Dr. F, age 64, was ready for retirement after a lifetime in urology, and couldn’t wait to get his fly-fishing rod out of the closet. Although he had taken fishing vacations every year, he was looking forward to fishing new streams in remote locations and honing his “sideswiper” technique to avoid overhanging bushes. Before he left, he told his group to “lose his number” and “find another mule” to carry the load. His colleagues laughed, not thinking he would soon be back in the office defending a malpractice case.