by Phil Houseal | Jan 27, 2020 | All Articles, Education, Events, Food, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Jan 29, 2020–Musketeer, fire breather, or wizard, it’s always fascinating what motivates a person who leads an otherwise conventional life to don the garb and persona of a character living in the middle ages. To help me understand, Cathryn Harper agreed to talk on...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 27, 2020 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country
Jan 27, 2020–To commemorate Beethoven’s 250th birthday, violinist Matthew Zerweck and pianist Viktor Valkov will team up to perform the composer’s Violin Sonatas in a special recital on Sunday, Feb 16, 2020, 3:00 p.m., at San Antonio’s Luella Bennack Concert Hall,...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 24, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy
Jan 22, 2020–I’m convinced we are a society stratified not by age, wealth, position, or education, but by our perception of time. There are two tribes: those who are “on time,” and those who view time as a malleable construct. I call them On-timers and Non-timers. If...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 16, 2020 | All Articles, Education, Music, Philosophy
Jan 15, 2020–In order to conquer a challenge, we must stop respecting it so much. In Mike Tyson’s book Undisputed Truth, he tells how famed boxing trainer Cus D’Amato took him on has a teenager and guided him to become heavyweight champion of the world. When D’Amato...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 9, 2020 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Jan 8, 2020–I’m reading Willie Nelson’s autobiography. And it’s distressing me. Because everything he did in his journey to country music sainthood, I did the opposite. He was a rebel and a rounder. He would skip school. I was teacher’s pet. We both share a love of...
