Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

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

Another Brick in the Wall

March 9, 2012 Almost daily I listen to or watch netcasts created by Léo Laporte’s TWiT.tv network. Léo has been broadcasting about computer technology on the radio and television for many years, but I did not know of his work … Continue reading →

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Mercy

My February 2012 Song of the Month This year I’m picking out a new favorite song for each month. New to me, that is, not necessarily new to the world! Last month it was Florence’s Shake It Out. In February I … Continue reading →

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Previewing Windows 8

I’ve been hearing about Windows 8, the forthcoming version of Microsoft’s computer operating system, for months on the Windows Weekly netcast I watch regularly on the TWiT network. But I’ve never caught more than a glimpse of it in action. I … Continue reading →

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Mr. Fix-It Heats Up the Bathroom

March 1, 2012 This was the second winter in which my morning shower was preceded by increasingly vain attempts to get the bathroom heater to operate. My house was built in 1981 and the bathrooms are equipped with NuTone combination … Continue reading →

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The Refreshing Greenleaf Hiking Trail

After a truly horrid work week I was more than ready to escape on a good day hike. Saturday’s weather was overcast and rainy, but Sunday was sunny and warm. I rose late and drove south through Tulsa and southeast … Continue reading →

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