I LOVE PBS: "Holmes vs Doyle" - is a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories... And Jurassic Park! - Since I donated money to PBS they activated my Passport and I can WATCH ANY SHOW AT ANY TIME... A Super Valuable Thank You Gift!

https://www.pbs.org/show/lucy-worsleys-holmes-vs-doyle/

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I learned a lot about the Man behind the stories... He was a doctor... And one of his professors at Medical School, Dr. Joseph Bell, thought that every doctor should be able to observe the patient for Clues to their Health... Sherlock Holmes is famous for his ability to observe Clues... And is a tribute to Dr Bell... [Similar to how James Bond is based on William Stephenson]

Doyle was excited about buying the latest technology... In his case he owned some of the very first motor cars, motorcycles and movie cameras... In this TV show there are many films of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at home... Interviews... Playing with his five children... Home movies! 

And then in 1918 one of his sons died of the influenza... And Doyle became interested in spiritualism and contacting dead people... He became very enthusiastic about this practice and even held a seance with Harry Houdini... a known skeptic... And when it was all over, Houdini said that it was totally fake and that the Doyle was just a senile old man... Believing in the possibility of talking to his son... 

Doyle also wrote other books... Including one that involved a man who found dinosaur eggs and raised them to be living creatures... The basic plot of Jurassic Park... 

ALSO!

https://www.pbs.org/show/lucy-worsley-investigates/

Lucy Worsley (a Gem) re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues.

https://www.pbs.org/show/agatha-christie-lucy-worsley-on-the-mystery-queen/

a deep dive into the author Agatha Christie...

What IF We Used This Chernobyl Fungus to Eat ALL the Atomic Waste from ALL Reactors. THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a30784690/chernobyl-fungus/  

You Should Know About This Chernobyl Fungus That Eats Radiation. It could shield us from deadly rays.

Life will find a way... Just Like Jurassic Park Movie... SOME Lifeforms THRIVE on Nuclear Disaster...

Victor Koman: Forget Jurassic Park — this is the backstory of GODZILLA!

Victor Koman" I thought liberals didn't trust anything coming out of RUSSIA! (After 100 years of telling us how great Soviet Russia is.)

Fred Capp: Hey, I've always liked Russian music.

Gregory Laan: I think this is a Valid Solution to a serious problem... and NO, I don't Care Who the Messenger is... I focus my attention on the Message... It's a common disinformation trick to switch the subject from ACTUAL SCIENCE to "Not Invented Here"... The Idea that an Animal or Plant could Help dispose of Atomic Waste is FANTASTIC even if it was invented by The Clowns at Boeing... Wake UP! Victor Koman ...and I Like Russian Music too... 1812, Pictures at an Exhibition, Firebird, Night on Bald Mountain... Fred Capp and the Movie Music by Dmitri Shostakovich in Battleship Potemkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Potemkin

I Like the Russian Idea of a Communications Satellite - Sputnik... I'm using one right now to watch TV... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

Staying at the Fancy Hotel at Crater Lake, Oregon... It's like the hotel in "The Shining" Movie...

After I retired I drove around and explored Oregon, Washington State, Nevada and Utah. At Crater Lake I stayed at an OLD Hotel that had a balcony overlooking the lake. The rooms did not have television because the hotel was a historic landmark refurbished to be like it was before the invention of TV. So I played with my digital camera taking pictures of printed materials distorted by the water in a drinking glass and drank tap water. It was very tasty because they just pump it out of the lake... So, I drank a Lot of that excellent water...

That night I had a very realistic dream where I thought that I was sleeping in my Van and I woke up in the middle of the night to urinate... I got out of my Van and stood by the side of it and took a piss. Then I realized that I was not outdoors in a campground but in a fancy hotel! I was worried that I had done harm to the rug in the hotel room and dreaded getting a huge bill... I was actually worried about this for hours because the dream was so realistic... I went back to sleep. When I awoke I could not find a wet spot on the carpet... I guess that I actually went into the bathroom while dreaming... Lucky Me! Auto-pilot saved the day.

So I went down to the Hotel's Desk and checked out. I walked out the front door and everything was covered with Ice. I could not walk to my car or drive it if I did get to it. So I went back into the Hotel, got some stationary and envelopes from the clerk and wrote letters to my family while sitting by the roaring fire. A lady sat next to me and said that her husband was considering moving from Buffalo, NY to Brookings, Oregon. I recommended that move highly and drew her a map of where the freeways and cities were in Oregon and Northern California. Then I ate a fine breakfast and by then, the ice had melted...  So I drove around looking at the lake, parked and drew drawings in my sketchbook. I had been camping out in the van and had amused myself by drawing and listening to the radio. Great public radio stations in Southern Oregon broadcast from the University... Totally free station without corporate profits deciding what songs to play...

I tried to drive all the way home but felt too sleepy on Highway 101 near Crescent City. I stayed at a campground that looked a lot like the movie Jurassic Park- Lost World. There was a big meadow in the redwood forest.  The next day I drove home.

Read more of my autobiography at:
http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html