Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Most Superintendents hope for the best; a few, very few, hope for the worst. (9/13/22)

One Superintendent laughs because he hears a funny joke; another laughs because his heart is full of grief. (9/12/22)

Hope is knowing tomorrow can be better. (9/11/22)

[Design courtesy of David Paranteau…full-time graphic designer, part-time greenkeeper.]

A young Superintendent imagines tomorrow will be the same as today; a wise one practices saying “goodbye”. (9/10/22)

One Superintendent finds safety in himself; another is terrified of his will. (9/9/22)

One Superintendent goes into the woods and gives thanks that he is not a wild animal; another goes into the woods and begs for mercy. (9/8/22)

One Superintendent goes into the woods to rest; another goes into the woods to work. (9/7/22)

One Superintendent searches for meaning and another is happy to work; I say it again, one Superintendent searches for meaning and another is happy to love. (9/6/22)

One Superintendent measures time from the day he was born; another measures it from the day he will die. (9/5/22)

One Superintendent loses his job and falls into a dark pit; another loses his job and climbs from the abyss. (9/4/22)