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, January 2, 2017

Detritus of Empire for 2017

And as the sun rises on a new year lets have a different kind of coin. January of course is named for Janus, a Roman deity who could ...

Friday, December 30, 2016

2016 Farewell

Last post of the year, and I find myself wondering what to say. Posting three or more times a week year round means that I have to date alr...

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Higgledy-Piggledy

We are in that curious stretch between Christmas and New Years. Holidays pop up at irregular intervals, dishes and serving plates seldom see...

Monday, December 26, 2016

Merry Christmas, Mr. Bill

We had a good Christmas. All the family was under the roof at least for a while. There was a toddler to chase. Surprisingly there were t...

Friday, December 23, 2016

Strictly speaking, I'm not Naughty

Was Calvin and Hobbes the greatest comic strip ever? It would be an interesting question to debate, but given the decline of newspaper...

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Santa gets Tech Support

My oldest son is still very good friends with a guy he has known since they literally were both in diapers. They have had many adventures o...

Monday, December 19, 2016

Not the Commemorative Merch she was expecting....

Seen at the local consignment/on-line auction house. I suppose this has been kicking around since the 1990s. I don't have any persona...

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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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