Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Alas, nothing cleverly suggestive or subtly meaningful; some times a photo is just a photo*
*S.Freud (paraphrased, of course)
Here we are, Saturday, Sunday already!
Trying to get an early(ish) start.
Funny thing about routines and traditions and such, the effort required to change, the established norm is totally proportional to the time we’ve spent doing a thing a certain way, Of course, its mostly a good thing, otherwise, how would we ever learn to write, ride a bike, or perform open heart surgery? The down side is when we decide to change something about ourselves outdated or otherwise no longer to our benefit, we tend to get all, ‘Wait! Weren’t we gonna stop with the meandering and such?”
At least the Dewey Decimal System hasn’t changed. lol the first three versions of this post had the list in reversed order. (Remember those cool, way long, wooden drawers with the pencil-lead-smudged cards?)
1) Una ↓ both are heading out for a summer walk
WARNING! Professional Hikers in an Achronologic Setting. Do Not Attempt this Today.
2) Phyllis ↑
3) the Wakefield Doctrine because without the Wakefield Doctrine, all I’d have would be cardboard boxes full of yellow-lined pads with words and theory. Thats so not the case here, now is it?
4) technology. well, duh!
5) Our new serial story, the Hobbomock Chronicles is up and running. This week: Episode Two. (I’ll suggest, if you enjoy the story, you should sign up to follow the blog (Hobbomock Chronicles) so you’ll get a notification (and, I think, a link back to it), whenever I add to the story. (I’m looking at you, Mimi. lol)
6) the internet: as the world biggest (and most convenient and comfortable) magazine and used bookstore …ever. the Hobbomock story is totally bringing that home to me. Being a clark I feel compelled to learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible, about pre- and early colonial New England society and culture. damn! Thank god the Wakefield Doctrine provides for the fact that we, all of us, retain the potential, (strengths and weaknesses), of ‘the other two’; which, in my case, are my secondary scottian and tertiary rogerian aspects. Totally need to channel my inner Ken Burns… lol
7) Our host, Kristi. She totally deserves a Grat Item on this list. Especially here at the Doctrine, which, as discerning Readers have been over-heard, as they look down at their phones in trendy Soho coffee shops or maybe sitting two tables over from Melanie in a small cafe in Capetown or even, muttering at their tablet, as they ride the train through the remarkable city of Sinapore, hear Michelle saying in a very kindly tone, “Oh, that’s just they way they are there… they intend no offense.”
8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE If there is a Reader out there, new to the blog, intrigued by the premise but intimidated by the thought of writing (and posting) an entire post, take heart! I’ve reserved this place for you. Your own private section in an otherwise relatively crowded venue. Write your Grat Item, send it in as a comment, tell us how to attribute it and viola! You’re in the ‘hop!
9) something, something
10) Secret Rule 1.3 One of the most practical of the admonitions and recommendations that fill the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules). As paragraph 2.1 [section 3.2] reminds us: “To be one step short of completing a list of people, places and things for which we are grateful, is, in and of itself, the air beneath our feet as we cross the finish line.”
Hey! Thanks, Kristi! (thereby reinforcing the upside-down theme… lol
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“Funny thing about routines and traditions and such,.” uh, huh.
[Yo, Clark! Pass this note to Mimi: “Hey, Mimi. It’s Denise. I know you’re going to enjoy the Hobbomock Chronicles. See you there!”]
Thanks!
I like the “achronologic setting” – as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be…
Hiking is easier in the summer without the cold and without the need to dress in orange to not be mistaken for something to be shot at.
Glad you enjoyed the word and put it in a sentence that broads it’s applicability
Me, me! I remember those cool card catalogs! Libraries just don’t smell the same anymore.
Thanks for the shout-out. Michelle is right: If I’ve ever offended, it’s not intentional.
…yeah, allows down between the reference section and the main desk.
Dewey decimal system = headaches from the librarian who banged her ring on the table trying to enforce knowledge. However…I know what’s in the important sections. Ha! Nope… Lovely grats!!
Like church only not such high stakes
Great job on the continuing Hobbomock Chronicles!
It is always nice to at least think about walking a dog on warm days, even though it be in the midst of winter and dreary weather.
Your mention of the Dewey Decimal reminded me of the shock of discovering that there was another way of cataloging books besides the Dewey Decimal system. It was a bit of a learning curve at the time.
Thanks for the ‘learn something new everyday’ didn’t know about the LoC thing)
The Chronicles will be fun, provided I manage to find a way to keep the three storylines distinct and coherent (relative to each other). Current Day is about the people (and real estate agents) in the small town of Hobbomock; 1963 is, by virtue of one time-traveling real estate broker, a tale of a decade that looms for some and is curious to others, a Reader might gain an additional perspective if theys not careful and finally 1630s this is the real challenge (for me) to learn enough about the time and culture to not distract from the story itself
…stay tuned!
I am eternally thankful for the library and librarian in my small humble hometown. Lifesavers they were
Totally agree.
It’s only this blog that sometimes does not come up in my feed, and that will not let me comment unless i am using my old pad and not in WordPress. Hobbomock comes up and really does let me comment, at least for now.
Anyway, i am grateful, as always, that your lists give me a smile.
well, maybe when I do the ‘upgrade’ it’ll be better behaved.
We got a brand, new library a couple of years ago, and I don’t like it. It’s cold and austere and modern and there’s NO CARD CATALOG and no warmth
…with that wood-on-wood sound when you pull out the improbably-long draws?
lol