by Phil Houseal | Feb 1, 2023 | All Articles, History, Philosophy
Feb 1, 2023–Even during the dark ages of darkrooms, the world could not trust photographic evidence. Despotic regimes routinely manipulated pictures of leaders, artfully inserting or deleting faces according to their political status. With the advent of imaging...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 5, 2018 | All Articles, Philosophy, PR Tips
Mar 28, 2018–I’m often asked to help market events. The temptation as a consultant is to justify the label of “expert” by making what you do seem complicated. But I’ve learned the shortest path to results lies in simplifying the concepts and flattening the process....
by Phil Houseal | Jul 9, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
July 12, 2017–I always thought it was called cursive because I cursed it when my 4th-grade teacher gave me a C in Penmanship. Even my immature brain wondered why we started school painfully learning how to print letters, then had to unlearn it and switch to making...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 8, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Uncategorized
Mar 8, 2017–About eight years ago I was invited to be a guest at a writer’s group. As they discussed and critiqued each other’s writing, I was drawn into the process. For the first time I felt that I, too, could get a book into print. (I did, too. It’s called Finding...