by Phil Houseal | Nov 20, 2019 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country
Nov 20, 2019–For a state perceived as largely desert, Texas has an “insanely diverse” number of water habitats. That includes approximately 1,100 public impoundments covering 1.7 million acres, and 191,000 miles of rivers and streams. All of these waters are potential...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 14, 2019 | All Articles, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Nov 13, 2019–I can roll perfect dinner rolls with either hand. At the same time. It’s a skill I picked up as a prep cook at a fancy restaurant where I worked in college. They were known for their delicious dinner rolls, and it was my job to turn them out by the...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 30, 2019 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
Oct 30, 2019–Get along, little wormy. Now you can be a real Texas rancher, and all you need is a plastic bin with a lid. Your livestock? Mealworms. Crispy, juicy, squirmy morsels that chickens can’t resist and lizards leap for. Hill Country worm herder Janell Reyenga...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 24, 2019 | All Articles, Education, Events, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
October 22, 2019–As with many a Halloween decorating scheme, this one started with a simple idea that got out of hand. In five years a few floating candles have blazed into a full-blown reproduction of the magical Diagon Alley from the world of Harry Potter books and...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 17, 2019 | All Articles, Education, Events, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Oct 16, 2019–So much of our daily communication is cocktail party conversation without the cocktails: shallow ramblings about the weather, recent medical procedures, or political rants. The words may serve to lubricate the hub of the social wheel, but seldom set any...
by Phil Houseal | Oct 13, 2019 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Oct 9, 2019–If I asked you to write your Creed–to make a list of 25 things you believe to be true–what would you write? That’s the assignment Fredericksburg Middle School teacher Kacey Forks gave to her Pre-AP English students. She had learned of the idea at a...
