Rory’s Blog

Strong Opinions, Held Loosely

  • Top 5 Reasons a Golf Membership is Better Than a Gym Membership

    By Rory Hughes (from Golf Chicago Magazine, May 2015) It’s spring cleaning for the house, the car, andmore importantly, the finances. Time to reviewdiscretionary spending and start making choices.Must you eat at McDonald’s twice a day? Is NFLRedzone a necessity? Aside from the bacon-cookingalarm clock, can you reduce the Skymall purchases?Finally…gulp…golf membership or gym membership?On the…

  • The Things We Carry

    from Golf Chicago Magazine (April 2015) INTRODUCTION Since Neanderthals scrawled in blood on cave walls, we have been defined and connected by our stories. And every story has included the core elements of conflict, setting, character, plot line, and theme. I’m an English teacher by trade, so I tend to look at the world through…

  • Cabin Fever North of the Inferno

    from Golf Chicago Magazine (March 2015) For months you’ve longed for respite from thestifling, omni-gray winter drudgery. Whetherit’s Derrick Rose’s knee, Jay Cutler’s pouty-face, yourboss’s snicker while you scan the Fantasy waiver-wire (no, Odell Beckham is not available), in thewinter you’re a bit more agitated and depressed,hopeless and dark. And cold. Damned cold. But the…