Author Archives: Granger Meador
Sugar Ridge at Beaver Lake, Day 1
June 6, 2014 For the first trip of our 2014 summer break, Wendy and I spent a long weekend at Sugar Ridge Resort on Beaver Lake in Arkansas. We usually stay at hotels on our adventures, but she had loved sharing … Continue reading
Why I switched to a dictionary that is over 100 years old
May 30, 2014 Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing led me to a great blog post by James Somers about the mellifluous language found in very old editions of the famous Webster’s dictionary. He cites how the default dictionaries on the Kindle and … Continue reading
Springfield and Ha Ha Tonka
May 16-17, 2014 I missed my classes on Friday so that I could attend a meeting of the newly formed Transition Committee for the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science. Those new science standards were threatened by a committee vote in the … Continue reading
Climbing the Heights in Muskogee
May 4, 2014 The first Sunday of May 2014 found Wendy and me enjoying Chatsworth Boxties at Kilkenny’s in Tulsa. We then took the turnpike southeast to Muskogee to Honor Heights Park. The park is best known for its spring … Continue reading
Ozark Botanical Garden & Blue Spring
May 3, 2014 The first Saturday in May found me trekking to Arkansas to visit the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville and Blue Spring northwest of Eureka Springs. It was my first visit to the former and a … Continue reading
Meador Manor 