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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 10, 2026 By clarkscottroger 12 Comments

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s weekly participation in the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop.

According to Un-Reliable Narrator magazine: the TToT is the oldest continuously published bloghop (1887 to present) and ranks highest in the number continents where, provided one has sufficient privacy, it can be accessed. One survey in Women’s Wear Daily cites a ‘Glad-I-Stumbled-Across-This-Thing (Whatever-It-Is)’ rating of AA...ay! No less an authority than Librarian’s Secret gives it a Three-Fingers-To-Pursed-Lips rating.

So, come and join us and see how people, (presumedly like you), enhance their existence by focusing on the good in Life. For the Wakefield Doctrine, our list this week includes:

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) Winter? Well, not yet, however… Phyllis will have a field-day stacking the firewood we had delivered yesterday (no, serially, she’s actually into that kind of activity)

Before

6) See that Section just beyond the Husky-proof(ish) fence in the photo below? Thats the base for the Working Wood Pile where the individual fire units in Grat #5 will be transported and arranged on a pleasing, stable and gravity-resistant pattern.

7) WIP (Home Project Landscaping Division) de-Summering the Cottage Island

8) something, something

9) The co-hosts/co-hostinae, respectively: Frank, Andrew, Denise, Misky, cai, Knitcat, Dyanne, Kristi, Lisa and, as always, Mimi

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music vids

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Bendseday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 7, 2026 By clarkscottroger 6 Comments

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

Now’s the tricky part.

In yesterday’s post you read about three people contemplating having lunch (together) in a crowded restaurant.

The easy part: by virtue of being familiar with the character (and characteristics) of the three predominant worldviews of the Wakefield Doctrine, one is able to extrapolate their individual responses to the prospect of lunch:

the clark is an Outsider. not a part of, not even a necessary, if not always pleasant, aspect of the cycle of life (hint: rhymes with scott), ‘Outsider’ as in apart from. if you do not appreciate how that translates on a social interaction matrix… off to Remedial Doctrine class with you!
the scott is a Predator. what characterizes Predators in the most economical use of words? chase/be chased action-equals-life. Fun Doctrine insight: the menu may be pasted to the window of the restaurant, but it’s also standing on full, live-action display (and, yes, there will be other Predators pretending to be du jour), all the better to start the game of life
the roger as an individual is the promise of the Herd, as a Member, (of the Herd), the justification of all they collectively stand for: ‘take, eat, this is my worldview’. there is no sadness in sacrifice if it is part of the greater whole

…now, the hard part!

lol

no, wait! lets save that for Friday. We gots to work on our contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

we suspect you, the Reader, might appreciate a little time to assimilate and ruminate on the overt implications of our little illustration of the real in personal reality, vis á vis the Wakefield Doctrine. To this end, allow us to pose some potentially enlightening questions. (New Readers who are clarks? You can skip this following section. Unless, of course, you want to indulge in the vicarious sense of belonging as you answer the questions for yourself.)

if you ‘wake up’* to the fact that you are an Outsider, how do you feel?
well, yeah, you’re kinda busy trying to figure out what they, (everyone but you), seems to know that you do not
ok… it’s clearly a secret that the others have forgotten they know… don’t assume otherwise. Even an Outsider has instincts for self-preservation and bugging everyone around you about this matter is surely not a good idea.
decide to ‘pass’ and get to work finding the thing they know, the information in whatever class in ‘Being a Part Off’ you unwisely played hooky from, thanks goodness intelligence is so not huge on peer comparison at an early age (at least among peers) (ish)

*no, roger. stop. no point or need to seize on the wake up. we all become the personality types we are because we deal with the world as we experience it as little baby children. our attempts to cope and our strategies to survive and thrive is in direct relationship to the personal reality we find ourselfs in.

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Alsodae -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 29, 2026 By clarkscottroger 4 Comments

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

Full Disclosure: Started with the thought, ‘Let’s past the FAQ page in here.’ Pasted and then, read. Damn! This Page needs some Updating! The blog ambition peeked around a forgotten corner, her mascaraed face at first scary-as-hell and then, as so often happens with immature love, inspired me to think, ‘Yeah, I could do this…’

She wasn’t done with us, though. “Why not post the original and then edit using a blue type? Don’t remember how? Go back to the old posts… find the html. You can do this. I know you can.”

No.

It did not work as I’d hoped. (Which, not for nothin’ is a topic for a future Doctrine post. Or perhaps a clark newsletter.).

Of course, we’re out of time. (Tuesdays have always been a bit on the sparse side, timeistically-speaking)

Still like the idea. But gonna keep it simple. Strike-throughs and new wordage indicated by an additional/nested blockquote.

btw. written 2009 The majority of the edits will, naturally, reflect the development of how the Doctrine manifests.

FAQs

I think sometimes I am (a scott) then other times I must be (a clark). Whats up with that?

~~You’re a clark~~.

Well, possibly. What the Answer was meant to suggest is that the Interlocutor is most likely a clark with a significant secondary scottian aspect.

Hey, wait you can’t be that sure on the basis of one question!

Yes I can. (I’m a clark)

ha ha

The question you should be asking is, ‘why does it seems that sometimes we are one form, other times others’. And the answer is that we have the potential of all three, we just get in the habit of seeing the world one characteristic way, i.e. clark, scott or roger.

Welll, not precisely. We all do have the potential to establish a relationship with the world around us associated with one of the three predominant worldviews (clarks, scotts or rogers). But since we lock into one (and only one) of the three, the development of our social strategies and inclinations reflect one and only one.

Is there any scientific basis for the Wakefield Doctrine?

No. (see the ‘About’ page.)

When I read this site, it seems like there is really only one person writing. Can that possibly be true? What happened to the collaborative thing.

Nothing.

I thought this was a FAQ pages, I don’t see all that many Questions.

…I’m waiting for a question… ‘what part of ‘Frequently asked questions’ are you brainiacs missing? There would be useful information if some of you scottian adhd cases or you middle-of-the-herd rogerian mouth-breathers would conquer your fear of anything that doesn’t already have a DYNAMO brand embossed label stuck to this blog letting you know that it was within your admittedly limited range of initiative and realise that you would not be struck down by Jethro were you to actually reach out and turn on your computer and asked a question.

ok, we were having a day at the time this was originally written. In our defense, we were still learning to crawl (or claw) before be able to run. Writing was new to us. (It was such a different time in the blogosphere, though being new on the scene, we had little to create a context of appreciation.)

Will there ever be new FAQ questions?

Yes, yes there will.

I heard that you have been doing this for nearly a year, what have you learned about the Wakefield Doctrine that you did not know when you started?

Which part of your statement are you calling a question? Rather than wait for you to move your lips as your try to re-phrase the question, I will answer this way. The Wakefield Doctrine appears to have an appeal beyond my immediate circle of friends, in fact, it appears to have sufficient appeal to out-weigh my meager writing skills. By presenting the Doctrine in a blog, the virtue and value of this thing is put to the test. And it seems to be passing that test.
What a well-thought out question.

Still a bit defensive, are we? Well, that was written in July of 2009 (!!!) Yeah, since then… But, that said, we are as happy as is reasonable with the development of our ability to communicate by words and such. As to the appeal of the Wakefield Doctrine? We have little control over how others react, respond or otherwise relate to this thing of ours. As we have of late taken to refer to ourselfs as Curator, we appreciate every read/comment/reply we receive. like it was 2009

What?

Never mind, you would not get it. Other aspects that you would not get is that the Doctrine is proving itself to actually be an effective tool in aid of an effort to change life habits. (Given the unlikelihood of your comprehending this answer I will continue), and say that anyone reading this with a true desire to ‘change their life’* should read this blog and do whatever they must do to get actively involved in it. This includes, but is not limited to: writing Comments.

*Is it true that if I have to ask the question, I will perforce be unable to understand the question?

Yes.

ha ha (our favorite arrrrrghh reaction to an apocryphal exchange between a wise master/teacher and (an) ambitious but impatient pupil who is told, “If you have to ask the question, you are not yet ready to accept the answer.*)

*an interesting change in how we relate this old chestnut. probably reflects some of the changes we’ve been gifted by courtesy the Wakefield Doctrine and it’s Readers

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 19, 2026 By clarkscottroger 14 Comments

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

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution/participation in the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop.

(A) list of the people, places, things and events that have incited, instigated and otherwise inspired us to accept what is arguably a higher state of consciousness.

ya know?

As curator of the Wakefield Doctrine we submit the following people/animals, places, things and events(fictional and otherwise):

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) that photo at the top of the post? the side meadow bowing to the change of (the) Seasons

6) the Hostinae and Hosts: hey! not only do they contribute insightful and engaging lists (of Thankfuls), they do so with total disregard for conformity to a set standard of presentation. It’s inconceivable! (lol) Examples (by no means exhaustive, but a sampling) from Andrew with his trips and vegetation-photation, to Misky’s beautifully crafted layouts to Frank’s curiously-poetic groupings of photos as a ten-spoke gratitude umbrella, and… cai well, like, damn! that’s how you ‘write as the spirit moves you’. And of course, KnitCat and Denise, Dyanne and Kristi, Lisa and our very own bean feasa, Mimi

7) Another visit from our friendly Lynx Rufus

8) something, something

9) ok, despite, (or as some wags might opine, because of) Grat #6 here’s a photo-time-travel-story(ish). We’re providing a set-up because it might be difficult to see the (current) gourde on the top railing and, for that matter, the new, growing one on the ground. Now that I’ve stepped all over my lead, the Photo. (oh yeah, the plot! last year Phyllis had some painting gourds on the railing (well, ’cause she’s from X-Chromia)… well it was left there and eventually fell to the ground… fast-forward to this week! kinda cool

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music

* got Joe Jackson in my head from the first vid…for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the previous song, here is one you will be (provided you are of a sufficiently hypo-youthful status (yeah, looking at you Andrew)

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Friday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘what, already?!?!’

September 18, 2026 By clarkscottroger 5 Comments

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

The Wakefield Doctrine is (an) additional perspective on the world around us (and the people who make it up).

As such, it affords anyone with an inclination, interest, desire, need or ‘really?-that’s-kinda-interesting’ to approach a state of being capable of seeing the world as the other person is experiencing it. In realtime.

The elements, (of this additional perspective), are very simple: all people, all of us, experience the world to a small, but very real degree as being personal; personal, in this context, manifesting most often as: ‘wait, what?’ and ‘I thought they were my friend, why would they go and do/say a thing like that?’

This personal experience of the world, referred to as one’s predominant worldview (aka personality type), is predicated on the character of one’s relationship with the world, life and that annoying voice in the back of the mind that is never quite satisfied:

the Outsider (clarks) what people without confidence in their own imaginations resort to calling ‘introverts’; akin to describing the ocean as ‘usually on the damp side’ clarks live in a reality that is an attractive jigsaw puzzle…with two pieces missing
the Predator (scotts) easiest of the three to ‘wish I could go through life like them’ until, that is, you look at the rubble trailing them and the Acme bomb-fuse sputtering and attached to most of their efforts to engage in careful planning
the Herd Members (rogers) the most difficult of the three to identify with for clarks and a source of amusement for scotts during the intervals between wrecking stuff and blowing things up

So, you grow and develop with a world reflects your relationship with it. scotts are quick and competent, rogers are a touch on the lugubrious side, but always willing to share.

Naturally, if your reality is of a certain character, you develop strategies, compensations and style of interaction to maximize you chances of surviving (or, even, thriving).

The Wakefield Doctrine says, “Hey, you have the perfect personality type.*

*for the personal reality you are experiencing.