by Phil Houseal | Mar 24, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
Mar 24, 2021–Anyone else exhausted by smarmy advice posted on social media? You can recognize it not only by the shallowness of thought, but by the “flying toasters” backgrounds. The more flowers, clouds, or sunbeams in the image, the more treacly the sentiment. As...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 17, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
March 17, 2021–One concept the Hill Country Ice-A-Cane reinforced was that things that are always in the way are never there when you need them. The obvious items in short supply during the storm were waterproof gloves, emergency candles, and ice scrapers. I swear I...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 10, 2021 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
March 10, 2021–New! Simplified for Seniors! That was the screaming message for an offer in my mailbox last week. It upset me. When, I yelled at the sky, did being a senior citizen mean you got stupid? Shouldn’t it be the exact opposite? Shouldn’t the people who have...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 3, 2021 | All Articles, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Mar 3, 2021–For the nth time, I’m reading Nine Years With The Indians, the book about Herman Lehmann, the last Indian captive on the Texas frontier. It tells the story–in his own words–of the 11-year-old German boy who was captured in 1870 and lived with the Apaches...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 24, 2021 | All Articles, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Feb 24, 2021–Like many in the Texas Hill Country, we have been dealing with the consequences of having no power during more than a week of subfreezing temperatures. Here are some surefire tips on how to prepare for the next once-in-a-lifetime weather event: Have good...
