Mission Mountain Lessons

I got lost in the woods today. I talked with C. about it in depth and I realize that I've really been very stupid about this. I've been trying to stay within my limits - I don't know anything about camping or outdoorsmanship, or whatever you call it, so I've been sticking to short, out and back hikes. I never really considered the idea that I could get lost.

The thing that struck me though, was the amount of knowledge C. had on the topic. There are entire possibilities that never even occurred to me...Never crossed my mind, at all. I could have been in serious trouble today, but I was lucky enough to get out of it. I feel ten times more stupid and foolish now than I did before.

But, I wonder, what topic/hobby do I know so completely? I thought about it, but nothing really springs to mind. I think I'm a dabbler - I know a little bit of knitting, a little bit of sewing, a little bit of engineering (okay, more than a little, but I doubt I could troubleshoot an engineering problem. And I know the math will fade as I don't use it.), a little bit of history, etc. etc. What are my strong interests?

It kind of bothers me. I guess the answer is medicine, but I'm not even very good at that at the moment. It seems like all my friends have some kind of hobby that they know in and out. I guess I could try to get into something, but I don't know. It would cost money, probably, and I'm wondering if it wouldn't be wiser to throw any extra energy into my research and clinical medicine.

This entire situation has been very embarassing.