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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

July 19, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

The Sunday morning buffet is now open.

Here we are, the place I was looking forward to not all that long ago, Summer.* The weather is warm. And water is unfrozen.

This is the TToT bloghop.

Kristi invites you to share¹ the people, places and things that you’ve encountered that has instilled and inspired the feeling of gratitude.

Speaking for myself, the list below represent the people, places and things that elicit a sense of gratitude. Which, like the first person to say, “Well mon! We’ve got all these empty fifty-gallon oil barrels, what say we try an’ turn ’em into musical instruments.”

(lol)

1) Una ——————————————————————————————————————–⇓

2) Phyllis ————————⇑

3) Summer-like weather. Surely makes for better special effects to enhance the experience of working in the woods. (Will spare you the sweat-soaked dress-shirt that I wear when clearing brush.**)

4) Kristi’s co-hostinae: Pat, Lisa, Dyanne and, of course, Mimi!

5) Six Sentence Story each week a new homework assignment!

6) the Wakefield Doctrine the reason I’m here in the ‘sphere.

7) youtube for the access to more music than I would have the space to store, were they albums.

8) something, something

9) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE Anyone out there wanting to take our little bloghop for a test spin, put it in a Comment, totally will copy/paste here.

10) Secret Rule 1.3 (from the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules))...”[t]he approaching conclusion of a list (“Now approaching Item Nine, please return seats to an upright position….”) is, both the realization and appreciation of the pending completion of the task does qualify for inclusion in (said) list.” ibid. op.cit. BoSR/SBoR c.2013-2020

* although, technically it is winter-without-the-low-temperatures, as the tenure of the day’s light now grows shorter each day, as if being tugged earthwards by the people outside reveling in the season

** I’m a clark…well, duh!

1) sharing, although most commonly manifested as an active/contemporaneous exchange between people, is, in fact, available to all, no matter the distance (in either time or space) separating people.

music video:

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

April 25, 2020 By clarkscottroger

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

Hey! Here’s a not-as-common-as-it-once-was situation. I have Episode Fifteen ready. I’m just starting to write. Una and Phyllis have not yet begun their own Saturday routines.

Lets get all Jack Bauer on this post.*

1) thanks, of course to Kristi for doing all the actual, hard-work involved in maintaining this here bloghop here

2) technology ’cause were it not, (for the level of casual, everyday technology), I totally would not have been able to post this week’s train-wreck of a TToT post

3) Una

4) Phyllis (to the right, out of frame, in the above photo)

5) the Hobbomock Chronicles (in general) and, here on a Saturday(?!) is Episode Fifteen (in particular)

6) working in a business that has been deemed ‘essential’ by the two states that make up my market area.

7) Hypot-grat** March in April (see photo below)

8) ** per the Book of Secret Rules, aka the Secret Book of Rules: “…a valid gratitude citation, i.e. a person, place or thing that you totally could live without, except it has happened, so it behooves one to accept it as gracefully as possible…” (see: Mimi, and the hostinae et.al. for the true spirit of proper relating to the hypo-gratistic events and people that we, all of us, are heir to by virtue of being alive.)

9) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE

10) Secret Rule 1.3 […from what is, imo, a feature of the bloghop that Lizzi created, that is of singular utility and value, the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules)… this pretty much puts the dial that draws deliberate and perfect curved lines on your Etch-a-Sketch, causes mumbles to sound like John Luc Picard or Brenda Vaccaro, and accounts for that person who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, and insists on regarding you as you’ve always hoped someone would and...and they’re still there, the next day. You know, that kind of Book]

*perhaps not literally… just the idea of a ‘realtime’ TToT

music

Lets go with multiple videae

Naturally, the song that comes to mind, when Spring is mentioned, (provided it’s Spring on Klendathu) is Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. I picked this particular video because they have subtitles and you really get to watch the members of the orchestra. It puts a certain amount of drama and suspense into the performance… (“Boy, clark, did you see that viola player arguing with his team mate as the conductor walked in?” …. “Boy, that oboe player seems a bit on edge… reminds me of an old Robert Klein joke.”) Story has it, there were riots at the premiere. It’s good to know our grand, great-grand parents weren’t all that different in the totally understandable human trait of reacting to the fear of the strange with anger and violence.

And, then, there’s: (Hey! Serious question here. I really love the music, melody that doesn’t sit still for a second, the arrangement (old fashioned but technically superb) and the vocal harmonies. But, then there are the lyrics. Not to get all serious and, surely not forgetting when this song was written, but what about the toxic sexism? Such a thorny question, bath water…baby. bath water…baby. Kinda can’t hear the words without getting a little cringy. Anyway, seeing how this post is threatening to be published before 10 am on a Saturday, I thought I’d solicit for your opinions.)

finally

Of course the following requires no introduction*

* for Readers of the Wakefield Doctrine or anyone more than ⇑ this old

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Wednesday -the Wakefield Doctrine- “…. this just in!”

June 26, 2019 By clarkscottroger

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

I had not intended to write a post today. Instead I thought I would spend time this morning polishing the week’s Six Sentence Story and, perhaps, work on Chapter 2 of my Facebook serial, ‘The Case of the Missing Starr’.

But then, as I was doing some research on proper capitalization of titles (i.e. is a full partner in a law firm a Full Partner or a full partner?) I read the following:

“If your firm is pruning you for a top spot,”

I laughed out-loud sitting at my computer.

Its been a while since I’ve written a post dedicated to the characteristics of the predominant worldview of the Herd Member, aka rogers.

I won’t be doing that today. Not enough time. I will, however, be talking to you about what is arguably the most distinctive (and fun) traits of our rogerian brethren/bretheria, the rogerian expression.

(Excerpted and edited from our page on rogers):

A rogerian expression is not simply an incorrect use of words, rather it is a deliberate use of the wrong words resulting in a statement that denies the listener the option to ignore it.. You know them when you hear them. There is a moment of disbelief, then you laugh and shake your head in rueful admiration. Examples:

First recorded rogerian expression. When asked at dinner one night by his wife, Camille, if he wanted more mashed potatoes, Roger replied, ‘No thanks, I think I’ll surpass on that…’

(other examples):

…looking at his paycheck, a roger was heard to say: ‘Oh man! Look at how much they deducted for aggravated security‘

…talking about a new DVD release for a movie: ‘No, I am going to wait until they release the un-abashed edition‘

…about to talk to a client: ‘I know I have to give them the bad news with the good news, I just won’t baby-coat it‘

…writing in a blog about how egotistical certain real estate agents tend to be, an unknown roger wrote: ‘I have to say that as a professional class, most agents are much too self-absorbent…’

It’s just another example of how the perspective afforded by the Wakefield Doctrine is not merely insightful, it’s fun!

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 6, 2018 By clarkscottroger

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

Fast week, no? Seems like only seven days ago I was sitting down typing the skeleton of my Ten Things of Thankful post.

How to play?

Easy! Write a post that includes/refers to/is about/or contains a list of things that elicit a feeling of gratitude. People, places or things. This week passed or the week of May 5th 1973. It’s your choice.

Then? Thats the exciting part. Link your post to the link-your-post-thing at the bottom of this post (or anyone else’s post) and, you in the club.

It’s fun and beneficial, to write (a post) and to read (the posts of the others). For your reading pleasure, we are including a music video of a song that while last longer than it takes you to read this post (and a couple of other posts) will not be too distracting. (lol)

New readers? Concerned about requirements and standards and, ‘sure I get it, but those other posts are so heartfelt and well-written, I don’t think I have a full Ten Items, maybe I better wait and see‘? Worry no more!

While the founderess, Lizzi ‘no-relation-to-C.S.’ Lewis set the Thankful number at Ten (10) (X) (5 + 5), this bloghop is about sharing, not competing. Good intent is the only requirement. Hell, even things that you’re not grateful for are eligible. Kristi is our host and works diligently to make certain that this bloghop and Iron Butterfly are here for your listening-while-reading-pleasure.

Where was I?

oh yeah! Come on down. If you’re still reading this, clearly you’re into the whole blogging thing. Let this Doctrine post serve as an example of what Kristi and the gang seem willing to put up with.

OK. I’m about halfway through the quintessential drum solo from the 1960s. The goal is to write a Post while listening to one of the iconic songs of the 60s (Younger Readers? Don’t get it? awww. and all you have is youth… boo hoo) lol

Heavy on the photation this week…

Weekapaug Rhode Island

1) Phyllis would enjoy living in a house such as the above, but not as much as I would. (A better way to say it, I must have a more expressed Brontë-gene than she does, as she prefers the deep woods over the endless ocean.)

2) Una. She is happy wherever she is, provided Phyllis and I are near (or scheduled to return soon).

3) Technology e.g. the camera I pointed out my passenger side window to catch the above shot. (Full Disclosure: I sat there for, like, fifteen minutes clicking for as long as my index finger could hold out. ….on the camera pictured in Item4.

(Hey! New Participant! An example of a Hypograt Item:)

4) Hypograt Item. This camera. I use it for work, bought it to replace another, different-but-similar camera that I wore out. The problem with this camera is that it was designed by (wait for it…) rogers. Yes, I know, rogers are the reason we have airplanes that stay in the air and computers that offer miracles in communication and social-interactivity. This is because rogers live in a quantifiable world. For them 2 + 2 always (and only!) equals 4. Thats a good thing when riding along at 35,000 feet in the aforementioned airliner. The trouble starts when there is no constraint (this is true for clarks and scotts, but thats for a post in the coming week). For a roger, ‘more is more’. In the case of the photo’d camera, the marketing guys apparently left ‘final feature’ decisions to the engineers. This is an inexpensive, ‘pocket camera’. Not a full-on photographers camera, like Nikon or Hasselblad. Point and shoot. Problem is, someone thought, ‘hey! it needs a touch screen.’ Long story short. Turn it on, breathe on the touch screen on the back and the camera starts cycling through modes. ‘Landscape…. Portrait… Selfie… Portrait…. Portrait… lol.

5) Grateful for having lived through the 1960s as I did. The song above? Yes, there was a time when popular music included entire album sides as one song and drum solos that went on for as long as they make it look in Spinal Tap. (“Why yes, children, the ’60s were a different time. Life passed at a slower and more…technicolor… stereoscopic pace. People wore vegetables and said ‘Man‘ and ‘oh wow!’ a great deal more than they do today.”)

6) The work I do for having the flexibility in scheduling as to allow me to be writing pretty much any time of day, any day of the week.

7) Open Houses and the challenge to write a flash serial story. ‘Interlude’ is such a story. It was started while sitting in an Open House and, in fact, the story begins with an agent in an open house who, waking from hitting his head in the basement, finds the house above him full of people enjoying a summer gathering in… 1967. Fun story. If you want to join in writing it, let me know. It is the Writers Club, after all.

8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE. (Anyone want to participate, yet are encountering resistance (from within or without) to actually hitting the Publish button… we feel ya! Send that Grat Item in as a Comment along with any and all desired attribution, recognition, indemnification or best wishes, to us and we’ll totally post it here at Number 8

9) Sunday Supplement. We went for a walk. Here, take a look.

10) SR 1.3 (which states, in part: “the approaching completion of a list of Ten Items of Thankful constitutes the basis for an Item of Thankful, subject to: a)completion of said list, 2) statement acknowledging that the emotion/ emotional state referred to viz. thankfulness has been experienced. Tradition mandates this final item be positioned as Number 10.“)

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Phinish the Photo Pfriday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

January 26, 2018 By clarkscottroger

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

Today we join Kristi and Kenya at the newly revamped Finish the Sentence Friday bloghop. The primary change was to provide a different ‘theme’ or prompt, each week. There’s a chart out there that Kristi put on the group’s page on ‘the Facebook’. It tells one what needs to be done, wordistically-speaking.

So this week it’s… (hold on, let me do a copy paste)

Finish the Sentence Friday is a link-up where writers and bloggers come together to share their themselves with a particular prompt (different formats each week of the month). If you’d like to participate, join our Facebook group. Link up your prompts below! Please no “link dumping.” If you include a link, comment on other posts.

Photo Share Friday – share a photo and share the story behind it.

So.

The story behind the photo.

This photo is, in a very real, yet quite imaginary sense, my very own: Wardrobe (CS Lewis), Tornado (L Frank Baum) Rabbit Hole (Lewis Carroll). The people in the photo are the namesakes of the central idea that brought me to the virtual world: the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

The Wakefield Doctrine is a perspective on the world and the people around us. It is easy to learn, fun to use and available only to those with the kind of curiosity that welcomes new ideas and the intellect to permit major league suspension of disbelief.

The people in the photo? They are the people from which we derive the three personality types¹ of the Wakefield Doctrine. Before we go any further, I will state un-equivocally: the Wakefield Doctrine is gender, age and culture neutral. As it happened, the people around which the concept of the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers took form were three guys by the name(s): clark, scott, roger.

As with any personality type schema, the names are markers, the characteristics of the three types is where the fun (and usefulness) are at.

I’m thinking, ‘OK, the instructions for this week are clear enough, ‘share a photo and share the story behind it’. Do they mean the story of how the photo came to exist or do they want to know what the photo represents, symbolizes or simply ‘why this photo’.

Gotta go with Door Number Three.

You know how all those personality type systems with their clever little surveys and tests and all are so much fun to take and even more fun to share? “”Honey? Come here, there’s this Quiz on the Facebook, it so has you down to a ‘T'”. The Wakefield Doctrine is exactly like that, except different.

Being a perspective, rather than a thing, the purpose, use and value of the Wakefield Doctrine is aid us in our efforts to better understand the world and people around us. The Doctrine approaches this by challenging us to discover how a person is relating themselves to the world around them. It (does this) by proposing that we all experience the world, to a small but certain extent, on a personal basis. This is referred to as a ‘worldview’. The theory holds that we are, all of us, born with the potential to experience the world (and, very importantly), grow up and develop in one of three worldviews, that of the Outsider(clarks), the Predator(scotts) or the Herd Member(rogers). At a very early age we end up in one and develop our coping strategies appropriate to the character of that worldview.

“But! But what the heck does this have to do with CS Lewis or, for that matter, the blogosphere? What about that?”

Guess I should describe the path from a chance insight in 1981 and typing today’s post.
In the summer of 2009, I was driving around with a friend talking about life, reality and ‘the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers’. For whatever reason, I said, ‘This theory is so true and so much fun, I got to do something more with it’. My friend replied, ‘I agree and, in my work in counseling, I do in fact use the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers at times. But the name is not good, too college dorm. You need a better name.’ I then said, ‘Alright then. From now on it’s the Wakefield Doctrine.’ He laughed, ‘That’s an excellent name. What are you going to do with this Wakefield Doctrine?’ I replied, ‘Well, I guess I need to start a blog. Let the world know all about it.’

The weird part? Until that Saturday evening, my opinion of blogs and bloggers was the rather typical, ‘Sure, now what makes you think that you have anything to say on this blog that anyone would care to read? What you had for breakfast? Maybe your opinion on the state of the world! Yeah, right.’ The thing is, with the decision came a passion that I cannot recall experiencing before, at least not in public and in the daytime. I found that writing posts was the opposite of work. I couldn’t wait to start the next one.

Now the really weird part. I didn’t change. I was still a clark. (I will leave the fun of discovering the full implications of that statement to new Readers). Suffice to say, all of my insecurities, fear of scrutiny, fear of looking like an idiot, fear of meeting people, all stopped existing in the context of writing this here blog here. Seriously. I found a strength (I already used the ‘passion word’) that not only had me going beyond my lifetime-accepted limitations, I enjoyed doing everything and anything I could to get the story of the Wakefield Doctrine out to as many people and readers as I could. This ‘everything’, included joining my first bloghop. Yep! Finish the Sentence Friday (and the Facebook) was a threshold I crossed that brought me into contact with many I still value as friends.

…the actual photo? Taken in the mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park on the shores of Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut.

Guess that says it all. The photo I’m sharing this particular Friday explains how it is I’m here sharing this photo.

1) hey! I was down here getting ready to disclaimer whatever it was I thought I should, to head-off any criticism of ‘over-reaching’ or ‘being silly’ with the terms I use to describe the Doctrine. You know, something to the effect that ‘this is all based on anecdotal evidence and does not claim status as…’ then it struck me, ‘Well, duh, clark. Give the readers some credit, why don ‘cha?’ Ain’t a chi square, distribution analysis or bell curve within fifty metres* of your blog.’
I thank you, future Readers, for reminding me to stay with what makes this Wakefield Doctrine so unique and fun… the fun and uniqueness of it!

* lol, sorry, couldn’t resist