I have always enjoyed A CHRISTMAS CAROL written by Charles Dickens (did you know he was also a magician? He was!). I like both, the book and the movie versions. I like them a lot. With apologies to so many great British actors, my personal favorite movie version is the […]
Character Education
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About every six months or so… maybe eight months. I read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (both are kinda procedural and a little boring in places). I also read the Declaration of Independence. It’s a little less boring, but it’s mostly just saying to the King of England […]
I do not consume a great deal of social media (on a good day… 7 minutes). On a bad day (45 minutes). I understand that many folks (including my wife belong to online communities that they get a lot out of). I can appreciate this… but… for me, it just […]
I see the words “confirmation bias” thrown around on social media a lot. They are sometimes used in a derogatory manner, and I think their true meaning may be a bit misunderstood. So here’s a simple explanation of confirmation bias. Jill says, “Jack NEVER puts the lid of the toilet […]
We all (each one of us) lives in our own little social media bubble. First… we choose the social media things that interest us by clicking on them, viewing them, or liking them, commenting on them, or disliking them. Second… our chosen BME -Behavior Modification Empire (Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, […]
It was 1979. I’d been fascinated by magic, theater, and the whole world of performing arts my entire life. I couldn’t get enough of it. I watched it on TV, I’d read books about it, I performed in “plays” with the local GingerBread Players group, and I even tried to […]
When I was 28 years old, I had been out in the world making a living as professional magician Steve Trash for more than a decade. I was a good entertainer. I was a good magician. People enjoyed my show, and I worked a lot. I had earned my stripes […]
I’m a shutterbug. I’ve shot photos my whole life (well – for as long as I can remember). Back “in the day” I could even process my own black and white film and print pics as well. I inherited my grandfather’s collection of camera’s (very good ones) when I was […]
… if you know me very well (if not… hi… I’m Steve … nice to meet you), you understand that I am a driven person who works very very hard to be a success. I believe in personal effort. I believe in individualism. I believe in personal achievement. I believe […]
Magic tricks are not real. That probably seems obvious to you. Right? But magic tricks are way more complicated than you might think. I know this because I’m a magician. I’m a professional magician. I’m the one (literally) pulling the strings, hiding the rabbits, and sawing the ladies in half. […]