Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Today is the weekend. (Odd way to handle time, linguistically, at any rate. ‘It’s the weekend!’ Is permissible right through the morning on Sunday. Bracketed, I suppose by Friday, “Almost the weekend!” … well, no, nothing to do with this week’s TToT.)
This is the Ten Things of Thankful bloghop. Wherein (or whereupon)* we all, who would participate, link our blogposts describing or otherwise referencing those people, places, things or events that have caused, elicited and otherwise made us feel grateful.
Our host each week is Kristi. She is joined by the TToT-ettes, Pat Brockett, Mimi, Lisa, Dyanne Golightly(lol)
1) Una
2) Phyllis
3) wiki diff (and other online resources for words and meanings and such)
4) wikipedia (in general) (because…. well, a clark*** here. not that we don’t know shit, but the thing is sometimes the labels kinda dry out with age, curl up and fall to the ground….( “And, here, in the geography wing we have maps, legends, myths, locations key to plot lines of novels and ‘establishing shots’ of favorite movies. What? Why yes that is from ‘The Shining’… err. no, the label…. …. it’s in the mountains!! I remember! Estee Park, Colorado! No, thats ok, I’ll come back later with a new label.”)
5) google streetview and other, don’t-look-now-but-you-are-being-watched apps and utilities, ’cause nothing says ‘We love you’ better than cctv
6) Chapter 12 of ‘The Case of the Missing Starr‘ Semi-spoiler alert** There has been another death. At least a death of a character that Readers will recognize the name of… as opposed to a couple of deaths that are mostly backstory. A dancer. At the Bottom of the Sea Strip Club and Lounge. Ashley Christine Powers, aka Misty Meadows.
7) Living near the ocean (photo at top of the post)… smells are as enjoyable as the sights. (Who said that? Why no, not technically the ocean. A cove with the amusing name Colonel Willie Cove. Its aquatically adjacent to Watch Hill RI
8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE
9) (better add ‘the Wakefield Doctrine’ here)
10) Secret Rule 1.3 (Cliff Notes: ‘hey! you have one more Item to make Ten Things of Thankful…. that means….)
music
* totally a Grat Item (see number 3 above)
** not really, as the common definition of a ‘spoiler alert’ is: “…(in a discussion or review of a film, book, television drama, etc.) a warning that an important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed.”) and, I will admit at this stage, I have no idea where the plot of our little serial story is going.
*** the Wakefield Doctrine provides for three ‘personality types’1 clarks (Outsiders), scotts (Predators) and rogers (Herd Members).
1) The Doctrine maintains that rather than being in one (of three categories) because of individual inclinations, appetites, interests and other items found on every personality test/quiz in every magazine and online clickbait site ever created, the Doctrine asks: ‘Suppose you found yourself in a world in which you are, in fact, (an) Outsider, Predator or Herd Member? How would you act to behave or otherwise interact with the world around you?‘ Of the three, clarks are the ones who are at the fringes, because although they are Outsiders, they are driven by the idea that all they need to do is learn and/or discover whatever it is that the other two, (scotts and rogers), apparently were taught when young that entitles them to lead normal lives and otherwise act like real people. (Bonus insight: clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel)
About clarkscottroger
I’m always glad for the Doctrine. :)
And I’m over here busily planning this peace rally, which, sometimes I can’t believe I decided to do that. lol
To that end, I hope you’re having a great weekend and that the writing is going well. Happy WEEKEND. lol
Always good to here from you.
Although, be definition, your rally is local, if ya gots anything that can be linked out from the Doctrine, we’re here. Heck, five additional people made aware of your most bodacious of gestures surely cannot hurt. (lol)
I wonder why the week starts on Sunday when it is definitely part of the weekend.
I am grateful for you.
You could have stopped at #1 and #2 and I would have been quite pleased. Terrific photos! Then I got really amped up, so I’m totally roger-ing this post. I especially love the second photo cuz it includes both of the loves of your life!
This is true
I think that scents of places are so much a part of the experience, but so hard to adequately describe. Perhaps because we can’t capture them in audio/video?
surely more subjective (an experience) than anything… surely there is a bunch of scent metaphor, but I really stink at making them up
Love the opening photo. Says “home” to me :)
Excellent music selection. Now…about poor Misty Meadows. Why?! Why would anyone want to kill her?
I’m a fan of Google Maps. A couple of years ago I used it to “drive” around a town 25 or so miles away. When I finally made the physical trip there, I knew where I was going. I recognized where I was :D
suspect she is simply collateral damage…the worst kind of casualty of any war or conflict.
Nice gratitude list! Pic 2 made me😍
thanks. (the one of Una barely touching the ground as she runs into the house?)
That top photo is great. The ripples of water almost appear to be moving. (Couldn’t possibly be my vision. LOL)
I’m getting out of the Una’s way. That looks like a lot energy heading toward that door!
Discovering the reasons places were give their monikers is so interesting, but can lead one on a wild goose chase just as easily. LOL
(hey, don’t knock weaken vision… my own decline has made my summer brush pile possible… no glasses, no multi-legged creatures in sight!)
lol
Una has not slowed down in the slightest, a genuine inspiration