I followed by happenstance the advice I gave you earlier: go where the least action is occurring. Just by any small twist of fate, I might easily have joined the large population of young biologists working on mice, birds, and other large animals. Like most of them, I would have enjoyed a productive and happy career in research and teaching. Nothing wrong with that at all, but by following the less conventional path, and by having an inspiring mentor like Bill Brown, I had a far easier time of it.
