Author Archives: Granger Meador
FEderal-6 and EDison-3
What do the song PEnnsylvania 6-5000, the book BUtterfield 8, and the movie Dial M for Murder have in common? All of their titles refer to telephone exchanges. Bartlesville only used exchange names in its phone numbers for about a … Continue reading
The Worried Man of Delos
Over 2,000 years ago, someone sculpted a full-length lifesize bronze statue of a man on the Greek island of Delos. Such works cost about 3,000 drachmas — the equivalent of two years’ salary for a rich citizen. Only about 200 … Continue reading
Not Going to the Movies
October 2024 A year ago, Wendy and I watched a movie in a cinema together for the first time in over 4.5 years. The COVID-19 pandemic was part of the reason for our absence from the multiplexes, but another year … Continue reading
Hushabye, Richard
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 children’s film that I loved catching on television during the 1970s. Given that it is a children’s fantasy musical starring Dick Van Dyke with songs by the Sherman Brothers, you might think it … Continue reading
How to Make Them Pay?
How often do you still use cash? Do you still write some checks? Did you notice credit cards are no longer issued with raised numbers for imprinters? Do you even know what an imprinter is? Do you or should you … Continue reading
