Month: May 2023 | the Wakefield Doctrine

Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 25, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise the rule: Six Sentences max, some form of the prompt word min.

Prompt Word:

CAROUSEL

The August breeze ruffled the boy’s hair like a playful friend, iodine dry-seaweed scent whispered of adventure as he walked, reversed tent-pole between his parents towards the ocean.

The location of The Flying Horses, at the end of Circuit Avenue but before the ferry landing, was a perfect illustration of the difference between islanders and summer people: one lead away from the water and had a drugstore, barbershop and small grocery store in walking distance from the older, modest year ’round homes and the other opened in June and closed in September.

Stepping into the carousel, small blue ticket in hand, the boy smiled a laugh of joy at the wind inside the structure, it was as if weather was something different in the slightly-darkened interior where music blared at an unlikely volume.

Determined to triumph and make someone proud, he approached one of the outer ring of horses, (they were the only ones that moved up and down), and climbed up into the saddle before anyone could help him up; the boy sat waiting for the merry-go-round to begin it’s rotation and imagined the look on his mother’s face when he, after stacking the regular silver rings held out the prized brass ring as the ride turned it’s last revolution.

Each time the ride brought the boy to the ring-holder, he felt the pull of the leather belt securing him in the saddle of his wooden horse as a suggestion to re-calculate the angle needed to lean out towards it and each revolution found his extended hand just short of grabbing a ring, any ring, plain steel or shiny brass.

And the ride slowed, the music subsided and the boy looked at the rings that weren’t in front of him and felt embarrassed that his mother was smiling as if she was happy, even though he failed to secure the prize that would be the talk of the family dinner table for the rest of the summer.

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Monday-RePrint -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 22, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

In keeping with recent conversations focused on the possibility that we have not been ‘keeping up’ with the changing demographics of Readers here, lets look for a really old post. Having written it, (we wrote all but a few guest posts), we’ll post it with notes on meaning. Then, we’ll wait for Readers to Comment, ‘Dude, we knew that!’ or ‘What the heck, you never told us that!’

…sorry, this is not such the basic, very early ‘this is the Wakefield Doctrine post’ but, everyone these days be sayin’ ‘video! only medium for the message, no matter what that message might be!’

From one of my roadtrips. (Rule of Roadtrips: when returning from a business trip, find someplace cool that, with judicious travel planning, can be visited while still getting home on the same day as a direct return.)

self-development, 3 personality types and the Wakefield Doctrine (oh yeah, damn almost forgot! Video Friiidaay!!!)

September 16, 2011

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

There will come a time, in the not too distant future, when people you know, will come up and say, “hey! I just heard about this Doctrine thing, and it’s supposed to be about personality types, but they have these hats and this guy travels around the world and takes these really strange videos and talks about rogers and clarks and scotts! Those are the names they have for 3 personality types…yeah…I know….but it’s true! they have pictures and charts and stuff and when I looked around at people here at school or at my job, there they were! Anyway, they said this Doctrine will help me change anything about myself that I want…and it’s true….”

…and that will be very cool, but you are here now and you are watching this thing of ours, and I am including you in the use of the word ‘ours’. With a Wakefield Doctrine hat (on your damn head) and a little patience you will be a part of the growth of the Doctrine. Of course, writing a Comment wouldn’t hurt either!
As we all know, to be a ‘personality theory/self-improvement tool’ ya gotta provide proof that it works! Alright, then take a look at these here videos here:*

Then on to the other Crossroads:**

…Tell me quick where I can get rid of these things!***

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* look at the geocoding of the location…damn Highway 61
** look up the legend of Robert Johnson and the Crossroads
*** ten bonus points on any future exam for knowing the name of the song these words are from without google

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 21, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop.

Publlished continuously since 2001, the TToT is one of only three bloghops still listed on Interpol’s ‘Must Read’ posting (of seditious and ‘oh-they-can’t-be-serious) blogposts. Read while you still can! Freedom to write is secured by the persistence of those willing to stay up late (or get up early) and put their secret souls and less-than-back-from-the-cleaners laundry out before the world.

1) Una

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) semi-progress on the cottage patio project. Final choice to be made in pavers and, with any luck, work can begin soon(ish).

5) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

6) Friend of the Doctrine Cynthia joined the ranks of Sixarians this week; writing a story; she will, we know, return with more adventures; we did, in appreciation, offered her a free subscription to: Semicolon Quarterly (The use and joyful abuse of second-rank punctuation; and others applications.) She, respectfully, refused to comment; semicolonolgy is a cruel mistress; relentless taskmaster and thrives on ambition and an excess of words.

7) the Zombie Christmas Project Chapter Nine: “O quam cito transit gloria mundi“* .

8) something, something

9) shout out to Nick and Mimi in their ~~synergistic~~… ~~synchronis~~… one of those cool Greco-Latin words ending in -istic** for their comments this week regarding the photo of the three progenitors. The served to remind us that not only does Time pass more rapidly than we realize, but the world around us*** changes. To wit: while the photo has been used from the beginning, a time during which direct knowledge of these three people was common among those frequenting this blog, time has totally slipped past us and, with it, the awareness that contemporary Readers might not recognize them nor their significance to this blog.

10) Secret Rule 1.3

* this form of the phrase appeared in Thomas à Kempis‘s 1418 work The Imitation of Christ: “O quam cito transit gloria mundi” (“How quickly the glory of the world passes away”).

** which we all learned in school is the a total ‘Be On Exam’ sigil

*** the personal reality that we experience as defined in these pages, ex cathedra of the Wakefield Doctrine

music vids

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 18, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise the rule: Six Sentences max, some form of the prompt word min.

Prompt Word:

FLUSH

“That, gentlemen,” a glance to his left, “and lady, is what they call a straight flush; read ’em and weep.”

Even as the other players at the no-limit game registered the fact his chair was as empty as the center of the table, the Sophomore, intent on cashing out his winnings, found his way blocked.

“Hey cowboy, care to invest your money in a drink with a lady?”

The double French doors that made the poker room both refuge and trap were open and clear, except for the woman currently standing under a shower of smoke-streaked light pouring down from the flush-mounted LED in the ceiling, “I guarantee you’ll be happy with the return on your investment.”

“Hey, lady, I’m flush but not insane; by all means, take my seat in the game,” the sequins of her dress began to exhibit a secret coordination, not so much intelligence as Will, the message increasingly persuasive.

The young man with the old eyes knew his chances of leaving were eroding, even as a flush rose up to show in his face; pride in his rational mind, that, while always seeking dominance, had packed its bags and left a note: ‘The king is not the castle‘.

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Cynthia Centence Cstory -the Wakefield Doctrine-

May 17, 2023 By clarkscottroger

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

Something a little different.

Friend of the Doctrine, Cynthia, who makes the Tasmanian Devil look like Eeyore when it comes to variety of skills and productivity in the world wide web. Naturally, we constantly saying/inveigling/inviting and, at times, pester her to write a Six Sentence Story.

Imagine our surprise when, in a Comment from her over the weekend, we’re like, “Mercy’s Sakes alive, that there is a Six Sentence Story! We asked our friend if she didn’t mind our posting the post on her behalf (Latin: loco parenthetical), and she be all, ‘Yes’.

This week’s Prompt Word:

FLUSH

The pink bathroom built in 1945 held many interesting stories and voices from over the years. Inside the mirror all the razors from a father passed, and past, told of shenanigans of yesteryear. As we started to renovate, we took care to preserve the echoes of those Who Came Before- even if it was all in ugly hues of pepto pink and milk chocolate brown. I added my own touches, intent upon stamping my own legacy, too. I added whites and greens to the palette of pinks and browns, in an array of complementary and natural colors. The last thing to change was the toilet: it was too big for its spot and each flush seemingly sprayed invisible droplets all over the tiny space; after the re-do, everything came together: past and present, including the ghosts of pink bathrooms past.