Daily Reading Efforts - January 2024

01/31/2024 (90 pages)

Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 22-53) - 153pp

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 134-148) - 193pp
Good For A Girl:  A Woman Running in a Man's World (Pages 50-76) - 274pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 221-236) - 257pp

01/30/2024 (137 pages)

Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 7-21) - 153pp

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 122-133) - 193pp
Good For A Girl:  A Woman Running in a Man's World (Pages xiii-xvii, 1-49) - 274pp

Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II (Pages 140-172; Kindle)

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 149-160) - 179pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 210-220) - 257pp

01/29/2024 (158 pages)

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 110-121) - 193pp

Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II (Pages 104-139; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 199-219)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 133-140) - 224pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 129-209) - 257pp

01/28/2024 (173 pages)

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 161-169)

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 52-109) - 193pp

Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II (Pages 70-103; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 184-198) - 219pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 72-128) - 257pp

01/27/2024 (69 pages)

Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II (Pages 39-69; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 171-183) - 219pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 47-71) - 257pp

01/26/2024 (96 pages)

Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II (Pages 7-38; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 153-170) - 219pp

Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias (Pages 1-46) - 257pp

01/25/2024 (96 pages)
Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime (Pages 428-453 (5905); Kindle)

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 34-51) - 193pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 71-79) - 145pp

Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 200-216, 250-252; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 130-152) - 219pp

01/24/2024 (101 pages)
Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 150-160) - 168pp

From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 20-33) - 193pp

Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 152-199; Kindle)
Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 102-129) - 219pp

01/23/2024 (135 pages)

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 96-149) - 168pp
Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 105-151; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 76-101) - 219pp

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 125-132) - 224pp

01/22/2024 (149 pages)

A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty (Pages 14-30) - 42pp

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 80-95) - 168pp

Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 57-104; Kindle)

Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 22-75) - 219pp
The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 111-124) - 224pp

01/21/2024 (40 pages)
A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty (Pages v-vii, 1-13) - 42pp

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 67-79) - 168pp
Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home (Pages 11-21) - 219pp

01/20/2024 (24 pages)

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 47-66) - 168pp
From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Page 19) - 193pp

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 94-97) - 189pp

01/19/2024 (38 pages)

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 35-46) - 168pp
From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others (Pages 9-18) - 193pp

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 78-93) - 189pp

01/18/2024 (102 pages)

Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 10-34) - 168pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 54-70) - 145pp

Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 21-56; Kindle)

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 70-77) - 189pp

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 101-110) - 224pp

Unexplained Mysteries of Heaven and Earth (Pages 32-37) - 209pp

01/17/2024 (79 pages)
Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom (Pages 1-9) - 168pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 38-53) - 145pp

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 63-69) - 189pp
Unexplained Mysteries of Heaven and Earth (Pages 16-31) - 209pp

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 303-333)

01/16/2024 (199 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 218-262, 271-282, 293)

Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 43-46) - 123pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 14-37) - 145pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 135-148) - 179pp

Unexplained Mysteries of Heaven and Earth (Pages xi-xvii, 1-15) - 209pp

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 226-302) - 333pp

01/15/2024 (111 pages)

Our Walls:  Life as an Endurance Athlete (Pages 29-103)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 190-225) - 333pp

01/14/2024 (20 pages)

Our Walls:  Life as an Endurance Athlete (Pages 9-28) - 103pp

01/13/2024 (116 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 192-217) - 262pp
Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 198-216)

Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World (Pages 11-20; Kindle)

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Pages 217-247; Kindle)

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 51-62) - 189pp
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 172-189) - 333pp

01/12/2024 (93 pages)
I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages xi-xv, 1-13) - 145pp

Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 194-197) - 216pp

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 37-50) - 189pp

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 184-216; Kindle)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 148-171) - 333pp

01/11/2024 (135 pages)

Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 32-42) - 123pp

Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 145-193) - 216pp

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 89-100) - 224pp

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 148-183; Kindle)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 121-147) - 333pp

01/10/2024 (100 pages)

Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 121-144) - 216pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 119-134) - 179pp
The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages 31-36) - 189pp
The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 117-147; Kindle)
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 98-120) - 333pp

01/09/2024 (78 pages)

Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 93-120) - 216pp

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 78-116; Kindle)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 87-97) - 333pp

01/08/2024 (210 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 180-254)
Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World (Pages 1-92) - 216pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 112-118) - 179pp

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 42-77; Kindle)

01/07/2024 (64 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 150-179) - 254pp

Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 9-31) - 123pp

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 76-86) - 333pp

01/06/2024 (100 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 118-149) - 254pp

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 241-263 plus 3)
The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond (Pages ix-xiv, 3-30) - 189pp

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 81-88) - 224pp

01/05/2024 (95 pages)

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 237-238)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 203-240) - 263pp (plus 3)

The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters (Page 1-41; Kindle)
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 64-75) - 333pp

01/04/2024 (175 pages)
Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime (Pages 395-427 (5576); Kindle)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 107-117) - 254pp

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 198-217) - 217, 237-238pp
Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World (Pages 105-126; Kindle)
The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 91-111) - 179pp

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 141-202) - 263pp (plus 3)
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 600-605; Kindle)

01/03/2024 (128 pages)

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 183-197) - 217, 237-238pp

Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World (Pages 55-104; Kindle)
The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 67-90) - 179pp
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 131-140) - 263pp (plus 3)
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 35-63) - 333pp

01/02/2024 (159 pages)
Aloof: Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides (Pages xiii-xxvi, 1-24) - 228pp

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 120-182) - 217, 237-238pp
Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World (Pages 1-54; Kindle)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 77-80) - 224pp

01/01/2024 (122 pages)
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 102-143)
Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 116-119) - 217, 237-238pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 352-405; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 109-130) - 263pp (plus 3)

Miles and Miles - 12/25/23 to 1/24/24

December 25 - January 24 - 23.438 miles running - 17.38 miles walking - 38.762 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 84,704 meters rowing - 693 minutes elliptical

December 25 (Monday) - 3.1 miles running the The Woodlands Waterway Freedom parkrun 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 31:39.43 (with Waverly) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 26 (Tuedsay) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:30.93 / 15:10) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,722 strides) - 26:36 rowing for 5,012 meters (30 strokes/min.; 2:37/500m) - 1.41 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 27 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 372 calories; 5,626 strides) - 25:30 rowing for 5,008 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 60 seconds plank - 10 sit-ups - 2.038 miles running at Knox Junior High (20:03.68/9:51) - 1.062 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 28 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 373 calories; 5,662 strides) - 25:34 rowing for 5,005 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:33/500m) - 65 seconds plank - 15 sit-ups - 0.62 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 29 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 373 calories; 5,646 strides) - 25:44 rowing for 5,009 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:33/500m) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 30 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 375 calories; 5,680 strides) - 25:49 rowing for 5,009 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 70 seconds plank - 20 sit-ups - 10 squats - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health)

December 31 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 374 calories; 5,662 strides) - 25:14 rowing for 5,006 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 75 seconds plank - 25 sit-ups - 15 squats - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 1 (Monday) - 3.1 miles running the Spindle Tree parkrun 5K (30:34) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 371 calories; 5,604 strides) - 4.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 2 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 372 calories; 5,626 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 3 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 378 calories; 5,728 strides) - 24:33 rowing for 5,003 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 80 seconds plank - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 4 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,700 strides) - 29:54 rowing for 6,008 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:34/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health)

January 5 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 378 calories; 5,732 strides) - 25:14 rowing for 5,005 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 85 seconds plank - 30 sit-ups - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 6 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running the Spindle Tree parkrun 5K (29:46.21) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 7 (Sunday) - 5 miles running at Bridgeland 10 Five-Miler (49:24.28) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 8 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,710 strides) - 26:00 rowing for 5,006 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 90 seconds plank - 35 sit-ups - 0.49 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 9 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,840 strides) - 24:55 rowing for 5,008 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 10 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,792 strides) - 24:50 rowing for 5,012 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 11 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,792 strides) - 24:53 rowing for 5,004 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 0.72 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 12 (Friday) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:07.38 / 14:49) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,850 strides) - 0.51 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 13 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,838 strides) - 0.95 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 14 (Sunday) - 6.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 15 (Monday) - 0.51 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 16 (Tuesday) - 0.43 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 17 (Wednesday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:28/14:46) - 18:01 rowing for 3,582 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 18 (Thursday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:23/14:58) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 374 calories; 5,638 strides) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 19 (Friday) - 4 miles running on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (40:00.86 / 10:00) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 20 (Saturday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 21 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles running in Houston Friendship 5K (29:12.09) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 22 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,684 strides) - 24:57 rowing for 5,011 meters (29 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.33 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 23 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,770 strides) - 24:44 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.95 miles walking (Apple Health)

January 24 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,736 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,006 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 0.48 miles walking (Apple Health)

Different HEB Stores Since 2013 - 38

2013 (1)

07/20/13 - #0610 - Spring (2121 FM 2920)

2014 (1)

10/19/14 - #0308 - Houston (22618 Aldine Westfield Rd.)

2015 (1)

11/06/15 - #0369 - Houston (6102 Scott St.)

2016 (1)

07/02/16 - #0401 - Kingsville (409 E. Kleberg)

2018 (2)

03/19/18 - #0615 - Katy (25675 Nelson Way)

07/28/18 - #0557 - Bellmead (801 North I-H 35)

2019 (4)

05/17/19 - #0479 - Pflugerville (201 FM 685)

05/30/19 - #0564 - Spring (130 Sawdust Road)

07/14/19 - #0660 - Conroe (3875 W. Davis St.)

11/05/19 - #0748 - Spring (5251 FM 2920)

2020 (6)

01/26/20 - #0672 - Waco (1821 South Valley Mills Drive)

02/19/20 - #0238 - Corsicana (201 S 15th St.)

05/30/20 - #0734 - San Angelo (5502 Sherwood Way)

07/30/20 - #0086 - Port Arthur (3401 Gulfway Drive)

08/04/20 - #0757 - Conroe (10200 Highway 242)

10/30/20 - #0728 - Huntsville (1702 11th St.)

2021 (5)

02/28/21 - #0579 - The Woodlands (9595 Six Pines Rd.)

04/24/21 - #0619 - College Station (949 William D. Fitch Parkway)

05/29/21 - #0117 - Crystal City (514 E Zavala)

05/29/21 - #0441 - Uvalde (201 East Main)

07/25/21 - #0467 - Mexia (701 E. Milan Street)

2022 (11)

01/01/22 - #0720 - Kingwood (4517 Kingwood Drive)
06/05/22 - #0705 - Spring (3540 Rayford Road)
10/08/22 - #0389 - San Antonio (West Ave and Jackson Keller)
11/04/22 - #0591 - Round Rock (1700 East Palm Valley Blvd.)

12/11/22 - #0071 - Temple (Adams and 25th St)
12/11/22 - #0182 - Temple (3002 S 31 St)
12/11/22 - #0644 - Bryan (Hwy 21 and N Texas Ave)

12/11/22 - #0544 - Bryan (Tejas Center; 725 E Villa Maria Rd Ste 1300)

12/11/22 - #0543 - College Station (Texas Avenue; 1900 Texas Avenue South)
12/19/22 - #0594 - The Woodlands (10777 Kuykendahl Road)
12/30/22 - #0474 - Missouri City (Lake Colony; 4724 Hwy 6)

2023 (6)

05/06/23 - #0563 - Riverpark (19900 Southwest Fwy., Sugar Land)
05/19/23 - #0339 - Livingston (1509 W. Church)
06/30/23 - #0717 - Midland (5407 Andrews Highway)

07/30/23 - #0414 - Brenham (2508 S. Day St.)
10/03/23 - #0725 - Spring (20311 Champion Forest Drive)
10/15/23 - #0641 - Gonzales (1841 Church Street)

Tasks Accomplished - January 8, 2024

Sent e-mail to John Cooper School AD John Hoye to receive approval to broadcast Kinkaid at Cooper Tuesday night.

Received approval, notified Dan, created graphic and shared to Twitter and Facebook.

Created events for Tuesday in Mixlr.

Sent e-mail to Houston Lutheran High North AD Steve Zehnder to receive approval to broadcast Northland Christian at Lutheran North Friday night.

Received approval and notified Dan.

Crafted e-mail to forward to Mady Tozer to request her to sing the National Anthem for the Legacy Capital The Woodlands Marathon.

Sent e-mail to Roxanne Davis for her to send to Ms. Tozer since she ran Run Thru The Woods, according to the race results, in 2022.

Finished all the statistic requests - specifically, the list of all legacy runners of The Woodlands Marathon and its events - and sent them to race director Willie Fowlkes for posting on the race web site.

Completed a 33-minute elliptical workout at 24-Hour Fitness, reading a book from Joanna Gaines.

Completed a 5,000-meter rowing workouts at home, listening to a podcast from Tony Evans.

Finished Eric LeGrand's book, "Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life".

Requested Volte Endurance Training's results from Bill Dwyer and received them to write a blog post.

Wrote the Volte blog post and submitted it to Bill for approval.

Made 12 posts on the @TeamLSCSN Twitter account.

Read Greg Matte's "Capture The Moment" devotional for January 8.

Registered for January 16 Region 9 HFMA Webinar on 2024 Regulation and Coding Changes.

Wanted to go see Milby HS basketball games at Barnett Field House but didn't leave in time.  Turns out HISD cancelled all after-school activities because of the weather.

College Basketball Gyms in 2023-2024 - 9 (7 in Texas)

Betty & Van Chancellor Classic (Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy) - 11/26/23 - Women - University of Alabama 72, Liberty University 47 - $15.45

College of Biblical Studies (Fallbrook Church / The Brooks Sports Gym) - 1/6/24 (Women - Champion Christian College 79, College of Biblical Studies 42) - $10

Houston Christian University (Sharp Gymnasium) - 12/16/23 (Men - Houston Christian University 107, Champion Christian College 72) - $10

North American University (Stafford High School Gym) - 12/16/23 (Women - North American University 99, Texas College 75 / Men - North American University 61, Texas College 55) - $10

Prairie View A&M University (William Nicks Building) - 11/19/23 - Women - Washington State 81, Prairie View A&M 43 - Free

Rice University (Autry Court at Tudor Fieldhouse) - 11/19/23 - Women - Rice 73, Saint Mary's (California) 62 - $15

Sam Houston State University (Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum) - 12/3/23 - Men - Sam Houston State 90, Lamar 70 - $8

Louisiana Christian University (H.O. West Fieldhouse) - 12/14/23 - Men - Louisiana Christian 74, Paul Quinn College 65) - $12.50

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Cajundome) - 12/13/23 - Men -  University of Louisiana at Lafayette 73, Eastern Kentucky University 62) - $21

Churches Attended and Visited in 2023

January 1 - June 4 - Absent

June 11 - Visited First Baptist Church Victoria (Ben Rosenberger)

June 18 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church (Brian McCormack, guest speaker from Breakaway Ministries, College Station, TX)

June 25 - Absent

July 2 - Visited First Baptist Church of Fort Davis (Paul Harst)

July 9 - Absent

July 16 - Visited First Baptist Church of Denton (Dr. John Beck)
July 23 - Visited First Baptist Church of Woodway (Dr. Paul Sands)

July 30 to December 17 - Absent

December 24 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church (Greg Matte)
December 31 - Absent

Daily Reading Efforts - December 2023

12/31/2023 (151 pages)

Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages 45-115) - 217, 237-238pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 306-351; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 90-108) - 263pp (plus 3)

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 21-34) - 333pp

12/30/2023 (142 pages)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 133-144)
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 91-101) - 143pp
Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities (Pages xi-xiii, 3-44) - 217, 237-238pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 253-305; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 69-89) - 263pp (plus 3)

12/29/2023 (111 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 78-106) - 254pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 65-90) - 143pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 215-252; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 51-68) - 263pp (plus 3)

12/28/2023 (96 pages)

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 176-214; Kindle)

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages 17-50) - 263pp (plus 3)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 66-76) - 224pp

Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages 9-20) - 333pp

12/27/2023 (161 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 67-77) - 254pp

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 180-191) - 262pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 26-31) - 226pp (Day 3)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 114-132) - 144pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 49-66) - 179pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 135-175; Kindle)
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Pages xi-xx, 1-16) - 263pp (plus 3)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 53-65) - 224pp
Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess (Pages xi-xvii, 1-8) - 333pp

12/26/2023 (101 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 44-66) - 254pp

On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 55-64) - 143pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 31-48) - 179pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 94-134; Kindle)

The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 44-52) - 224pp

12/25/2023 (41 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 32-45) - 158pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 50-54) - 143pp

The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus (Pages 9-30) - 179pp

12/24/2023 (58 pages)

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 57-93; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 190-210)

12/23/2023 (42 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 19-31) - 158pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 98-113) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 177-189) - 210pp

12/22/2023 (124 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages xi-xiv, 1-18) - 158pp

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 88-92)
Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 136-179) - 262pp
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 90-97) - 144pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 19-56; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 170-176) - 210pp

12/21/2023 (64 days)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 112-135) - 262pp
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 88-89) - 144pp

The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 9-18; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 156-169) - 210pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 170-176)

To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 84-89) - 195pp

12/20/2023 (88 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 103-111) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 76-87) - 144pp
The Fireballer:  A Novel (Pages 1-8; Kindle)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 146-155) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 557-599 (6156); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 164-169) - 176pp

12/19/2023 (113 pages)

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 62-75) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 132-145) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 497-556 (5735); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 149-163) - 176pp

To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 74-83) - 195pp

12/18/2023 (85 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 89-102) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 45-61) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 115-131) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 460-496 (5311); Kindle)

12/17/2023 (65 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages 57-88) - 262pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 425-459 (4907); Kindle)

12/16/2023 (127 pages)

Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity (Pages vii-xviii, 21-56) - 262pp

In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages 26-44) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 98-114) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 386-424 (4528); Kindle)
To The Churches:  For we are all one in Christ (Pages 70-73) - 195pp

12/15/2023 (67 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 199-209)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 82-97) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 346-385 (4128); Kindle)

12/14/2023 (58 pages)
In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship (Pages xiii-xvi, 1-25) - 144pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 66-81) - 210pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 136-148) - 176pp

12/13/2023 (92 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 20-43) - 254pp

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 184-198) - 209pp

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 50-65) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 309-345 (3701); Kindle)

12/12/2023 (77 pages)

Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages 11-19) - 254pp

Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 138-156)
The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 42-49) - 210pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 271 - 308 (3317); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 133-135) - 176pp

12/11/2023 (82 pages)
But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 78-87) - 92pp

Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 129-137) - 156pp

Serenity in the Storm:  Living Through Chaos By Leaning on Christ (Pages 249-250, 311-312)

The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL (Pages 28-41) - 210pp
The Professional Mascot Handbook (Pages 37-43) - 224pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 233 - 270 (2904); Kindle)

12/10/2023 (62 pages)
Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life (Pages ix-x, 1-10) - 254pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 21-25) - 226pp (Day 2)
Owning a Piece of the Minors (Pages 104-128) - 156pp

Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 118-137)

12/09/2023 (57 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 174-183) - 209pp
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 113-117) - 137pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 191 - 232 (2482); Kindle)

12/08/2023 (74 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 162-173) - 209pp
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 107-112) - 137pp
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 153 - 190 (2032); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 115-132) - 176pp

12/07/2023 (68 days)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 146-161) - 209pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 114 - 152 (1618); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 102-114) - 176pp

12/06/2023 (89 pages)

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 68-77) - 92pp
Draw The Circle:  The 40 Day Prayer Challenge (Pages 7-20) - 226pp (Day 1)
Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime (Pages 103-106) - 137pp
Serenity in the Storm:  Living Through Chaos By Leaning on Christ (Pages 243-248) - 250pp

The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 75 - 113 (1206); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 86-101) - 176pp

12/05/2023 (137 pages)
But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze (Pages 62-67) - 92pp

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 129-145) - 209pp

Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game (Pages 221-233)
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages 8-49) - 143pp
The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 317-326; Kindle)
The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age (Pages 44 - 74 (794); Kindle)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 68-85) - 176pp

12/04/2023 (60 pages)

Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound (Pages 122-128) - 209pp

The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 279-316; Kindle) - 397pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 53-67) - 176pp

12/03/2023 (98 pages)

Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game (Pages 216-220) - 233pp
On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti (Pages v-vi, 3-7) - 143pp
Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush (Pages xi-xxiii, 3-23) - 197pp
The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House (Pages 240-278; Kindle) - 397pp

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 40-52) - 176pp

12/02/2023 (33 pages)

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Pages 7-39) - 176pp

12/01/2023 (10 pages)
Under the Radar: How Robert Tucker Built Shoe Show, Inc. into the Nation's Largest Independent Shoe Retailer (Pages vii-ix, 1-7) - 126pp