Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

Major League Baseball and golf course maintenance have one thing in common: the spring is full of hope. [12/28/14…modified from R.A. Dickey]

The neighborhood golf course and the neighborhood bar have one thing in common: an inordinate amount of lonely people. [12/27/14]

I HATE KILLING GEESE             I hate killing geese, but I kill lots of them.  In fact, given the opportunity, I would kill every goose on the planet, and smile. I am a greenkeeper on … Continue reading →

A golfer and a Superintendent have this in common: at times, they imagine they are golf course owners. [12/25/14]

A man who always protects geese is a man who has never tasted the bitterness of goose ‘poop’. [12/24/14]

When a Superintendent spends his days cleaning-up goose ‘poop’, his cloths begin to stink, his body becomes foul, and his mind grows soar.  [12/23/14]

A noxious weed is a plant, designated by a government agency, to interfere with, or cause injury to, the public health, agriculture, recreation, wildlife, or property.  In comparison, by way of reason, a noxious animal is, or should be, a … Continue reading →

Better to live with a disgruntled and nagging wife than to maintain a golf course inundated with geese…but not much better. [12/21/14]

Canada geese are easily deterred, but only one thing has a lasting impact. [12/20/14]

Geese are like overgrown mosquitoes with feathers. [12/19/14]