Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: A retired cop’s perspective on the blue landscape
Of the 137 Hawaiian Islands, Oahu happens to be the one that former Lima Allen County Sheriff’s Department detective Mark Murphy has called home...
John Grindrod: From where will the new centurions come?
Of course, we’ve all been told that this election is the most important in our lifetime by the current occupants of the large white...
John Grindrod: The un-handyman’s guide to solving domestic concerns
I’ve told you in the past about my dearth of knowledge when it comes to pretty much all things mechanical. Truth be told, I’ve...
John Grindrod: Erring on the side of… greasing a squeaky wheel
On a cool and sunny Saturday last month, just the type of day that would suggest that the world is perhaps more normal than...
John Grindrod: Social media and sentimental journeys
Of course, there are certain things that change about us as we age, both physically and emotionally. Physically, for instance, I can no longer...
John Grindrod: Tough times for shakers, huggers and kissers
For variety sake during recent times traveling my work roads, I’ll take a Sirius-XM jump from my usual sports-squawk stations to a country station,...
John Grindrod: Decades later, the wistfulness of the yearbook
Of all the books I once used during my high school years, the textbooks and the paperbacks, there was one, especially during my senior...
John Grindrod: The wedding gift, largely forgotten and yet …
Of course, the narrative that matters the most to us, our own lives, is divided into chapters, and there is that chapter that begins...
John Grindrod: When it comes to buying undies and malls, good luck!
During my daily check-ins by phone and text with Lady Jane, so that she’s fully aware of the shenanigans in which I’m involved, recently...
John Grindrod: In need of more practice with restaurant dining
Once I returned to work following my virus-forced six-week furlough, I was back in the game of finding suitable restaurant options in different parts...