Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 5/27/23 - 11 (Finished 6)

"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd

"The August Coup: The Truth and the Lessons" by Mikhail S. Gorbachev

"The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness" by Matthew Kelly

"The Golden Boys: Unauthorized Inside Look at the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team" by Cameron Stauth

"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell

"Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life" by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey (Finished 1/8/24)

"Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel" by Elias Chacour with David Hazard (Finished 5/29/25)

"Field of Hope: An Inspiring Autobiography of a Lifetime of Overcoming Odds" by Brett Butler and Jerry B. Jenkins (Finished 6/20/23)

"God is Able" by Priscilla Shirer (Finished 5/31/23)
"The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness" by Matthew Kelly (Finished 6/25/23)

"Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life" by Earl Woods with Pete McDaniel (Finished 5/1/24)

Books Bought at Burrowing Owl Bookstore Amarillo on 8/5/23 - 3 (Finished 3)

"A Passion For Victory:  The Coaching Life of Texas Legend Joe Kerbel" by Jack (Sleepy) Harris (Finished 10/26/23)
"Covering Home:  My Life with Nolan Ryan" by Ruth Ryan (Finished 5/28/25)

"Making The Call:  Living With Your Decisions" by Lance Beasley with Brock Thoene (Finished 9/12/23)

Different The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants - 9

22201 - Arlington, VA - The Market Common Clarendon - 10/26/2019 with Waverly

74133 - Tulsa, OK - Woodland Hills Mall - 11/24/2024 with Waverly

77024 - Houston, TX - Memorial City Mall - 01/05/2023 with Waverly

77056 - Houston, TX - The Galleria - 05/22/2023 with Waverly

77380 - The Woodlands, TX - The Woodlands Mall (since 2013)

77479 - Sugar Land, TX - First Colony Mall - 3/29/2024 with Waverly

77494 - Katy, TX - Katy Mills - 01/05/2024 with Waverly

77546 - Friendswood, TX - Baybrook Mall - 05/25/2025 with Waverly

91101 - Pasadena, CA - Old Town Pasadena (2007)

Remaining in Texas (14)

75013 - Allen - Watters Creek Mall

75034 - Frisco, TX - Stonebriar Centre

75225 - Dallas, TX - 7700 West Northwest Highway

76015 - Arlington, TX - Parks At Arlington

76092 - Southlake, TX - Southlake Town Square

76102 - Fort Worth, TX - Sundance Square

78216 - San Antonio, TX - North Star Mall

78256 - San Antonio, TX - The Shops At La Cantera Mall

78411 - Corpus Christi, TX - Corpus Chrisi (La Palmera)

78746 - Austin, TX - Barton Creek Square

78759 - Austin, TX - Arboretum Mall

79414 - Lubbock, TX - South Plains Mall 

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

April 25 - May 24 - 17.3 miles running - 43.402 miles walking - 70.328 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 48,782 meters rowing (8 of 30 days) - 627 minutes elliptical (19 of 30 days) - 260,676 steps

April 25 (Friday) - 0.15 miles walking (Apple Health) - 390 steps

April 26 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at Finish 5K, Katy's First Baptist Church (Katy, TX) - 29:19.15 (Chip) - 24.0 miles walking (Apple Health) - 48,753 steps

April 27 (Sunday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:09:23 / 15:25) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,229 steps

April 28 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,928 strides) - 30:15 rowing for 6,099 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.67 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,645 steps

April 29 (Tuesday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,564 steps

April 30 (Wednesday) - 3.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,563 steps

May 1 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,926 strides) - 30:08 rowing for 6,180 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,841 steps

May 2 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,030 strides) - 30:10 rowing for 6,011 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.82 miles walking (Apple Health) -2,044 steps

May 3 (Saturday) - 5.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,661 steps

May 4 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,972 strides) - 3.1 miles running at TWRC Sunday Night 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 32:12.15 - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,465 steps

May 5 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 6,000 strides) - 0.68 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,691 steps

May 6 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 6,000 strides) - 30:12 rowing for 6,113 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.87 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,021 steps

May 7 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 393 calories; 6,004 strides) - 30:15 rowing for 6,136 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 3.542 miles walking at Knox Junior High track - 55:29.62 / 15:40 - 0.658 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,400 steps

May 8 (Thursday) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (23:09.78 - 20:50.81 = 44:00.59) - 1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,247 steps

May 9 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,952 strides) - 0.78 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,953 steps

May 10 (Saturday) - 5.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:22:29.24 / 14:59.8) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,157 steps

May 11 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 395 calories; 6,032 strides) - 5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,168 steps

May 12 (Monday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (31:55.13 - 29:31.75 = 1:01:26.88 / 15:22) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 6,006 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,614 steps

May 13 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,930 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:26 / 15:12) - 3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 15,544 steps

May 14 (Wednesday) - 5.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:24:02 / 15:18) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 12,421 steps

May 15 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,932 strides) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,860 steps

May 16 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,920 strides) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:34 / 15:22) - 0.54 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,927 steps

May 17 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at 5th annual Mindy Moses Memorial Fun Run (30:31.47) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,940 strides) - 4.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 14,146 steps

May 18 (Sunday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:04 / 15:08) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 1,7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,471 steps

May 19 (Monday) - 2.9 miles walking in Springwoods Village (32:40.01 / 15:01) - 30:09 rowing for 6,075 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,917 steps

May 20 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,984 strides) - 30:14 rowing for 6,102 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,125 steps

May 21 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,954 strides) - 30:11 rowing for 6,066 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.78 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,929 steps

May 22 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,994 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,012 steps

May 23 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,946 strides) - 0.58 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,407 steps

May 24 (Saturday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:01:35.97 / 15:24) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (44:17.57 / 11:05) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 18,511 steps

Books Bought at Oh Goodie A Book (Houston) on 7/6/24 - 19 (Finished 12)

"Catholic Texans: Our Family Album" by Steve Landregan

"Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military" by Matthew Lohmeier

"K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" by Tyler Kepner 

"Spalding's World Tour: The Epic Adventure that Took Baseball Around the Globe - And Made it America's Game" by Mark Lamster

"The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports" by Brian Kilmeade

"The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation" by Sally Jenkins

"We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel" by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers and Marjory Wentworth 

"A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field" by Roy Lingster (Finished August 5)

"AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story" by Dave Lieber (Finished July 9)

"Drunk on Sports" by Tim Cowlishaw (Finished August 8)

"Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football" by Brent Zwerneman (Finished May 23, 2025)

"Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation" by Rick Rigsby (Finished October 18)

"Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" by Rob Rains (Finished July 16)

"My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past" by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Finished September 13)

"My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me" by John Daly with Glen Waggoner (Finished July 28)

"One Dream: The NFL" by Woody Falgoux (Finished January 31, 2025)

"Safe at Home: The True and Inspiring Story of Chicago's Field of Dreams" by Bob Muzikowski with Gregg Lewis (Finished September 2)

"Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics" by Richard Hoffer (Finished August 4)

"The Red Zone: Cars, Cows and Coaches: The Life and Good Times of a Texas Dealmaker" by Red McCombs with Mickey Herskowitz (Finished September 24)

Movies Seen on Amazon Prime Video

2025 ( 1)

"The Accountant" (May 20)

2024 ( 2)
"God. Family. Football.  Season 1, Ep. 3  The Cancun Cannon" (February 25)
"Reba McEntire: Country Gold" (November 13)

2023 (10)

"Amber Alert" (January 12)
"Angry Neighbors" (September 19)
"Bye Bye Barry" (November 22)

"Cocaine Bear" (September 17)

"God. Family. Football.  Season 1, Ep. 1  The Best is Yet to Come" (December 30)

"God. Family. Football.  Season 1, Ep. 2  No Pain, No Glory" (December 30)

"Open" (April 13)

"The Babe Ruth Story" (November 8)
"The Black Demon" (September 18)

"Wander" (September 26)

2022 ( 9)

"200 Miles" (May 29)

"Angry, White and American" (April 20)

"Closed for Storm" (April 16)

"Joe Bell" (April 12)
"New Providence" (April 15)

"Shake Off The World" (May 5)

"Six Man, Texas" (May 27)

"Son of the South" (May 21)
"Tethered" (December 12)

2021 ( 5)
"I'm Your Woman" (January 26)
"Mortal" (February 14)
"Sylvie's Love" (January 27)
"Uncle Frank" (February 18)
"Useless" (March 30)

2020 (17)
"A Mile In His Shoes" (July 12)
"A Quiet Place" (July 10)
"Arkansas" (December 23)
"Burn The Ships" (July 12)
"Cliffy" (July 28)

"Finding Traction:  The Ultra Marathon Documentary" (November 26)
"Heaven Is Waiting" (July 29)
"Inside Facebook: Secrets of a Social Network" (December 25)
"My Spy" (July 25)
"Nancy Wake:  Gestapo's Most Wanted" (November 25)

 "Super 8" (July 25)
"The Last Black Man in San Francisco" (October 6)
"The Nomads" (October 7)
"The Ride" (December 18)
"The Rocket" (July 13)

"The Saratov Approach" (August 3)

"The Vast Of Night" (December 29)

Montgomery County (Conroe)

 

Montgomery County (Montgomery County Courthouses)

Montgomery County (Conroe Fire of 1911)

 

Montgomery County (Conroe Telephone Exchange)

 

Montgomery County (The Isaac Conroe Property ​| Temporary Montgomery County Courthouse)

Montgomery County (​The W. A. "Bay" Evans Home)

 

Montgomery County (Conroe Oil Field)

Montgomery County (New Bethlehem Cemetery)

Montgomery County (Willis Cigar Factory)

 

Montgomery County (Willis Methodist Church)

 

Montgomery County (Willis Male and Female College)

Montgomery County (Thomas Chapel United Methodist Church)

 

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/12/25 - 25 (Finished 7)

"Audibles: My Life in Football" by Joe Montana and Bob Raissman

"Barbara Jordan: The Biography" by Austin Teutsch

"Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success" by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola

"Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders" by Steven F. Hayward

"Historical Round Rock, Texas: Sesquicentennial 1854-2004" by Martin Ernest Parker

"I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars" by M. M. Angelo and J. J. Angelo

"Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau 

"More Than a Season: Building a Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore with Matt Fulks 

"On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates 

"On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld

"Over Forty: Feeling Great and Looking Good!" by George Blanda with Mickey Herskowitz

"Playing for a Winner: Remembering Coach Milton Jowers" by Vernon McDonald 

"Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy" by John Fund 

"The Making of a Winner: Robert Brewer, Quarterback, University of Texas" by Creath Davis

"The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia" by Curt Sampson

"Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons From A Football Life" by Bill Curry 

"Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad" by Kinky Friedman 

"The Space Between Us: How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart" by Sarah Bauer Anderson

"America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking" by Michael Youssef (Finished May 8)

"Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II" by Charles Osgood (Finished April 27)

"Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History" by Jorge Ramos (Finished April 15)

"Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History" by Steve Deace and Todd Erzen (Finished April 28)

"Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge" by Charles Austin (Finished April 28)

"Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball" by Harvey Frommer (Finished May 14)

"Texas Women Who Dared to Be First" by Jean Flynn (Finished May 15)

$27.06 Fill-A-Bag ($25 plus $2.06 tax)

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 12/7/24 - 8 (Finished 5)

"Big Play: Barra On Football" by Allen Barra 

"The Temple of Jerusalem" by Andre Parrott

"Tournament Week : Inside the Ropes and Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour" by John Strege

"Confessions of a Baseball Purist: What's Right--and Wrong--with Baseball, as Seen from the Best Seat in the House" by Jon Miller and Mark Hyman (Finished January 19, 2025)

"One Tribe at a Time: The Paper that Changed the War in Afghanistan" by Jim Gant (Finished December 13)

"Slam Dunk 2: Winning Players Talk About Basketball, Family, and Faith" by Dave Branon (Finished January 18, 2025)

"The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside your Door" by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon (Finished May 14, 2025)

"The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist" by Craig Groeschel (Finished December 26)

Washington County (Brenham Presbyterian Church)

Washington County (Prairie Lea Cemetery)

 

Washington County (Wittbecker-Weiss House)

Wittbecker-Weiss House, Brenham; Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Texas College and University Baseball Stadiums Visited - 38

Stadiums / Fields Visited
Abilene Christian University (Crutcher Scott Field) - 2017

Alvin Community College (Phillips Field) - 2023

Angelina College (Poland Stadium Baseball Field) - 2024 (Navarro College 18, Angelina College 8, 7 innings)

Baylor University (Baylor Ballpark) - 2018

Blinn College (Fireman's Park) - 2022

Blinn College (Leroy Dreyer Field) - 2025 (Blinn College 4, Wharton County Junior College 0)
Constellation Field - 2023
Dallas Baptist University (Horner Ballpark) - 2016

East Texas Baptist University (Tiger Ballpark at Woods Field, Marshall) - 2024 (East Texas Baptist University 7, Howard Payne University 2)

Galveston College (Bernard Davis Field) - 2025 (Blinn College 11, Galveston College 9)

Houston Baptist University (Husky Field) - 2013
Lamar University (Vincent-Beck Stadium) - 2023
McLennan Community College (Bosque River Ballpark) - 2022
Prairie View A&M University (John W. Tankersley Baseball Field) - 2022
Rice University (Reckling Park) - 2018

Sam Houston State University (Don Sanders Stadium) - 2017
San Jacinto College (John Ray Harrison Field) - 2020

Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU Baseball Field) - 2023
Southwestern University (Rockwell Family Baseball Field) - 2023

St. Edward's University (Lucien-Hamilton Field) - 2023

Stephen F. Austin State University (Jaycees Field) - 2023

Temple College (Danny Scott Sports Complex) - 2025 (Cisco College 13, Temple College 3 - 6-inning run rule)

Texas A&M University (Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park) - 2022
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Chapman Field) - 2023

Texas Christian University (Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium) - 2017
Texas Southern University (MacGregor Park's Nagle Field) - 2022
Texas State University (Bobcat Ballpark) - 2019
Texas Wesleyan University (Sycamore Park) - 2023
University of Dallas (University of Dallas Baseball Field) - 2023
University of Houston (Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park) - 2015
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Red Murff Field) - 2022
University of St. Thomas (Father Wilson Field) - 2020
University of Texas (UCFU Disch-Falk Field) - 2019
University of Texas-San Antonio (Roadrunner Field) - 2014
University of Texas-Tyler (Irwin Field) - 2018
West Texas A&M University (Wilder Park) - 2022

Wharton County Junior College (Corbett Park) - 2022

Wharton County Junior College (Bulldog Stadium, Sweeny HS) - 2024 (Wharton County Junior College 5, Eastern Oklahoma State College 2, 7 innings)

Other Stadiums / Fields Visited
Liberty University (Liberty Baseball Stadium) - 2013

Louisiana Christian University (Billy Allgood Stadium) - 2023

Louisiana State University of Alexandria (Generals Baseball Field) - 2023

McNeese State University (Cowboy Stadium) - 2016
Tulane University (Greer Field at Tunchin Stadium) - 2016
University of Hawaii Hilo (Francis Wong Stadium) - 2019

University of New Mexico (Santa Ana Star Field) - 2023

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

... you're hiking up a rock - 7/28/24 - Enchanted Rock
... "Happy Trails" is on your iPod - 7/28/24 - Evans, Dale

... "the governor wears a petticoat" - 4/5/25 - Ferguson, Miriam "Ma"

... "Thanksgiving comes early" - 4/5/25 - First Thanksgiving

... "you celebrate the harvest" - 4/7/25 - Food Festivals

... "couples check the football schedule before they plan the wedding" - 4/7/25 - Football

... "you're whooping it up in Cowtown" - 4/7/25 - Fort Worth Stockyards

... "you eat pie out of a sack" - 5/4/25 - Frito Pie

... "you're thinking about frontier days" - 5/4/25 - Frontier Forts

... "the spirits put on a show" - 5/4/25 - Ghost Lights

... "filmmakers erect a big house on the prairie" - 5/4/25 - Giant

... "shrimp us more than an appetizer" - 5/10/25 - Gulf Shrimp
... "rock stars wear glasses" - 5/10/25 - Holly, Buddy

... "you're two-steppin' at the dance hall" - 5/10/25 - Honky-tonks

... "you see larger-than-life heroes" - 5/10/25 - Houston, Sam

... "you're grateful that Janis got the blues" - 5/10/25 - Joplin, Janis
... "the most famous Jordan didn't play basketball" - 5/10/25 - Jordan, Barbara

That's My Girl!, Part 2

My daughter was featured on her school's Instagram post.

My daughter (3rd from the left), based on what she does, was pulled in to speak
at her school's donor event.

Texas Private and Parochial HS Baseball Fields Visited - 20

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

Bellaire Episcopal High School (Jess Borg Field), Bellaire (Houston The Kinkaid School 4, Bellaire Episcopal 1 - 5/3/25 - SPC 4A State Championship)

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)
Kingwood Covenant Preparatory Academy (Church Field), Humble (Kingwood Covenant Preparatory Academy 17, Bryan Allen Academy 7 - 3/7/25)

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)

Tomball Rosehill Christian School (Rosehill Christian High School Baseball Stadium), Tomball (Houston Northland Christian 5, Houston St. Francis Episcopal 4 - 5/1/25)

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

Neutral

Clay Gould Ballpark, Arlington (Shiner St. Paul 5, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 1 - 5/10/24 - TAPPS Division V Semifinal)

Panther Stadium, Sheldon (Beaumont Kelly 8, Houston Lutheran South Academy 2 - 5/7/24 - TAPPS Division II Regional Championship)

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)
Waller High School Baseball Field, Waller (Houston Second Baptist 5, The Woodlands Christian Academy 2 - 4/9/25 - TAPPS Division II Area Playoff)

Daily Reading Efforts - April 2025

4/30/2025 (71 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 98-113) - 245pp

Making It Home (Pages 125-127) - 333pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 1-20) - 215pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 114-145) - 174pp

4/29/2025 (61 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 60-66) - 135pp

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 78-97) - 245pp

Making It Home (Pages 118-124) - 333pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 123-132) - 248pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 97-113) - 174pp

4/28/2025 (91 pages)

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Pages 5-21) - 145pp

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 65-77) - 245pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 170-180)

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 72-83)

Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp

4/27/2025 (56 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 112-139)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 49-64) - 245pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 60-71) - 89pp

4/26/2025 (19 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 42-48) - 245pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 85-96) - 174pp

4/25/2025 (24 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 98-111) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 160-169) - 180pp

4/24/2025 (81 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 77-97) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 140-159) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 51-59) - 89pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 3513-3799; 34 slides; 17 pages; Kindle)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 71-84) - 174pp

4/23/2025 (91 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 45-59) - 135pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 122-139) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 21-50) - 89pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 3040-3504; 56 slides; 28 pages; Kindle)

4/22/2025 (96 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 52-76) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 106-121) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 8-20) - 89pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 5-22) - 234pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 2626-3031; 48 slides; 24 pages; Kindle)

4/21/2025 (102 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 1-51) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 89-105) - 180pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 2142-2619; 57 slides; 28 pages; Kindle)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 65-70) - 174pp

4/20/2025 (104 pages)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 70-88) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages v-x, 1-7) - 89pp
Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 186-224)

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 18-29) - 144pp
Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 51-64) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 106-112)

4/19/2025 (57 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 31-63) - 192pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 60-69) - 180pp
Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 37-50; Mary Eleanor Brackenridge and Linda Chavez-Thompson) - 174pp

4/18/2025 (74 pages)

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 1678-2133; 54 slides; 27 pages; Kindle)

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 167-185) - 224pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 112-122) - 248pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 18-36; Mary Eleanor Brackenridge and Linda Chavez-Thompson) - 174pp

4/17/2025 (91 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 12-13; John McEnroe) - 108pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (7205-7940; 79 slides - 39 pages; Kindle)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 44-59) - 180pp

Pressure (Pages 214-224)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 9-17; Annie Webb Blanton) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 92-105) - 112pp

4/16/2025 (163 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (6097-7194; 89 slides - 44 pages; Kindle)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 13-43) - 180pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 110-165) - 224pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 96-111) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 198-213) - 224pp

4/15/2025 (99 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (4807-6091; 94 slides - 47 pages; Kindle)

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages 142-173)

Pressure (Pages 187-197) - 224pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 236-244)

4/14/2025 (180 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 28-44) - 135pp

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages 54-141) - 173pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 78-109) - 224pp

Pressure (Pages 173-186) - 224pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages viii, 1-8; Christa V. Daniels Adair) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 72-91) - 112pp

4/13/2025 (59 pages)

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages xv-xx, 1-53) - 173pp

4/12/2025 (109 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 7-27) - 135pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 5-79) - 224pp

Pressure (Pages 160-172) - 224pp

4/11/2025 (73 pages)

Parenting with Heart: How Imperfect Parents Can Raise Resilient, Loving, and Wise-Hearted Kids (Pages 184-192) - 216pp

Pressure (Pages 146-159) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 184-192)

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 198-235) - 244pp

The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 106-109) - 240pp

4/10/2025 (92 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (4010-4793; 68 slides - 34 pages; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 20-41) - 245pp

Pressure (Pages 131-145) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 167-183) - 192pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 68-71) - 112pp

4/9/2025 (62 pages)

Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 1-32; Kindle) - 118pp

Pressure (Pages 118-130) - 224pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 51-67) - 112pp

4/8/2025 (94 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (3199-3999; 71 slides - 35 pages; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages vii, 1-19) - 245pp

Pressure (Pages 105-117) - 224pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 172-197) - 244pp

4/7/2025 (75 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 10-11; Barry Sanders) - 108pp

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion (Pages 15-24; Worst Kid on Doucette) - 183pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (2283-3187; 80 slides - 40 pages; Kindle)

Pressure (Pages 97-104) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 154-166) - 192pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 39-41) - 101pp

4/6/2025 (92 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 8-9; Bobby Knight) - 108pp

A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 169-177) - 254pp

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 23-30; Chris Harris, Jr.) - 192pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (1637-2274; 60 slides - 30 pages; Kindle)

Pressure (Pages 84-96) - 224pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 21-50) - 112pp

4/5/2025 (98 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 6-7; Curt Schilling) - 108pp

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 5-22; Steven Johnson, Jr.) - 192pp

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion (Pages 9-14; Breaking Barriers) - 183pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (706-1630; 69 slides - 34 pages; Kindle)

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 138-153) - 192pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 1-20; The Forties) - 112pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 37-38) - 101pp

4/4/2025 (71 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (62-697; 65 slides - 32 pages; Kindle)

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 88-95) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 67-83) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 124-137) - 192pp

4/3/2025 (53 pages)

Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 228-234; Kindle)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 254-275; Kindle)

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 78-87) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 53-66) - 224pp

4/2/2025 (80 pages)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 224-253; Kindle) - 275pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 65-77) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 38-52) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 114-123) - 192pp

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 100-111) - 342pp

4/1/2025 (113 pages)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 186-223; Kindle) - 275pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 53-64) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 27-37) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 101-113) - 192pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 135-171) - 244pp

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 98-99) - 342pp