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Keeping a strict schedule and routine is what kept me sane while taking care of Norm in the last five years he suffered dementia. My caretaking duties fine tuned my time-management skills. The drawback is that things can get bo…

Norm’s passing during the 2020 pandemic, h…

The last tim…

The last two weeks have been the longest days of my life.

If you have known Norm Nielsen, you know that throughout his life he was one of the most vibrant and active persons I have known. To the very day that he was diagnosed …

I have always said, you can tell a lot about a person by the things they hang on their wall.

In our office we have this framed picture of Okito and his tools:

Norm l…

The illusion of the Chinese Sticks is a classic in magic. By “classic” I mean that it is such an old trick, that no one knows who invented it. It has been in the repertoires of most magicians for hundreds of years.

From the re…

The Most Famous Poster in Magic: Houdini – Eclipsing Sensation
“The World’s Handcuff King & Prison Breaker. Nothing on Earth can hold Houdini a Prisoner.”
This is…

Many of you know that I am also a woodworker that likes to create custom wood products. This post was originally shared on my woodworking site: iWorkWithWood.com. However, since it was commissioned to be made as a special gift …

I have a HUGE soft spot for the Society of American Magicians. That was the very first magic organization I joined when I was 14 years old. Several service members from the Panama Canal Zone who were amateur magicians formed a …

Today is Sunday, February 2, 2020, and I guess this is a good date as any to jumpstart my magic blog.

Our webmaster (Lisa Caterbone from netmouser.com) is an SEO expert and has been pushing me for quite a while to write a blog…