Author Archives: Granger Meador

About Granger Meador

I enjoy day hikes, photography, podcasts, reading, web design, and technology. My wife Wendy and I work in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of our employment.

COVID at Meador Manor

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Granger Meador

November 18, 2022; updated November 27, 2022 It took me two years and eight months to finally contract COVID-19. But I did finally succumb, so I will share my story and the lessons I take from it. Be Careful, Man … Continue reading →

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My calculations show…

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Granger Meador

I lived through the transition from mechanical to digital calculators. Here’s a look back at the calculators I’ve used over the past 50 years. Underwood Sundstrand Adding Machine My first experience with a calculator was this 30-pound chunk of hardware … Continue reading →

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Double Loop, Days 7-10: Trinidad & Capulin

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Granger Meador

June 15-18, 2022 | Photo Album For our return home, I planned to share with Wendy two places I had visited in 2012 before we began dating: Trinidad and Capulin Volcano. I had recalled them as favorite stops on the … Continue reading →

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Double Loop, Days 5-7: Ouray

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Granger Meador

June 13-15, 2022 | Photo Album Over a decade ago, I drove the San Juan Skyway clockwise out of Durango, spending much of my time, when I wasn’t driving, in Telluride. But on my southward journey back to Durango, I … Continue reading →

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Double Loop, Days 4-5: Durango to Ouray

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Granger Meador

June 12-13, 2022 | Photo Album Bernalillo was already infamous to Wendy and me before we actually stopped there. On a previous trip to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Trixie the GPS app repeatedly mangled the pronunciation of that small town … Continue reading →

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