reality

I guess it took me long enough to figure out the obvious
I no longer will get stories from the Macon Telegraph because the Macon Telegraph does not cover local sports anymore.
And that my friends, is a crying shame.
I never did work for the Telegraph and I was just a stringer, or freelancer or whatever you wanted to call me. But for the better parts of 10 years I was in the newspaper with stories about everything from running to racquetball and I enjoyed every minute of it.  I knew the load would be lighter as it has been for the last few months but I was still floating a story or three or four every month.
That has come to an end . I was scheduled to cover the Peach Blossom Golf Tournament at Idle Hour last weekend and  that got scratched at the last minute. That's when I knew it was over.
So now I look for other ways to use my creativity and keep me busy and out of trouble.
Anyone have any ideas ? lol
I have thought about writing a book about UBER customers but that really isn't sports. I have thought about covering individual sporting events going on and just writing it up like I was covering a game for more than just a blog, but that seems like I would be doing that just to pretend that I was still a sportswriter.
I could retire from writing . I have retired once from my normal job and I stayed gone for a week before I was right back at the same desk doing the same job with not quite as many hours. I don't want to hear the "So you get a retirement check and a paycheck now."
Why yes I do thank you.
That is really the only advantage I have found for being 55 years old.
I have been sick over all the sports I have missed and all the locals doing so well in tennis, baseball, track and soccer. I figure if Daniel Shirley was still around, I would have been working about 3 to 4 times a week over the last month.
Instead I sit and try to figure out how to solve my inner writing turmoil.


God bless Daniel Shirley and all the other wonderful people who gave the people of Middle Georgia a great outlet for so many years to read about sports in this area.


The Macon Telegraph needs to fix what they have broken