Monthly Archives: August 2013

Poverty causes much groaning and misery, but wealth produces an incessant whine. [8/11/13]

A good irrigation system reduces drainage problems, and good drainage hides irrigation problems. [8/10/13]

The GCSAA (Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America) is full of retired Superintendents, but woefully and shamefully void of men who retired as Superintendents. [8/9/13]

Amongst his staff and club members, a Superintendent walks in confidence and laughter, and in the shadows of the setting sun, as others depart for their homes, he dances with reckless abandon in awe of the magnificence of creation. [8/8/13]

Amongst his staff and club members, a Superintendent parades in confidence and laughter, but in the stillness of the receding sun, as others filter towards their homes, his lonely heart aches. [8/7/13]

Most Superintendents have one major weakness: they like being Superintendents. [8/6/13]

Aerifying greens is like going to the dentist: both produce short-term pain, but relieve long-term misery. [8/5/13]

A good intern earns a good job reference; a passionate one earns a job offer. [8/3/13] For a season, all greenkeepers should play golf and all golfers should work as a greenkeeper. [8/4/13]

If you speak to a contractor in reasonable and polite terms, he will persist in his obstinance and belligerence; if you curse and belittle him, he will be open to negotiations. [8/2/13]

A skilled and knowledgeable Superintendent can never reach his fullest potential until he falls madly in love with the woman he marries. [8/1/13]