Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

At times, a good thing interrupted is worse than a bad thing in perpetuity. (5/14/17)

It is good to be happy at work, but better to happy at home; woe to the Superintendent who is happier at work than at home. (5/12/17)

A young Superintendent wishes he could remember more facts: an old one wishes he could forget some. (5/12/17)

A golf course is teaming with rhythms; a wise Superintendent studies them all, but prioritizes and nurtures his own.  (5/11/17)

It is better to mistake 2,4-D for glyphosate, than to mistake glyphosate for 2,4-D…much better. (5/10/17)

A greenkeeper hopes to avoid the drill.  A foreman tries to learn the drill.  An assistant strives to be the drill. (5/9/17)  

At some point, fertilizer is cheaper than herbicide. (5/8/17)  

A lonely Superintendent looks for outlets; an unloved wife looks for friends. (5/7/17)

A young Superintendent surveys the deep green of his golf course and smiles; an old mallard watches him and giggles. (5/6/17).  

A foolish Superintendent thinks nothing of obtaining clarity.  A young one searches for it in books and information.  A wise one searches for it in nature.  All men find it in death.  (5/5/17)