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.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Moved

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As the last few posts have suggested, I'm moving the Detritus of Empire over to Substack. Also, probably, switching from three times a ...

Friday, August 14, 2026

Moving the Detritus

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I'm about one week into the experiment of moving my "platform" over from "Blogger", an antiquated format owned by Go...

Monday, August 10, 2026

Detritus of Empire - Chipping with Stone Tools....

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It's time for changes. For fifteen years and then some I've been posting three times a week under the flag "Detritus of Empire...

Friday, August 7, 2026

Back at the Digs

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I've been back from the Vindolanda digs for a couple of months now. But the work goes on. Here's some clever small finds from Vind...

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Dog Sitting

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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.

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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

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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...

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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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