How to define yourself in six words or less?
I heard a nice person on the radio this morning promoting a book called: “Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure.” Basically, the idea is to sum up your life in six words or less. The other idea is to use a cute concept to sell a boatload of books, but I digress.
The concept is supposedly based on a famous literary bet made by Ernest Hemingway (my hero) that he couldn’t write a compelling story in only six words. Hemingway’s response? “For sale, baby shoes, never worn.” Once again, Hemingway proved that huge sadness can come in a very small package.
Many famous folks contributed to the mini-memoirs highlighted in the book, but despite my anonymity, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to add my own. So, I thought about my possible six-word memoirs and came up with a few:
“Connected, but can’t get on Augusta”
“Writing is actually work, dammit.”
“Are you still with Golfdom?”
I also thought about what some typical superintendent six-word memoirs might be:
“Grow grass, hate golfers, not appreciated.”
“I’m not a greenskeeper, you moron.”
“I’ve never heard of Carl Spackler.”
But, the real question is what you six-word memoir would be. Click here now and share your idea with the GCI forum.