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...
by Phil Houseal | May 3, 2023 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
May 3, 2023–Each week I sit across the table from five gentle men. If this were a different time in American history, rather than sharing breakfast tacos, we would be trying to kill each other. One is British, a native of County Durham, England. If this were 1776, I...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 19, 2023 | All Articles, Events, Music, Philosophy
April 19, 2023–Music stands have always bothered me, but I couldn’t pinpoint the reason. I remember buying my first one as a 5th-grade snare drummer. It was a clever contraption that folded up to fit in a backpack. Handy. But it was also flimsy when set up. Even a...
