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.

Friday, September 30, 2022

Enigma 2022

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Last year I ran a course called Enigma in the local middle school's after school program. It was made up as we went along and feature...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Come Closer, My Pretties....!

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For many years we've had an odd cement lawn gnome up at our lake place. As he is holding a fish it seemed best to have him down by the ...

Monday, September 26, 2022

The Elusive Madam Rose

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Here is an unusual artifact. I've had it so long I can't remember where I got it. The style of the bottle puts it somewhere around ...

Friday, September 23, 2022

The Politics of Eating Bugs

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Various Concerned People have said that we should all be eating bugs. As a more ecologically friendly way to obtain protein in our diets. ...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Eyes in the Woods

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When we were off on our trip to Illinois I was a bit annoyed by that state's frequent use of highway cameras to enforce speed limits and...

Monday, September 19, 2022

Strange Fishing - A Three Generation Tournament

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Not really a competition just a chance for grandpa, dad and kid to toss a line into distant waters where species seldom found in Wisconsin m...

Friday, September 16, 2022

Ozymandius Plays Through

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I don't think Mankind has ever really accepted the concept of Mortality. Throughout history we have always been painting on the cave wa...

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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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