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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Monday, November 10, 2014

Forgotten Brewery Caves - Durand Wisconsin

Durand is a quiet little town on the banks of the Chippewa River in western Wisconsin. It was established in the 1850s when steamboats and ...

Friday, November 7, 2014

Hobbit Doors

Fountain City Wisconsin on the last day of October, 2014. As I walked down the sidewalk I stopped, noticing something odd: A strange l...

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Trophies of (Robotic) War

Time to whip up trophies for the upcoming Machines Behaving Badly tournament. Over the years the nature of the awards has changed a little....

Monday, November 3, 2014

3rd Robotics Report - 2014

Some kids finished and practicing driving. Others applying robot bling. This gives me time to concentrate on a few kids with more ambitiou...

Friday, October 31, 2014

It is not as if you really have this option....

An enigmatic tombstone in rural Wisconsin. As it is the month of October I have been serving up the tombstones more than usual. Happy...

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Pumpkin Joe Greenstein

We are in the run up to both Halloween and to a hotly contested election. Our political class comes in for a great deal of criticism, of wh...

Monday, October 27, 2014

The pungent smell of Autumn.

This time of year our local hardware store stocks some interesting fragrance choices. Mostly for men, but not exclusively so. It is not li...

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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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