Tag: Grindrod
John Grindrod: The anatomy of a mistake, by this century’s “Bonehead” Merkle
First Posted: 3/31/2014As I logged onto limaohio.com last Wednesday from the road to check my column, I had an uneasy feeling, as in, some...
John Grindrod: How the Beatles played, on Sullivan, on Latham and on Elm
First Posted: 5/5/2014Thus far this year, much has been written about the first moments on American soil of the most influential musical force of...
John Grindrod: In the world of food, what’s your kryptonite?
First Posted: 5/30/2014Of course, you know Superman’s weakness even if you haven’t poured over those comic books the way I did when I beat...
John Grindrod: A mistake in an elevator
First Posted: 9/15/2014Even if you don’t follow sports and couldn’t have picked Ray Rice out of a lineup, you certainly know him now.
Thanks to...
John Grindrod: Trying to embrace brevity
First Posted: 9/30/2014As a lifelong member of SPL (the Society for the Propagation of Loquaciousness), I know quite a bit about long-windedness. It’s an...
John Grindrod: The final rewards of a teaching career
First Posted: 5/30/2014I have a lot of memories of my time spent as a high-school English teacher at Perry, Allen East and St. Marys...
John Grindrod: Older pals like Z, templates for aging gracefully
First Posted: 5/30/2014There is no mistake about life’s two certainties in that old saying we’ve heard for years and with the tax season just...
John Grindrod: Sure thing, Honey Bun
First Posted: 7/25/2014They can be found behind library desks and grocery checkout scanners and especially fast-food counters or standing over your table at Applebee’s...
John Grindrod: Learning a lesson too late
First Posted: 8/1/2014While in another time, I’d be writing a back-to-school column a few weeks later. The fact of the matter is another season...
John Grindrod: One proud aunt, community
First Posted: 2/9/2015Certainly one of the best things about writing for you each Wednesday is when I actually have one of my readers do...