Chronology Appears In This Post

If I had my way, and could pick whatever career I wanted, I would pick researcher. I think the idea of chasing historical ghosts and facts is all kinds of wonderful, and I would never feel like I was "at work" again. But, it's not what I do, and that's unfortunate. Maybe one day when I retire from the federal government position I currently hold. Maybe. One day. Until then I will just continue to do this "job" and also continue to love doing it. And maybe even take it to another level.

Some years ago I was talking to a friend of mine about this venture, and they brought up the idea of a YouTube channel. I was intrigued, but certain that was bigger than what I was doing. The conversation never really got into specifics, only generalities, but it still made me think. Now, at the time I was struggling with the idea of even keeping this blog going. I just hadn't found its place yet, and I grew apart from it a number of times. Happily, it eventually got its footing, and now has a solid direction. But, a YouTube channel? Well, let's talk about that.

I've been thinking more about this lately. I like the thought, and know enough people whom I could ask for help when needed, but I'm torn when it comes to content. Like many of you I have a regular everyday life. Everything I do here has to be worked in around it. I spend a lot of my free time searching for things to give you, and the thought of having to find unique facts and stories to put on a separate medium is a little daunting. If I could do this all the time then it would be no problem, but I can't. So, it begs the question: what to do?

I've done Power Point presentations for nearly every paper I've given. I think I have a pretty good handle on it, and enjoy putting them together, so doing so for an episode would be no different except in the way it's done. But, do I make episodes based on posts that I put on here, or do something totally different? It would be no problem to take one of these posts and put it into another form. Heck, I would even narrate it. But, it would be doubling up, and if you've read it here you probably don't want to see the same thing over again. The only difference would be it would be read to you instead of you reading it. (I have a decent voice - so I've been told - but I'm no Gary Owens.)

This is all under consideration along with the chronologist society, and possible meetings and gatherings of said society. I've also got book ideas on the calendar, and write columns and articles fairly frequently. You could say I'm already busy with this, but I wouldn't do it if I didn't truly enjoy it. So, back to the original question of what to do content-wise.
I'm going to be giving this a lot of attention in the coming weeks, and should I decide it's something I am going to do perhaps I can have a plan in place for it by the end of the year so that I can start bright and early in 2019. In the meantime I will still bring you Facebook posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. (Though I do have one planned for Sunday, September 30. You'll see why.) So far I haven't found any of this too overwhelming, and with the amount of information available I'm sure that will never happen as it's just laying there waiting for someone to talk about it.

I also want to touch on something else here - other blogs. Seems there an awful lot of them that deal with Victorian times and London and all of the things that people dealt with during that time. I have amassed almost 50 of them, and can always mine material from them, but I try not to duplicate anything they did. Often I can fnd enough data to make a new and original post on at least one of the pages. I have ones that deal with crime, or everyday living, or bizarre aspects of Victorian life, or simple trivia. I have read about things from murder to sewers, and from food to cemeteries. It's so much fun to find something I can tie Holmes and/or Watson into, though I'll admit it's tough at times. Still, with 60 stories in The Canon, and hundreds of thousands of words, a way can always be found.

I realize that this particular installment didn't actually touch on much that has to do with Sherlockian chronology, but the next one will. It's my bread and butter, and I shan't shy far from it. So, if it's that type of thing you're thirsting for, then your wish will soon be fulfilled. Until then, keep an eye on the Facebook page because that thing is always busy. And it's almost always about chronology, or something in Victorian London that Holmes and/or Watson would've had to seen or known of.
I'll leave you for now, but not for long. And as always...thanks for reading.