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 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...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 5, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, Music, Venue
Exclusive story for ArtsAliveSA June 2, 2023–When music fans attend “Lomax on Lomax” at the Kerrville Folk Festival on June 7, they will learn the secrets of a 500-year-old musical mystery–the real story of Froggy Went A Courtin’. That is more propitious than it might...
by Phil Houseal | May 24, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
May 24, 2023–Have you ever auditioned? No? Technically, I’ve never auditioned for a part in a production. My theater experience has always resulted from the “we need a warm body on stage to stand here” and my tepid torso has been within reach. But, really, we all...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 26, 2023 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
April 26, 2023–I recently decided to replace the shade tree in my front yard. It died about, oh, 28 years ago, so I figured it was time. I dutifully researched what genus of tree to get. It had to be quick growing, yet not trashy; able to get by on little water, yet...
