by Phil Houseal | Dec 17, 2025 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
Dec 17, 2025–Do you name your bread machine? I have just been made aware that there is a whole sub-section of humanity that names objects in their lives. It is not an affliction; it is a life hack. In a previous column I posited how we dehumanize our opponents in...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 10, 2025 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
Dec 10, 2025–I was attending a political rally when a high school basketball game broke out. Not really, but the two are connected. As a lifelong fan of roundball, I occasionally drop in on a random high school game just to enjoy the level of play and skills of the...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 3, 2025 | All Articles, Philosophy
Dec 3, 2025–What would you do if you didn’t have to do anything? Lately I seem to know a lot of people who have reached that point in life when they no longer need to work for a living. Circumstances vary: they may have sold a business, they may have come into an...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 26, 2025 | All Articles, Events, History, Philosophy
Nov 26, 2025–One of our favorite family excursions while raising our combined DNA was attending the Texas Folklife Festival. Held every summer on the grounds of the Institute of Texan Cultures in downtown San Antonio, the event gave us three days of wallowing in the...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 19, 2025 | All Articles, Events, History, Philosophy
Nov 19, 2025–Just got word that one of our family reunions has been discontinued due to lack of interest. I am trying to decide how that makes me feel. Family reunions were an essential part of growing up. A reunion served as a benchmark that brought home the far...
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...
