by Phil Houseal | Jul 12, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
July 12, 2023–If golf is a good walk, ruined, then fishing is a good nap, wasted. This won’t make me popular with fisherpeople (not a big deal–the USS Popular has long sailed from that dock), but I simply do not understand the appeal of fishing. You buy costly gear....
by Phil Houseal | Jul 5, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Food, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
July 5, 2023–Soap in a sock, batteries in the dishwasher, and banana peels on burns. These are a few of your favorite hacks, according to responses to my online request. I always regret crowd-sourcing my column, but sometimes it’s fun to let people try at home what I...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 28, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
June 28, 2023–“Ghostie did it.” My 4-year-old grand has come up with a handy hack for avoiding blame, getting out of boring chores, and explaining mysterious happenings in the house. You see, he has an invisible friend–Ghostie. For someone no one can see, Ghostie is...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 21, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 21, 2023–You know my biggest fear about getting older? It’s not senility. It’s not immobility. It’s not hair growing out my ears or having a house that smells like mothballs. It’s getting the “repeating disease.” Repeating disease is the tendency to tell the same...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 14, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 14, 2023–A friend posted that she needed to get her life back on track. She mentioned a strategy called the 5-Second Rule. It involves counting down from 5-4-3-2-1. What’s this? Half a Top Ten list? A Wisconsin Zip Code? Your first AOL password? Amazingly, the...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 7, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
June 7, 2023–I have developed a revolutionary philosophy of self-improvement: Small and Frequent trumps Large and Seldom. This applies to working out, learning new skills, creating, and raising children. Working Out On days when I don’t feel like going all...
