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 Bright Knight

November 2023 Bob Kane and Bill Finger introduced Batman in the May 1939 issue of Detective Comics. Kane had the initial idea of The Bat-Man, but his version wore a red jumpsuit, domino mask, and had two wings attached to … Continue reading

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Stereophonic

November 8, 2023 This is a look back at the key shifts in how I listened to recorded music over my lifetime, with examples of what I was listening to at the time. 1960s vinyl record albums I was born … Continue reading

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Finding Forster

In 2011, I perused the Modern Library’s listing of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. Upon finding that I had only read 10 on the board’s list, I decided to read Nabokov’s Lolita and Lowry’s Under the Volcano. … Continue reading

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Westward Ho! Manitou Springs

June 17-20, 2023 | Photo Album Manitou Springs, Colorado is a two-hour drive north on Interstate 25 from Trinidad. Our journey was enlivened by storms. We zipped through Walsenburg, where we have stopped and stayed a few times over the … Continue reading

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Westward Ho! Trinidad

June 16-17, 2023 | Photo Album There are two roads from Santa Fe to Taos. Each begins in Española, a 30-minute drive north of Santa Fe. The high road is more scenic, winding through the Sangre De Cristo mountains for … Continue reading

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