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, January 31, 2018

Gunshots and Arson - Matt Johannes, Eau Claire Wisconsin Part I.

Sometimes when researching a story it strays a bit, it going off in a direction you were not expecting. The story of Mathias Johannes, pio...

Monday, January 29, 2018

FIRST Robotics 2018 - Report Four

The week featured more delays and distractions due to weather, finals, illness and a contingent away doing Science Olympiad. But we kept fo...

Friday, January 26, 2018

Leaf Pile

Obviously a picture from last fall. Warmer days. And you never know when an Uncle will jump out of the leaf pile and try to scare you!...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Bottling Beer in Chippewa Falls

This is a minor follow up to a recent post called "The Lost Brewery of Chippewa Falls". In it I described the struggles of an 187...

Monday, January 22, 2018

FIRST Robotics 2018 - Report Three

I've been mostly working with the crew building the box intake system. It has been frustrating at times. We experimented with all sort...

Friday, January 19, 2018

A Chubby Champ is Crowned

The chub fishing community has been stunned in recent days by the possible emergence of a new state record creek chub. I am not at liberty ...

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Forgotten Brewery Caves - Mayville Wisconsin

Mayville is a nice little town in south east Wisconsin. Remarkably it had at least three breweries. On a trip there two years ago I had a...

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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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