Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Daily Reading Efforts - September 2025

9/30/2025 (14 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 186-199) - 239pp

9/29/2025 (45 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 173-185) - 239pp
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 154-170) - 194pp
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 151-165) - 227pp

9/28/2025 (33 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 170-172) - 239pp
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 121-150) - 227pp

9/27/2025 (87 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 161-169) - 239pp
Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 107-120) - 227pp
We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages 22-52) - 234pp

9/26/2025 (18 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 143-160) - 239pp

9/25/2025 (108 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 130-142) - 239pp
Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 46-60) - 198pp
That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 122-201) - 245pp

9/24/2025 (67 pages)
¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 8936-9528 (59); 29 pages; Kindle)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 112-129) - 239pp
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 101-106) - 227pp
We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages 8-21) - 234pp

9/23/2025 (81 pages)
¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 8226-8929 (71); 35 pages; Kindle)
A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 152-158; Manny Ramirez) - 192pp
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 94-111) - 239pp
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 91-100) - 227pp
We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages xiii-xvi, 1-7) - 234pp

9/22/2025 (132 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 83-93) - 239pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 35-67; Kindle)
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 147-153) - 194pp
That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 79-121) - 245pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 224-238)
The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 68-90) - 227pp

9/21/2025 (58 pages)
¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 7432-8215 (82); 41 pages; Kindle)
Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 51-67) - 227pp

9/20/2025 (24 pages)
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 200-223) - 238pp

9/19/2025 - Nothing

9/18/2025 (21 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 78-82) - 239pp
Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 35-50) - 227pp

9/17/2025 (68 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 64-77) - 239pp
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 140-146) - 194pp
That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 48-78) - 245pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 184-199) - 238pp

9/16/2025 (75 pages)
¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 6933-7423 (49); 24 pages; Kindle)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 223-233)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 53-63) - 239pp
Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 18-34) - 227pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 172-183) - 238pp

9/15/2025 (70 pages)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 191-222) - 233pp
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 38-52) - 239pp
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 135-139) - 194pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 154-171) - 238pp

9/14/2025 (73 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 29-37) - 239pp
Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages v-xii, 1-17) - 227pp
That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 9-47) - 245pp

9/13/2025 (95 pages)
A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 144-151; David Bass) - 192pp
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 151-190) - 233pp
Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 142-153) - 238pp
The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 54-62) - 247pp

9/12/2025 (38 pages)
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 10-28) - 239pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 123-141) - 238pp

9/11/2025 (51 pages)
A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 134-143; Tyler Patmon) - 192pp
Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages ix-xxi, 1-9) - 239pp
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 123-134) - 194pp
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp

9/10/2025 (31 pages)
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 107-122) - 194pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 108-122) - 238pp

9/9/2025 (115 pages)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 106-150) - 233pp
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 92-106) - 194pp
Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 30-45) - 198pp
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 11-40) - 269pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 99-107) - 238pp

9/8/2025 (100 pages)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 67-105) - 233pp
Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 22-29) - 198 pages
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 86-98) - 238pp
The Elephant in the Room:  Sharing The Secrets For Pursuing Real Financial Success (Pages 58-97) - 143pp

9/7/2025 (33 pages)
Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 81-91) - 194pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 68-85) - 238pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 52-55) - 101pp

9/6/2025 - Nothing

9/5/2025 (19 pages)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp
The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 54-67) - 238pp

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

Monday, September 29, 2025

Miles and Miles - 9/25/25 to 10/24/25

September 25 - October 24 - 0 miles running - 4 miles walking - 9.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 30 days) - 33 minutes elliptical (1 of 30 days) - 29,884 steps
September 25 (Thursday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,615 steps
September 26 (Friday) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,965 steps
September 27 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,988 strides) - 3.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,200 steps
September 28 (Sunday) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:03:12.32 / 15:48) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 10,104 steps
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Churches Attended and Visited in 2025

January 5 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte) *Waverly
January 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
January 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Malcolm Marshall, Campus Pastor, Sienna)
January 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly
January 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) *Waverly

February 2 - Absent
February 9 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
February 16 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
February 23 - Absent

March 2 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
March 9 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Leon Brooks III, Campus Pastor, Downtown)
March 16 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) - Left quarter way into the sermon.
March 23 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
March 30 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) *Waverly

April 6 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
April 13 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Malcolm Marshall, Campus Pastor, Sienna) *Waverly
April 19 (Sat.) - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly (Collective/Choir)
April 27 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly

May 4 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. service with Brad Talbert online on Tuesday, May 6)
May 11 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. service with Gregg Matte online on Tuesday, May 13) - "God doesn't work in seconds, but seasons" | "Patience is paramount" | "Understanding decreases complaining" | "Endurance and effort brings blessings" | "Say what we mean and mean what we say"
May 18 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
May 25 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Dr. Phil Kramer) with Waverly

June 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 9:15 a.m. (Greg Matte)
June 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brandon Ayers, Minister to Singles & Metro Venue Pastor)
June 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte) with Waverly
June 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly
June 29 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly

July 6 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brian McCormack, Executive Director, Breakaway Minstries, Texas A&M University)
July 13 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Fred Luter, Jr., Senior Pastor, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana)
July 20 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Heiden Ratner, Senior Pastor, WALK Church, Las Vegas, Nevada) *Waverly
July 27 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Mikado Hinson, Chaplain, Houston Texans)

August 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. Kevin Ezell, President, North American Mission Board) *Waverly
August 10 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Mark Lanier, Founder, Lanier Theological Library) *Waverly
August 17 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
August 24 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly
August 31 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly

September 7 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) *Waverly
September 14 - Absent
September 21 - Absent
September 28 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 9:15 a.m. (Greg Matte) - FBA Day

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
My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp
Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 30-38) - 144pp
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

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
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

Saturday, September 27, 2025

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)
09/06/25 - UIL Region III Preview (Huntsville, TX)
09/19/25 - Nike South Invitational (College Station, TX)

Football
08/15/25 - Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy at The Woodlands John Cooper School (The Woodlands, TX) - Scrimmage
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)
09/05/25 - Austin Hyde Park at Houston Lutheran South Academy (Houston, TX)
09/12/25 - Port Lavaca Calhoun at Houston St. John's School (Houston, TX)
09/13/25 - Richmond George Ranch at Humble (Humble, TX)
09/18/25 - Houston Emery/Weiner School at Houston Northland Christian School (Houston, TX)
09/19/25 - Pettus at Kenedy (Kenedy, TX)
09/25/25 - Aldine Nimitz vs. Aldine MacArthur (Houston, TX)
09/26/25 - Houston The Village School at Houston St. Francis Episcopal (Houston, TX)
09/27/25 - Richmond Foster vs. Richmond George Ranch (Rosenberg, TX)
09/27/25 - Houston Emery/Weiner School at Missouri City Divine Savior Academy (Missouri City, TX)

Field Hockey
Fall Soccer

Swimming
Wrestling
Winter Soccer
Basketball

Baseball
Softball
Tennis
Golf
Lacrosse
Track & Field

Texas High School Football Stadiums / Fields Visited - 102

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)
Couper Turf Field, Houston - 9/26/25 (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 42, Houston The Village School 13)
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)

George Turner Stadium, Humble - 9/13/2025 (Humble 28, Richmond George Ranch 14)
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)
Lions Field, Kenedy - 9/19/2025 (Kenedy 61, Pettus 8)

Maverick Stadium (UTA)
, Arlington - 11/28/1997 (El Paso Jesus Chapel 62, San Antonio Sunnybrook Christian 39, T-CAL State Championship)
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)
Skip Lee Field, Houston - 09/12/2025 (Houston St. John's School 35, Port Lavaca Calhoun 32)
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)

Teichman Field at Glassell Stadium, Houston - 09/05/2025 (Houston Lutheran South Academy 38, Austin Hyde Park 17) 
W.W. Thorne Stadium, Houston - 1980s (Demolished in 2023)
W.W. Thorne Stadium, Houston - 9/25/2025 (Aldine Nimitz 51, Aldine MacArthur 7)
Ronald Thornton Middle School Stadium, Missouri City - 9/27/2025 (Houston Emery/Weiner School 45, Missouri City Divine Savior Academy 0)
Tomball ISD Stadium, Tomball - 11/14/2024 (Diboll 28, Winnie East Chambers 21)
Guy K. Traylor Stadium, Rosenberg - 9/27/2025 (Richmond Foster 36, Richmond George Ranch 14)
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)

Books Read in 2025 - 85 (64 Regular / 21 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
"Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1)" by Peter Colt (Finished September 16) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads
"The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory" by Thomas Fuller (Finished September 22) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished September 24) - Society for American Baseball Research

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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

August 25 - September 24 - 1.79 miles running - 17.184 miles walking - 63.34 miles walking (Apple Health) - 79.19 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 12,143 meters rowing (2 of 31 days) - 210 minutes elliptical (7 of 31 days) - 181,811 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
September 5 (Friday) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,453 steps
September 6 (Saturday) - 4.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,092 steps
September 7 (Sunday) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,559 steps
September 8 (Monday) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:04:39.45 / 16:10) - 9.22 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 395 calories) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,452 steps
September 9 (Tuesday) - 2.51 miles walking in Springwoods Village (40:47 / 16:15) - 9.16 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 390 calories) - 0.59 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,337 steps
September 10 (Wednesday) - 30:14 rowing for 6,084 meters (24 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 0.33 miles walking (Apple Health) - 836 steps
September 11 (Thursday) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,301 steps
September 12 (Friday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,663 steps
September 13 (Saturday) - 9.53 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 419 calories) - 3.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,346 steps
September 14 (Sunday) - 4.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,057 steps
September 15 (Monday) - 9.38 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 406 calories) - 2.14 miles walking in Springwoods Village (34:56 / 16:19) - 0.66 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,818 steps
September 16 (Tuesday) - 9.27 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 398 calories) - 1.79 miles running in Springwoods Village (19:13 / 10:43) - 0.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,184 steps
September 17 (Wednesday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,677 steps
September 18 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,920 strides) - 3.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,300 steps
September 19 (Friday) - 5.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,544 steps
September 20 (Saturday) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,921 steps
September 21 (Sunday) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,219 steps
September 22 (Monday) - 30:18 rowing for 6,059 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,830 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,799 steps
September 23 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,824 strides)
September 24 (Wednesday) - 2.024 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (31:56.68 / 15:47) - 9.33 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 404 calories)

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Different Whataburger Restaraunts Since 2013 - 252

2000 (1)
10/01/00 - #0745 - Houston (Beltway 8 & Westheimer)

2003 (1)
02/11/03 - #0204 - Beaumont (College & 11th)

2008 (1)
09/30/08 - #0864 - Ridgeland, MS (I55 & County Line)

2011 (1)
05/29/11 - #0346 - Austin (Barton Springs & S 1st)

2012 (1)
11/04/12 - #0551 - Channelview (I10 & Sheldon)

2013 (9)
08/30/13 - #0357 - Waco (Loop 340 & Hwy 84)
09/13/13 - #0538 - Bellmead (Loop 340 - Bellmead)
09/24/13 - #1045 - Spring (FM 2920 & Spring Cypress)
09/26/13 - #0377 - Baytown (Decker & Garth)
10/02/13 - #0723 - Houston (I45 & Airtex)
10/10/13 - #0750 - Spring (I45 & Louetta)
10/19/13 - #0546 - Georgetown (I35 & Williams)
11/13/13 - #0929 - Humble (FM 1960 & Kenswick)
12/30/13 - #0443 - Huntsville (CLOSED - I45 - Huntsville)

2014 (16)
01/16/14 - #0439 - Spring (Sawdust & Budde)
02/07/14 - #0791 - Lafayette, LA (I10 & FM182)
03/08/14 - #0324 - Houston (FM 1960 & Treaschwig)
03/28/14 - #0578 - Columbus (Hwy 71 - Columbus)
03/29/14 - #0717 - San Antonio (De Zavaka & I10)
03/30/14 - #0789 - Schulenburg (I10 - Schulenburg)
04/27/14 - #0575 - Lewisville (I35E & Hwy 1171)
05/03/14 - #1011 - College Station (Hwy 6 & William D Fitch)
05/14/14 - #0670 - Houston (I69 & Edloe)
05/29/14 - #0591 - Houston (Beltway 8 & Greenspoint)
06/29/14 - #1006 - Weatherford (I20 & Hwy 171)
07/20/14 - #0808 - College Station (Rock Prairie & Longmire)
08/16/14 - #0911 - Houston (I69 & Little York)
08/22/14 - #0766 - Winnie (I10 - Winnie)
09/24/14 - #0309 - Humble (Hwy 59 & Will Clayton)
10/28/14 - #0987 - Katy (Fry & Little York)

2015 (12)
01/07/15 - #0830 - Orange (I10 & Hwy 62)
02/15/15 - #0934 - Crockett (Hwy 304 & Hwy 7)
03/06/15 - #0415 - Liberty (Hwy 90 - Liberty)
03/15/15 - #0513 - La Porte (Hwy 146 & Main)
04/21/15 - #0487 - Seabrook (CLOSED - FM 146 & Bayport)
04/29/15 - #0089 - Houston (Loop 610 & Brinkman)
07/04/15 - #1049 - IAH (IAH - Terminal B-21)
07/25/15 - #0048 - Marshall (Victory & Hwy 59)
10/10/15 - #0706 - Fort Worth (Loop 820 & Beach)
11/01/15 - #0392 - Katy (I10 & Mason)
12/04/15 - #0795 - Giddings (Hwy 290 - Giddings)
12/19/15 - #0416 - Livingston (Hwy 190 - Livingston)

2016 (5)
02/28/16 - #0391 - Waxahachie (Hwy 77 & University)
05/21/16 - #1040 - Montgomery (Hwy 105 & Walden)
09/27/16 - #0361 - Ennis (I45 - Ennis)
11/11/16 - #0005 - Alice (E Main St. & Hwy. 44)
11/17/16 - #0293 - Corsicana (Hwy 31 Corsicana)

2017 (7)
02/08/17 - #0524 - Abilene (Southwest & Hwy 83)
03/15/17 - #0501 - Jersey Village (Hwy 290 & Jones)
06/09/17 - #0342 - Jacksonville (Jackson & El Paso)
07/23/17 - #0928 - Killeen (Trimmier & Bacon Ranch)
12/19/17 - #0543 - Dallas (Camp Wisdom & Hwy 67)
12/21/17 - #0707 - Dallas (I35 & Inwood)
12/29/17 - #0915 - Lubbock (Loop 289 & 4th)

2018 (10)
02/02/18 - #0597 - Houston (Post Oak & Runnymeade)
02/09/18 - #0947 - Kyle (FM 1626 - Kyle)
03/09/18 - #1002 - Katy (I10 & Pin Oak)
07/07/18 - #0829 - Eagle Pass (S Bibb Ave - Eagle Pass)
08/23/18 - #1046 - Corsicana (I45 & Hwy 287)
10/26/18 - #0178 - San Marcos (I35 & Guadalupe)
12/07/18 - #0724 - Waco (Hewitt & Mars)
12/23/18 - #0120 - Houston (I45 & Airline)
12/28/18 - #0816 - Irving (Loop 635 & MacArthur)
12/30/18 - #1076 - Shreveport, LA (Kings Hwy & Clark)

2019 (25)
01/01/19 - #1125 - Kingwood (Kingwood & Lake Houston)
01/05/19 - #0810 - Pearland (Hwy 288 & Broadway)
02/06/19 - #0605 - Houston (Hwy 290 & Hollister)
02/19/19 - #1136 - Conroe (Loop 336 & Town Park)
04/03/19 - #1108 - Manor (Hwy 290 & FM 973)
05/06/19 - #0982 - Pflugerville (Limestone & Town Center)
05/25/19 - #0534 - Brownwood (Hwy 377 - Brownwood)
06/22/19 - #0419 - Angleton (Hwy 288 - Angleton)
07/04/19 - #0940 - Lubbock (82nd & Milwaukee)
07/19/19 - #0613 - Athens (Hwy 31 - Athens)
07/21/19 - #0140 - Waco (I35 & 7th)
07/27/19 - #1122 - Cypress (Fry & West)
08/18/19 - #1039 - Dallas Love Field (Inside Airport)
09/07/19 - #1144 - Houston (Southwest Fwy & Fondren Rd)
10/13/19 - #1014 - Willis (I45 - Willis)
10/19/19 - #0203 - Benbrook (Benbrook & Sproles)
10/20/19 - #0526 - Fort Worth (Loop 820 & Wichita)
11/09/19 - #0131 - Houston (I10 & Kirkwood)
11/15/19 - #0331 - Snyder (College Ave - Snyder)
11/16/19 - #0177 - Midland (Andrews Hwy & Kansas)
11/27/19 - #0497 - Shreveport, LA (Market & Loop 220)
11/28/19 - #0579 - Palestine (Loop 256 - Palestine)
12/08/19 - #0825 - Arlington (I20 & Collins)
12/26/19 - #0760 - Shreveport, LA (I20 & Pines)
12/26/19 - #0937 - Carthage (Bus 79 - Carthage)

2020 (58)
01/25/20 - #0629 - Temple (I35 & Adams)
02/02/20 - #1047 - Sugar Land (Hwy 6 & Hwy 90)
02/07/20 - #0897 - Seguin (Hwy 46 & I10)
02/15/20 - #0368 - North Richland Hills (Rufe Snow & Browning)
02/16/20 - #0475 - Texarkana, AR (State Line & 42nd)
02/19/20 - #1143 - Spring (Kuykendahl Rd & Grand Pkwy)
02/20/20 - #0667 - Tyler (Loop 323 & Hwy 31)
02/21/20 - #0117 - Tyler (Loop 323 & Old Bullard)
02/21/20 - #0265 - Houston (San Felipe & Winrock)
02/24/20 - #1130 - Tomball (Kuykendahl & Timbercrest Village)
02/25/20 - #1103 - Spring (Rayford & Hwy 99)
02/25/20 - #0823 - The Woodlands (Hwy 242 & St Lukes)
02/26/20 - #0828 - Tomball (Hwy 249 & Spring Cypress)
02/27/20 - #0988 - Kingwood (I69 & Northpark)
03/01/20 - #0533 - Houston (Main & I45)
03/05/20 - #0813 - Houston (Wallisville & Overland Park)
03/07/20 - #0550 - Houston (Loop 610 & Homestead)
03/07/20 - #0271 - Houston (Shepherd & Farnham)
03/13/20 - #0628 - Brenham (Hwy 36 - Brenham)
03/14/20 - #0318 - New Braunfels (I35 & Seguin)
03/14/20 - #0930 - Hondo (Hwy 90 - Hondo)
03/15/20 - #0693 - San Antonio (Loop 1604 & Nacogdoches)
03/15/20 - #0560 - Tomball (Tomball Pkwy & Park Dr)
03/21/20 - #0700 - Longview (Eastman & Pittman)
03/22/20 - #0343 - Greenville (Bus 34 - Greenville)
05/01/20 - #0979 - Lufkin (Hwy 59 & Whitehouse)
05/02/20 - #0310 - Henderson (Hwy 79 & Peach)
05/05/20 - #1137 - Huntsville (I45 - Huntsville)
05/15/20 - #0454 - Waco (Valley Mills & Lake Air)
05/16/20 - #0564 - Hillsboro (Hwy 77 & I35)
05/16/20 - #1131 - Sweetwater (I20 - Sweetwater)
05/17/20 - #0958 - Harker Heights, TX (Hwy 190 & TX 2410)
05/31/20 - #0844 - Boerne (Hwy 87 & Bandera)
06/05/20 - #0943 - Humble (Beltway 8 & Wilson)
06/07/20 - #0659 - Atascosita (FM 1960 & Lake Houston)*
06/28/20 - #0429 - Nacogdoches (Bus 59 - Nacogdoches)
07/04/20 - #0401 - Mexia (Hwy 84 - Mexia)
07/11/20 - #0604 - Dallas (Hwy 12 & Webb Chapel)
07/25/20 - #0078 - College Station (Dominik & Texas)
07/31/20 - #0476 - Stephenville (Hwy 377 - Stephenville)
08/01/20 - #0425 - Graham (Hwy 16 - Graham)
08/02/20 - #0902 - Amarillo (I40 & Grand)
08/02/20 - #0548 - Decatur (Hwy 287 & Decatur)
08/07/20 - #1007 - Mt. Enterprise (Hwy 84 - Mt Enterprise)
08/16/20 - #1142 - Nederland (Nederland Ave - Nederland)
08/17/20 - #0138 - Houston (Gessner & I10)*
09/07/20 - #0404 - Spring (Louetta & Stuebner Airline)
09/19/20 - #0484 - Cleveland (Hwy 59 - Cleveland)
09/26/20 - #1155 - Richmond (W Bellfort St & Harlem Rd)
10/17/20 - #0957 - Temple (Loop 363 & TX 1741)
10/24/20 - #1036 - Lindale (Hwy 69 - Lindale)
10/25/20 - #0914 - Midlothian (Hwy 287 & Presidential)
11/07/20 - #0599 - La Marque (I45 - La Marque)
11/14/20 - #0927 - Alabaster, AL (I65 & Hwy 31)
11/15/20 - #0920 - Fultondale, AL (Walker Chapel & Main)
11/23/20 - #0892 - Round Rock (Hwy 79 & Red Bud)
11/24/20 - #1117 - Hutto (TX 130 & Gattis School)
12/03/20 - #0901 - Magnolia (FM 1488 & Conroe Hufsmith)

2021 (15)
01/03/21 - #0483 - Canton (I20 - Canton)
01/09/21 - #0507 - Shreveport, LA (Bert Kouns & Youree)
01/24/21 - #1165 - Magnolia (Melton Street & ATM)
03/21/21 - #0433 - Pearland (Main & Broadway)
03/26/21 - #0467 - Wharton (Hwy 59 - Wharton)
04/11/21 - #0986 - Houston (Beltway 8 & West)
04/18/21 - #0990 - Missouri City (Hwy 6 & Sienna Pkwy)
05/29/21 - #1035 - Lytle (I35 - Lytle)
06/05/21 - #0127 - Denton (Malone & University)
07/05/21 - #1021 - Lafayette, LA (Pinhook & Kaliste Saloom)
07/16/21 - #0365 - Houston (Cypress Creek Pkwy & Willow Center)
07/25/21 - #0474 - Dallas (I35 & Regal Row)
10/17/21 - #0635 - Jasper (Hwy 96 - Jasper)
11/26/21 - #0705 - San Marcos (I35 & Centerpoint)
11/27/21 - #0488 - Conroe (Hwy 336 & Hwy 75)

2022 (21)
01/22/22 - #0708 - Dallas (Hwy 75 & Forest)
01/23/22 - #0891 - Hutchins (I45 & Palestine)
04/01/22 - #0371 - Amarillo (34th & Coulter)
04/30/22 - #0511 - Fort Worth (I30 & Montgomery)
05/25/22 - #1132 - New Caney (US 59 - New Caney)**
07/02/22 - #1110 - Royse City (I30 & Erby Campbell)
07/03/22 - #0835 - Keller (Keller Pkwy & Keller Smithfield)
07/03/22 - #1020 - Frisco (Dallas Pkwy & Eldorado)
07/30/22 - #0302 - Odessa (Hwy 191 & John Shepperd)
07/31/22 - #0295 - Midland (Big Spring & Eugene)
09/04/22 - #1374 - Fort Worth (Hulen Bend & Hulen) - was #0530
09/17/22 - #0116 - Dallas (Buckner & Samuell)
09/17/22 - #1239 - Tyler (S Broadway Ave & Rice Rd)
10/07/22 - #0784 - San Antonio (Loop 410 & Broadway)
10/07/22 - #1055 - San Antonio (Cypress & Jackson)
10/09/22 - #1059 - Cypress (Hwy 290 & Mason)
11/04/22 - #0528 - Round Rock (I35 & Hester's Crossing)
11/05/22 - #1201 - Paige (US 290 & Hwy 21 W)
11/11/22 - #0504 - Harlingen (Hwy 77 & Ed Carey)
11/26/22 - #0726 - Clyde (I-20 - Clyde)
12/17/22 - #0298 - Windcrest (I35 & Walzem)

2023 (40)
01/07/23 - #1206 - Fairfield (I-45 & W Commerce St)
01/28/23 - #1079 - Houston (Silber & Hartland)
02/05/23 - #0569 - Sugar Land (Hwy 6 S & Austin Pkwy)
02/19/23 - #0559 - Dallas (Greenville & Caruth Haven)
03/19/23 - #0375 - Webster (NASA & Old Galveston)
03/25/23 - #0417 - Cedar Park (Hwy 183 & Discovery)
03/26/23 - #0709 - Austin (FM 620 & Lake Creek Pkwy)
04/08/23 - #0245 - Albuquerque, NM (Carlisle & Clermont)
04/09/23 - #0262 - Houston (Telephone & Pecan Villas)
04/29/23 - #1324 - Houston (South Fwy & W Orem Dr)
05/06/23 - #0373 - El Campo (Hwy 71 - El Campo)
05/07/23 - #0002 - Corpus Christi (Baldwin & Port) 
05/19/23 - #0904 - Kilgore (I20 & Old Hwy 135)
05/27/23 - #0747 - La Grange (Hwy 71 - La Grange)
06/03/23 - #0977 - Frisco (Hwy 289 & Lebanon)
06/04/23 - #1372 - Burleson (Hwy 174 - Burleson)
06/11/23 - #0175 - Victoria (Navarro & Mockingbird)
06/17/23 - #0590 - Bastrop (Hwy 71 - Bastrop)
06/24/23 - #1281 - DeRidder, LA
07/01/23 - #0030 - Odessa (E 8th & McKinley)
07/04/23 - #0297 - Midland (Midkiff & Wadley)
07/15/23 - #0841 - Denton (Loop 288 & Brinker)
07/16/23 - #0181 - Denton (Fort Worth Dr. & I35E)
08/05/23 - #0758 - Amarillo (I27 & Hollywood)
08/06/23 - #0307 - Amarillo (Georgia & Virginia)
08/12/23 - #0198 - El Paso (Sunland Park & Cromo)
08/13/23 - #1134 - El Paso (Airway & Edgemere)
08/19/23 - #0315 - San Antonio (Loop 410 & Wurzbach)
08/27/23 - #1135 - College Station (Wellborn & Southwest Pkwy)
09/01/23 - #0032 - Tyler (Beckham & Highland)
09/02/23 - #1114 - Bullard (Hwy 69 & 3801)
09/22/23 - #0369 - Beaumont (Dowlen & Calder)
09/23/23 - #0536 - Orange (MacArthur & Del Sasso)
10/03/23 - #1374 - Tomball (Cypress Rosehill)
10/10/23 - #1171 - Leeds, AL (Ashville Rd & Hwy 20) 
10/14/23 - #0360 - Cuero (Hwy 183 - Cuero)
10/15/23 - #0872 - Pleasanton (Hwy 97 - Pleasanton)
11/10/23 - #0824 - Cypress (Hwy 290 & Spring Cypress)
11/14/23 - #0490 - Galveston (University & Church)
12/14/23 - #0645 - Lafayette, LA (Ambassador & Westmark)

2024 (22)
01/17/24 - #0898 - Crosby (FM 2100 - Crosby)
01/20/24 - #1051 - Woodville (Hwy 287 - Woodville)
02/24/24 - #0797 - Sugar Land (Grand Pkwy & I69)
03/07/24 - #0196 - Houston (Loop 610 & 18th)
03/15/24 - #1062 - Hallsville (Hwy 80 - Hallsville)
03/16/24 - #0038 - Longview (Spur 63 & Marshall)
03/23/24 - #1338 - Mont Belvieu (Eagle Dr. & Langston Dr.)
03/26/24 - #1169 - Houston (4608 FM 1960 West Rd)
03/30/24 - #0043 - Bryan (Texas & 33rd)
03/31/24 - #0778 - Friendswood (I45 & El Dorado)
05/03/24 - #0858 - Conroe (Davis & Sgt Ed Holcomb)
05/10/24 - #0563 - Arlington (Cooper & High Point)
05/25/24 - #0769 - Rusk (Hwy 69 - Rusk)
05/31/24 - #0956 - Bryan (Texas & Villa Maria)
06/08/24 - #1271 - Sulphur, LA (S Cities Service Hwy & Self St)
06/14/24 - #1199 - Elgin (Elgin)
06/29/24 - #0630 - Goliad (Hwy 183 - Goliad)
08/10/24 - #1157 - San Antonio (US Hwy 281 & Bulverde Rd)
08/24/24 - #0650 - Kilgore (Henderson Blvd - Kilgore)
11/01/24 - #1226 - Round Rock (University Blvd)
12/03/24 - #1392 - Conroe (TX-242 and Glen Eagle)
12/21/24 - #0418 - Sealy (I10 - Sealy)

2025 (7)
01/11/25 - #1387 - Lake Charles, LA (1835 Country Club Road)
01/11/25 - #0478 - Vidor (Main St - Vidor)
01/24/25 - #1506 - Splendora (Splendora)
03/08/25 - #0431 - Houston (I10 & Uvalde)
04/12/25 - #1097 - Temple (Adams & Old Waco)
05/31/25 - #1183 - Caldwell (N Green St & Hwy 21)
09/21/25 - #0147 - San Angelo (Sherwood & Arden)

July 2013 is when I started to track my credit card receipts religiously, which I do to this day.

* Just got a shake and not a meal.
** Large unsweet tea only.

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Texas College and University Football Stadiums / Fields Visited - 51

Alamodome (San Antonio, TX; 12/28/99 - Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX; 1/4/20 - Tulane 30, Southern Mississippi 13) +  Waverly
Apogee Stadium (Denton, TX; 9/14/13 - North Texas 34*, Ball State 27)
Astrodome (Houston, TX; 12/4/76 - Houston 21, Miami, Fla. 16)
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX; 12/28/19 - Penn State 53, Memphis 39) + Dad, Waverly

Bowers Stadium (Huntsville, TX; 8/31/13 - Sam Houston State 74*, Houston Baptist 0) Dad
Bruce Field (Athens, TX; 8/25/18 - Snow College 56, Trinity Valley Community College 43*)
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium (Tyler, TX; 9/17/22 - Trinity Valley Community College 28, Tyler Junior College 27*)
Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX; 1/1/85 - Boston College 45, Houston 28) Spring HS Classmates
Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium (Crowley, TX; 9/2/23 - Texas Wesleyan 36, Ottawa University Arizona 20)
Crusader Stadium (Belton, TX; 9/21/19 - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 23*, Belhaven University 13)

Cub Stadium
(Brenham, TX; 8/24/19 - Blinn College 62*, Texas A&T 7)
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX; 9/30/89 - Penn State 16, Texas 12*) Dad, Papa
Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (Commerce, TX; 8/30/18 - Texas A&M-Commerce 37*, Texas A&M-Kingsville 36, 2OT)
Farrington Field (Fort Worth, TX; 9/9/17 - Millsaps College 29, Texas Wesleyan 13*)
Floyd Casey Stadium (Waco, TX; 10/1/88 - Houston 27, Baylor 24*) Kevin Taylor

Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (San Antonio, TX; 10/7/23 - University of the Incarnate Word 33, Southeastern Louisiana University 26)

Georgetown ISD Stadium
(Georgetown, TX; 10/19/13 - Trinity 30, Southwestern 0*)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, TX; 9/17/16 - SMU 29*, Liberty 14) Matt Shoemaker
Gordon Wood Stadium (Brownwood, TX; 9/12/15 - Wayland Baptist 44, Howard Payne 34*)
Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldogs Stadium (Plainview, TX; 9/15/18 - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 54, Wayland Baptist University 23*)
Homer Bryce Stadium (Nacogdoches, TX; 9/23/23 - Austin Peay State University 22, Stephen F. Austin State University 20)
Husky Stadium (Houston, TX; 9/7/19 - Houston Baptist University 58, Texas Wesleyan University 13)

Jerry E. Apple Stadium
(Sherman, TX; 9/1/18  - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 37, Austin College 28)
Joe Golding Field at Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls, TX; 9/1/18 - Midwestern State University 55, Humboldt University 12)
John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium (Houston, TX)
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/24/19 - Southern Methodist University 34, University of Houston 31)
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium (Canyon, TX; 9/15/18 - Tarleton State University 44, West Texas A&M University 7)

Kyle Field
(College Station, TX; 9/20/80 - Penn State 25, Texas A&M 9*)
1st Community Credit Union Field at LeGrand Stadium (San Angelo, TX; 9/20/25 - Angelo State 56, Western New Mexico 27)
Lobo Stadium (Longview, TX; 12/9/78 - Eastern Illinois 10, Delaware 9) +  Dad
Lonn Reisman Athletic Complex at Memorial Stadium (Stephenville, TX; 10/19/19 - Tarleton State 35*, Texas A&M-Commerce 21)
McLane Stadium (Waco, TX; 9/2/17 - Liberty 48, Baylor 45*)  Waverly
NRG (nee Reliant) Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/31/13 - Houston 35, South Florida 23^)  Dad

Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
(Prairie View, TX; 10/13/18 - Southern 38, Prairie View A&M 0*)
Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium (Kingsville, TX; 10/14/23 - Angelo State 38, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 16)
Provost Umphrey Stadium (Beaumont, TX; 9/28/19 - Stephen F. Austin State 24, Lamar 17*)
Ratliff Stadium (Odessa, TX: 11/16/19 - University of Texas-Permian Basin 70*, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 14)
R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium (Kilgore, TX; 8/24/24 - Kilgore College 27, Tec de Monterrey Borregos 9)
Rice Stadium (Houston, TX; 12/2/89 - Houston 64, Rice 0**)
Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium (Houston, TX; 9/13/25 - Schreiner University 59, Westgate Christian University 34)
Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/21/23 - Florida A&M University 31, Texas Southern University 21)
Shelton Stadium (Abilene, TX; 9/14/19 - Hardin-Simmons University 16*, Trinity University 10)
Stafford Municipal School District Stadium (Stafford, TX) - 9/9/23 - Texas Wesleyan 65, North American 10)
Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium (Waxahachie, TX - 11/11/23 - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 29, Texas College 12)

Sun Bowl
(El Paso, TX; 10/24/15 - UTEP 27*, Florida Atlantic 17)
Tiger Stadium (Corsicana, TX; 8/23/18 - Navarro College 31*, Georgia Military College 29)
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX; 1/10/15 - North Dakota State 29, Illinois State 27) +  Matt Shoemaker
Trinity Stadium (San Antonio, TX; 10/8/22 - Trinity University 23, Birmingham Southern University 20)
Wilford Moore Stadium (Abilene, TX; 9/14/19 - Howard Payne University 56, McMurry University 37*)
Woodforest Bank Stadium (Shenandoah, TX; 12/14/18 - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Mount Union University 16)

First game ever attended, if known, is listed.
* Home stadium
** Not first, but most notable.
+ College game seen in Texas, but not involving Texas teams.
^ Not sure if this was the first game or not.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Books Bought at Clear Lake Half Price Books Outlet on 9/14/25 - 3 (Finished 0)

"Heart of the Team Life Lessons on & Off the Court" by Bill Resler
"Joe Paterno: Football My Way" by Mervin D. Hyman and Gordon S. White
"That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football" by Denne H. Freeman

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

That's My Girl, Part 10!


Sunday night was the first time that she was asked to lead one of the worship songs and she did a great job.

Obviously, it isn't about her, but still you have to have some God-given talent and ability - as well as confidence - to be able to step up serve in that capacity.

She had received some very well-received positive feedback from leadership on Monday of how she did as well as some fun feedback from a couple of eighth graders at school who were in the service Sunday evening.

I think for those students at the school where she's a counselor at that it is a statement that she walks the walk, so to speak, as to what she teaches and shares during the week, and of course, as a Dad, I'm grateful that God has her serving where she's at and in the capacities that she does.

My prayers are always for God to keep her safe, and to keep her in His perfect will. 

Monday, September 8, 2025

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
... "word travels slowly" - 9/7/25 - Juneteenth
... "the pickin' and singin' start" - 9/7/25 - Kerrville Folk Festival
... "someone is kicking up her heels" - 9/7/25 - Kilgore Rangerettes
... "you're hanging out on Sixth Street" - 9/7/25 - Live Music Capital of the World

Sunday, September 7, 2025

It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council

SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
William Sullivan - 4/4/23
Warren F. Harding - 4/27/23
Jim Morrison - 5/26/23
Robert Maxwell - 6/28/23
Jim Morgan

ROGUES' GALLERIES
Neil Bush and the S&L Bailout - 4/16/23
Where Was George? - 4/25/23
S&L Rogues - 5/1/23
JFK Rogues - 5/30/23
Iran-Contra Rogues - 6/29/23
JFK Rogues, #2

THE JFK ASSASSINATION
Who Was Oswald? - 4/25/23
The Magic Bullet - 5/1/23
The Warren Commission - 5/26/23
Oswalds' Gun? - 6/6/23
Jack Ruby
Who Killed Kennedy?

CONSPIRACY QUIZZES
The Plots Against Castro Quiz - 4/16/23
The S&L Scandal:  True or False? - 4/27/23
Who Said It? #1 - 5/1/23
Who Said It? #2 - 7/10/23
Deregulation Quiz
Who Said It? #3

THE COMMIES ARE COMING
Seeing Red - 4/4/23
J. Edgar Hoover and the Red Menace - 4/19/23
Joe McCarthy's List - 6/5/23
Rock 'n' Revolution - 6/5/23
Nixon vs. the Reds

FALLEN HEROES
Karen Silkwood - 4/27/23
Marilyn Monroe - 6/6/23
Martin Luther King, Jr. - 7/10/23
Robert Kennedy
Malcolm X

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS
Embalmed Beef - 4/19/23
Dealing with the Enemy - 5/3/23
Nixon's the One? - 6/5/23
Morgan's Swindle - 7/10/23
Agent Orange

NAZIS IN AMERICA
Project Paperclip - 4/19/23
Good News for Hitler - 5/1/23
Helping Hitler - 6/5/23
The Plot to Seize the White House
Nazis in the CIA

COMIC RELIEF
Elvis Lives - 5/3/23

WAR STORIES
Pearl Harbor - 4/4/23
The Beast of Baghdad - 4/16/23
Double Cross in the Desert - 5/3/23
The Tonkin Incident - 5/30/23
Little Nayirah's Tale - 6/5/23
Yellow Rain - 6/28/23
Nicaragua Reports

DOING DRUGS
Blowing Smoke (Dan Quayle) - 4/4/23
Reefer Madness - 5/16/23
The CIA & LSD - 9/5/25

RANDOM CONSPIRACIES
Notable Quotes - 4/19/23
The Man Shortage - 4/25/23
Killing Mass Transit - 5/16/23
Abbie Speaks - 5/16/23
Alphabet Snoops - 5/16/23
Suppressing Sarkhan - 5/30/23
Law & Order - 6/6/23
Food for Thought - 6/28/23
Just Say No - 6/29/23
Conspiracy Queen
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

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.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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)

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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)