Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “I Heard the Bells” is a powerful and emotional piece of poetry that speaks to the human experience of suffering and hope in the midst of turmoil. He wrote this poem in 1863, after his son went to fight in the American Civil War. The poem depicts the narrator hearing the…
I am super excited that with the help of 52 (the same number as cards in a deck!) friends, we were able to fund the Share Wonder cards via Kickstarter this month! To catch you up, I’ll post the content from the Kickstarter campaign below: The memories of the magic club are still vivid in…
It’s an honor to be featured on the cover of the magazine, The Linking Ring for January of 2022. The Linking Ring is the official magazine of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Thank you to Lissa Forney for the great piece! In the history of magic, The Linking Ring holds the world’s record for the…
It often happens at this time of year. People talk about the Magic of Christmas. This is a very good description as there really is a certain magic in the air at Christmas time. What is this Magic? Has there always been a Magic Of Christmas? Christmas, as you know, is the birthday of Jesus….
I’ve started many mornings during the last fifteen years with this prayer. Originally attributed to St. Patrick (yes, that St. Patrick) in the year 433 A.D. Although some scholars believe it was written later, by whom, exactly is still unknown. In either case, it is centuries old and a strong prayer of protection and comfort….
Do you set goals? Every year I spend the first few weeks of January reviewing what was accomplished (and not accomplished) the previous year. I spend some time thinking; Praying, Planning, and Dreaming of how God might use this work in the coming year. Each year we send out our annual year in review via…
At age 13, it was my full and mature intention to become a daring escape artist. And these handcuffs are just the ticket! Or so I thought. It never entered my early adolescent mind that a 13-year-old escape artist might be a bit delusional. Houdini-Lite It all started with reading about the late uber-famous Harry…
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“You should meet him. He’s a nice young man and a good magician.” “I don’t want to.” “He just moved here, and I think you’d be good friends.” “No, I don’t need to meet him.” “He’s got a car, Fetaque.” “Ok, I’ll meet him.” And that is how my friend and mentor Sammy Smith got…
As a one-man operation, why would I devote hours to reading about business and Leadership? In November of 2017, I signed up for Michael Hyatt’s LeaderBox program. I am a Hyatt fan. I am in his “Platform University” for the third year. I’ve done his “Best Year Ever” Course, twice and also “Get Published” course,…