Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: The death of shirts and skins and other vestiges of the past
Certainly, there’s no dispute that how both the young and the old play their games has changed over the years, from my most active...
John Grindrod: Beauty could be a factor in the legal system
Recently, while driving my work roads, I stumbled on a true-crime podcast, one which scratched an itch I’ve had for the genre ever since...
John Grindrod: Money in pro sports, what’s considered pocket change
When it comes to salaries for professional athletes whose skills add some spice to our lives and allow us to live vicariously through their...
John Grindrod: The highway version of separating fact from fiction
Being a frequent distant driver, both for labor and leisure, I’ve seen a lot beyond my roads’ edge lines and those reminder grooves that...
John Grindrod: The craft beer craze and the monkish roots of brew
With the season of Oktoberfest already upon us, I thought this week I’d take a bit of a deep dive into that topical vat...
John Grindrod: On the subject of hazing, some readers’ reactions
Following most weeks’ columns, I do field a few emails from readers who take the time to react to my scribbles. In some columns,...
John Grindrod: From days gone by to today, people, pride, jobs
Having just celebrated Labor Day a couple days ago, I thought of a moment I had while working recently.Following the morning portion of my...
John Grindrod: Three locals remember a mid-summer night’s baseball classic
During this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star break, many, shall we euphemistically say, “more mature fans” were reminded of the All-Star Game that celebrated...
John Grindrod: My classrooms are always with me
Over the course of a lifetime, a person who wants to work and is compelled to work generally will hold many different positions from...
John Grindrod: In LCC’s ‘Charlie Brown,’ lots of good young men and women
Regardless of the ages of the thespians involved, there’s just something about an opening night of a production. While some theatergoers might prefer a...