Six-word biographies and other time-wasters

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.