Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: OK, so what really is bigger in Texas?
With so much of Texas still in shock over last Friday’s deadly school shooting 30 miles outside of Houston and still recovering months after...
John Grindrod: Some reflections on that ‘C’ thing
Every three to five years, I have something in common with so very many of my readers, since I’ve been told I’m pretty strong...
John Grindrod: What would the older you tell the younger you?
Out of all the impossible yet occasionally pondered thoughts I have at my age, the one that’s most intriguing to me is the one...
John Grindrod: The vehicular version of carving initials in a tree
Between labor and leisure, I put in quite a bit of windshield time traveling life’s highways. Fortunately, the driving I do is rarely monotonous....
John Grindrod: Paranormal moments for one who’s never been normal
I’ll be first in line when it comes to admitting my behaviors have never been what most would call normal. The list of my...
John Grindrod: A call to arms to combat hopelessness of suicide
In early March as I was returning from the mailbox with the usual handful of bills and solicitations, I ruminated a bit on my...
John Grindrod: Missing my tales from the bar
Of course, in what are still the early stages of my retirement from bartending, there is still that transitioning process, and it still feels...
John Grindrod: Goodbye, winter, and hello to a childhood thrill
Although the official arrival of spring was March 20, it’s just as hard for me to imagine March as spring as it is to...
John Grindrod: The delicious fruits of March Madness, even in defeat
Certainly, March has its strengths with St. Patty’s Day and the first day of spring. And, for basketball fans, of course, no time of...
John Grindrod: Life is retro, when something old is new again
Few bow in reverence to the past more deferentially and as often as I do. Case in point would be my addiction to my...
