Hello, everyone,

My name is Doug, my stage name is "Doug," and I prefer to be called "Doug," although my wife of 25 years could suggest some much livelier names... We've lived just outside of Austin, Texas for about 20 years, though I've lived a great many other places in the States.

I was given a deck of the Bicycle-branded "Silver Certificate" cards by a friend right when they came off Kickstarter. That was the most expensive present I've ever received, as I'm now hopeless hooked. I'm struggling to set some limits on what to collect, and learning a ton from everyone here. I've collected U.S. coins for, well, about 45 years now (eek!) - cards are so very beautiful and enjoyable to me that I'm considering selling parts of the coin collection to support the burgeoning card collection.

I don't do magic, cardistry, or anything creative with the cards other than marvel at them... I hope to master a few easy card tricks, and I'm starting to work on a few simple flourishes just to display these beautiful works of art. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Doug