Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: In this most unusual summer, looking to master the grill
There are certain pursuits for my fellow dudes that for generations have proved to their significant others that they were indeed the custodial head...
John Grindrod: The lasting memories of a coach and a season
Following the sudden death of long-time youth baseball coach Bob Linneman on Wednesday, July 1, 1970, sports editor Chuck Dell sought a reaction from...
John Grindrod: Intertwined with triumph, there can be tragedy
They are men now mostly retired, men who smile every time they hear on their satellite radios the sounds of Paul McCartney singing “When...
John Grindrod: Enduring Pony League memories, a 50th anniversary
In a life that travels like the speed of sound, the players and young coaches of the 1970 Police Pony League Braves can’t believe...
John Grindrod: The power of educational face-to-face
Back in my childhood, by this time in the summer, my thoughts would have still been on the tight Wiffle Ball pennant race raging,...
John Grindrod: For the impatient, lines are an anathema
According to the website Brainboost.com, the average person will accumulate 10 years’ worth of time standing in line waiting to get to the front...
John Grindrod: A quick look at a language quirk, the palindrome
Since this is a leap year, that gives me 53 Wednesdays to present a column topic for those who want to see what’s on...
John Grindrod: The heads and the tails of our memory coins
During the extra time afforded to me during my pandemic-induced work release, Lady Jane and I played the name-that-trip photo game.In case you missed...
John Grindrod: Into each life some rain must fall
We collect them and place credence in them as we go through life, those pithy aphoristic one-liners that remind us that the bird in...
John Grindrod: Among this summer’s virus victims, festivals and fairs
As we approach the big holiday weekend, one diminished somewhat here in Lima because of the cancellation of the Star Spangled Spectacular, there’s no...