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, February 28, 2018

Spring Delayed

So, the plans I announced last Friday to boldly go out in search of the first signs of spring ran into a little setback over the weekend... ...

Monday, February 26, 2018

One Fell Swoop

Sometimes words turn up in such varied contexts that it is hard to see how they got there. It almost seems as if they are just wandering ar...

Friday, February 23, 2018

The End of Build Season, the Start of Spring?

There are a lot of good things to say about being involved in FIRST robotics. Among other things it makes winter fly by. Kickoff is just a...

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Bag and Tag 2018

"Bag and Tag" is the end of the FIRST robot building season, the point at which the machine goes into a sealed and numbered storag...

Monday, February 19, 2018

FIRST Robotics 2018 - Practice, Practice.....

Instead of doing two full on tournaments this year (money was a bit tight) we are going all in for one event. But to get ready we also did ...

Friday, February 16, 2018

The Adventures of Lib Man

I've become so accustomed to "branding" in every aspect of my world that the first thing I thought of when I saw this line of...

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Forgotten Brewery Caves - The Sanborn Evidence

There are different ways to research the matter of Forgotten Brewery Caves. If you are lucky enough to find mention in a local history book...

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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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