Scullian School of Thought

1. You Heard it Here First

I hereby coin the term:

AIdvice [eyd-vahys]

an AI sourced opinion, recommendation, or guidance offered to someone regarding a decision or course of action

Actually, you heard it here first, but that’s also me and thus, origin—K.J.

2. Restless Rhyme

On one of those evenings where sleep escaped me, I drafted a poem for ~~no one~~ all to hear and see:
Life is hard.
Can’t sleep.
What to do…
screw?

3. Play the Long Game

The advice, from Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird, that I needed to commit to writing:

4. Parallel Lines of Humor

When your daughter comes home with a joke that she KNOWS is your kind of humor because it’s also her kind of humor…..

5. Coming Soon

I’ve officially decided on my mid-life crisis acquisition…….

6. Posthumously

If and when my body of work becomes famous after my death, and futurists need to name my philosophy, may I suggest:

The Scullian School of Thought

The Scullian School of Thought would find the need for self-command in chaos, humor in hardship, and purpose beyond recognition.

7. AI Unable to Determine Whether I’m Thriving or Spiraling

I asked AI to make up a few jokes about me…. 🤣

You don’t go for a walk.
You conduct a moving symposium on longevity, meaning, hydration, and whether squirrels respect you enough.

You don’t overthink.
You perform advanced emotional analytics with endurance-athlete stamina.

Most people have an inner critic.
Yours apparently has a clipboard, a whistle, and a graduate degree in philosophy.

8. Two Peas in a Pod

Recently, I picked up a book at the library and flipped it open. The first sentence that I read sold me on being bonded to the author, and needing to read the book:

I’ve managed to get some work done nearly every day of my adult life, without impressive financial success.

– Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

9. Closing Credits

I appreciate you.

And I appreciate your readership. 😘