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, July 3, 2019

Ixonia Wisconsin

In the study of words and language there are very few accidents. If something sounds eerily familiar you can usually trace the word back th...

Monday, July 1, 2019

Circle of Life in the Backyard Pond

We have a modest back yard pond. I built it years ago so we could enjoy a bit of nature out there. But not too much nature. It had become...

Saturday, June 29, 2019

FIRST Robotics - A Laser Summer Afternoon

Although the FIRST robotics season runs from early January into spring tournament time really good teams get that way by off season work. ...

Friday, June 28, 2019

Alexander Pope's Essay on Dog

(which to be fair he never actually wrote, but should have). Although I went to a fairly good high school, and in an era when scholarship ...

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The KISS Monolith

I mentioned last time that I've gotten pretty good at figuring out the history of a small town by walking around it. I thought I had Ca...

Monday, June 24, 2019

Tree Shaped Tombstones - Missing Pieces in Cadillac Michigan

When I am traveling I sometimes have a few free hours to just wander about a small town. I have gotten pretty good at figuring out the hist...

Friday, June 21, 2019

Circle of Life at the Petting Zoo

As the grandkids get older they naturally become more sophisticated. Of course this is generally speaking a delight, but growing up is neve...

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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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