Monthly Archives: February 2024

The Elastic Heart of Youth

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Granger Meador

The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Almost all of my childhood belongings were sold off over time in garage sales, given to younger … Continue reading →

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The World at Our Fingertips

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Granger Meador

Polly Hotchkiss, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation representative #5592514, was 46 years old when she made the sale. It was March 9, 1968 when she convinced a 31-year-old mother in the Western Village neighborhood of Oklahoma City to invest $228.35 for … Continue reading →

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The Shoemakers of SciFi

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Granger Meador

Cordwainer is an obsolete term for a shoemaker. It derives from the Old French word cordoanier, referring to someone who worked with cordwain or cordovan, which was equine leather produced in Cordova. I only know the term because two authors … Continue reading →

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Before Jurassic Park came Farwells

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Granger Meador

I first visited Farwells Dinosaur Park in 1970, when I was four years old. For almost 40 years, it was one of the more bizarre tourist attractions near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. My parents had bought a tiny one-bedroom cabin on … Continue reading →

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Sounds of Yesteryear

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Granger Meador

Social media is a mixed bag, but it can revive some decades-old memories. Today I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when this image arrested my attention, bringing back to me the sound of a fog horn, bowling balls, a … Continue reading →