Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Now, listen. Liz5 will deny being my grandniece. I have no problem with that, as it changes nothing… she’s a good person, just a little weird.
…and I should know!
1) college radio. invaluable in these days of corporate dino rock stations. While there is not an official contest among the stations, I do keep track of: 1) how many songs on their playlists that I can identify by the first sound (“Pat? I can name that tune in 3 phonemes!“) no, I’m totally serious. I should also not be amazed, as there are probably 50 songs max that are on the playlists and I’ve been listening to them for, what, 30, 40 years? No wonder! 2) the other fun thing is to catch the two local ‘whatever-rock’ stations playing the same band at the same time during the day (extra points when you can hear the same song being playing on two ‘different’ radio stations)
So we’re driving down the road to talk our Friday night walk and I tune in to WHUS (Connecticut College) and the 20 year old dj must have had a music history term paper due, cause there’s wall to wall 1960s stuff being played. Example:
2) this was, the walk that we took
3) Almira: this week’s Chapter is going to be something of an experiment. (Grat sub-Item: remembering that this is all about having fun telling a story. This seemingly obvious fact is appreciated when you consider that I’m a clark and as a clark, I’m prone to putting un-necessary on myself, with the best of intentions, of course! Case in point, the fun in Almira can be diminished as I think of it (the process) as being one of ‘Writing A Book’.) In any event, Chapter 19 will be about the dinners that were about to happen in Chapter 18, at the Gale Farm, at Annie LoPizzo’s apartment, at Almira’s Keep and at the home of Frederick Prendergast (the III). The experiment: figure out how to create (for the Reader) the experience of sitting in the next room and hearing the conversation.
4) Phyllis (well, damn! I guess I’d better)
5) That would be Lizzi Lewis, Founderess and Grand Madame of the band of bloggers known as the Ten Things of Thankful… her energy is remarkable and this thing just keeps on keeping on.
6) gratuitous photo of Una (cause, I mean, how cute can a canine be?)
7) Summer has not yet turned into not-Summer, although I can’t say I’m overly fond of how the sun is setting at a noticeably earlier time.
8) grateful for the opportunity to not only know people but to witness their triumphs and achievements, Kerry is a good example. She’s set out to create something new in the world (writing song lyrics), which is something a lot of people would agree is a cool thing. What a lot of people (as in, ‘hardly anyone’) does is actually do it. Kerry has. Her dream is a reality, out there in the world and total strangers can experience and (to some degree, large or small), be affected by her creation. I grateful for knowing her because I believe that witnessing others attaining their dreams adds to my own efforts.
9) (working on it… gimme a minute!)
10) …thank god for Secret Rule 1.3!
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College radio made the list, eh?! Love the pic of Una :) What you said about Kerry is very kind and really awesome!! Totally agree about Lizzi, of course. And always thankful for The Secret Book of Rules (or Book of Secret Rules)!
yeah, wouldn’t turn on the car radio if it wasn’t for them!
about that BoSR/SBoR…hold that thought…lol until you get to my comment on your post….thank god for the internet “internet motto: grow up? be mature? nah!”
Glad I could share one of mine this week and that I could step up when a friend, you, was requesting help yesterday morning.
:-)
Intrigued after what you say about Almira this week.
thank you for the loan of a Grat Item
… hey, about Chapter 19…. I just remembered that you said you listen to the chapters… please, let me know how the Chapter sounds.. cause what I’m trying (as I mention in the post) is to let the Reader be sitting in the next room and listening. No, not a ‘fly on the wall’ cause that allows some use of visual cues… this should be totally audio
In total agreement about Kerri, amazing woman her! Is Una sitting on a deck railing or something? Oh, im on my pphone so i just realized it doesn’t show vids….gotta go back and see if that walkbis a vid! I love those!
Cowettes!
lol yeah, too bad you can’t see the reaction to Una… the cow didn’t look overly scared but definitely startled…. jumped with all four feet leaving the ground like in those old early days Disney cartoons!
And there’s what I have been missing…a walk with Una. Roughly equal to two good therapy sessions.
she totally (helps) make sense of things
Well, of course, #4!
yes ’em
Heat index over 100 degrees today, humidity so high that it felt as though you were swimming when walking outside, and it’s STILL better than winter.
way, way…. totally, way better
Is that him? Hmmmmmmmmmm
Aside from anything else, I may have to send you the book I spoke of. You’ll LOVE the chapter I referenced.
SO with you on #9 & #10! As for energy? Less than you’d think.
no! that gentleman? that’s your granduncle! CS Lewis!
(lol I really like that notion… clearly)
OHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh the OTHER Lewis! Me likey. I accept :D