Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the TToT bloghop, hosted every week by Kristi.

So the deal is this: for the enjoyment of identifying with others of like-mind, you are invited to share a ‘list post’ with the focus on the people, places and things that have elicited the feel/emotion/attitude of gratitude in your life. It can be from last week or it could be that time in the third grade when one of your classmates…. you get the idea. Anyway, Lizzi called it the Ten Things of Thankful (some cool kid started calling it the TToT, but their name is lost in the fog of time) and, here we are. Ten is good number. (Stephen Wright joke:  “In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.”) But there ain’t no required number. Heck, this place comes equipped with what participants (well, some participants) refer to as the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules). With that as reference, you cain’t never go wrong.

If that doesn’t make you feel comfortable with the non-judgemental and supportive atmosphere that Kristi and the hostinae create here each week, keep reading. (lol yep, and I haven’t been blocked yet!)

1) Phyllis ↓

(the photo at the top of the post? Phyllis and Una. If you look you can see Phyllis in Una’s eyes. If you see the picture you are seeing the trust and love both are gifted with.)

2)  Una    ↑

3) the Wakefield Doctrine A perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up. Three perspectives, in point of fact, which we, all of us, are heir to and, at an early age (say, one to two and three-quarters) becomes our predominant reality. What separates the Wakefield Doctrine from other personality systems is, that in order to establish a person’s predominant worldview, we do not use questionnaires, surveys or ‘which would you rather…’; we observe the other person. With a sufficient understanding of the three perspectives (that of the: Outsider(clarks), the Predator(scotts) and the Herd Members(rogers) we simply identify which reality makes the most sense based on (the) person’s attitude, reactions, behaviors and (whether or not they laugh or get mad when they learn what we’re up to). What others might call inherited traits, social tropisms of EHJiR-type behavior, the Doctrine says, ‘Well there, it looks like someone grew up and developed their social strategies in a world where: everything is apart from/the world is full of surprising dangers and satisfying rewards/the universe is quantifiable and there is one Right Way.

You know, like that. Have fun ‘out there’. (lol). oh…oh! almost forgot. You learn the Doctrine well-enough to identify the clarks, scotts and rogers in your world? you might find it difficult (as in: impossible) to not see the clarks, scotts and rogers in your world. just sayin.)

4) the Hobbomock Chronicles. You might want to check back later, there’s a chance I’ll have the next chapter up.

5) Social Isolation and such… finally! Do you have any idea how many time I heard (No, Mimi, Denise no fair shouting out the answer) my parents say, “Get your hand down from your face, how can anyone be expected to understand what you’re saying?”  lol. Hello State-required face-mask! Not to make light of a very serious situation, but, dude(s)! We’ve been in training for this for our entire lifes. No standing closer than six feet? aww geez, no, not that!

6) the internet and the convenient availability of a remarkable variety of music (in time and taste). See videos 1 & 2

7) Technology and that presentation in Music video #3… man, how much more fun is it to watch the notes, along with hear them. Seriously, I actually lol’d at a couple of points, in particular at minute 08:00

8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE

9) Nothing yet on the garden. Probably plant something this weekend (or next). Mushroom, maybe. The problem with the garden are the pine trees. There is less than three hours of direct sunlight on the letters.  …this just in (at 8:14 am Saturday) it is approximately 38 degrees. Now there’s an example of the perfect hypograt. It is 38 degrees.

10) Secret Rule 1.3 From the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules) “[I]ts not so much how many items there are on your list, it is the (nearing) completion of said list that qualifies for a place in the list.”

music:

imo? there’s no way you can’t enjoy this song. kinda represents the early days of the mutation of country music.

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How many 1980s pop/rock songs will make use of the euphonious word: ‘moot’?!!  Rick does and it totally works.

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Those are the notes making up the circumference of the circle with, I assume, the measure being counted off at the top of the circle. Really a lot of fun! Be sure to go full screen… you will see the points that will surely make you l ol

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