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, November 29, 2013

From the Mending Box

As mentioned the other day, I brought home some items from the family farm, now an abandoned ghost of a place. One thing I carried back was...

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

A Hewing Bee. Also Ghost Cows.

You find all sorts of interesting things cleaning out a very old house. Out at the family farmstead I encountered a copy of the June 16th, ...

Monday, November 25, 2013

Farewell to the Family Farm

"Our" farm. The term is apt. My family arrived there in 1857. Nobody had worked the land prior to that. They bought it from a ...

Saturday, November 23, 2013

The Robot Dragster Project - Final Chapter

Last spring my robotics students undertook an ambitious project, building a remote control dragster. Our goal was to, at a minimum, make som...

Friday, November 22, 2013

Goodbye Drew

I found myself standing by a road in a miniscule community in northern Wisconsin. I was taking a few pictures of a just demolished tavern w...

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Final Test

Although I now work as an Emergency Room doc my initial training was in a Family Practice residency. I finished that in 1985, but to be off...

Monday, November 18, 2013

Easily rests the head that wears the Nerd Crown

My middle school combat robotics class has reached its kinetic conclusion. All the supplies are boxed up until next year. Most years I th...

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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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