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, July 10, 2020

James Rork Revisited - Badger Liniment and other Tales

Way back in 2011 I put up a brief post on a certain James E. Rork and his rather eye catching bottles full of " Rork's Badger Linim...

The original Bat Man

Bats remain on my mind today. I have been advised to relocate one of the bat houses off of the tree - evidently there are predators that wi...

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Life at the Lake - Bad Natured

It's beautiful at the lake in mid summer. Everything is green and growing. Critters everywhere. But some of the latter have it in for...

Monday, July 6, 2020

Best Fourth of July Ever?

Well for sure at least a contender. It could have been made better only be having more of the extended family on hand, but at least we'...

Friday, July 3, 2020

More Tombstones from the Great Depression.

A few weeks back I put up a post describing the reuse of tombstones as part of a flood control wall. This is called "spolia", the ...

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Captured by Muggles! A Geocache's Adventure

Geocaching is a new subculture to explore. It's a bit nerdy, but has many fun elements. Think of it as an organized way to be a "...

Monday, June 29, 2020

CCC Camp Cable Revisted

I've been revisiting some older posts and the locations associated with them. Sometimes it is just a desire to do a better job with a w...

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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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