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 30, 2025

Brick Yards of Chippewa Falls - Part Two

Spring of 1872 found the Winans brick yard under new management. A contemporary account gives a bit more information. Henry Laycock was d...

Monday, July 28, 2025

Brick Yards of Chippewa Falls, Part One

To understand the history of brick making in Chippewa Falls you have to remember the reality of a community built around a giant sawmill. T...

Friday, July 25, 2025

Sycamore Gap, Wisconsin

To make any sense of what follows you need to know about this tree: It is, or rather was, an elegant sycamore tree. It stood in a low spo...

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Memorium

My father in law passed away over the weekend. He was 102, so as my Brit friends would put it "He had a good long innings". The...

Monday, July 21, 2025

Reunion

Every year or so we have a reunion of the American and Canadian branches of the family. Long story, involves a bit of draft dodging back in...

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Pointed and Pungent

This started with a crossword clue. Wife and I do the NYT puzzles. Maybe it keeps the ageing mind active, not sure. But in this case the ...

Monday, July 14, 2025

Frog Mummy

I was up north the other day, doing a bit of prep on the new deer hunting property. There are two nice box stands, each about 15 feet up ...

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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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