Doug Pulleyblank taught me my first ever phonology class, way back in 2006 when I was a fresh-faced undergrad at UBC. The problem sets in Doug’s class played a large role in phonology getting its hooks in me, and it’s with great pleasure and a strange sense of serendipity that I find myself, almost 20 years later, working as a phonologist (at least some of the time), engaging with Doug’s work, and writing a squib for his festschrift. Doug, I'm grateful for the contributions you've made to my own academic path, and for your numerous meaningful contributions to the field of phonology!