by Phil Houseal | Jan 6, 2021 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
1/6/2021–It’s now been a couple of weeks since Christmas and a good time to reflect on what all those “educational” toys teach us. Frustration. Slinky How many of us saw those commercials where the sleek slinky coiled spring gracefully navigated stairs and leapt from...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 30, 2020 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
Dec 30, 2020–You know what creates anxiety in many of us? It’s not the lack of choices. It’s having too many choices. I first noticed this in myself as a child trying to figure out my future. I would watch a basketball game, and decide I wanted to be Larry Bird. Then...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 22, 2020 | All Articles, Food, History, Philosophy
Dec 13, 2020–What is your favorite worst holiday food? Food you are supposed to like because everyone else does, but you don’t, really. Every holiday, we are coerced to eat and drink strangely colored concoctions (green beer?) and alien textured foodstuffs in the...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 16, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy
Dec 16, 2020–Symmetry is boring. This thought came to mind when I ran into a pal in a grocery store aisle (where else?) and he apologized for his lopsided gait due to a physical issue. My reply was, “Symmetry is overrated.” I trace this ontological insight back to...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 2, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy
Dec 2, 2020–Using the time I’ve freed up from not obsessing over social media, I’ve been reading “classics” I missed before. Here’s my first question: What in tarnation is the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe about? Kids in closets, ice lady, lion statues, talking...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 26, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy, PR Tips
Nov 25, 2020–For someone who makes a living writing and posting online, it has been a slap in the face to spend the past few weeks avoiding social media. It’s like being in a 12-step program. With the runup to the elections, emotions were high. Throw in the...
