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This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s weekly contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop. Every…err week, bloggers and thought-typers gather and share the people, places, things and events that have incited, inspired and instigated in us a psycho-spiritual state herein referred to as gratitude. The sharing in manifold, be it Reading the different posts…err posted or writing and linking a post of one’s own creation. It’s fun, simple and beneficial.

Following is the TToT list this week from the Wakefield Doctrine, et al.

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) new fave utube channel (a celebration of clarks you would be forgiven for thinking)  ‘Make Thing With Hand’ here is a sample post (language Advisory, but funny) ‘The pattern that exposes mammals’ past.’.

6) our property welcomes new fauna: Lynx rufus aka bobcat. So it’s like this, late yesterday afternoon, Phyllis looked out the window of her cottage and saw the bobcat walking down the path (top photo left to right). So, naturally she stepped out onto the patio and the bobcat in a most considerate stopped. Full Disclosure: on a previous occasion, the bobcat was strolling along and Phyllis stood in the doorway (sans phone camera, after all she is not 19 years old). The animal’s demeanor was calm (the bobcat, not Phyllis, ok, she was calm as well). Yesterday’s visit was the first opportunity to get a pitcha. So… taking Mia for her morning walks becomes a new opportunity to develop our mindfulness. (Though Mia would not be perceived as prey by most non-amphetamine-jagged bobcats. We will however be aware of our surroundings. As illustrated in Phyllis’ photo taken from the steps to her cottage, the bobcat appears to be well-fed, healthy and not looking to score.

a little closer you say? sure

7) informal landscaping project down at the pond (aka forgot to take Before photos)

8) something, something

9) Second thistle (in the side-yard meadow)

10) Secret Rule 1.3 (From the Book of Secret Rules aka the Secret Book of Rules)

music

in the spirit of Grat #6

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

We’re continuing our analysis of the scenario provided by Misky that served as rhetorical hors d’oeuvre in Monday’s post. Our correspondent from across the Atlantic Sea subsequently offered a further clarification of the situation as she recalls experiencing it:

I’ve rarely if ever felt hostility at someone else’s lack of attention to detail.

What say we crank up the gain on the ‘Is this a real person or a skilled Unreliable Narrator fielding these questments or what?’

At the top of this post is a photo of your Humble Curator and the late Bernadine Thomas. She was a friend who happened to be a scott with a very significant clarklike aspect.Below is an account of a real(ish) life interaction with her.

So I was talking to Bernadine one day. About the Doctrine, of course.

We’d been fortunate that way. Bernadine had such a significant secondary clarklike aspect, that she was extrapolating the principles and citing examples of how clarks, scotts and rogers manifested their individual predominant worldview. And was, almost always, correct*.

So we asked her the question:

“So Bernadine, we get that you’re always doing that ranking thing. As a fundamental element (in our behavioral metaphor of your people) you never stop challenging others for evidence of ranking. Like any pack animal.”

(ed. My exposition was briefly interrupted by an outburst of laughter from my friend…along with an arched eyebrow accent on ‘You people’)

We attempted to continue and restore the order to my interrogative but we both were too busy laughing. Finally, with proper decorum restored, we continued:

“No, yeah, wait! I”m serious. What happens when you encounter someone, do your metaphorical ‘push on the shoulder’ challenge and you’re not dominant over them, doesn’t that bum you out?”

Bernadine laughed, (she was gifted with that kind of humor/ laughter that made you want to always have something funny to say to her. Nothing but joy and celebration of life and ‘the here and now’).

Finally, she continued, “No! You idiot! (laugh without the slightest hint of malice or meanness) Of course not! I do it, this thing the Doctrine calls ranking for the same reason any pack animal does. To establish what you’d refer to as relative social order. It’s got nothing whatsoever to do with how I feel about myself.”

* ok, who was that, “Yeah, like that ever matters to a scott??’ True. But not in the manner you think.

ok. Don’t forget! Tonight is Six Sentence Story bloghop Eve. Denise is expecting you to show up early.