Before I write my first Men’s Club Blog, let me share with you my writing process.
First, I look at a blank screen and put my fingers on the keyboard without a single thought of what I am going to write. My mind immediately becomes a wild place, with hurricane winds and swaying trees, where a large talking owl sits perched and says, “your fingers are in damp cement and they are feeling heavy.” Owls are wise so I see that as a clear sign that I should get a scotch and try to procrastinate long enough so I’ll find something else to do. Then I remember what American Writer Amy Joy said,
“Anyone who says writing is easy isn’t doing it right.”
― Amy Joy
Humility is the first step to succeeding, so I decided to get help. I asked a few members what they would write about if they wrote a blog for Men’s Club. I’d like to share their ideas as my first contribution:
- Angelo Viani offered to write reviews of wines and cigars given to him by other members throughout the year
- Club champion Steve Rice-Jones offered to give tips on when its appropriate to wear two or three pairs of long-johns
- Brent Lineker had to do his blog in 4 hours but it took him 4 ½ hours
- Ron Dunsire wrote his blog while sitting in a bar. Truth be told, it really was not a blog. Ron just wrote a note to the Server every five minutes that read, “I’ll have another Canadian”
- Chris Begg asked if he could substitute a monthly blog for a monthly spreadsheet, then said, to me and Dunsire, “hey boys, our blog-writing-session bar tab is $400.00
- Joel Levene offered to write a blog on solving the Middle-East crisis. We will definitely not have a comment section on this blog
- Ron Cassan wrote a blog and then sent out his blog through HubSpot and now in 3 weeks we will all be qualified leads
- Kim Fordyce’s blog will start in 2025 when Sue Fordyce lets him retire
- Jack Tossavainian said he’d never heard of a Blog, but really liked the way it made his mouth feel when he said “Blog”. With child-like enthusiasm, Jack kept telling me, “Hey Min-no, I lik’em that word Blog”
- John Faris offered to write a blog on what he plans to do with the extra 20 hours a week, now that he’s not club vice-captain and handicap chair.
- Damon Jones offered a $50 gift card to anyone that reads his blog
Very entertaining. Will this be weekly or monthly?
We will have to wait until the mood strikes Minto, hopefully more often than not 🙂
Hi Brian – Thanks for the kind words on Blog. Always a pleasure to share isight and perspective in hopes to provide a laugh or a pause to reduce stress or boredom. See you at the course!