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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Monday, October 30, 2023

The Body by the Wall

It's good to try new things. So when an opportunity presented itself I decided to spend my annual Spring archaeology jaunt not at Vindo...

Friday, October 27, 2023

Robot School - Putting Things Together

A group of seven middle schoolers at the end of the day is, as they say, "a tough room". There's a degree of background nonse...

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Daisy, Daisy.....

Last post I discussed the Daisy BB gun now being sold as a homage to the one immortalized in "the famous Christmas movie". You k...

Monday, October 23, 2023

The Movie that Must not be Named

You know this image. You know this movie. Anything iconic has a bit of market value, for nostalgia if naught else. But what if there are...

Friday, October 20, 2023

Dog Latin

Hey, I'm a guy. So I do think about the Roman Empire a lot. I'm also the owner of a rambunctious dog that is going to Dog Universi...

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Local History Mystery

A local history Facebook group recently posted a pair of pictures. Apparently no provenance was available to the poster. I found them inte...

Monday, October 16, 2023

Roman Digs 2024 - Something Different

As regular visitors know I've been going over to the UK every spring for 15 years or so. Each time, other than Covid Years, to work at ...

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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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