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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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Dog Sitting

A week in which I expect to be close to home a lot. Here's why: And here's why with a bit more detail: We do try as a family to get...

Monday, August 3, 2026

Den Four, Buddy.

Oppressive summer weather kept me inside a bit in late July. And put me onto some tasks only marginally nicer than sweating and breathing...

Friday, July 31, 2026

The Siamese Twins of Chippewa Falls

In 1867 the population of Chippewa Falls was somewhere around 2000. Given the nature of those times the ratio of men to women was quite hig...

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The Day the Storm Began

On this day in 1914 the Great War began. Looking at the problems of our time its hard to avoid thinking of this as a hinge moment, the poin...

Monday, July 27, 2026

The Electrocuted Owl

OK, technically this both is and is not the right picture to go with the story that follows. As I've documented previously the first ac...

Friday, July 24, 2026

My Adventures as a Teen Aged Philosopher

Some of the stuff I retrieved from my parent's house last year just got tossed into a box. In some cases I looked briefly at an object, ...

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Aghast and Appalled.

I'm of fairly even temperament, so it is not common for me to be either Aghast or Appalled . But I was wondering the other day, do the...

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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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