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Out of Time

The old saying, ‘Time Flies when you are having fun’ definitely applies to life these days, or is it simply the older I get the faster time moves? I am thinking the latter of these applies more at this point in my life. The one thing we seem to never have enough of is time and once it is gone, it’s gone. There is no getting it back or going back in time, so we better make good use of what time we have as we are never promised tomorrow.

Relationships become increasingly important the older we get as you gain perspective on what matters most. My oldest kids, the twins, are now 25. Mary Grace is a Nurse in the ICU at Tennova in Knoxville and most you know my son Lucas, who is a super at The Honors Course. As you can imagine I am extremely proud of them both, not to mention their little sister. Palmer is our golfer and about to start her senior year of high school, for which I am denial that our baby girl is all grown up. While summer may not officially end until September 23rd, kids going back to school is a reminder that summer is indeed flying by. Those with bentgrass greens in the transition zone are counting down the days as they near what I hope is the conclusion to another successful season. Summer will transition into Football season and on into Fall. Then our Annual Tennessee Turfgrass Conference will be here before you know it, for which we are all excited.

Your TTA Board of Directors has been hard at work behind the scenes and has another excellent conference in the works. The Education Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Brosnan and Dr. Bowling, have put together another incredible lineup of presenters for this year’s show. What I am most looking forward to is you. As you know I am in Florida these days and will be looking forward to connecting with old friends and colleagues at the Tennessee Turfgrass Conference and Show. I hope that everyone is well and finishes the season strong.

See you soon,

Chris Sykes

TTA President

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