Well it helps that I do more in one day than most people do in a week, for starters. That affords me the luxury of doing as I please during a typical day, usually 12-14 hours, the last 1-2 spent actually playing golf. How hard is it to take a 10 minute break, take a look at what's going on and post a few comments? What do you do on your breaks during your day? I happen to hang out here. It's the next best thing to playing for me because I can't play during the day for the interruptions, not to mention the workload.
I personally don't consider 9000+ posts any kind of badge of honor. It's almost embarrassing (much like a thread with your name on it.) This is the only forum I have ever paid attention to. It's pretty sad, I suppose, when you get right down to it, but it's taken 3+ years and a lot of enthusiasm for this game and the people around it. This entire affair is a great mental exercise, much like nailing the Sunday crossword in pen. A sharp mind offsets a lot of other ills and I have a very sharp one, not to mention a talent or three with a constitution that would wear out most that tried to keep up with me.
LOL. 60 going on 20. :-)