Daily Reading Efforts - April 2024

04/29/2024 (92 pages)

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 128-219) - 233pp

04/28/2024 (22 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 179-200) - 285pp

04/27/2024 (61 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 160-178) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 66-107; Kindle)

04/26/2024 (62 pages)

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 110-127) - 233pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 152-159) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 35-65; Kindle)
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 30-34) - 101pp

04/25/2024 (88 pages)
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 43-56) - 129pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 131-151) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages vii, 1-34; Kindle)

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 145-160) - 184pp

04/24/2024 (175 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages iv-vii, 1-7) - 149pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 113-130) - 285pp

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 1-54; Kindle)

Never Lie (Pages 317-335; Kindle)

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 170-195) - 218pp - $8

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 98-144) - 184pp

04/23/2024 (142 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 47-112) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 259-316; Kindle)

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 80-97) - 184pp

04/22/2024 (119 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 39-46) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 190-258; Kindle)

Ross Youngs:  In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend (Pages 32-53) - 136pp

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 150-169) - 218pp - $8

04/21/2024 (105 pages)

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 43-60) - 168pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 22-38) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 39-46) - 290pp

Never Lie (Pages 128-189; Kindle)

04/20/2024 (159 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 197-246)
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 1-21) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 60-127; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 101-111) - 166pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 135-143)

04/19/2024 (115 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 185-196) - 246pp

Never Lie (Pages 5-59; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 77-100) - 166pp
Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 126-149) - 218pp - $8

04/18/2024 (148 pages)

Baseball's Natural:  The Story of Eddie Waitkus (Pages 29-42) - 136pp

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 169-184) - 246pp

Evidence of the Affair (Pages 28-88; Kindle)

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 5-42) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 26-38) - 290pp

Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Pages 23-28 (527); Kindle)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 127-134) - 143pp

04/17/2024 (101 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 147-168) - 246pp

Evidence of the Affair (Pages 6-27; Kindle)

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 337-370)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 104-126) - 143pp

04/16/2024 (61 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 130-146) - 246pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 293-336; Kindle)

04/15/2024 (66 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 113-129) - 246pp

Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 140-145)

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 244-292; Kindle)

04/14/2024 (129 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 96-112) - 246pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 52-57) - 126pp - $8

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 57-76) - 166pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 197-243; Kindle)

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 57-62) - 193pp (Billy's Lessons)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 71-103) - 143pp

04/13/2024 (110 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 86-95) - 246pp

Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues (Pages 203-221)

Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People (Pages 41-115, 125)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 66-70) - 143pp

04/12/2024 (114 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 71-85) - 246pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 147-196; Kindle)

Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People (Pages ix-xii,  1-40) - 104pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 61-65) - 143pp

04/11/2024 (140 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 52-70) - 246pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 138-139) - 145pp

Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues (Pages 170-202) - 221pp
Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 49-51) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 14-25) - 290pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 101-146; Kindle)

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 45-56) - 193pp (Billy's Compulsion)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 48-60) - 143pp

04/10/2024 (100 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 37-51) - 246pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 1-13) - 290pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 52-100; Kindle)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 198-220)

04/09/2024 (122 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 13-36) - 246pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 124-137) - 145pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 3-51; Kindle)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 182-197) - 220pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 29-47) - 143pp

04/08/2024 (171 pages)

Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime (Pages 454-483; Kindle)
Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages vii-viii, 1-12) - 246pp

Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had (Pages 299-304; Kindle)

Living The Dream (Pages 151-180)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 104-181) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 39-44) - 193pp (Billy's Crowds)

The Havana Run:  A Short Story (Pages 42-48; Kindle)

04/07/2024 (140 pages)

Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp

Living The Dream (Pages 91-150) - 180pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 88-103) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 32-38) - 193pp (Billy's Gate)

The Havana Run:  A Short Story (Pages 4-41; Kindle)

04/06/2024 (140 pages)

1842 (Pages 405-419; Kindle)

Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had (Pages 281-298; Kindle) *2 and 1

Living The Dream (Pages ix-xii, 3-90) - 180pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 14-28) - 143pp

04/05/2024 (137 pages)

1842 (Pages 349-404; Kindle)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 149-163)

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 11-42) - 129pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 74-87) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 25-31) - 193pp (Billy's Home)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 1-13) - 143pp

04/04/2024 (58 pages)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 135-148) - 163pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 80-123) - 145pp

04/03/2024 (125 pages)

1842 (Pages 286-348; Kindle)

Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 135-153)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 116-134) - 163pp

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 96-109) - 233pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 64-73) - 220pp

04/02/2024 (123 pages)

1842 (Pages 230-285; Kindle)

All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters (Pages 224-243)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 85-115) - 163pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 48-63) - 220pp

04/01/2024 (156 pages)

1842 (Pages 169-229; Kindle)

All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters (Pages 206-223) - 243pp
Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 118-134) - 153pp
First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 25-84) - 163pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 27-47) - 220pp

Miles and Miles - 4/25/24 to 5/24/24

April 25 - May 24 - 0 miles running - 4.5 miles walking - 26.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 5,017 meters rowing - 99 minutes elliptical - 63,840 steps

April 25 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,816 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,017 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,084 steps

April 26 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:17/14:44) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,355 steps

April 27 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,856 strides) - 20.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 41,896 steps

April 28 (Sunday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,505 steps

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Movies Seen in Theaters in 2024 - 15

"Arcadian", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 13)***

"Arthur The King", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 17)***

"Bob Marley:  One Love", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 22)*

"Boy Kills World", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 26)

"Drugstore June", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 5)*

"Ghostbusters:  Frozen Empire", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 26)

"I.S.S.", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 31)*

"Knox Goes Away", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 18)

"Mean Girls", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 4)*

"Ordinary Angels", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 4)**

"Scrambled", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 1)*

"Some Other Woman", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 4)*

"The American Society of Magical Negroes", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 20)*

"The Beekeeper," Regal Lone Star 19, Tomball, TX (February 10)

"Wonka", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 25)*

You Know You're in Texas When ..:

... the joke's on A&M - 2/12/24 - Aggie Jokes

... you can't always get there from here - 2/12/24 - Airlines

... you "Remember the Alamo!" - 2/12/24 - The Alamo

... not only chickens cross the road - 2/14/24 - Armadillo

... it is about the bike - 2/14/24 - Armstrong, Lance

... you're powdering your nose - 2/14/24 - Ash, Mary Kay

... cemeteries host extraterrestrials - 2/18/24 - Aurora Cemetery

... you want your meat smoked - 2/18/24 - Barbecue

... you looked beyond the belfry - 2/18/24 - Bats

... you salute the only surviving veteran of two world wars - 2/18/24 - Battleship Texas

... the open spaces are extra wide - 2/18/24 - Big Bend

... hairdos are defining features - 2/18/24 - Big Hair

... you hear "Howwwwdy, folks" - 2/19/24 - Big Tex

... a timer comes with dinner - 2/19/24 - Big Texan Steak Ranch

... traveling is for the birds - 2/19/24 - Birding

... congressmen scream for ice cream - 2/19/24 - Blue Bell Ice Cream

... you need to rent only the tuxedo jacket - 3/7/24 - Boots and Jeans

... you buy milk in a can - 3/7/24 - Borden, Gail

... "make a run for the border" isn't a fast-food invitation - 3/7/24 - Borderland

... the boasting starts - 3/7/24 - Bragging

... the Caddy is regarded as art - 3/7/24 - Cadillac Ranch

... you're on the king's highway - 3/7/24 - El Camino Real

... some steaks are battered and fried - 3/8/24 - Chicken-Friend Steak

... you're hankering for a bowl o' red - 3/8/24 - Chili

... some kitchens are built on wheels - 3/8/24 - Chuck Wagon

... you're listening to the classics - 3/31/24 - Cliburn, Van

... old planes still fly - 3/31/24 - Commemorative Air Force

... you celebrate high tech - 3/31/24 - Computer Chip

... you're eating lunch on a stick - 3/31/24 - Corny Dogs

... the county seat has a square - 4/26/24 - County Courthouses

... you hit the trail - 4/26/24 - Cowboys and Cattle Trails

... you know who shot J.R. - 4/26/24 - Dallas

... you're getting a Dell, dude - 4/26/24 - Dell, Michael

... you ask for the "friendly Pepper upper" - 4/26/24 - Dr Pepper

Miles and Miles - 3/25/24 to 4/24/24

March 25 - April 24 - 22.173 miles running - 42.03 miles walking - 38.127 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 80,164 meters rowing - 936 minutes elliptical - 208,552 steps

March 25 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,680 strides) - 90 second plank - 24:56 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,668 steps

March 26 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,704 strides) - 95 second plank - 20 sit-ups - 24:59 rowing for 5,007 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,571 steps

March 27 (Wednesday) - 45 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 525 calories; 7,982 strides) - 100 second plank - 20 sit-ups - 24:46 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,722 steps

March 28 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,800 strides) - 24:49 rowing for 5,009 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.72 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,661 steps

March 29 (Friday) -  1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,254 steps

March 30 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 24:56 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 120 second plank -  1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,291 steps

March 31 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,724 strides) - 105 second plank - 24:47 rowing for 5,003 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,605 steps

April 1 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,806 strides) - 135 second plank - 25 sit-ups - 24:31 rowing for 5,005 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,399 steps

April 2 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,722 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,011 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.97 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,369 steps

April 3 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,784 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,008 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 3.033 miles running at Knox Junior High track (30:01.62 / 9:54) - 0.867 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,944 steps

April 4 (Thursday) - 2.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,224 steps

April 5 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,826 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:12/14:56) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,557 steps

April 6 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at Bellaire Trolley Run 5K (29:42.36) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,708 strides) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,781 steps

April 7 (Sunday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:23/14:45) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,780 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 10,891 steps

April 8 (Monday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:11/14:56) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,834 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,405 steps

April 9 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,790 strides) - 24:17 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.47 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,179 steps

April 10 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,836 strides) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,598 steps

April 11 (Thursday) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:05:59 / 14:48) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,804 strides) - 1.24 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,671 steps

April 12 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:47/14:50) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,868 strides) - 24:41 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) -10,614 steps

April 13 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at Spindle Tree parkrun 5K #118 (30:11.94) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,575 steps

April 14 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,808 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,018 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 4 miles running around Memorial Park with Waverly (45:32.55 / 11:23) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,558 steps

April 15 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,714 strides) - 0.96 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,155 steps

April 16 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,846 strides) - 24:44 rowing for 5,011 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 3.1 miles running The Woodlands Waterway Freedom parkrun 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 16:28.97 - 16:21.18 = 32:50.15 (with Waverly) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,486 steps

April 17 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,792 strides) - 3 miles running on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (31:05.10 / 10:22) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,773 steps

April 18 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,746 strides) - 3 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (45:21.20 / 15:07) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 8,092 steps

April 19 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,696 strides) - 24:52 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,811 steps

April 20 (Saturday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway - 1:01:56.77 (15:30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,818 strides) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,742 steps

April 21 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,818 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:41.55 / 14:58) - 2.84 miles running The5K (Houston, TX) in 28:07.06 with Waverly - 2.07 miles walking (Apple Health) - 17,639 steps

April 22 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,650 strides) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,181 steps

April 23 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,802 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:03.19 / 15:03) - 24:51 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,054 steps

April 24 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,742 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:56.08 / 15:01) - 24:57 rowing for 5,018 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,082 steps

Books Read in 2024 - 53 (35 Regular / 18 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"The Fireballer:  A Novel" by Mark Stevens (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti" by Margaret Trost (Finished January 1) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age" by Robert Weintraub (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon

"Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World" by Jennifer Hayes Yates (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities" by Ben Kirby (Finished January 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team" by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon (Finished January 6) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands (Ironman Gift Card)

"Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life" by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey (Finished January 8) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters" by Joanna Gaines (Finished January 13) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World" by Dirk Weisiger (Finished January 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Our Walls:  Life as an Endurance Athlete" by Dana-Susan Crews (Finished January 15) - Amazon

"Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity" by Trent Angers (Finished January 16) - Barnes and Noble Lafayette
"Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess" by Evan Drellich (Finished January 17) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands

"Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World" by Joel Derse Dauer with Elizabeth Ridley (Finished January 25) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished January 28) - ChristianBook.com
"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished January 29) - ChristianBook.com

"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished February 5) - ChristianBook.com 

"The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus" by Daniel Darling (Finished February 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias" by Kevin Cook (Finished February 6) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Good For A Girl:  A Woman Running in a Man's World" by Lauren Fleshman (Finished February 12) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Grinders Find A Way: A Runner's Story" by Matt Balleza (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II" by Matthew Black (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Kiss It Good-Bye:  The Mystery, the Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates" by John Moody (Finished February 20) - Personal Collection

"Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?" by Horace Greasley and Ken Scott (Finished February 27) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Hi Mom, Send Sheep: My Life as the Coyote and After" by Tim Derk (Finished March 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Driving The Green Book:  A Road Trip Through The Living History of Black Resistance" by Alvin Hall (Finished March 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Racism in the Church: Kill the Root, Destroy the Tree" by Kenneth Copeland (Finished March 6) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity" by Richard Gary Kaye and Annette Schwartz Kaye (Finished March 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Tom Seaver:  A Terrific Life" by Bill Madden (Finished March 11) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"How Hockey Saved My World:  An off-beat family memoir" by Alex Charns (Finished March 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball" by Paul Dickson (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"When Chicago Ruled Baseball:  The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906" by Bernard A. Weisberger (Finished March 13) - Recycled Books, Records, & CDs, Denton

"The Professional Mascot Handbook" by Karen Ahearn & Art Ballant (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"Playing Ball with the Boys: The Rise of Women in the World of Men's Sports" by Betsy M. Ross (Finished March 17) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Why Football Matters:  My Education In The Game" by Mark Edmundson (Finished March 24) - Half Price Books

"Punched In The Mouth: The Inner Game of Overcoming Adversity" by Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher (Finished March 27) - Kindie via Amazon.com

"One Yard Short:  Turning Your Defeats Into Victories" by Les Steckel with Rob Suggs (Finished March 28) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters" by Joe Namath with Sean Mortimer and Don Yaeger (Finished April 2) - Books-A-Million Longview

"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished April 3) - Christianbook.com

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson (Finished April 5) - Half Price Books College Station

"1842" by Koby L. Bowie (Finished April 6) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Living The Dream" by Dot Richardson with Don Yaeger (Finished April 8) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Havana Run:  A Short Story" by Ace Atkins (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had" by Edward Achorn (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime" by Elven Lindblad (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton (Finished April 10) - Half Price Books College Station

"Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People" by Michael Frost (Finished April 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues" by Donn Rogosin (Finished April 13) - Personal Collection
"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished April 15) - Christianbook.com

"Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America" by George Mahood (Finished April 17) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Evidence of the Affair" by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Finished April 18) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

“Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report” by Kirk Radomski with David Fisher (Finished April 20) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics" by Mark Lilla (Finished April 20) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet 

"Never Lie" by Freida McFadden (Finished April 24) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

All-Time Race Totals

2024 - 9 with 4 new.
2023 - 34 with 22 new.

2022 - 18 with 8 new.

2012-2019 - 499
2021 - 35 with 22 new
2020 - 40 with 23 new.
2019 - 67 with 41 new.
2018 - 67 with 43 new.
2017 - 66 with 38 new.
2016 - 65 with 48 new.
2015 - 63
2014 - 50
2013 - 44
2012 - 37

2009-2011 (Being rebuilt) - 89
2011 - 21
2010 - 31*
2009 - 37*

2003-2008 - 291
2008 - 49
2007 - 41
2006 - 58
2005 - 63
2004 - 61
2003 - 19

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/4/24 - 11 (Finished 2)

"A History of Tyler Junior College 1926 - 1986" by Linda Brown Cross and Robert W. Glover

"Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" by Ben Mezrich

"Hiroshima" by John Hershey

"Jesus or Nothing" by Dan DeWitt

"Journey to Excellence: The Story of My Life and Faith" by Ken Johnson

"Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper" by Paul E. Johnson

"The May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising" by The May 18 History Compilation Committee of Gwangju

"The Race Before Us: A Journey of Running and Faith" by Bruce H. Matson

"Then There Were Six: The True Story of the 1944 Rangoon Disaster" by Karnig Thomasian

"Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People" by Michael Frost (Finished 4/13/2024)

"The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics" by Mark Lilla (Finished 4/20/2024)

Books Bought at Friends of Houston Public Library on 4/6/24 - 8 (Finished 2)

"Bat 6" by Virginia Euwer Wolff

"Entering the Promised Land" by Willie J. Alexander

"Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game" by Erica Westly

"Greatest Game Ever Played" by Jerry Izenberg

"Man in the Middle" by John Amaechi

"Men of Spirit, Men of Sports" by Wally Carew

"Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report" by Kirk Radomski (Finished 4/20/2024)

"Living The Dream" by Dot Richardson with Don Yaeger (Finished 4/8/2024)

Books Bought via Christianbook.com on 12/25/23 - 23 (Finished 5)

"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Persecution" by David Platt

"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty" by David Platt

"After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife's Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through" by Cyndy Feasel and Mike Yorkey 

"Aloof: Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides" by Tony Kriz

"Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion" by Tamika Catchings with Ken Petersen

"Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America" by Sheriff David Clarke Jr. with Nancy French

"Education a la Carte: Choosing the Best Schooling Options for Your Child" by Dr. Kevin Leman

"Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice" by Joerg Rieger

"Hope Rising: How Christians Can End Extreme Poverty in this Generation" by Scott Todd

"Kids off the Block: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Quest to Protect Chicago's Most Vulnerable Youth" by Diane Latiker with Bethany Mauger

"Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East" by Lorraine Marie Varela

"Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds" by Lenya Heitzig

"Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning" by Mark Labberton , Shane Claiborne , et al.

"Swimming for Freedom: A True Story of Hope, Faith, and Victory" by Tera Bradham

"The Adam Quest: Eleven Scientists Who Held on to a Strong Faith While Wrestling with the Mystery of Human Origins" by Tim Stafford

"The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family, and Football -An Insider's Account" by Charlie Barnes and Bobby Bowden

"The Jonathan Effect: Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch 

"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond" by Susan Mettes

"Where Is God When I'm Afraid?: Live with Confidence That He is Always with You" by Pamela L. McQuade

Purchased these special Christmas clearance items with a $25 gift card.

"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished 1/28/24)

"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished 4/3/24)

"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished 2/5/24)

"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished 4/15/24)

"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished 1/29/24)

Overall Baseball Parks - 161

16 - MLB (9 former, 7 current)

84 - MILB (80 overall plus 4 summer collegiate league)

34 - Texas College, University or JUCO (34 minus Constellation Field)

  7 - Other College, University or JUCO

20 - High School (14 private / 6 public)

Texas High School Baseball Fields or Stadiums Visited - 6

Grizzly Field (Grand Oaks High School), Spring, TX (The Woodlands College Park 1, Conroe Grand Oaks 0) - 3/12/2024

Knight Field (Bellville High School), Bellville, TX (Bellville 3, Columbus 1) - 2/26/2024

Lee Roy Ashmore Field at Delmar Stadium (HISD), Houston, TX (Galena Park 3, Houston Waltrip 0) - 3/11/2024

Magnolia Baseball Field (Magnolia High School), Magnolia, TX (Tomball 14, Magnolia 3) - 4/13/2024

SCHS Baseball Field (Summer Creek High School), Humble, TX (Beaumont West Brook 4, Humble Summer Creek 2) - 3/14/2024

Neutral Sites

Lobo Field (Langham Creek High School), Houston, TX (Montgomery Lake Creek 6, Houston Milby 3) - 5/6/2022

Texas Private and Parochial HS Baseball Fields Visited - 14

Home
Bay Area Christian School, League City (Houston Northland Christian 7, Pasadena First Baptist Christian 0 - 5/13/22 - TAPPS Division III Regional Playoff)

Concordia Lutheran High School (Rick Lynch Field), Tomball (Tomball Concordia Lutheran 11, Katy St. John XXIII 2 - 3/18/22)

Conroe Covenant Christian (Cougar Baseball Field), Conroe (Conroe Covenant Christian 10, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 4/11/24)

Houston Northland Christian School (Cougar Field), Houston (Houston Northland Christian 10, Tomball Rosehill Christian 0 - 3/26/24) - Patrick Walker

Houston St. Francis Episcopal (Memorial Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 21, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 3/7/24)

Houston St. Pius X (St. Pius X High School Baseball Field), Houston (Houston St. Pius X 5, Houston St. Thomas 0 - 3/23/24)

Houston Second Baptist School (Michael Stevens Field), Houston (Beaumont Kelly 3, Houston Second Baptist 1 - 3/22/24) - Mike Walker, Beck Brydon

Houston Second Baptist School - University Model (Schwartz Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 11, Houston Second Baptist - UM 0 - 3/5/24)

Northside Falcons Homeschool (Carl Barton, Jr. Park), Conroe (Northside Falcons Homeschool 18, West Houston Thunder Homeschool 9 - 4/1/24)

Spring Frassati Catholic (Rothwood Baseball Complex), Spring (Houston Lutheran South Academy 14, Spring Frassati Catholic 1 - 4/5/24)

The Woodlands Christian Academy (Warrior Field), The Woodlands (League City Bay Area Christian d. Cypress Christian School - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division II Regional Playoff)
The Woodlands John Cooper School (Field Family Diamond at Finnie Park), The Woodlands (The Woodlands John Cooper School 11, The Woodlands Legacy Prep Christian Academy 8 - 2/27/24)

Waco Live Oak Classical School (Falcon Park), Waco (Waco Live Oak Classical School 13, Bryan Brazos Christian 9 - 4/5/24)

Neutral

Strickland Field at Veterans Memorial Park, Weimar (San Antonio Central Catholic 11, Houston St. Pius X 1 - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division I Regional Playoff)

Books Bought at College Station Half Price Books Outlet on 3/30/24 - 4 (Finished 2)

"No Easy Game: His own story in his own words" by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn ($5)

"Quanah Centennial: 1884-1984" by Eva Kay Tole ($3)

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson ($7) (Finished 4/5/2024)

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton ($5) (Finished 4/10/2024)

Mount Rushmore, 1,000 pieces - April 7, 2024