Field notes

Short field fragments from wherever curiosity drags me next. These are standalone notes — no per-entry detail pages yet. Long-form research lives in The Frontier File.

• Field fragment · 2026Place

  Florida Keys basecamp

  A place where logistics, weather, weddings, water, and small-business reality keep everything honest.

• Field fragment · 2024Memory

  Thailand memory fragment

  A reminder that movement changes the questions, not just the scenery.

• Field fragment · ongoingRitual

  Airport research ritual

  Noise-canceling, a half-charged laptop, too many tabs, and one useful thought before boarding.

• Field fragment · ongoingLesson

  Skate lesson: every fall is data

  The ground gives immediate feedback. Markets, projects, and people usually take longer.

• Field fragment · 2026Observation

  Local business signal

  Small businesses reveal what technology actually has to do before anyone cares about the pitch deck.

• Field rule · ongoingRule

  Motion is not progress

  A note to self, repeated until it becomes a habit.