Sometimes there is symbolism in things that happen in life. On Wednesday this week, a fire broke out in a barn adjacent to a golf course in Hartford, Wisconsin. Not only did a fire break out but the barn contained 20,000 pounds of fertilizer (10 tons). Now that is a lot of sh–. The symbolism of course is that with all the bullsh– that takes place on a golf course, burning tons of it is the perfect irony.
I make light of the situation but it was really pretty serious because when sh– burns, it becomes toxic. They had to evacuate homes downwind from the fire and smoke. Fortunately nobody was injured.
I think God looked down and asked himself how he could mock golfers. Golfers are known to be follow rules very carefully and the never, never compromise their integrity. Yeah, right. So God decided to torch this pile of sh– to let all golfers know that he knows! Ha.
When I was a kid, a favorite trick of kids was to put “doggy dew” in a bag, and then burn it on the doorstep of someone you didn’t like. You’d light a match to the bag of sh– and ring the doorbell. You hoped that the person answering the door would try to snuff out the fire by stepping on it to smother the small flame and of course the end result was a stinky, sloppy shoe. I never did this. I just heard of other kids doing it. Most people would not step on the bag but they had to let it burn out and endure the stink and mess.
So the Washington County Golf Course in Hartford will continue to operate but with a little less sh–. You golfing purists out there might want to play Washington County Golf Course. There is a little less sh– than there used to be. Now that would be different.
God indeed has a sense of humor.
Love,
Dad