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John Grindrod: In this most unusual summer, looking to master the grill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...