Author Archives: Granger Meador
Cuba Baion
One of my favorite YouTube channels is Techmoan, which I’ve supported on Patreon since 2016. The creator is Mat Taylor, a Scot who mainly posts videos about obscure audiovisual technologies. One of his most interesting posts was in 2015 about … Continue reading
Putnam City and the Prophet
There was a Putnam, and eventually there was a city, but there never was a Putnam City. I attended Putnam City schools from first through twelfth grades. But I never lived in Putnam City, because it never officially existed. Israel … Continue reading
COVID at Meador Manor
November 18, 2022; updated November 27, 2022 It took me two years and eight months to finally contract COVID-19. But I did finally succumb, so I will share my story and the lessons I take from it. Be Careful, Man … Continue reading
My calculations show…
I lived through the transition from mechanical to digital calculators. Here’s a look back at the calculators I’ve used over the past 50 years. Underwood Sundstrand Adding Machine My first experience with a calculator was this 30-pound chunk of hardware … Continue reading
Double Loop, Days 7-10: Trinidad & Capulin
June 15-18, 2022 | Photo Album For our return home, I planned to share with Wendy two places I had visited in 2012 before we began dating: Trinidad and Capulin Volcano. I had recalled them as favorite stops on the … Continue reading
