Author Archives: Granger Meador
Dancing with Laurel and Hardy
Combine the Archies with Laurel and Hardy and you’ve got a winning combination! Contrary to their on-screen personas, Oliver Norvell “Babe” Hardy was the easygoing one in real life, while Arthur Stanley “Stan” Jefferson was the idea man who wrote … Continue reading
Hawksbill Crag & Dismal Creek
I’ve hiked a handful of trails in the Boston Mountains of the Ozark Plateau, and added two more to my list on a warm Saturday in early October. The trails were both close to the Buffalo River, which I’d already … Continue reading
The New Kindles
Regular readers know that I bought the first Kindle for $360 in June 2008, then in February 2009 I gave it away and bought a Kindle 2 for another $360, and in September 2010 I gave that away and bought a Kindle 3 for … Continue reading
14 Miles at Roaring River
This past week I had to miss school on Tuesday and Thursday to drive back and forth to Oklahoma City. Tuesday was the State Teacher of the Year ceremony, where my colleague Betty Henderson was a finalist. Thursday I was at … Continue reading
Dark Lark
The Bear belched and proffered Big D. The Grasshopper popped a leg in excitement. “You too?” Bear in front, Grasshopper in back popping cans and slurping but I decline their liquid courage. I wanna run, I want to hide. Yet… … Continue reading
