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

This being a holiday weekend here in Oceania, let’s take a ride in the Wayback Machine and see what we can find.

Well, that was surprisingly difficult.

Wait!! Wait!! Insight moment!

So, as often happens, I had an idea in my head for a reprint post. It was to have been on the topic of holidays and the Wakefield Doctrine. Nothing radical there. The trouble started, (secretly), when I framed the topic as Memorial Day/summer holidays. Heck, it was right there in the first sentence. I wanted to discuss today’s holiday, which in local terms is Memorial Day. All, or most, of the returns on a search of ‘holiday’ came back with a) Thanksgiving and 2) Christmas.

damn. note to self: if one is looking to discover something new, it pays not to imagine what it will look like. And, if one is looking for supporting evidence for an idea best beware of how specific the descriptors are.

Not a complete loss.

Have the post below. And a couple of reminders: the Wakefield Doctrine is gender neutral, culture neutral and age neutral; the Wakefield Doctrine is for you, not them.

childhood memories involving  learning to become a better person:   …………………………… 6 hours
childhood memories involving learning bad habits and behavior:      ……………………………  3 days
childhood memories involving doing something publicly embarrassing to adults:    …………. 2 years
adolescent  fantasies   that result in being scarred for life:
(physically scarred): 3 years  (emotionally scarred): 5 years
workplace situations that result in receiving a raise:  ………………………………………………… 6 hours
workplace situations that result in being fired: ………………………………………………………..  3 months
workplace situations that result in being arrested: ……………………………………………………. 4 years
relationship maturity demonstrated in daily life:  ……………………………………………………..  1.4 hours
relationship immaturity demonstrated in public: ………………………………………………………  4 days
a Post trying to illustrate the ephemeral nature of creative ideas: ………………………………….. 75 minutes

Quick reminder about the Holiday tomorrow:  If you do not know that July 4th is one of the most scottian of holidays, then you need to write  in one of the Comment boxes below 50 times

“scotts love loud noises, it lets them believe they can have an effect on the world“.

Seriously, picture the coming Holiday:

• takes place at the height of the Summer season
• eating and drinking to excess is encouraged
• minimal clothing allowed in virtually all public places (including churches and hospitals)
• outdoor sports activities including chasing frisbees, being dragged behind a boat and the use of explosive devices (such explosives, that were it December instead of July,  a visit from Homeland Security would be the immediate result)
• …minimal clothing

So for you non-scotts reading this, three July 4th Survival Tips:

1. stay indoors
2. keep the lights off and the glow of the TV shielded from windows and doors
3. turn up the air conditioning and ….wear extra clothes

We hope that helps.