The Fun Guy's Journal: 196.0 Changing fields

I just got a phone call from one of the world's leading experts in food safety to ask me if I'd be interested in writing a review article for one of the leading publications in the field. He said that one of the world's other leading experts mentioned me as a good person for the job, and the rest of the editorial board (all high power people) agreed.

Naturally, I said yes.

What's strikes me as funny about this is that the narrow technical field in question (cold plasma) isn't the the other narrow technical field where I'm (ahem) already one of the world's leading experts (irradiation). [I always feel strange saying that w.l.e. bit, but it's true, so I kind of have to accept it.]

This tells me that I've made decent progress toward having two separate feathers in my cap, maybe three depending on how you define them. Coming today as it does, this happening is doubly, even triply bizarre.

It's a strange life I lead, I'll tell you that much.

So...

[Shadow Wrought]

You're changing the Plasma Field Modulators then? Any thoughts on combining into the "TFG Cold Irradiated Plasma Method" ?

Now that the requisite "witicisms" are behind us, that is impressive. Being an expert in any such specialized field is impressive. Being an expert in both prongs of that field is even more impressive. The Litigation Paralegal in me also wants to point out that, if you could stomache it, expert witnesses make a pretty sizable cha-ching per case...

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[The Fun Guy]

combining into the "TFG Cold Irradiated Plasma Method"

I'll try, Captain, but I don't know how long it'll last...

Expert witness, you say? That's always an option should another specific career move be necessary.

8-)

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[Shadow Wrought]

Expert witness, you say? That's always an option should another specific career move be necessary.

FWIW, I've seen them bill out between $300 and $1,000 an hour. But, how often are there litigations requiiring an expert witness in your particular field? That is the question :-)