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.

The Lights are Out Along Hubcap Alley

One of my favorite tools is from the early 1960s: a metal roll-up yardstick that I inherited from my parents. I will delve into its design in a later post, but my preternatural curiosity has me chasing after a different … Continue reading

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2024 Reads & Watches

This is my third annual book and video report after sharing my reads in 2022 and my reads and watches in 2023. I also still have old book recommendations preserved on seven blog pages, but those haven’t been updated in … Continue reading

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Switches Old and New

In 1972, my parents moved us to Bethany, Oklahoma after I graduated from kindergarten. I was excited to explore our new home, which consisted of a 1949 house with a large addition constructed sometime in the 1960s. My bedroom was … Continue reading

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Getting my shots

I deliberately sickened myself multiple times in 2023 and 2024, and I’m glad that I did. I opted to take fourth and fifth booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. I also took two doses of the Shingrix vaccine against shingles, a … Continue reading

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The M4 Pro

This week I set up the twelfth desktop personal computer for my use at home over the past 42 years. A new machine typically offers improvements in processing power, RAM, and storage size, and that is certainly true for my … Continue reading

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