Ever Want to Write About Golf?
I want to write about golf. I have a huge list of topics and products I want to cover but weeks pass. Sometimes life gets in the way, you know? I know that’s no excuse to keep my readers hanging. I do. But I sit here and think of all the latest golf stories and look at my list of topics and products yet still can’t do it. Tonight I thought maybe I could just “phone in” something (heaven knows I’ve done it before - if you’re an astute reader you can probably name them) but I can’t even seem to do that right now so I thought I’d just tell you the honest truth.
My cursor just blinked at me for about ten minutes before I decided that I could share the fact that I am dealing with some difficult personal issues without disclosing the details. We all have difficult times. Some of us have blogs. Some of us have blogs in which we share every thought. Obviously this isn’t one of them. This is only a golf blog. While I know some of you have become invested in my personal life, I typically only share personal details as they relate to golf. I think I’ll keep it that way. But I want you to know that I’m still here, golf still means a lot to me, this golf blog still means a lot to me, it will continue with relevant content soon, and I appreciate all your support and readership.
Trust me, golf is still a huge part of my life and actually more so now than ever. If I’m lapsing on you now, I will more than make up for it in the future. I do have plans and your contributions have been invaluable. Personal difficulties aside, my plans are going forward and I thank you all for the feedback and ideas you brougt to the table.
I plan to resume my typical blog posting as soon as I’m emotionally capable. Since it’s been a few weeks and I was able to post this, perhaps it won’t be too much longer. If you’ve hung in there this long, thank you! And i’ll bring more golf stuff as soon as possible!
If you have a niche blog (meaning it doesn’t include personal drama) and you keep up with your topic while dealing with personal issues, I applaud and admire you. I wish I could.
The rest of you, I hope you’ll bear with me.
I love life. I love golf. I love blogging. And I’ll bring the golf blogging back soon.
Published by golfchick on September 1st, 2008 tagged Blogs And Blogger Stuff | 15 Comments »
Mulligans For Sale
Charity tournaments: love ‘em or hate ‘em? We can all get behind a cause and plenty of funds have been raised thanks to golf charity events, but do you enjoy playing in these tournaments? I do. Yes, I enjoy competitive, “serious” golf as well, but I also love getting out there in a scramble format and having some fun for a good cause. I know some people just cant stand the silliness. Where do you stand? Here’s a quick poll, but of course feel free to voice your opinion in the comments as well.
Today and tomorrow I have back-to-back charity tournaments. I haven’t been playing nearly as much as I’d like lately, so a scramble is actually a nice format for me right now. And you can bet I’ll be purchasing plenty of those mulligans that add to the charity pot.
Published by golfchick on August 7th, 2008 tagged Charity Events, Polls | 23 Comments »
Blogging Girl, Interrupted
I planned on a nice little martini blogging session tonight. Alas, it’s not meant to be. I was going to blog about the dimple-less Caesar Golf balls but other plans came up. I had already poured - and started to drink - my martini when the mommy of Vito’s play-date for tomorrow called and said she’d have to postpone until next week unless we could get together tonight. So, I’m taking Vito out for his romp and the dimple-less golf ball “review” will have to wait. Not sure I want to do it except for on a martini night, so I’m not sure when this topic will resurface. I only know it will.
Published by golfchick on August 7th, 2008 tagged Golf Goods, Rants And Random Ramblings, Vito | 8 Comments »
Golf Clothes for Babies!
Looking for teeny, tiny golf clothes for a teeny, tiny golf chick (or cockerel)? Check out My Lullabug!
I’m not a mom to any humans nor would I ever dress up a dog in people clothes (even if I would, Vito’s way beyond baby sizes), but I often find myself shopping for gifts for other people’s little ones of all ages. For babies, I always seem to go for clothes because they’re just so tiny and precious. Plus, I enjoy golf proselytizing, so why not target the youngest demographic?
Unlike some of the fancier duds I’ve purchased for babies, these little shirts and onesies are practical as well as adorable. Even the company name is cute - My Lullabug - it’s fun to say and makes me giggle. I should have taken a picture of the packaging, which was appropriately sweet. I got the “Crawl, Walk, Golf” shirt and the “I’m told I like golf” onesie and they came wrapped in polka dotted tissue tied in clear cellophane with a sisal-like cord.
My Lullabug has a dedicated golf section with sizes from itty bitty baby (I don’t think that’s the official term) to 6T. I can’t help but appreciate a store that only has three main categories - Boys, Girls, and Golf. Nice!
Here is my friends’ baby, Jasmine, posing in her new golf chick outfit. Her parents don’t actually play golf, but that’s their problem. Why should it stop her?
Published by golfchick on August 1st, 2008 tagged Golf Fashion, Golf Goods, Golf chicks | 5 Comments »
Results Are In
Thank you for participating in the last two Golf Chick polls and making your voices heard. I think the results are interesting, and not quite what I expected.
After Lorena Ochoa indicated she’s interested in competing in men’s events, I asked if you thought she should. I assumed most people would answer that she should just stick with the women and that the third answer (gimme a break) would be the most popular. As you can see, the two yes answers received a combined 52% while the no answers took 48%. With results so close, this seems to be quite the polarizing topic.
When I asked if golf course workers should have golf knowledge, I thought your answers might fall in line with what I got from the people I asked in person, which were almost unanimously “doesn’t matter as long as they’re hot.” Perhaps I was surrounded by a piggy crowd that day, maybe it was the fact that they were all men, or maybe they had liquid courage and felt the need to announce a predilection for hot chicks. Only 6% of you answered with them! The qualified yeses received a whopping 90%, with half of those feeling anyone working at a golf course should know about golf and half feeling the workers only need that knowledge if it helps them do their jobs. Perhaps most interesting are the 3% who don’t care either way - because they cared enough to answer that they don’t care. 
Thanks again for participating, and if you have any burning questions, let me know for a possible future poll!
