Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Sometimes, terrible hardship produces terrible joy. (1/29/18)  [photograph by KamiG]

Young golfers long to drive carts; old ones long to walk. (1/28/18)

Not all hand-warmers are alike. (1/27/18)

Eventually, later becomes never. (1/26/18)

An old golf professional has a sore back; an old Superintendent has a sore body. (1/25/18)

A young Superintendent works a lot and gets tired; an old one works a lot and gets tired of being tired. (1/24/18)

Sleep is nature’s caffeine; I say it again, caffeine is not a long-term substitute for sleep. (1/23/18)

Some of nature’s greatest lessons take decades to learn, others take seconds. (1/22/18)

[On a cold winter morning, an operator gets a little too close to the lake edge.  His cart slides sideways down the bank…about  eight feet.  As he approaches the water, he jumps, fearing the cart may roll on him.  The jump causes a full submergence in the frigid water…that is ice in the background!  Thankfully, no one is hurt and cart hangs-up on a shelf.  The operator changes his cloths and finishes the the day!  Lesson: do not drive close to the lake when the banks are wet or frozen.]

Sometimes, letting go is better than hanging on. (1/21/18)

Universities and golf courses have this in common: they speak of diversity but entertain a sliver of humanity. (1/20/18)