by Phil Houseal | Aug 17, 2022 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
Aug 17, 2022–When and where I grew up, every kid acquired a nickname shortly after entering elementary school. None of us ever knew where it came from, or how it was selected, or who christened us. One day you were “Phil;” the next day you were “Bernardo.” In 5th...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 10, 2022 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
August 10, 2022–This morning I woke up as a cow. Rising from rest, hind end first, I immediately started searching for something to eat. There… there was a nice patch of grass. I cropped the green greedily, with no attempt at chewing. My only concern was getting...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 27, 2022 | All Articles, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 27, 2022–On a hot night in July something happened to me that hasn’t happened in at least a decade–I went to a dance and recognized a dozen people. More accurately, they recognized me. I couldn’t cross the dance floor without being stopped three times to shake a...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 20, 2022 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
July 20, 2022–I’ve stumbled on a diversion called Today I Learned That, which I acronym as TILT. Unable to resist exploring my own ignorance, I followed where it led, purposefully seeking holes in my knowledge base. There are many. Today I Learned That: Winnie the...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 13, 2022 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
July 13, 2022–Back when I was involved in committees and boards and other collections of people with disparate backgrounds sitting around conference tables making motions and debating by-laws, one of the annoying mixer games we endured at retreats was “guess who this...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 2, 2022 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
June 29, 2022–If you want to ponder how all common knowledge is probably not true–and by everything, I mean everything told to you by advertisers, the government, scientists, well-meaning aunts, scriptwriters, and neighbors–spend some time listening to 1930s and 1940s...
