark in your life and and have to fight the urge to shake them and shout, “Stop being so down on yourself! People are quite capable making up their minds about whether or not you’re too weird!” or perhaps you have a scott in the family, sure you’re tempted to shout “stop now! relax!” or there might be a roger standing right in front of you in the cafeteria and you’re thinking “what?!?! did he just called me a jerk in front of our mutual friends?!!”
The Wakefield Doctrine will say, hey if you want to save yourself some frustration and acquire some useful understanding, use the Doctrine and ‘see the world as the other person is experiencing it’.
Pretty simple, isn’t it?
About clarkscottroger
You remember the line from Beetlejuice (cuz I know you’ve seen it) when Lydia says to Barbara (the ghost) and Adam (the other ghost): “I myself am strange and unusual”? I always identified with that line.
For some reason this post made me think of that line. Maybe it was the last part talking about fun…enlightenment and…imagination.
HA!
the imagination is key to (getting something) from the Doctrine…. I have tended to downplay how very real I thinking that personal reality is (many people will give lip service to the concept …like the cool kid who, alone without the company of the other cool kids, stumbles into the company with clarks they’re all, like “oh yeah? Well I’m weird too!!”
lol
but I should do a post on the reality of personal reality.
*yeah, I know!
yes, yes you should Clark. Do a post on the reality of personal reality. :)
So vid chats are fun. I don’t care when you decide to do it, I’ll try my best to be there (or be square). Friday evening was okay with me. If I can make it I will. Probably makes it hard for West Coasters or Brits,
I totally agree, timing can be funny to start… I think I’m getting better at being a host (the last two non-event notwithstanding! lol) but I am a clark of the first order and so the notion of even being a host is… not natural. But! that’s exactly why the Wakefield Doctrine is the amazing tool that it is!
hey a commercial for the Doctrine Self-Improvement Program!
“Hey! clarks!! shy, wallfloweristic and can’t keep your hands away from in front of your mouth when ‘talking to people’ There’s hope! Try the Wakefield Doctrine!! You can be the Life of the Party!! Come on! Give it a Try!”
will keep ever one up to date as we stumble through the week.
Okay, so I voted. Love some of the choices by the way.
:-)
I never seem to be able to respond to a comment here, from my phone. Hmm. Wonder why that is.
Well, I like that you are the host of the chats. I know it is a big responsibility. You do it so well, but with so many coming in and out throughout, I can imagine it could get difficult. I will try not to be square, hoping for a less taxing week emotionally this week and hope we can find something that works for some, all, most of us.
;-)
Thank you for the Vote! (and the compliment)
The vidchats are enjoyable and fun, a little intimidating (in a self-conscious clark sense) but worth it. Surely Friday and the time… I think that most participants will be in the EST or CST zones, once we know that, I’ll check in with our farthest away person, who most of the time is Lizzi but sometimes might be Michelle and see if early (6:30) or later (8:00) is better.
Yes.