Field Notes

“Listen to someone who may have nothing in common with you”
~Anthony Bourdain~

Every now and then we all need to step away from our official duties. We need to completely unplug, change gears, break the cycle, reflect, and put it back together. I’m paraphrasing but when Sherlock Holmes was stuck on a particular case, he would perform a completely unrelated task. This would temporarily unburden his thoughts. Often, this is where he would experience a breakthrough.

Now, I have this friend named Douglas. He’s infamous for springing last-minute hunting or deep-sea fishing trips on me….always when I’m up to my neck in work. Funny thing is, I have the darndest time saying no. Let me preface the Douglas expeditions by stating that there’s