Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: A few observations on hotel living
I remember in the early 1990s when St. Marys favorite baseball son, Galen Cisco, was watching through coach’s eyes his Toronto Blue Jays second...
John Grindrod: Gratitude deferred so special when it comes to my playground days
Despite the fact that it’s now been 16 summers when my own “2001, A Playground Odyssey” ended after what I think just may be...
John Grindrod: Youth’s impetuosity and, most certainly, its indigestion
While this past winter was indeed one of the mildest I can recall, the long winters, historically, in concert with what the young have...
John Grindrod: Mulch ado about nothing
OK, first, I suppose I should apologize for the cheesy title above, but the truth is I’ve always been a sucker for puns, good...
John Grindrod: Delivery by Dan, recollections from a paper boy of yesteryear
The pre-dawn deliveries of my hometown newspaper these days really bear little resemblance to yesteryear. I thought about that recently when I lost one...
John Grindrod: A fond farewell to Mike Bloomfield, LCC’s ‘2nd ton’
Certainly, in looking for topics to provide glimpses of the life we share for my weekly offerings, death, one of the events that is...
John Grindrod: Balky backs and bulky wallets: The quest for less
No matter the number of injurious bumps in the road most guys endure as they age, the one common to most could be described...
John Grindrod: Wandering through life directionally challenged
Back in 2015, thanks to my favorite travel agent, Lady Jane, who arranged my fourth trip across the pond, this time to Eastern and...
John Grindrod: The case of the bunny with the melted face
Certainly, when the babies you raised take flight from the nest you provided and the images of their “kiddo” moments exist only on the...
John Grindrod: Remembering Jackie Robinson and revenge, 7 decades later
Out of the entire range of human emotions to which we are prone, the one that’s always fascinated me is revenge. As all who...
