Tag: Keeping up with the Jones

Wild about Wisconsin

May 2, 2017 By
I just got back from a trip to Lamar, Colo., to pay my last respects to my great uncle Jesse Ramirez, a 92-year-old Mexican-American World War II vet. I saw cousins I hadn’t seen in 20 years. Over drinks at ...

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Turf isn’t the only cutting-edge industry

March 15, 2017 By
In this issue we celebrate some cool new technologies for the turf maintenance business. I mean, check out the Tweel and the Shark Wheel — they look like they came from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (OK, ...

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Keeping up with The Jones: Ready for liftoff

January 25, 2017 By
The Golf Industry Show is here, which means a return trip to Florida and warmer weather. Consider this your invitation to visit us at the Golfdom booth (2753). Please come by and say hello, and if you’re feeling salty, come ...

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Waking up in the land of Trump

December 12, 2016 By
About a month before the election, an email went out to all the editors-in-chief at North Coast Media. The email, from our editorial director, asked: “What is your plan for covering the outcome of the presidential election?” Of the six ...

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Topgolf: More than just bells, whistles and a light show

November 9, 2016 By
I have never been a video game guy. Not necessarily by choice, but more likely because when I was a kid my parents refused to buy me a Nintendo or Sega. They did buy me the Intellivision game system out ...

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The loss of a legend

October 24, 2016 By
Four of our regular contributors, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., Joel Jackson, CGCS-Ret., Steve Wright, CGCS, and Mark Woodward, CGCS, share stories of their experiences with the King. If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy each tale, stories that wind their way from ...

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