by Phil Houseal | Jan 3, 2019 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy, PR Tips
Jan 2, 2019–My current reading throne book is called Poking a Dead Frog. Now what do you imagine that is about? I’ll wait. Ok, wrong. It’s subtitled “Conversations With Today’s Top Comedy Writers.” Author Mike Sacks conducted in-depth and freewheeling interviews with...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 28, 2018 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country
Dec 26, 2018–I have a theory that life is a yearning for mobility. It begins in infancy, when we first swivel our heads, opening up our world 180 degrees. Then on to crawling, walking, and running. Finally, emulating humankind, we discover the wheel. It might...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 20, 2018 | All Articles, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Dec 19, 2018–I know it’s Christmas. But here’s a tale of Easter. My wife and daughter have opened a shop that happens to be housed in a historic Fredericksburg home known as Easter Haus. I was curious about the provenance of the white building on Auguste Street. So I...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 13, 2018 | All Articles, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Dec 13, 2018 “Go outside and get the stink blown off of you.” This is the greatest piece of advice I’ve ever gotten. And it came from my mom. There is a rich vein of ore to be mined in this one simple sentence. At the basic level it means “get out from underfoot.” Mom...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 5, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
Dec 5, 2018–When I mentioned I was going to interview Ranger Doug of Riders In The Sky, everyone claimed to be a personal friend. So that’s the first question I asked him. Ranger Doug chuckled. “When we meet fans, someone will say, ‘We saw you in 1982,’” he...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 29, 2018 | All Articles, Education, Music, People of the Hill Country
Nov 28, 2018–It was only a classroom off the Fellowship Hall at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. But for the students at Living Well Learning Center, a nonprofit program for adults with developmental disabilities, it felt like they were inside a...
