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, May 28, 2021

Sneaky, sneaky....

I pride myself in making good geocaches. Some are whimsical. Some are difficult. Some are both. And on occasion they actually get better...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

CCC Camp Delta - Faces from the 1930's

Because they should be remembered, lets have a look back in time at some of the men who worked at CCC Camp Delta. All photographs courtesy ...

Monday, May 24, 2021

CCC Camp Delta - Then and Now

A while back I posted a brief survey of CCC Camp Delta. The remains of the camp are near the tiny hamlet of the same name. Given the natur...

Friday, May 21, 2021

Strange Fishing Challenge Day Five

Well it has been a while since I launched the Strange Fish Challenge. To review, my whippersnapper of a grandson (age 5) has a longer list ...

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Cats of Rome

A Facebook friend of mine recently posted pictures of cats sulking about in ancient ruins. I recognized at least one site, the Torre Argent...

Monday, May 17, 2021

Forgotten Brewery Caves - Rochester Minnesota

As I mentioned in the recent series on Mayville Wisconsin brewery caves , off site storage caves are the toughest to research. Breweries ar...

Friday, May 14, 2021

Forgotten Brewery Caves - Banks of the Rock River

Spring is an excellent time for spotting brewery caves. Today's example is along the banks of the Rock River in southern Wisconsin. Per...

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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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