Wisdom #17

Wisdom #17: It was once said that if you are a hammer everything begins to look like a nail. Similarly, if you are a magician everything begins to look like a prop, or at least a part of a prop. It could be a cap off a chap stick or a package of silent snaps from the local yardage store; it is all part of some magic trick. It comes from learning enough magic methods that you start to invent your own. You accumulate a lot of stuff; you don't want to throw anything away. It might be useful ... later.  That is where the problem starts. How do you store this stuff so that you can find it when later arrives?

The answer is fishing tackle boxes. I recommend the type with lots of little drawers. More specifically, not the kind you need to open the top to get to the contents. The little drawers are compartmentalized. This will help keep the rubber bands separate from the safety pins. Drawers allow you to go directly to where the item is stored, without the need to dig through a box to find it.