Sometimes ADHD Wins

July 21, 2026

I honestly don’t remember what I was supposed to be doing yesterday. That’s probably how this whole adventure started.

Somehow I opened Google Maps, and before I knew it, I was virtually wandering around India.

It started innocently enough. I was curious about what hotels cost on the other side of the world. To my surprise, I found beachfront hotels ranging from about $25 to $83 a night. That immediately sent me down the rabbit hole.

Then I started exploring.

I’d zoom into a beach, look at the photos, back out, find another landmark, and repeat. I found myself people-watching through thousands of vacation photos. Some faces were young, others old. Some people looked serious, others carefree. Different cultures, different languages, different lives…

But one thing seemed almost universal.

Everyone was smiling.

For a little while, it didn’t feel like I was staring at Google Maps. It felt like I was taking a tiny vacation without ever leaving my desk.

Ancient History

Eventually I stumbled across something called the Rundhe Petroglyphs.

I’ll admit, I had no idea what a petroglyph was.

A little reading later, I learned they’re ancient symbols carved directly into granite thousands of years ago. Imagine standing where someone stood thousands of years before you, carving messages into stone with tools far simpler than anything we have today.

That was a pretty cool discovery.

After exploring the monument for a while, I zoomed back out and drifted over to Purnagad Fort. More pictures. More tourists. More history.

Then, as always seems to happen…

Food entered the picture.

Wait… What’s Cow Ghee?

While looking around the area, I found a local restaurant that had an English menu.

One menu item immediately caught my attention.

Cow Ghee

Now… if you’re from the United States and you’ve never heard of ghee before, your brain probably reacts exactly the way mine did.

“What in the world is Cow Ghee?”

Naturally, I opened another tab.

Another Rabbit Hole

A quick Google search answered my question.

Ghee is essentially clarified butter, widely used throughout Indian cuisine. During the cooking process, the milk solids and water are removed, leaving behind a rich, golden butterfat with a slightly nutty flavor and a much higher smoke point than regular butter.

The more I read, the more interesting it became.

Many articles talked about how people use ghee in everyday cooking, while others discussed possible benefits for digestion and gut health. Like most nutrition topics on the internet, there were plenty of opinions, so I took the health claims with a grain of salt—but it was fascinating to learn how important ghee is in Indian cooking and culture.

My Wife Gets a Surprise

At this point, curiosity had completely taken over.

So…

I ordered some.

My wife now has authentic Indian cow ghee arriving at the house because I accidentally took a virtual vacation through Google Maps.

I’m still not entirely sure how I got from looking at inexpensive hotels to ordering butter from another country, but that’s just how my brain works sometimes.

Final Thoughts

One of my favorite things about the internet is that it lets you explore places you’ll probably never visit. Yesterday I wandered beaches, explored ancient petroglyphs, toured a centuries-old fort, learned something about another culture, and somehow ended up buying a jar of clarified butter.

Not bad for an afternoon that started with absolutely no plan.

I guess curiosity really is one of the best ways to travel.

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What I Learned

• Google Maps is incredibly easy to get lost in—in the best possible way.
• Petroglyphs are ancient rock carvings that preserve history thousands of years old.
• Ghee isn’t some mysterious food—it’s clarified butter that’s a staple in many Indian dishes.
• Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you aren’t looking for anything in particular.

And yes…

My wife is now getting cow ghee because I have ADHD.