Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: In the throes of winter, some Grand (Haven) thoughts
Surely, for me, one of the joys of travel comes from the residual effects, the memories that endure for some time after I return....
John Grindrod: For Doug Spencer, a final English lesson three decades later
During my times in Room 16 at St. Marys Memorial High School, the original Memorial off West South Street and not the palatial Memorial...
John Grindrod: John Grindrod: Baskerville and Dabo, the stories behind the nicknames
I’ve always been fascinated by first names, either given at birth or nicknames accorded shortly after, by parents who strove to give their offspring...
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,...
