by Phil Houseal | Aug 3, 2022 | All Articles, Events
Aug 3, 2022 Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Anyone with even a passing familiarity with American pop culture will recognize that ditty from LaVerne & Shirley, the iconic 1970s TV sitcom featuring the day-to-day drama of two working girls in a...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 27, 2022 | All Articles, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 27, 2022–On a hot night in July something happened to me that hasn’t happened in at least a decade–I went to a dance and recognized a dozen people. More accurately, they recognized me. I couldn’t cross the dance floor without being stopped three times to shake a...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 20, 2022 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
July 20, 2022–I’ve stumbled on a diversion called Today I Learned That, which I acronym as TILT. Unable to resist exploring my own ignorance, I followed where it led, purposefully seeking holes in my knowledge base. There are many. Today I Learned That: Winnie the...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 13, 2022 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
July 13, 2022–Back when I was involved in committees and boards and other collections of people with disparate backgrounds sitting around conference tables making motions and debating by-laws, one of the annoying mixer games we endured at retreats was “guess who this...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 6, 2022 | All Articles, Philosophy
July 6, 2022–Why are we moved by the blues? Or a bird trill in nature? Or the lilt of a violin? Why is there renewed interest in vinyl records? In “This Is The Voice,” author John Colapinto presents research conducted in the 1920s that shows humans are attracted to...
