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, October 12, 2011

The Odeon of Lugdunum

Because the sites of Roman Gaul are in large measure active, vibrant cities there is a tendency for the visible remains to be the substantia...

Monday, October 10, 2011

Where Rome never Fell

If you studied the subject at all back in school your concept of how the Roman Empire fell probably runs something like this: Too many civ...

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Plague of Frogs. French version.

This is what the great L ORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole c...

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Badger Liniment

For a change of pace lets drop in on some rather more recent archeology. You may, or may not, have wondered why the revered mascot of ...

Monday, October 3, 2011

To Boldly Go....now where was I going?

The other day I spotted this: This was overlooking a road house tavern that might require a little boldness to wander into.... I...

Friday, September 30, 2011

Fuel and Ice

It's probably the archeologist in me, but I am fascinated by how quickly the works of man start to fade from view. A local mom and pop...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Axman Surplus II

I hope you have a nearby surplus store. It is guy shopping at its best. But I don't think they would have quite the sense of humor of ...

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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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