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, July 4, 2012

That could have been better thought out.

It is possible that the marketing concept of putting a fireworks stand next to a gas station had not been thought through sufficiently..... ...

Monday, July 2, 2012

Paging Acme Orthopedics....

Periodically in the ER I encounter what I call "Wile E. Coyote" injuries. They take various forms but the basic definition is a m...

Friday, June 29, 2012

Learning from my patients

It takes a little more time to do so, but whenever possible I try to ask my patients about their life and work. You learn such astonishing ...

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Boots at Journey's End

Although the scientists working on the Human Genome Project have yet to make an official announcement, I think it is quite evident that the ...

Monday, June 25, 2012

Fathers Day with Jerry Jeff Walker

I suppose the two grey haired fellows sharing an odoriferous joint might have been doing so as an adjunct to chemotherapy. But the Grannie ...

Friday, June 22, 2012

Indian Cemetery

One community I work in on occasion is way up in the "North Woods". Recently, while looking at a map for something else, I notic...

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Life as a Sausage

Geezer that I am at two score and fifteen, I still do not count it a good day unless I learn something new. Recently I had occasion to com...

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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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