by Phil Houseal | Nov 4, 2015 | All Articles, Philosophy
Nov 4, 2015–It’s not easy to be interesting. In fact, it’s dangerous. But it’s the most worthy thing to be. Blogger/writer Seth Godin recently wrote an “interesting” piece about this concept. While I had thought that being interesting is a static trait that some...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 19, 2015 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Aug 19, 2015–They found the sheep. They also discovered one of the most beautiful caves in the world. Mary McGrath Curry was around 6 years old when she and her two brothers, Harold and Jimmy, set off on their journey toward the center of the Earth. She is now 86 and...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 10, 2015 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
June 10, 2015–I was thinking about my Aunt Rose this week. She was 250 years old. At least she seemed to be that age in my childish worldview. She was actually born in 1898, the ninth of 10 children, and sister to my Grandma Annie. As parents do with all old...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 15, 2015 | All Articles, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
April 15, 2015–Readers sometimes ask what is the best show I have ever seen. Well, it happened in a dusty cattle barn on a cold January morning. My kids and I had taken in our three goats to be sheared in preparation for the stock show. We arrived at 7:30 a.m. so we...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 15, 2015 | People of the Hill Country
It was a great Hill Country day to take a tour of Garrison Brothers Distillery. It was on our way and combined three irresistible draws: a trip that starts with a wagon ride, ends with a shot of bourbon, and is near a town whose name is a greeting–Hye. We pulled into...
