Back in college, my friend Jeff made a list of what he called my “hare-brained schemes” (meaning: wild ideas I’ve tried):

Panning for goldStarting a surf-wear manufacturing companyFlying to Orcas Island in a small Cessna for a prom dateDriving down the West Coast with a friend, a tent, and $100 to see what was thereUsing a sheet pan as the floor of my rusted out VW bug

Creativity and perhaps watching too many Wile E. Coyote cartoons? Pretty safe to say these were ...