Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: Some final football thoughts and the rarest of tweets
With the Super Bowl’s afterglow finally waning after the NFL’s final game of a season that saw me watch less football than I have...
John Grindrod: For those lucky enough to have known Laurie
To be honest, while there are certain Zerantes I have come to value as friends over more years than I care to count, namely...
John Grindrod: For fraternities, a long overdue time for change
During my Miami University days, before I knew I would have to put away most of my little boy toys and mentalities and start...
John Grindrod: How long can moonlight last? Try 40 years
According to the website spaceplacenasa.gov, technically, there really is no such thing as moonlight, since the Moon itself emits no light. Rather moonlight is...
John Grindrod: Lost opportunities and the regrets that never die
Over time, there is much that we who are aging have in common — from the aches and pains that settle in, to the...
John Grindrod: Faurot Park ice skating, once upon a time
There are certain attitudes and phrases we use as we move our corporal vehicles into the senior lane. I had to laugh the first...
John Grindrod: Re-gifting, the kind gesture’s dirty little secret
In late October, one of my oldest and dearest friends, Mike Schepp, and I gathered at one of this town’s best breakfast places, LuLu’s,...
John Grindrod: Looking for a heavenly virtue as a New Year’s resolution
Certainly as we ready ourselves to tear the last month off the calendar, most of us start to toy around with some ideas for...
John Grindrod: Christmas trees and the tales they could tell
Those who favor Christmas trees have had them up for quite some time, unless of course you’re from the type of home that Bob...
John Grindrod: Hickory suggestions and memories from readers
My, last week’s offering certainly did yield quite a few reactions from readers, more than I could ever have imagined and certainly more than...