Author Archives: Granger Meador
Redwoods Trip I: The Plan
Wendy wanted to see the redwoods. So for our annual June vacation, I looked into returning to northernmost coastal California, where 18 years earlier I had walked among the tallest trees on Earth. There are actually three distinct redwood species: … Continue reading
COVID 2: Electric Boogaloo
I have long subscribed to my “Law of Conservation of Happiness” where good news is balanced by bad news to keep things on an even keel. We had a great vacation in early June 2024 to southwestern Oregon and the … Continue reading
Driving an $80,000 SUV
Wendy and I flew to southwestern Oregon in early June. We needed a rental vehicle I could drive over to the coast and down to the Redwoods in northwestern California, and when I went hunting online, the cheapest rental at … Continue reading
My Math Memoirs
Math was usually my most difficult academic subject. That surprises people who know that I was an award-winning high school physics teacher. I think that having to work to earn As in math improved my teaching. I related to students … Continue reading
Tot Rods, Big Wheels, Sting-Rays, and Scorchers
Christmas 1969 brought me the first childhood vehicle I clearly recall: a Murray Tot Rod pedal car. I had a tricycle before it, and two different bicycles after it to round out my childhood vehicles before I got my first … Continue reading
