Author Archives: Granger Meador
How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad… 23 years ago
There are a lot of similarities between Apple’s iPad and the mobile computing devices—known as PADDs—used in the Star Trek universe. Ars Technica spoke to designers Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, and Doug Drexler to find out the thinking and inspiration … Continue reading
Vamos Muchachos a Kansas City
Realizing I had to report back to work in less than three weeks, I vamoosed to Kansas City to visit my favorite museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I’ve been to Kansas City a number of times over the years … Continue reading
July Escape Day 8: Poor Tucumcari
I know, I initially said Day 7 would conclude my July Escape posts, but that was before I pulled off for lunch in poor Tucumcari, New Mexico on my way back to Oklahoma. Once a thriving hotel town for Route … Continue reading
July Escape Day 7: Atchison, Topeka, and the…
My day began with waffles again, for the third day in a row, fortifying myself for a drive south on US 84 from Pagosa Springs to Santa Fe, New Mexico. On my way through the dry Carson National Forest I … Continue reading
July Escape Day 6: Nature’s Mountain Garden
After a sleepless night at the lodge, I was determined to wear myself out today to earn a good night’s rest before leaving Pagosa Springs tomorrow for Santa Fe. I had half a waffle at the lodge, joined at the … Continue reading
