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This is a regular, weekly feature at the Wakefield Doctrine, in part because I am one of the host(s) (technically a hostus, being the sole representative from the Y Chromia (motto: “it’s a land of loud, fun and relatively short lived passions! Hey!!”) in distinction to my esteemed co-hostinae (Sarah, Michelle, Kristi, Christine, Kristi, Lisa, Dyanne and zoe)… our Miss Lewis, being Founder and Head Mistress.
…and so I write a TToT Post each week, in an attempt to convey those aspects of my life that engender a sense, (and subsequent feeling), of gratitude. I do this because I am hostus and because I enjoy it and because I believe it is beneficial, both to me for the writing and for you the Reader in the reading. Pretty simple, isn’t it?
- I need to hurry my list today. I’m increasingly of the belief that we are all gifted with a certain amount, potential, quantity of whatever you choose to call ‘creativity’. It’s not a pleasant concept, unless you do a ‘double back’ (‘hey! turn that frown upside down!) and say that you’re glad to not have none of it. I suspect that I might do well to designate this as a (potential) item of hypo-gratitude. It’s just that I need to finish rough-drafting Chapter 20 and I’m only just sitting down to write this… does anyone else have an opinion on the matter of ‘creativity: endless supply or spend it wisely?’
- Speaking of Chapter 20. Blogdominion’s next installment is due to ‘hit newsstands by weekend’s ending’ watch your local listings! (In Chapter 20, things take a turn sinister as the Vantablack limousine pulls up to the front of Hazel Eddington’s house (actually it happens in Chapter 19). Inside the long, dark car was trouble…. for everyone except the Omni Corp. Maribeth Hartley is not having that much better a day, as she finds herself in the shower with her clothes on, again… we do, however get to visit with Orel and Theresa Rees, (who, alert Readers will recall did a guest appearance in Six Sentence Story this week), who are very much a welcome breath of fresh air, after the time in Chicago, in the company of Anya Claieaux… about whom some have whispered, ‘when she walks into a room it somehow becomes 1:30 am and you feel that, somehow, you might have a shot‘ and Ed Willoughby is feeling quite disappointed in how his wife and family are failing to rally around him in the current crisis and decides to work late at the office, not such a good idea.
- speaking of Six Sentence Story, you really should try it! Fun and challenging… come on! what’s not to like? zoe is a gracious and supportive host of this fine exercise in creative writing
- Speaking of creative writing, zoe (in the guise of Ivy) has this excellent blog Carrot, she mentioned on the phone last night that there was an interesting ‘hop that she is doing on Mondays…where even non-blog writers can participate and send in things…. sounds like fun your should try it!
- Speaking of jokes! It’s a given that clarks are not good at telling jokes (scotts are good at telling jokes…. you know why, really think about it, if you still are not sure, write a Comment, will be happy to enlighten you). which is not to say that clark are not funny… they totally can be, but jokes? not really. So, being a clark (with a secondary scottian aspect) let me tell a joke. Well, know that I think about it, it’s not really a joke…per se, more of a riddle… but you’ll laugh at the end! no, really and because we’re online, you won’t be too self conscious to come up here to the front…. hey everyone !! lets get Dyanne to help us out!! come one up, Dyanne!! OK! I’m going to ask you three question that I want you to answer and then, I’ll ask you a question but I’ll tell you the answer you have in your mind without having to be told…. no! come back! Quick Answers now: What’s 3 + 4? …. ok, What’s 7+2…. alright! and 4 + 5? Now…. name a vegetable!! (Click here and the Answer will be in the Title line of the Post!)
- Yep! that’s where you were (when you clicked out to find out what Dyanne was thinking in Item 5 that’s the Gravity Challenge…. it’s a daily (except for Sunday) effort that we participate in that is fun and healthy and such…. if you want to change something about your weight (or you like to take photos of scales) you should join, Christine, Val, Lisa Kristi, Sarah and… Joy! it’s fun
- Speaking of fun… you know how stressful reality can be these days and how, even though you know for a fact, that building a fort in the living room would be relaxing, you just can’t because it wouldn’t be ‘adult’ and ‘mature’, right? Well, we have the solution! Like-since-forever-Friend-of-the-Doctrine Cynthia has this blog…. Contemplative Coloring! go there try it!
- Una and Phyllis…. well, Una for this item because Phyllis hardly ever sticks her face out the window of my car as we drive along. WARNING! don’t tell Christine about the following photos, well, not the second photo, anyway…. I’ve said too much already!
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Frist?
FRIST!
HAHA. YES! Okay…I should go back and read now. lolol
lol…. of course, SR 8.38 sub chap 8a clearly states, “when one is mentioned in a post and one (being the person trying to get cover from the Book of Secret Rules (aka Secret Book of Rules)) sees that one, somehow is the first person to read the post and covets the high honor of ‘FRIST’ one can hurry the hell up and claim ‘FRIST’ provided they promise to return immediately after reading said Post”
I *would* graciously, most fervently be a reader for that Blogdominion piece there. :D
And thanks for the honorable mention. You’re too kind…too kind. :)
As for the jokes. I’m *so* good at ruining a perfectly good joke. I have an “off” sense of humor – because of my clarkiness – haha!
But, now that you mention it, scotts are probably the ones who make great comedians, huh? Jim Gaffigan? Haven’t watched him since I discovered the Doctrine, so I’m not sure which worldview he would imbibe, but still…
And I really like The Carrot. It’s an endearing blog and if I can ever get my act together, I’ll participate. I (gulp) don’t have any – ANY! – drawings started for next week. But well…it’ll happen as it happens. :)
Happy Saturday!
so, the question: Did we get ‘your Answer’ correct?
Happius Satorius to you, as well!
YES!
What do you suppose it says about my mental health that I took your little quiz and failed?! I got too enthusiastic and even shouted my answers right out loud. Did fine on the math portion. Name a vegetable though? I panicked and– I-kid-you-not– shouted FRUIT! Oh dear, sometimes I worry about me!
lol… I’d be interested in how many people (out there) answered as they were supposed to….
I like the idea of shouting out loud… there’s just too much abstractness to this here internet!
I was just contemplating creativity this morning, as I sat with my boys playing with Legos. I am not a person who has ever gotten that creative play thing down. Or maybe it’s just the imagination thing. The boys were all making spaceships and ships and houses and things while I simply took apart all the past Lego creations and sifted through to find the pieces the boys wanted. I was horrible at playing dolls with my daughter. I would choose playing a board game or a game of football over imaginative play any day of the week. However, I can be creative when it comes to solving a problem or figuring out how to do something. I’m all over that sort of creativity. And I’m guessing you are sitting there thinking, “duh. You’re a scott.”
I don’t think we have a limited amount of creativity, but it is definitely something that comes and goes. For example, I am in a lull of creativity. Nothing creative going on in this brain of mine. But, I’ve had plenty of months in which I’m on fire, all sorts of creative writing juices flowing. Perhaps it’s just a mood thing.
Your #8 made me laugh. Phyllis doesn’t stick her head out the window as you drive? Ha! She’s probably covering her eyes and saying prayers. :)
I suspect there’s a variety of distinguishable expressions of creativity, the practical and the non-practical, that sort of thing
do you recall the story of how the Doctrine started? it involved the creativity of a scott!
well of course I said “carrot.” Phyllis get your head in here!
I went looking for the following one of those similar sort of conundrum things… cuz this is the first time I have ever answered as one of the group…maybe I just have carrots on the brain now… anyway I actually gained a nick name from this one:
This is really weird.
At the end of this message, you are asked a question. Answer it immediately. Don’t stop and think about it. Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
This is a fun “test”… AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, then e-mail it around (including back to me) and you’ll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you.
Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You’ll understand what that means after you finish taking the “test.”
Now … just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.
Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..
You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind.
You’ll be surprised.
Start:
How much is:
15 + 6
3 + 56
89 + 2
12 + 53
75 + 26
25 + 52
63 + 32
I know! Calculations are hard work, but it’s nearly over..
Come on, one more…
123 + 5
QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!
Scroll further to the bottom…
A bit more…
You just thought about a red hammer, didn’t you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind.
98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
zoe
Blue Pliers (as the ‘Answer’) strikes even me as strange…. lol
where would you ‘get’ red hammer? do people really thing red hammer?
I was bw for years after this cuz i shouted blue wrench as my answer….
Blue hammer. And I got ‘swede’ as my vegetable.
Figures.
swede….swede?!?! what the hell kind of vegetable is a swede?!?! (lol, oh, that’s right it’s colloquialism means …. carrot!)
It aren’t a carrot. It’re a SWEDE! A root, to be sure, but not a carrot.
damn! I looked it up…. in the rutabaga family
Brown saw. And I drew a blank on Clark’s. Name a vegetable and I went …. “Uhhhh…vegetable!”
I was just thinking about creative play the other night when my daughter wanted me to play dolls with her and I just…wasn’t good at it. And I don’t enjoy it. I enjoy doing many things with her but I am not good at the sit on the floor and play thing. I want to be.
Why do people answer red hammer, do you think? What makes that happen?
have no idea, but then again, I have no idea why the answer is ‘carrot’!
I’m gonna be there on Monday at CARROT. Are you?
yes ma’am
Carrot. I picked carrot. YOU ARE BETTER THAN THE AMAZING KRESKIN.
alas! I do not have a flawy black cape! there are rabbits in my backyard, however!
Your dog sticks her head out your car window. Mine has figured out how to step on the automatic button to open the window and we must apply the use of the child proof lock to stop him.
:-)
Have a good week Clark.
yow! and god forbid he should close the window on himself, though, I believe cars windows don’t exceed a certain pressure when hitting resistance