It has been a unique experience writing a column for Pro Shop Magazine for over 13 years now. One of the challenges in writing for a magazine are the deadlines. Not that I was ever on time submitting my articles but one of the challenges was writing about something that was current at the time of distribution. (Deadlines are usually 6-8 wks before release)

Follow up:

I might as well share something else with you about my writing. My publisher/editor/owner put the handcuffs on me and restricted me to 1,250 to 1,350 words per article. So in my own inimitable way…I’d write over 2,000 words…knowing that he would slice and dice it down to size. I’ve been whining for years that he’s been weeding out all my best shtick!

Anyway, initially I tried prognosticating. That worked a couple of times in the late 90’s. But for the past decade my crystal ball has been all fuzzy and kind of murky lookin’. I went the chronological and historical route but that lasted only one issue. Actually I’m lying…I snuck the same theme by you a couple of more times over the years when you weren’t paying attention!

In recent years, I swore up and down that I was never going to write a blog. Besides, I could barely put together five issues a year for Pro Shop Mag! My apprehension was that I didn’t understand them. Actually I understood them but was too lazy to read them all. There are so many of them. Some are very well written, informative and I really enjoy reading them. Others…well let’s just say, “boring!”

So let’s get the rules straight. If I bore you…let me know.

BTW…this is not a blog! It is a column! It is a commentary! As usual, the topics will be all over the place. Some subject matter will be current…some not so current. If you’ve got a topic that you’d like to share with us…bring it on! If you prefer to communicate in confidence that’s ok too. But if you prefer to hide behind one of those crazy comment or response blog names…send it somewhere else!

Untie your kimono…let’s hear what you’ve got?

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