Miles and Miles - 8/25/25 to 9/24/25

August 25 - September 24 - 0.0 miles running - 6.51 miles walking - 22.15 miles walking (Apple Health) - 23.3 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 31 days) - 111 minutes elliptical (4 of 31 days) - 65,253 steps

August 25 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,806 strides) - 0.71 miles walking in Springwoods Village (11:32 / 16:15) - 2.29 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,603 steps

August 26 (Tuesday) - 1.80 miles walking in Springwoods Village (29:56 / 16:38) - 12 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 135 calories; 2,062 strides) - 5.06 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 20 minutes; 199 calories) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,011 steps

August 27 (Wednesday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:08:34 / 17:08) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,045 steps

August 28 (Thursday) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,397 steps

August 29 (Friday) - 2.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,694 steps

August 30 (Saturday) - 9.18 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 393 calories) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,206 steps

August 31 (Sunday) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,211 steps 

September 1 (Monday) - 9.06 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 383 calories) - 3.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,805 steps

September 2 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,762 strides) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,241 steps

September 3 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,780 strides) - 0.86 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,148 steps

September 4 (Thursday) - 4.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,892 steps

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High School Sporting Event Appearances - 2025-2026

Volleyball

08/12/25 - Houston Lutheran South Academy at Tomball Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX)

08/19/25 - Bryan Brazos Christian School at Spring Providence Classical School (Spring, TX)

Cross Country

08/09/25 - Pearland Dawson Short Course 2M (Pearland, TX)

Football

08/15/25 - Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy at The Woodlands John Cooper School (The Woodlands, TX)

08/28/25 - Waco Live Oak Classical School vs. Conroe Covenant Christian School (Navasota, TX)
08/29/25 - Houston The Village School at Cypress Christian School (Houston, TX)

09/04/25 - Houston St. Thomas High School at Montgomery Lake Creek (Montgomery, TX)

Field Hockey

Fall Soccer

Swimming

Wrestling

Winter Soccer

Basketball

Baseball

Softball

Tennis

Golf

Lacrosse

Track & Field

Texas High School Football Stadiums / Fields Visited - 93

I covered Willis Wildkat football for many years for the Conroe Courier.

I know that there are a number of stadiums that I witnessed games in, but until I can feel reasonably certain that I saw a game there I won't add it to the list below.

Below where you see "1980s" or "1990s" listed, those are ones that I have no doubt about -- again either covering games for The Courier or doing broadcasts for the Texas Sports Radio Network with Lynn Michaels.

If I can identify the first game that I saw, aside from being a part of multiple games seen in one day at a stadium, I will post the score from that contest.

Alamodome, San Antonio - 1999 Texas Football Classic

Alpha Omega Academy Football Field, Huntsville - 8/31/2023 (Huntsville Alpha Omega Academy 62, Missouri City Divine Savior Academy 14)
Houston Astrodome, Houston - 1990s
Gordon Awtry Field, Midland - 11/16/2019 (Midland Christian 46, Houston St. Pius X 22)

Baker Field, Bryan - 11/5/1999 (Bryan Allen Academy 48, Waco Christian Academy 6)

Herman A. Barnett Stadium, Houston - 9/21/2024 (Houston Heights 29, Alief Taylor 22)

Regal Field at Barnhart Stadium, Houston - 9/6/2019 (Spring Legacy School of the Sports Sciences 34, Houston The Kinkaid School 20)
Bastrop Memorial Stadium, Cedar Creek - 11/30/2019 (Geneva School of Boerne 77, The Woodlands Christian Academy 45)
Beck Stadium, Austin (St. Andrew's) - 10/26/2018 (Oklahoma City Casady 13, Austin Saints 7)
Birkelbach Field, Georgetown - 11/30/2019 (Plano John Paul II 31, San Antonio Antonian 13)

Bob Benson '66 Stadium, San Antonio -10/07/2022 (Houston St. Thomas 35, San Antonio Central Catholic 18)
Brahmans Memorial Stadium, Hallettsville - 10/10/1997 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 6, Houston Second Baptist 0 - Janke became state's all-time leading private school rusher)

Brewer Field, Buffalo - 11/24/2012 (Fort Worth Nolan 28, Houston St. Pius X 14)
Brodgen Field, Gorman - 11/25/1994 (Midland Christian 57, Bryan Allen Academy 28)
Brule Field, Navasota - 9/9/1988 (Willis 10, Navasota 0)

Buffalo Stadium, Giddings - 11/16/2023 (Cypress Christian School 55, Geneva School of Boerne 6)
Joe K. Butler Stadium, Houston - 11/9/2019 (Bellaire Episcopal 42, Houston Kinkaid 21)

Canales Field, Brownsville - 11/12/22 (The Woodlands Christian Academy 28, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy)
Helfman Field at Caress Stadium, Houston - 10/4/2018 (Houston Emery/Weiner School 59, High Island 14)

Clyde Bulldog Stadium, Clyde - 11/26/2022 (Mesquite Dallas Christian School 35, Lubbock Trinity Christian 0)
Clyde-Perkins Stadium, Tyler - 9/1/2023 (Tyler Grace Community School 62, Wills Point 7)
Comanche Stadium, Shiner - 10/13/2023 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 31, Shiner St. Paul Catholic 14)
Cougar Stadium at First Financial Bank Athletic Complex, Conroe - 10/20/2022 (Conroe Covenant Christian 48, Houston Westbury Christian 0)

Cougar Stadium, Houston - 9/8/2023 (Houston Northland Christian 32, Willow Park Trinity Christian Academy 0)
Cowboy Stadium, Coppell (later renamed Buddy Echols Field) - 11/21/1998 (Houston St. Pius X 39, Addison Trinity Christian 27)
Crosby Stadium, Crosby - 10/2/1987 (Crosby 17, Willis 0; not current Cougar Stadium, opened in 2016)
Crusader Stadium, Tomball - 10/5/2018 (Houston Kinkaid 35, Tomball Concordia Lutheran 28)
Cub Stadium, Brenham (referred to as New Cub Stadium in 1987) - 10/23/1987 (Brenham 30, Willis 15)
Cy-Fair FCU Stadium, Cypress - 10/19/2024 (Langham Creek 56, Cypress Park 0)

Delmar Stadium, Houston - 11/10/2018 (Houston The Kinkaid School 41, Bellaire Episcopal 21)

Dragon Memorial Stadium, Bangs - 11/25/2022 (Lubbock Christian 65, Bryan Brazos Christian 0)
Dragon Stadium, Southlake Carroll - 10/14/2004 (Southlake Carroll 52, Denton Ryan 27)

Eagle Field, Greenville - 9/17/2022 (Jonesboro 62, Greenville Christian School 0)
Eagle Stadium, Brock - 9/8/2017 (Midland Christian 26, Brock 9)
Eagle Stadium, Houston - 10/6/2023 (Houston Second Baptist 51, Katy St. John XXIII 0)
Etheredge Stadium, La Marque - 10/16/2015 (La Marque 67, Houston Scarborough 0)

Fair Park Field, Riesel - 11/29/19 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 29, Muenster Sacred Heart 0)
Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco - 1993 TAPPS State Championships
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco - 9/3/2022 (Frisco Legacy Christian Academy 14, Arlington The Oakridge School 12)

Founders Christian School Field, Spring - 10/27/2023 (Spring Founders Christian 56, Houston Second Baptist - University Model 25)
Franklin Stadium, Dallas - 9/7/2017 (Dallas First Baptist Academy 51, Dallas Conrad 13)

Granger Stadium, Houston - 11/6/1999 (Dallas Jesuit at Houston St. Thomas)
Greyhound Stadium, Strawn - 9/11/2015 (Strawn 79, Abilene Christian 73)
Groesbeck High School Stadium, Groesbeck - 11/19/1994 (Muenster Sacred Heart vs. Waco Parkview Christian)

Haggar Stadium, Dallas (lated renamed Gary Pasqua Field at Postell Stadium) - 1999 DFW All-Star Classic
Holcomb Family Field, The Woodlands - 9/15/2023 (Magnolia Legacy Prep Christian Academy 34, Shiner St. Paul 26)

Hornet Field, Caldwell - 11/11/1994 (Houston St. Pius X 31, Austin St. Michael's 19)

Huntsville ISD Stadium, Huntsville - 9/28/2024 (Palestine Westwood 43, Beaumont Kelly 0)
Husky Stadium, Houston - 9/3/2015 (Houston Westbury Christian 41, TWCA 13)

Indian Stadium, Cleveland - 9/2/1988 (Willis 28, Cleveland 0)
Ingram Stadium, San Marcos - 12/17/2022 (Texas Private School Six-Man Football All-Star Game, San Marcos Academy, South 87, North 22)

Kelly Bulldog Field, Beaumont - 9/22/2023 (Beaumont Kelly Catholic 37, Houston The Village School 0)
Klein Memorial Stadium, Klein - 9/26/2024 (Klein Cain 55, Tomball Memorial 14)

Lang Field, San Antonio - 10/8/2022 (San Antonio TMI-Episcopal 48, San Antonio St. Anthony Catholic 13)

Leopard Stadium, La Grange - 11/18/2022 (Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy 24, Regents School of Austin 21)
Lion Stadium, Franklin - 9/18/2015 (Franklin 56, Marlin 0)

Mercer Stadium, Sugar Land - 1990s

Montgomery ISD Athletic Stadium, Montgomery - 9/4/2025 (Houston St. Thomas 19, Montgomery Lake Creek 18)
Buddy Moorhead Stadium, Conroe - 1980s

Mustang Field, Houston - 9/13/2024 (Houston Christian 23, Houston St. Pius X 20)

Navasota Rattler Stadium, Navasota - 8/28/2025 (Waco Live Oak Classical School 16, Conroe Covenant Christian School 12)

Panther Stadium, Hewitt - 12/6/2018 (TAPPS State Championships)
Pennington Field, Bedford - 11/23/1996 (Houston Northwest Academy 14, Midland Christian 6)

Planet Ford Stadium, Spring - 9/12/2024 (Sheldon C.E. King 42, Spring Dekaney 0)
Porcupine Stadium, Springtown - 11/23/2018 (TCAF State Championships)
Pridgeon Stadium, Houston - 1990s

Pugh Field, The Woodlands - 9/9/2022 (The Woodlands John Cooper School 50, Dallas St. Mark's School of Texas 14)

Randall Reed Stadium, New Caney - 9/19/2024 (Conroe 37, New Caney 13)
San Marcos Toyota Rattler Stadium, San Marcos - 11/26/2021 (San Marcos Academy 74, Austin Veritas Academy 46)
Jack F. Rhodes Memorial Stadium, Katy - 9/30/1988 (Katy Mayde Creek 35, Conroe Oak Ridge 0)
Rice Stadium, Houston - 12/6/1997 (North 26, South 6; Bayou Bowl)
Rocket Field, Robinson - 11/30/2012 (Shiner St. Paul 49, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 35)

Roffino Stadium, Dallas - 9/16/2022 (Mesquite Dallas Christian 34, Dallas Bishop Lynch 14)

Saint John XXIII Field, Katy - 10/19/2018 (Katy Saint John XXIII 20, Beaumont Kelly 12)
Spring ISD Stadium, Spring (later renamed Leonard George Stadium), Spring - 9/7/1984 (Aldine MacArthur 28, Spring 0)
St. Michael the Archangel Field, Spring - 10/22/2022 (Austin St. Dominic Savio 38, Spring Frassati Catholic 0)

The Stadium at Cypress Christian School, Cypress - 9/3/2021 (Cypress Christian 40, Shiner St. Paul 20)

The Stadium at Cypress Christian School, Cypress (new Bridgeland campus) - 8/29/2025 (Cypress Christian School 64, Houston The Village School 6)

W.W. Thorne Stadium, Houston - 1980s
Tomball ISD Stadium, Tomball - 11/14/2024 (Diboll 28, Winnie East Chambers 21)
Darrell Tully Stadium, Houston - 09/13/2024 (Spring Branch Stratford 44, Humble Kingwood 38 - OT)  *Note:  Technically, I had seen a game here in the early 1990s, doing a broadcast for the Texas Sports Radio Network, but I wouldn't be able to pinpoint a specific game.

Veterans Memorial Stadium, Pasadena - 9/5/2019 (Bellaire Episcopal 47, Pasadena Sam Rayburn 0)
Viking Field, Houston - 10/12/2018 (Houston The Village School 42, Tyler All Saints Episcopal School 7)

Waco ISD Stadium, Waco -12/1/2022 (TAPPS 6-Man State Championships)
Waller Stadium, Waller (used through 2008) - 11/6/1987 (Waller 24, Willis 14)
Waller ISD Stadium, Waller - 11/29/2019 (Regents School of Austin 35, Houston Second Baptist 0)
War Memorial Stadium, Liberty - 9/25/1987 (Liberty 27, Willis 21)

Warrior (Round Rock Westwood) Bowl, Round Rock - 11/5/2021 (El Paso Cathedral 35, Austin St. Dominic Savio 34)

Wildcat Stadium, Palestine - 12/11/1993 (Bremond 47, Tenaha 26 - 1A State Semifinal)
Wildkat Stadium (later renamed Berton A. Yates Stadium), Willis - 1980s
Woodforest Bank Stadium, Shenandoah - 9/14/2018 (Tomball Rosehill Christian 53, Pasadena First Baptist Christian 0)
Woodforest Field at Warrior Stadium, The Woodlands - 9/7/2018 (The Woodlands Christian Academy 42, Conroe Grand Oaks 33)

Young Field at McNair Stadium, Fort Worth - 9/2/2022 (Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal 13, Addison Trinity Christian 10)

Daily Reading Efforts - September 2025

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9/28/2025

9/27/2025

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9/5/2025

9/4/2025 (17 pages)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 64-80) - 194pp

9/3/2025 (109 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 128-133; Benjamin Watson) - 192pp

Beyond Basketball:  Coach K's Keywords For Success (Pages 157-173; Trust, Will, Work, The Fist)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 33-66) - 233pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 221-226)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 48-63) - 194pp

Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 8-10) - 269pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 42-53) - 238pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 39-53) - 247pp

9/2/2025 (94 pages)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 1-32) - 233pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 212-220) - 234pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 31-47) - 194pp

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 120-129, 136)

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 27-41) - 238pp
The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 164-173)

9/1/2025 (129 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 6058-6923 (85); 42 pages; Kindle)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 108-127; Charles Johnson, Jordan Matthews and Alfred Morris) - 192pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 14-30) - 194pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 1-26) - 238pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 15-38) - 247pp

That's My Girl, Part 9!

Two neat stories from the week.

She doesn't promote herself, nor tell anybody that she helps to lead worship.

We've talked many times about how she can be an influence to a young girl who may see her on the stage and that it may encourage them to be the best that they can be in Christ.

She told me that she saw a former student after the service that was now going to another school, but that there were two young girls - maybe first graders, she shared with - that said, "You sang so good!"

Now, she didn't feel better about herself from that, but rather that, "Yes, these young people pay attention."

The other was that a co-worker, who normally attends the earlier service, was watching the 11 a.m., saw her on there, and never knew that she helped lead worship.  

But later remarked in the office during this week that she had seen her on there.

I'm grateful that she has the opportunity to serve and that people trust her heart, effort and abilities.

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/12/25 - 25 (Finished 9)

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

"Barbara Jordan: The Biography" by Austin Teutsch

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

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

"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)

"Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success" by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola (Finished September 3)

"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)

"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 (Finished September 3)

"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 Read in 2025 - 82 (63 Regular / 19 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"Kindle Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Location

"The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet" by Henry Fountain (Finished January 6) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West" by David Wolman and Julian Smith (Finished January 6) - College Station Half Price Books
"Unmasked:  Real People from Montgomery County, Texas" by Daren Lindley (Finished 6) - College Station Half Price Books

"Lattin's Slam Dunk to Glory: The Amazing True Story of the 1966 NCAA Season and the Championship Game that Changed America Forever" by David "Big Daddy D" Lattin (Finished January 12) - College Station Half Price Books

"Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema" by Odie Henderson (Finished January 15) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Slam Dunk 2: Winning Players Talk About Basketball, Family, and Faith" by Dave Branon (Finished January 18) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Confessions of a Baseball Purist: What's Right--and Wrong--with Baseball, as Seen from the Best Seat in the House" by Jon Miller with Mark Hyman (Finished January 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"One Final Pass: 15 Years Later" by Arthur L. Lindsay with Jan Berringer (Finished February 20) - College Station Half Price Books

"Come Home: Pray, Prophesy, and Proclaim God's Promises Over Your Prodigal" by Tim Sheets and Rachel Shafer (Finished January 22) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" by Salmon Rushdie (Finished January 30) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"One Dream:  The NFL" by Woody Falgoux (Finished January 31) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback" by William C. Rhoden (Finished February 10) - Half Price Books Humble
"The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War" by Delphine Minoui (Finished February 19) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw" by Michael Sokolove (Finished February 20) - Humble Half Price Books

"Summer Madness: Inside The Wild, Wacky World of the WNBA" by Fran Harris (Finished March 5) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners" by David Fromkin (Finished March 6) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Missing In Flight" by Audrey J. Cole (Finished March 7) - Kindle via Amazon.com Prime Reads

"Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham" by Don Wilton (Finished March 9) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love" by Gotham Chopra and Joe Levin (Finished March 10) - Barnes & Noble Town and Country Village 
"Great Texas Christmas Legends" by Zeno Zeplin (Finished March 15) - College Station Half Price Books

"The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin" by Masha Gessen (Finished March 20) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Taking Flak: Life In The Fast Lane" by Dan Pastorini with John P. Lopez (Finished March 26) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"When Baseball Was Baseball" by Don Drewniak (Finished March 29) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"The Real World of Texas Politics" by Richard Locander, Richard Shaw and Kevin Bailey (Finished March 31) - Half Price Books Humble

"Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity" by Jeff Oliver & Rick Joyner (Finished April 3) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places" by Tim Rowland (Finished April 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History" by Jorge Ramos (Finished April 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings" by William Brashler (Finished April 15) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"Pressure" by Sam Rutigliano (Finished April 17) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs" by Giselle Stancic, Bill Nowlin and Jacob Pomrenke (Finished April 17) - Society for American Baseball Research

"Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row" by Linda Strom (Finished April 20) - The Book Cellar

"Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports" by Harriet May Savitz (Finished April 20) - Oh Goodie A Book

"It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan" by Tristan Donavan (Finished April 24) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II" by Charles Osgood (Finished April 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History" by Steve Deace and Todd Erzen (Finished April 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge" by Charles Austin (Finished April 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 

"Double Play: Faith and Family First" by Ben & Julianna Zobrist with Mike Yorkey (Finished May 8) - Oh Goodie A Book

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

"Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball" by Harvey Frommer (Finished May 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Art of Neighboring" by Jay Pathak & Dave Runyon (Finished May 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine" by Charles Lachman (Finished May 15) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Texas Women Who Dared To Be First" by Jean Flynn (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football" by Brent Zwerneman (Finished May 23) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Things That Make White People Uncomfortable" by Michael Bennett and David Zinn (Finished May 25) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Covering Home:  My Life with Nolan Ryan" by Ruth Ryan (Finished May 28) - Burrowing Owl Bookstore Amarillo

"Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel" by Elias Chacour with David Hazard (Finished May 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America" by James Renner (Finished June 7) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"The Bookstore Family (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)" by Alice Hoffman (Finished June 10) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads
"Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer" by Holly Marie with Cindy & David Lambert (Finished June 13) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Parenting with Heart: How Imperfect Parents Can Raise Resilient, Loving, and Wise-Hearted Kids" by Stephen James & Chris Dodd (Finished June 13) - Christianbook.com

"Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed' by Stephen Brunt (Finished June 14) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry" by Mike Capps & Chuck Hartenstein (Finished June 17) - Oh Goodie A Book

"The Day of the Cajundome Mega-Shelter:  The 'small city' that sprang up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina" by Jefferson Hennessy with Leigh Hennessy Robson and Mark B. Robson (Finished June 23) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues" by Mark Leinweaver with Ryan Bradley (Finished June 24) - Personal Collection
"The Ball:  Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream" by Daniel Paisner (Finished June 26) - Unknown (perhaps Amazon.com)

"Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America" by Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding (Finished June 26) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Holding the Line: A Lifetime of Defending Democracy and American Values" by Ronny Jackson (Finished June 29) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion" by Russell Freedman (Finished June 29) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Tortured For Christ" by Richard Wurmbrand (Finished July 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"The Most Misused Verses In The Bible:  Surprising Ways God's Word is Misunderstood" by Eric J. Bargerhuff (Finished July 5) - Liberty University Barnes & Noble

"Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior" by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty (Finished July 7) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"The National Pastime:  Baseball in Texas and Beyond" by Steve West and Cecilia M. Tan (Finished July 8) - Society for American Baseball Research

"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond" by Susan Mettes (Finished July 11) - Christianbook.com

"Spirit Run:  A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land" by Noe Alvarez (Finished July 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"American Sky:  A Novel" by Carolyn Dasher (Finished July 18) - Amazon Prime

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America" by Howard L. Bingham and Max Wallace (Finished July 22) - Personal Collection

"Sam Stories" by Jimm Larry Hendren (Finished July 22) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 

"When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946 - 1963" by George Pawlush (Finished July 23) - Society for American Baseball Research

"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd (Finished July 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"It's About Damn Time:  How To Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage" by Arlan Hamilton with Rachel L. Nelson (Finished July 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan (Finished August 2) - Barnes & Noble Conroe

"No Excuses: The True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life" by Kyle Maynard (Finished August 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 

"Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home" by Gregg Olsen (Finished August 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads

"The Five People You Meet In Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Finished August 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Making It Home:  Life Lessons From A Season Of Little League" by Teresa Strasser (Finished August 14) - Barnes & Noble Town & Country Village

"Power Grab:  Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One Party Nation" by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann (Finished August 23) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America" by Heather Cox Richardson (Finished August 25) - Barnes & Noble Conroe

"A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love" by Andrew Janik (Finished August 28) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Jesus Or Nothing" by Dan DeWitt (Finished September 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell (Finished September 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars" with M.M. Angelo and J.J. Angelo (Finished September 3) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Beyond Basketball:  Coach K's Keywords For Success" by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola (Finished September 3) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

In Transit Books

From August

A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 178-183) - 254pp

Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 235-305; Kindle)

Citizenship for Sale: How Foreign Money Buys American Residency (Pages 32-59; Kindle)

Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 59-86; Kindle) - 118pp

Full Planet, Empty Plates:  The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (Pages 89-100) - 144pp

God Meant It For Good (Pages 7-34; Kindle)

My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp

Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages vii-xviii, 3-21) - 198 pages

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 30-38) - 144pp

The Elephant in the Room:  Sharing The Secrets For Pursuing Real Financial Success (Pages 9-57) - 143pp

The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 129-135; Eric Liddell) - 240pp

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 75-88) - 241pp

From July

A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 455-1210 (70); 35 pages; Kindle)

Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp

Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (xiii-xiv, 1-5) - 208pp

Fail Better:  Why Baseball Matters (Pages 24-31) - 267pp

From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025 (629-1130 (48) - 24 pages; Kindle)

If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...: He Can't Keep Your Goods (Pages 85-116; Kindle)

Leading Your Child to Jesus:  How Parents Can Talk With Their Kids About Faith (Pages 22-36) - 122pp

Maria Woodworth-Etter:  The Evangelist (Pages 2-9; Kindle)

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-37) - 184pp

The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Page 53) - 145pp

Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)

The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp

The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 46-51) - 101pp

From April

A Compassionate Call To Counter Culture In A World Of Persecution (Pages v-vii, 1-19) - 42pp

First Freedom First:  A Citizens' Guide To Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Pages vii-xx) - 188pp

Maurice Clarett - My Life Story: Redemption - A Season of Thoughts (Pages 198-179) - 198pp

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

Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes in the Book of Philippians (Pages 59-69) - 135pp

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages ix-xviii, 1-19) - 261pp

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Pages xv, 1-7) - 268pp

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

From February

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)

Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 67-68) - 207pp

From January

Big Play:  Barra on Football (Pages 15-26) - 281pp

From December

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 42-53) - 189pp

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp

The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp

When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages vii-xi, 1-25) - 131pp

From November

1643 Days:  In A Federal Prison Camp (Pages iii-viii, 1-5) - 227pp

God at Ground Zero: How Good Overcame Evil, One Heart at a Time (Pages vii-xiv) - 208pp

People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 88-96) - 162pp

unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (Page 36) - 188pp

From October

Ascending the Ladder: 9 Biblical Lessons for Reaching Your Career Goals and Thriving at Work (Pages 9-40; Kindle)

Chronicle of a Small Town (Pages ix-x, 3-7) - 175pp

Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 64-72) - 289pp

From September

The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 64-77) - 184pp

From August

And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 18-38) - 225pp

When The News Went Live:  Dallas 1963 (Pages vii-xvi) - 197pp

From July 2024

Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp

Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp

Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

From June 2024

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 9-20) - 137pp

From May 2024

Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Pages 29-44 (803); Kindle)

The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp

The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

From April 2024

Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)

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

Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 5/27/23 - 11 (Finished 8)

"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

"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)

"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd (Finished 7/29/25)

"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)

"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell (Finished 9/2/25)

"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 Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/4/24 - 11 (Finished 4)

"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

"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

"Jesus or Nothing" by Dan DeWitt (Finished 9/2/2025)

"Journey to Excellence: The Story of My Life and Faith" by Ken Johnson (Finished 5/24/2024)

"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)