
How I Got Started In Magic
Two major events that solidified my place in magic occurred in 2000. The T.A.O.M. convention was to be hosted by the Dallas Magic Club, and my church was planning a mission trip to the Czech Republic.

Philippines Vacation 2018
The next almost 2 weeks took us to Camigan, White Island, and finally, Manila, where we stayed overlooking Manila Bay. In the eleven years since my initial visit to Philippines, a lot had changed.

My Current Book List
Notice I didn’t call it a “reading” list… Here are my current books that I access somewhat frequently. Most have been read to completion, others

South Dallas Pound Cake
… During his time at the “City,” dad made many friends and memories. One friend was a lady who gave dad this very simple lemony pound cake recipe.

We Will Succeed Together
I’m just going to let the picture preach. It’s easy to complain about our situation. Sometimes we even pride ourselves with having it better than

What’s On My Mind
With a lot of technologies out there on the “interweb” seeming to stifle ideas, thoughts and speech, I thought it might be good to put

Hello world!
Welcome to Idea-kiln. My mother made ceramics when I was young. She had dozens if not hundreds of plaster molds that she would pour “mud”