Daily Reading Efforts - May 2026

5/31/2026 (130 pages)

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 17-54) - 203pp

Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967 (Pages 28-41) - 101pp

The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 78-113) - 184pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 78-119; Kindle)

5/30/2026 (48 pages)

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 213-238)

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 100-121) - 137pp

5/29/2026 (84 pages)
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 13-16) - 203pp
Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967 (Pages vii-xv, 1-27) - 101pp

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 200-212) - 238pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 47-77; Kindle)

5/28/2026 (129 pages)

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 109-199) - 238pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 9-46; Kindle)

5/27/2026 (39 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 126-145)

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 90-108) - 238pp

5/26/2026 (75 pages)

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 60-89) - 238pp

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 162-171)
Theology Simplified: Volume 2 (Pages 110-115; Kindle)

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1) (Pages 65-93; Kindle)

5/25/2026 - Nothing

5/24/2026 (57 pages)

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 144-161) - 171pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1) (Pages 26-64; Kindle)

5/23/2026 (105 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 109-125) - 145pp

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages 1-59) - 238pp

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 127-143) - 171pp

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 88-99) - 137pp

5/22/2026 (92 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 89-108) - 145pp

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 109-126) - 171pp

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 221-243; Kindle)

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 77-87) - 137pp
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1) (Pages 6-25; Kindle)

5/21/2026 (82 pages)
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Page 32-49) - 302pp

Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 7-27) - 263pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 22-29) - 184pp

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 99-108) - 171pp

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 178-220; Kindle)

5/20/2026 (76 pages)

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 70-98) - 171pp

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 131-177; Kindle)

5/19/2026 (40 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 67-88) - 145pp

Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 65-74) - 98pp

The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 69-76) - 137pp

5/18/2026 (88 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 53-66) - 145pp

More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture (Pages vii - xxxi) - 238pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 18-21) - 184pp

Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game (Pages 36-69) - 171pp
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 55-64) - 98pp

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Page 31) - 302pp

5/17/2026 (121 pages)

10 Lies & The Truth (Pages 3-52) - 145pp

Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 170-176)

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 13-17) - 184pp

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 137-144)

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 88-131; Kindle)

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 23-30) - 302pp

5/16/2026 (117 pages)

Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 139-169) - 176pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 8-12) - 184pp

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 123-136) - 144pp

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 49-87; Kindle)

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 19-22) - 302pp

Winning:  It's How You Play The Game (Pages 28-51) - 176pp

5/15/2026 (56 pages)

Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 122-138) - 176pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 1-7) - 184pp

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 105-122) - 144pp

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 13-18) - 302pp
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 266-270)

The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas (Page 145-146, 157)

5/14/2026 (47 pages)

Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 106-121) - 176pp

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 184-214)

5/13/2026 (93 pages)

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages 7-48; Kindle)

The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 157-207)

5/12/2026 (28 pages)

The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 129-156) - 207pp
Winning:  It's How You Play The Game (Pages 11-27) - 176pp

5/11/2026 (38 pages)
Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 87-105) - 176pp

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 174-183) - 214pp

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 96-104) - 144pp

5/10/2026 (38 pages)

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 156-173) - 214pp

The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 117-128) - 207pp

Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Pages 19-28) - 62pp

5/9/2026 (21 pages)

The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 95-116) - 207pp
Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Pages 5-18) - 62pp

5/8/2026 (65 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (335-362; Kindle)

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 133-155) - 214pp

Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage (Pages vii, 1-6; Kindle)

The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas (Page 138-144) - 146pp plus 157

5/7/2026 (87 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (303-334; Kindle)

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 102-132) - 214pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 242-265) - 270pp

5/6/2026 (14 pages)

The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible (Pages 324-337)

5/5/2026 (74 pages)
Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 71-101) - 214pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 215-241) - 270pp

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 134-704; 16 pages; Kindle)

5/4/2026 (42 pages)

Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World (Pages 47-70) - 214pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 201-214) - 270pp

The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible (Pages 320-323) - 337pp

5/3/2026 (64 pages)

Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher (Pages 70-86) - 176pp
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 154-200) - 270pp

5/2/2026 (116 pages)
The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible (Pages 204-319) - 337pp

5/1/2026 (30 pages)

The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible (Pages 174-203) - 337pp

Blue Bell Flavors Tasted - 38

A&W Root Beer Float (Pint - 6/18/24)

Banana Fudge (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/14/25 - $3.97)

Banana Nut (Half Gallon - HEB #610 - 5/18/23 - $9.32)

Banana Pudding (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 4/23/23 - $3.99)

Black Raspberry Fudge (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - $3.29)

Black Walnut (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 5/4/23 - $5.29)

Bride's Cake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Brookie A La Mode (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/29/26 - $4.12)

Butter Crunch (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)

Buttered Pecan (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/18/23 - $3.78)

Cherry Vanilla (Pint - Kroger - Treaschwig - 4/15/23 - $3.99)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 5/9/23 - $5.29)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)

Classic Pecan Pie (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 5/5/26 - $3.29)

Cookie Two Step (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/27/23 - $3.78)

Cookies 'n Cream (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)

Cookies 'n Cream Cheesecake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97 - 8/12/24)

Cookies 'n Cream Cone (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)

Cotton Candy (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)

Dr. Pepper Float (Pint - HEB #610 - 8/1/23 - $3.97)

Dutch Chocolate (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/2/23 - $3.78)

Gooey Butter Cake (Pint - Speedy Stop #119 - 3/27/26 - $4.19)

Homemade Vanilla (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)

Honey Vanilla (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/15/26 - $4.12)

I Love Cereal (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Java Jolt (Pint - HEB #717 - 6/30/23)

Krazy Kookie Dough (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Mint Chocolate Chip (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/28/23 - $3.78)

Mocha Almond Fudge (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/21/23 - $3.19)

Monster Cookie Dough (Pint - HEB #610 - 7/6/23 - $3.97)

Moo-llennium Crunch® (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)

Oatmeal Cream Pie (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 4/14/23 - $5.29)

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)

Peppermint Bark (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/10/23 - $3.19)

Rocky Road (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 4/30/23 - $5.29)

Strawberry (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/21/23 - $3.78)

Texas Two Step (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/20/23 - $3.78)

The Great Divide (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/26/23 - $3.78)

Purchased, Not Tasted

Strawberry Toaster Pastry (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/14/25 - $3.97)

Year-Round (25)

Banana Pudding

Black Walnut

Buttered Pecan

Cherry Vanilla

Chocolate Chip

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Coffee

Cookie Two Step®

Cookies ‘n Cream

Dutch Chocolate

Homemade Vanilla

Milk Chocolate

Mint Chocolate Chip

Moo-llennium Crunch®

Natural Vanilla Bean

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream

Pistachio Almond

Rocky Road

Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla

Strawberry

The Great Divide®

Ultimate Neapolitan

Rotational (8)

Butter Crunch

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload

Cookies ’n Cream Cone

Cotton Candy

French Vanilla

Mocha Almond Fudge

Oatmeal Cream Pie

Tin Roof

Not Listed on Blue Bell Site
Dr. Pepper Float
Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step
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Texas Highways Article (63 total)

10. Strawberry Cheesecake (1977)

9. Cinnamon (2006)

8. Homemade Vanilla (1969)

7. Delta Blues (2006)

6. Happy Tracks (2010)

5. Southern Blackberry Cobbler (2007)

4. Ice Cream Cone (2017)

3. Sea Salt Caramel (2014)

2. Moo-llennium Crunch (2000)

1. Chocolate Chip (1975)

Banana Nut (1975)

Banana Pudding (1980)

Banana Split Sundae (2018)

Birthday Cake (2001)

Black Cherry (2015)

Bride’s Cake (2017)

Buttered Pecan (1975)

Cake Batter (2006)

Cherry Vanilla (1975)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (1992)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (2013)

Chocolate Sheet Cake (2021)

Coconut (2006)

Coffee (1975)

Cookie Two Step (2016)

Cookies ’n Cream (1978)

Cookies ’n Cream Cone (2021)

Cotton Candy (2003)

Dutch Chocolate (1975)

French Vanilla (1975)

Krazy Kolors (2003)

Krazy Kookie Dough (2013)

Mardi Gras King Cake (2012)

Milk and Cookies (2015)

Milk Chocolate (1975)

Mint Chocolate Chip (1976)

Mocha Almond Fudge (1979)

Natural Vanilla Bean (1980)

Peachy Peach (2012)

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (1982)

Peppermint (1975)

Pistachio Almond (1974)

Rocky Road (1974)

Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla (1998)

Strawberry (1975)

The Great Divide (2004)

Triple Chocolate (1989)

Ultimate Neapolitan (2007)

Not in Texas Highways Article

Black Walnut
Butter Crunch

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload
Dr. Pepper Float

Oatmeal Cream Pie

Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step

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

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

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

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

"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)

"Barbara Jordan: The Biography" by Austin Teutsch (Finished December 26)

"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)

"Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22, 2026)

"More Than a Season: Building a Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore with Matt Fulks (Finished May 30, 2026)

"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)

Experience

2000-2006 - Abercrombie Academy (6 years)
2006-2009 - Twin Creeks Middle School (3 years)

2009-2010 - Spring High School (1 year)

2010-2013 - Carl Wunsche Senior High School (3 years)

2013-2017 - Liberty University (4 years)

2017-2018 - Sorters Mill Elementary School, Student Teaching / Teaching Assistant

2018-2019 - Sorters Mill Elementary School, Second Grade Teacher

2019-2024 - First Baptist Academy, Second Grade Teacher (5 years)

2024-2026 - First Baptist Academy, Lower School Counselor (2 years)

All-Time Race Totals

2022-2026 - 90

2026 - 3 with 1 new.
2025 - 17 with 7 new.
2024 - 18 with 8 new.
2023 - 34 with 22 new.

2022 - 18 with 8 new.

2012-2021 - 534
2021 - 35 with 22 new
2020 - 40 with 23 new.
2019 - 67 with 41 new.
2018 - 67 with 43 new.
2017 - 66 with 38 new.
2016 - 65 with 48 new.
2015 - 63
2014 - 50
2013 - 44
2012 - 37

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

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

Miles and Miles - 4/25/26 to 5/24/26

April 25 - May 24 - 3.1 miles running - 53.30 miles walking - 44.26 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 30,531 meters rowing (5 of 30 days) - 462 minutes elliptical (14 of 30 days) - 203,866 steps - 13 of 30 gym days

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April 25 (Saturday) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,832 steps

April 26 (Sunday) - 0.51 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,232 steps

April 27 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,830 strides) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,500 steps
April 28 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,818 strides) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,131 steps

April 29 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,842 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:09:00 / 15:20) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 10,876 steps

April 30 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,864 strides) - 0.74 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,803 steps

May 1 (Friday) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,437 steps

May 2 (Saturday) - 2.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,726 steps

May 3 (Sunday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 30:01.31 (north) - 33:00.79 (south) = 1:03:02.10 / 15:46 - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,393 steps

May 4 (Monday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 29:47.11 (north) - 17:52.12 + 14:35.32 (south) = 1:02:14.55 / 15:34 - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,711 steps

May 5 (Tuesday) - 3.30 miles walking in Springwoods Village (49:55 / 15:06) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,840 strides)

May 6 (Wednesday) - 0.55 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,436 steps

May 7 (Thursday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:39 / 15:15) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,862 strides) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,409 steps
May 8 (Friday; Day 14) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,928 strides) - 30:12 rowing for 6,111 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,257 steps

May 9 (Saturday; Day 15) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,879 steps

May 10 (Sunday; Day 16) - 3.12 miles walking at Cypress Creek Park at Timberlane Parkrun 5K (47:32.96 / 15:14) - 2.49 miles walking at Mercer Arboretum Loop (38:05.92 / 15:18) - 2.09 miles walking (Apple Health) - 14,018 steps

May 11 (Monday; Day 17) - 3.33 miles walking in Springwoods Village (51:11 / 15:20) - 30:11 rowing for 6,142 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.67 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,982 steps
May 12 (Tuesday; Day 18) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:16 / 15:18) - 30:08 rowing for 6,151 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 0.64 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,941 steps

May 13 (Wednesday: Day 19) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,888 strides) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,721 steps

May 14 (Thursday:  Day 20) - 3.51 miles walking in Springwoods Village (54:29 / 15:31) - 30:07 rowing for 6,028 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 1.79 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,949 steps

May 15 (Friday: Day 21) - 0.77 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,941 steps

May 16 (Saturday:  Day 22) - 1.26 miles in Earthman Resthaven Cemetery (19:32 / 15:30) - 1.09 miles in Calvary Hill Cemetery (16:59 / 15:35) - 1.28 miles in Brookside Memorial Park (20:19 / 15:52) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,918 strides) - 1.87 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,092 steps

May 17 (Sunday:  Day 23) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 29:23.46 (north) - 17:48.86 - 14:14.03 (south) = 1:01:26.35 / 15:22 - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,765 steps - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,906 strides)

May 18 (Monday:  Day 24) - 3.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,820 steps
May 19 (Tuesday:  Day 25) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:52 / 15:13) - 0.94 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,640 steps
May 20 (Wednesday:  Day 26) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,950 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,531 steps
May 21 (Thursday:  Day 27) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:00:42.30 / 15:11) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,958 strides) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 14,689 steps

May 22 (Friday:  Day 28) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,960 strides) - 30:12 rowing for 6,099 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:20/500m) - 0.89 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,336 steps

May 23 (Saturday:  Day 29) - 3.1 miles running at Cypress Creek Park at Timberlane parkrun 5K #29 (Spring, TX) - 31:36.26 - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,340 steps
May 24 (Sunday:  Day 30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,850 strides) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,078 steps

That's My Girl, Part 19!

Books Bought at Half Price Books Humble on 2/1/25 - 4 (Finished 4)

"Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water" by Daniel J. Boyne (Finished 5/13/26)

"The Real World of Texas Politics" by Richard Locander, Richard Shaw and Kevin Bailey (Finished 3/31/25)

"The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw" by Michael Sokolove (Finished 2/20/25)

"Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback" by William C. Rhoden (Finished 2/10/25)

Books Bought at Humble Half-Price Books on 5/10/2026 - 2 (Finished 0)

"Hardball:  A Season In The Projects" by Daniel Coyle ($2.99)

"Winning:  It's How You Play the Game" by Grant Teaff with Louis and Kay Moore ($4.99)

$75 Amazon Gift Card - 3/6/26

Given by Employer - $75.00 gift card to Amazon

$3.46 - 3/7 - "My Toughest Battle: A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio" by Maj Gen William Matz

$6.42 - 3/11 - "One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldmann

$4.87 - 3/16 - "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk" by Mike Sielski 

$4.07 - 3/24 - "Mallparks: Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption" by Michael T. Friedman

$2.92 - 5/7 - "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman

$2.15 - 3/25 - "Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Kindle)

$1.61 - 5/8 - "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Kindle)

$49.50 remaining

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)
11/04/25 - Corpus Christi Incarnate Word Academy at Houston Northland Christian School (Houston, 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)

10/20/25 - UIL Region III (Huntsville, TX)
10/21/25 - UIL Region III (Huntsville, TX)
10/27/25 - TAPPS State (Waco, TX)
10/31/25 - UIL State (Round Rock, TX)
11/01/25 - UIL State (Round Rock, TX)
11/08/25 - SPC State (Tomball, TX)

11/24/25 - Nike Cross South Regionals (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)
10/02/25 - Houston Spring Woods at Galena Park (Houston, TX)

10/03/25 - Diboll at Shepherd (Shepherd, TX)
10/09/25 - Lake Jackson Brazosport Christian at Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy (Pasadena, TX)

10/10/25 - Anderson-Shiro at New Waverly (New Waverly, TX)

10/11/25 - Houston Kashmere vs. Houston Northside (Houston, TX)
10/16/25 - Conroe Oak Ridge vs. Conroe Grand Oaks (Shenandoah, TX)

10/17/25 - Huntsville at Dayton (Dayton, TX)
10/23/25 - Temple Central Texas Christian vs. Conroe Covenant Christian (Willis, TX)
10/24/25 - Houston St. Thomas at Tomball Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX)

10/25/25 - Aldine Nimitz vs. Aldine Eisenhower (Houston, TX)
11/06/25 - Bryan Brazos Christian School at Rosehill Christian School (Tomball, TX)
11/07/25 - San Antonio Cornerstone Christian vs. Spring Legacy The School of Sport Sciences (Houston, TX)
11/08/25 - Bellaire Episcopal vs. Houston The Kinkaid School (Stafford, TX)

11/13/25 - Franklin vs. Hallettsville (Tomball, TX)

11/14/25 - Fredericksburg Heritage School at Spring Founders Christian (Spring, TX)
11/15/25 - The Woodlands at Aldine Davis (Houston, TX)
11/20/25 - Franklin vs. Orangefield (Shenandoah, TX)
11/21/25 - San Antonio Antonian at Tomball Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX)
11/22/25 - Fredericksburg Heritage School vs. Lake Jackson Brazosport Christian School (Rockdale, TX)

11/22/25 - Faith Academy of Marble Falls vs. Beaumont Legacy Christian Academy (Bryan, TX)
11/28/25 - Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy vs. Houston Emery/Weiner School (Houston, TX)
11/28/25 - Houston Second Baptist School vs. Houston Lutheran South Academy (Iowa Colony, TX)
12/06/25 - Lubbock Christian School vs. Mesquite Dallas Christian School (Waco, TX)
12/06/25 - Bryan Brazos Christian School vs. Dallas First Baptist Academy (Waco, TX)

Basketball

11/18/25 - Spring Founders Christian at Conroe Calvary Baptist (Conroe, TX) - Boys
12/02/25 - Houston Christian at The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands, TX) - Boys
01/30/26 - Bulverde Bracken Christian at Hallettsville Sacred Heart (Hallettsville, TX) - Girls

02/13/26 - Houston Family Christian Academy at Spring Founders Christian School (Spring, TX) - Boys

02/16/26 - Corpus Christi Annapolis Christian Academy at Spring Founders Christian School (Spring, TX) - Girls
02/17/26 - San Antonio Central Catholic at Tomball Concordia Lutheran High School (Tomball, TX) - Boys

02/19/26 - Houston Robert M. Beren Academy vs. Spring Founders Christian School (Spring, TX) - Boys

02/20/26 - Houston Second Baptist School - University Model vs. Spring Founders Christian School (Spring, TX) - Girls

02/21/26 - Galveston O'Connell vs. Waco Valor Prep (The Woodlands, TX) - Boys

02/21/26 - Houston Westbury Christian School vs. Bryan Brazos Christian School (Tomball, TX) - Girls

02/24/26 - La Grange vs. Bridge City (Spring, TX) - Girls

Awards Dinner
12/03/25 - 14th annual Hildebrand Foundation Touchdown Club of Houston Private High School Awards Dinner (Houston, TX)

04/18/26 - Texas Private School Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Waco, TX)

05/02/26 - Ursuline Academy of Dallas Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Dallas, TX)

05/09/26 - Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Waco, TX)

Hockey
03/05/26 - Cypress Woods vs. Tomball (Houston, TX)

Baseball

03/10/26 - Klein Oak at Klein Cain (Houston, TX)

03/27/26 - Aldine Nimitz at Spring Westfield (Spring, TX)

03/31/26 - Conroe Grand Oaks at Conroe (Conroe, TX)

04/11/26 - Houston The Kinkaid School at Houston Lutheran South Academy (Houston, TX)

04/24/26 - Houston Cypress Creek at Jersey Village (Jersey Village, TX)

04/27/26 - Bryan St. Joseph Catholic vs. Missouri City Divine Savior Academy (Willis, TX)

04/28/26 - Houston St. Pius X at Tomball Concordia Lutheran High School (Tomball, TX)

Softball

Tennis

Golf

Lacrosse

03/28/26 - Dripping Springs at Houston The Kinkaid School (Houston, TX) - Boys

04/11/26 - San Antonio St. Mary's Hall at Houston St. Pius X (Houston, TX) - Boys

Track & Field

03/19/26 - Texas Distance Festival (Southlake, TX)
03/20/26 - Texas Distance Festival (Southlake, TX)

Field Hockey - None

Fall Soccer - None

Swimming - None

Wrestling - None 

Winter Soccer
03/24/26 - Brookshire-Royal vs. Winnie East Chambers (Spring, TX)

Books Bought at Bedford Half-Price Books Outlet on 3/21/2026 - 3 (Finished 1)

"Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ" by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner

"Verdict on the Shroud: Evidence for the Death & Resurrection of Jesus Christ" by Kenneth E. Stevenson and Gary R. Habermas

"The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible" by Chanan Tigay (Finished 5/6/2026)

That's My Girl, Part 18!