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, May 11, 2016

Vindolanda 2016 Day Two

The warm weather continues. I started the day up on the rampart excavation, where various walls and drains are turning up. It was a mornin...

Monday, May 9, 2016

Vindolanda 2016 Day One

An ideal day for our first outing. Warm, sunny with just enough wind to make it comfortable. On the agenda for the next few days is a rat...

The Passions of Pagans?

On our drive up to Vindolanda we had to stop and see a few other sites. Castles, Roman forts, the usual stuff. But this year we added some...

Friday, May 6, 2016

Stone Age Cotswolds

I should not complain at all. Our week of walking in the Cotswolds has had glorious weather and friendly people. And I am on holiday. But...

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Walking in the Cotswolds Part Three

(delayed a day for politics) Great weather for walking. We started out in Guiting Power, a village in which the name is not the only odd ...

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Orange Adder

(Another day of adventure abroad but a break from the Travelogue to address current events) I have tried to explain the Donald Trump pheno...

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Walking in the Cotswolds Part Two

We have been lucky with the weather on this jaunt, blue skies today. We did not have a long walk today just from Bourton on the Water to th...

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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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