Detritus of Empire

Wandering unsupervised in various real and imaginary places. Detritus reflects my interests in robotics, travel, history and the odder aspects of the world around me.

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween

A fun holiday. For kids, certainly. For adults, increasingly. For dogs...not so much. Hank goes berserk every time the door bell rings....

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The Ghost of "Father" John Fostler

The year was 1895. An early settler of Chippewa Falls passed away. The local paper described it in this fashion: They used his correct nam...

Monday, October 27, 2025

Oh, Deer!

A good three generation hunt. My son actually got this nice buck, but there was a fair bit of tracking in the dark and hauling out of the w...

Friday, October 24, 2025

Robot School Third Update

Robot School rolls along. The kids have the main project bot moving now, but there's still a lot of work to do to optimize ball pick up...

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Deer Hunting Third Report - Avoiding Boredom

The deer are not cooperating. Various theories are in circulation. The venerable Moon Deer Theory that posits a full moon changes their ac...

Monday, October 20, 2025

Tree Shaped Tombstone - Barron Wisconsin

Today an unusual exception to the general rule that if you find one "Tree Shaped Tombstone" in a cemetery you'll always find a...

Friday, October 17, 2025

The Great Idea - And the Fatal Flaw

I was back for another round of the great Clean Up/Clean Out of my parents house. It's not for the faint of heart. I was often dreamin...

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About Me

Tacitus: Having over the many years of my medical career seen too many hard working folks post pone retirement and tip over shortly after their farewell party I have adopted a Carpe Diem policy. Retire at 60. And don't let 'em throw you a party. Its working so far.

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