by Phil Houseal | Jul 11, 2019 | All Articles, Events, Philosophy, Venue
July 10, 2019–There is an artist I want to see. She is coming to “a major theater” in “a nearby city,” so I went online to look at seating and pricing. All seats were $29.50. Giddyup. But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. Like sprinkles at a 4-year-old’s...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 3, 2019 | All Articles, Philosophy
July 3, 2019–Time for my sesquiannual purge of ideas that don’t rise to column-worthiness. Finally figured out why I so viscerally hate puns. Because they impede communications. Puns are annoying distractions from whatever you are trying to say. Plus they never end....
by Phil Houseal | Jun 6, 2019 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, Philosophy, PR Tips
June 5, 2019–While trying to schedule a date for a new event in Fredericksburg, it became a challenge finding a reasonably open weekend. It wasn’t that long ago you could count on a soft time of year where you could slip in a concert or fundraiser when there wasn’t...
by Phil Houseal | May 16, 2019 | All Articles, Philosophy
5/16/2019–I have embarrassed my ancestors. I am just coming off a week of roughing it and made a poor accounting of myself. The saga started while our team at SystemsGo headed off to launch rockets at Smith Point, Texas, a jut of land below Anahuac in Southeast Texas....
by Phil Houseal | May 13, 2019 | All Articles, Philosophy
5/8/2019–I am a lister. Not an “A Lister.” Just a “lister.” It is a habit I learned from my dad. He kept lists of chores that needed to be done around the farm. They would end up on the fridge or tacked to a small bulletin board at the kitchen door. You couldn’t leave...
by Phil Houseal | May 2, 2019 | All Articles, Education, Events, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
May 1, 2019–Years ago I had the idea to create an athletic competition that required no athleticism whatsoever: Der Sitzenfest. Competitors would vie for prizes by sitting comfortably in their favorite chair, rocker, or recliner. It was all an idle (very idle)...
