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 21, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 21, 2023–You know my biggest fear about getting older? It’s not senility. It’s not immobility. It’s not hair growing out my ears or having a house that smells like mothballs. It’s getting the “repeating disease.” Repeating disease is the tendency to tell the same...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 14, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 14, 2023–A friend posted that she needed to get her life back on track. She mentioned a strategy called the 5-Second Rule. It involves counting down from 5-4-3-2-1. What’s this? Half a Top Ten list? A Wisconsin Zip Code? Your first AOL password? Amazingly, the...
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 3, 2023 | All Articles, Philosophy
May 31, 2023–We all know someone who is always late. If you don’t know that person, then that person is you. Example: “Elvira” has an appointment at a place 20 minutes away. This person believes she can leave 20 minutes before the appointment. She is always 20 minutes...
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...
