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, August 4, 2017

Ray and Millie's Chair Rides Again

Across the street from us is a house that until recently has been occupied by a series of elderly folks. It makes sense, its one story, in ...

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Minnesota Twins Report. A Season Ending Too Soon.

My "baseball" category on Detritus of Empire is a lightly used one. The topic is covered extensively both on line and in the dwin...

Monday, July 31, 2017

Chub Fest 2017

With the summer of '17 slipping away from us it is time to document a few of its high lights. Starting of course with Chub Fest. As...

Friday, July 28, 2017

Sounds legit to me.....I am a Lucky People!

I have a specific email address that I keep as a "Spam Catcher". I check it every few days because a bit of legitimate email does...

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Fiasco!

Seen at a Roman market that was obviously way over on the "touristy" side of the spectrum. But what a great opportunity to ponder...

Monday, July 24, 2017

The Vatican Obelisk

You could do a pretty good one day "History in a Place" feature within a short stroll of this spot. This is looking across the T...

Friday, July 21, 2017

Mussolini Memories.....

For most dictators fame is but fleeting. This is especially true for those deposed by military action. Usually the first thing that the p...

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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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