by Phil Houseal | Feb 24, 2021 | All Articles, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Feb 24, 2021–Like many in the Texas Hill Country, we have been dealing with the consequences of having no power during more than a week of subfreezing temperatures. Here are some surefire tips on how to prepare for the next once-in-a-lifetime weather event: Have good...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 22, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
Feb 17, 2021–Maybe we did learn all we really needed to know in Kindergarten. But we still act like we are in junior high. Men do, anyway. All men over 55 are just 15-year-old boys with bigger bellies. In the intervening 40 years between those ages, any maturity we...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 10, 2021 | All Articles, Food, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Feb 10, 2021–A cousin compiling a family cookbook has been soliciting recipes. It got me thinking about the ways as kids we hacked food. The mother of most of our food inventions was literally our mother. Parents were forever trying to get us to eat nasty green...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 3, 2021 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, Philosophy
Feb 3, 2021–On the morning of Feb 3, 1959, 14-year-old Tom LaVille opened up his bundle of newspapers to deliver like he did every day. But this morning was different. There, on the front page of the Mason City Globe-Gazette, was the news that Buddy Holly, the...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 27, 2021 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
Jan 27, 2021 Thesis: The single best thing one could do to support any local economy is to read, advertise in, and subscribe to the local newspaper. Disclaimer: I have no financial stake in nor have I ever been an employee of this or any newspaper. This past year I’ve...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 10, 2021 | All Articles, Philosophy
Jan 13, 2021–Anyone who spends time with toddlers is reminded of the innocence of childhood, the eternal optimism of the human race, and why everyone eventually stops procreating. Here is the timeline of a recent episode of Papa Babysits: 2:00 p.m.–After a full...
