I'll be the first to admit it: Things have been extremely quiet around these parts over the last week or so. And if you've spent any time on this blog over the years, you know that's not our normal operating procedure. We pride ourselves on the fact that we post new, relevant content to the blog on an almost daily basis.
But this time, there are a few good reasons for our radio silence. First, we just wrapped up production on the April issue of the magazine, which will be hitting your mailboxes sometime after the first of the month (or earlier if you check out our digital magazine product). But the real time thief this week has been "the move." You see, the staff of GCM is moving offices, and for most of us, the move is the first in a very, very long time.
In my case, I had been in my previous office for nearly 11 of my 12 years at GCSAA. That meant over a decade of "stuff" to work through, trash and/or recycle before trucking it across our wing on the fourth floor of GCSAA headquarters. I'm settled in my space, enjoying a new view of Lawrence as I now look east out of our building (I will miss watching spring thunderstorms roll in from the west in my old office, though), but am still fighting my way through a few boxes and clearing out old file cabinets.
With that work still looming, seems like a good idea to add a few new members to our honor roll of superintendent bloggers. As always, the full list can be found on the right side of this page. Today's honorees are:
- Brett Hetland, CGCS at Brooks National GC in Okoboji, Iowa. Brett calls his blog Keeping It Green, and describes it as a source for "practical environmental management ideas for successful turf maintenance."
- Tom Vlach, CGCS at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., has fired up his blog that chronicles golf maintenance activities at the host to the PGA Tour's annual Players Championship. Nice to see guys like Vlach and Steve Cook, CGCS, MG from Oakland Hills get into the blogging game and open a window into how maintenance works at some of America's most notable courses. In the end, I think these blogs will show that the work that goes on at courses that find themselves in the TV spotlight every year isn't all that different than the work that goes on at the local public course or country club.
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