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.

Told Tales, Part 1: De Profundis

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Granger Meador

A tradition Wendy and I have followed when we are on the road, particularly at Christmastime, is reading short stories to each other. It all began a few years ago with me reading to her the final paragraphs of Oscar Wilde‘s … Continue reading →

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Winter Break 2015, Part 3: San Antonio

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Granger Meador

December 30, 2015 – January 2, 2016 | SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC Our penultimate stop for Winter Break 2015 was a return, after two years, to the River Walk area of San Antonio near the memorable Alamo. This time, instead of … Continue reading →

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Winter Break 2015, Part 2: Corpus Christi & Padre Island

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Granger Meador

December 28-29, 2015 | SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC The Omni Over the decades I’ve stayed in a wide variety of hotel rooms: dirty and dreary, cheap and clean, elegant and expensive, and other combinations. For our winter break, I opted to … Continue reading →

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Winter Break 2015, Part 1: A Trek to the Coast

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Granger Meador

December 24-27, 2015 | SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC The trek south to Corpus Christi via Checotah, Oklahoma City, and Austin Trading a Lake for a Gulf Wendy and I waited out the first days of Winter Break 2015, declining to make hotel … Continue reading →

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Oxley’s North Woods

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Granger Meador

Trip Date: December 21, 2015; SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC Post by Granger I spent the first Monday of Winter Break doing some Christmas shopping in Tulsa, but the warm and sunny weather also lured me onto the trails. I’ve walked the … Continue reading →

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