by Phil Houseal | Nov 5, 2025 | All Articles, History, Music, Philosophy
Nov 05, 2025–We recently returned from a cross-country car trip to an undisclosed location for an undisclosed family event. Prepping for this excursion caused me great anxiety. For someone who never deviated from his weekly routine for, oh, two decades, driving...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 29, 2025 | All Articles, History, Music, Philosophy, Venue
Oct 29, 2025–Recently I had to embark on something I haven’t done, nor had the desire to do, for three decades: Travel. More specifically, I had to undertake a cross-country car trip. In my youth, traveling coast to coast and border to border was in my blood. In fact,...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 22, 2025 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
Oct 22, 2025–What single-purpose tools facilitate your daily living? That is, what is a tool that does only one thing, but does it extremely well. So well, that you couldn’t function without it. You probably don’t even notice them. But here are some examples I came up...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 8, 2025 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
Oct 8, 2025–“The productivity of any office is inversely proportional to the number of hand-lettered signs on the walls.” I once was hired to lead a public education program. The first thing I noticed upon entering the building was the number of signs. There was a...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 24, 2025 | All Articles, Education, History
Sept 24, 2025–We are losing our history. Here’s a cautionary tale using a now-defunct non-profit organization. Case Study: I was part of an educational non-profit that existed from 1975-2015. I served roles from board president to cheerleader. Due to the changes in...
by Phil Houseal | Sep 17, 2025 | All Articles, Education, Food, History, Philosophy
Sept 17, 2025–When you make any transaction, what are you really paying for? Someone complained about paying $20 for a fast-food sandwich (future archivists–$20 is a LOT to pay for a basic sandwich in 2025–although that is changing daily). Another someone pointed...
