Two manips that some might find interesting.

After 6 years of pushing him, Rhys Thomas let me edit and publish his book on meteors. It's the first and only such in English. I just did the third printing (now all digital), and people keep ordering it. Australia & NZ are centers of interest. I started making props when the book came out, because props sell books. Neither book nor prop are going to do more than allow me to afford a lobster slightly more often.

The other thing is knot throwing, also known as flourish knots or knot juggling. The idea is very simple: you hold a 5' length of very flexible cord, give it a flick, and make a knot in it. I learned from Bruce Cate, aka Mr. String. Over the last twelve years I've developed a small collection of such knots, many from magic books, some from friends, and some I invented. The trick itself is always mildly startling, and falls into the category of things that are "amusing."

Both books are on my web site www.foreworks.com, in the Flaming Sparrow section. If there is any interest here I'll put up a few pages from either, or both.