by Phil Houseal | Nov 9, 2022 | All Articles, Philosophy
Nov 9, 2022–I seem to be missing the gene that creates the unquenchable desire to own things. This disinterest in amassing material wealth manifests in many areas of my life. Take furniture. If I had not taken a wife, I would still be eating pot pies off a wooden...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 2, 2022 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
Nov 2, 2022–Do only mammals play? This question caused some consternation around our Table of Knowledge. We all have seen films of otters, puppies, penguins, and ponies jumping, sliding, and kicking just for the joy of it. But what about other classes in the animal...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 26, 2022 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
Oct 26, 2022–What is it about a treehouse? My 7-year-old granddaughter has been asking for her own treehouse for several weeks, so guess what we’ve been building? We are repurposing the fruitless mulberry in our front yard that served as a treehouse for my now-grown...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 23, 2022 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
Oct 24, 2022–Ballet during the holidays is about more than the Nutcracker, a point Enrica Tseng hopes to prove with Ballet Frontier’s presentation of Giselle at the Cailloux Theater on Sunday, November 6. Tseng is Artistic Advisor of Ballet Frontier, an...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 19, 2022 | All Articles, Philosophy
Oct 19, 2022–The Pioneer Memorial Library book sale is coming up the last Saturday of this month. If you are like me, in your annual attempt to winnow the home book shelf by donating, you perennially pass over volumes you just can’t bear to banish. One untouchable...
