Tag: Grindrod
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...
John Grindrod: I shall never see every single famous tree
Of course, hearkening back to our elementary school days, we remember being exposed to Joyce Kilmer’s poem “Trees,” one generally trotted out as Arbor...
John Grindrod: A reader’s note and thoughts of Dad in carbon paper times
There are certain days that indelibly etch into our consciousness, so much so we remember exactly what we were doing when we learned of...
John Grindrod: Yearning for the impossible, recapturing that baseball card magic
I thought about my distant past for a good chunk of the rest of the day as I drove back from my favorite retired...
John Grindrod: The 5-week exile and my ‘Twilight Zone’ thoughts
While it’s been said that a man’s home is his castle and home is where the heart is, it has also been sung by...
John Grindrod: Someone got rich doing what?
Generally, I’m not much into reality TV and have found it quite easy over time to avoid the siren’s song that lured so many...
John Grindrod: Perhaps what’s toughest to do, to forgive
As we all know, in addition to our most joyous moments, there are also those tough times, times that sometimes occur when we author...
John Grindrod: Throwing my hat, actually cap, in the school mascot ring
Ball caps are so very important to a bald man who’s unwilling to pay the Bosley hair-replacement folks a bushel of money to address...
John Grindrod: The fight for perceived justice that endures
We’ve seen it in movies, on TV screens, in print media and in books, the dogged determination that drives some to do what they...