by Phil Houseal | Jul 28, 2021 | All Articles, Food, Philosophy
July 28, 2021–During a year of caution over shared meals, people became more comfortable toting homemade lunches to school, the office, and community get-togethers. Apparently hipsters have even rediscovered the bologna-American-cheese-on-white-bread sandwich....
by Phil Houseal | Jul 7, 2021 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
July 7, 2021–As I sat in a field in Southeast Texas a few weeks ago, I encountered a new (to me) species of native insect: Love bugs. While the name conjures up notions of romance and cuteness, their presence is a plague. According to locals, for a few days each...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 2, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 30, 2021–What do you say when you have nothing to say? As a youngling I remember reading letters to the editor back in my hometown newspapers. Even then I noticed that the most prolific letter writers–whom I assumed were all older because they usually mentioned...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 23, 2021 | All Articles, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
June 23, 2021–A dangerous combination is parents who see a threat in every natural situation, raising kids who see none. I was reminded of this when we had visitors to our rural property awhile back. They had grown up in very urban areas, but were enamored by the...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 9, 2021 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
June 9, 2021–While goosing my truck up to 85 miles per hour on Interstate 10 West, I thought back to 1974 when the federal government forced states to drop all speed limits to 55 mph. This was done to 1) save fuel, 2) save lives. It did neither. This directly affected...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 2, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
June 2, 2021–Why not judge a book by its cover? How else are you going to tell whether a book is worth opening? During a long drive the past weekend I was considering all the aphorisms we accept without thinking. Like “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” What is...
