Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: Some nuggets of thought from the great Southwest
Last month I returned from some time flying over and traveling down our nation’s roads to see as much as could be seen in...
John Grindrod: Signs, signs, everywhere a sign
If you’re of a like age, surely you remember one of the counter-culture anthems of my anti-establishment youth, “Signs,” from the Canadian group Five...
John Grindrod: From James Dean to JonBenet, postmortem celebrities real and created
Of course, there are no givens when it comes to this thing we call life, which explains why the perceptive among us grasp the...
John Grindrod: With World Series times come St. Charles memories
As many Bay Booming men, I am, and have always been, a baseball fan. So it’s with keen interest that each October, I turn...
John Grindrod: Counselor Brad Kelley’s legal levity
Last week I gave you some moments from a retired local legal guy, moments prompted by my quest for a little light in otherwise...
John Grindrod: Humor in the courtroom, from a local ‘Deep Throat’
Recently while reading Carl Sandburg’s definitive biography on Abraham Lincoln, I read something that struck me as funny. It seems in Abe’s lawyerly days,...
John Grindrod: Prayers for those we’ve never met
Today’s offering, part epistle and part narrative, is about prayer. Now, I will tell you as a lifelong Catholic and the product of many...
John Grindrod: Distant Miami memories and Pokémon sightings
Each time I’m able to walk on my old college campus, Miami University, of course, it’s a bit of a sentimental journey, as so...
John Grindrod: A tree dies in Lima
Of course, just in Lima alone, there must be tens of thousands of trees. Periodically working in the yard, I know how easily a...
John Grindrod: Reunions, those who eschew and those who espouse
When it comes to the reunion season, traditionally summer and early fall, I suppose I’ve had an acceptance-indifference relationship.While once upon a time, although...