Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: Paying for air and whatever’s next
During one of our cold snaps we’ve endured this winter, I was working in Columbus, and the icon on the dashboard lit up, indicating...
John Grindrod: You never know who you’ll find just a step ahead
The exact date was June 15, 1987, when I found myself at one of that year’s biggest sporting events. The big heavyweight fight back...
John Grindrod: Staring at the past in a trash can
As I go through my work routines as a quality inspector for Mid-American Cleaning Contractors, I see a pretty generous slice of humanity because...
John Grindrod: My once-a-year dance with hockey
Monday, I sat down and watched a sporting event. Of course, like most guys, that isn’t exactly noteworthy, but for me it was newsworthy...
John Grindrod: Dave May and a tribute he never let me write
For me the week between Christmas and New Year’s is both a time to look ahead to what the next year may hold and...
John Grindrod: To everything there is a season and a time
Despite the big day that looms just ahead this coming Sunday, I always grow a bit melancholy on this date, the annual first day...
John Grindrod: Reynolds and redress, now in the same sentence
For Duane Devere Reynolds Sr., an American hero with a World War II trove of medals that includes three Bronze Stars and two Purple...
John Grindrod: Why Ferris Bueller still matters
Of course, when it comes to TV watching habits, guys revert back to their DNA-based hunting tendencies, the modern-day version of what we’ve pretty...
John Grindrod: Back under the Golden Arches for a cautionary tale
As my readers should know, I do spend quite a bit of time in McDonald’s while working, sipping on coffee or mid-afternoon pep-me-up Coke,...
John Grindrod: Holidays and birthdays, when they collide
On this, the eve of another holiday, I always have a rather strange recurring thought, especially when I see those lists in my hometown...
