Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

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

Playing Bublé All Day

Yesterday I finally discovered the songs of Michael Bublé. Of course once you finally notice some outstanding performer you’ve previously been ignorant of, you immediately start to notice him or her everywhere. Yesterday and today I listened to a bunch … Continue reading

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Save the Last Dance for Me

I’m no dancer, my attempts consisting primarily of shifting my weight from foot to foot as I wriggle my hips and shoulders, accompanied by flailing forearms. The first time I recall dancing in public, if we discount my escapades as … Continue reading

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Lolita, Under the Volcano

I recently decided to burden my Kindle with some “fine literature.” A perusal of the Modern Library’s list of 100 best novels showed I had only read a paltry 10% of the board’s list, which I find sadly biased against … Continue reading

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A Bit of Darkness Brightens My Day

The 1960s were the Golden Age of children’s movie musicals with the likes of Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. All three were choreographed by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood, who got their break into … Continue reading

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Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation

I attended a fun performance by Hot Club of Cowtown at OK Mozart today. Living this close to Tulsa, Bob Wills style Western Swing is pretty classic, if not classical. I loved hearing some of my favorite Bob Wills tunes, … Continue reading

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