Saturday, April 25, 2026

Texas College and University Softball Fields or Stadiums Visited - 11

Fields or Stadiums Visited
Galveston College (Carter Field) - 2023
Houston Christian University (Husky Field) - 04/25/2026 (Houston Christian University 6, Lamar University 3)
Sam Houston State University (Bearkat Softball Complex) - 2018
Texas A&M University (Aggie Softball Complex) - 2018
Texas A&M University (Davis Diamond) - 2020
Texas State University (Bobcat Softball Stadium) - 2018
University of Houston (Cougar Softball Stadium) - 2018
University of Texas-Arlington (Allan Saxe Field) - 2020

Neutral Sites
Lear Park, Longview, TX (NJCAA Region XIV Crossover Tournament) - 2018
Memorial Park, Houston, TX (Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern) - 3/18/23
Scrap Yard Sports, Conroe, TX (NCAA Division II Arkansas Tech Invitational) - 2020

Friday, April 24, 2026

Texas High School Baseball Fields or Stadiums Visited - 34 (19 / 15)

Adam Dunn Field (New Caney High School), New Caney, TX (Conroe Oak Ridge 5, New Caney 3) - 3/15/2025
Barbers Hill Baseball Field (Barbers Hill High School), Mont Belvieu, TX (Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill 3, Pearland 0) - 3/8/2025
Elliott Lansford Baseball Field (Aldine ISD schools), Houston, TX (Aldine 5, Aldine MacArthur 4) - 3/29/2025
Ferrell Park at Elmore Field (Conroe High School), Conroe, TX (Conroe Grand Oaks 13, Conroe 3) - 3/31/2026
Grizzly Field (Grand Oaks High School), Spring, TX (The Woodlands College Park 1, Conroe Grand Oaks 0) - 3/12/2024
Jersey Village High School Baseball Field (Jersey Village High School), Jersey Village, TX (Jersey Village 3, Houston Cypress Creek 3) - 4/24/2026
Klein Cain High School Baseball Field (Klein Cain High School), Houston, TX (Klein Oak 7, Klein Cain 5 - 8 innings) - 3/10/2026
Knight Field (Bellville High School), Bellville, TX (Bellville 3, Columbus 1) - 2/26/2024
Lee Roy Ashmore Field at Delmar Stadium (HISD), Houston, TX (Galena Park 3, Houston Waltrip 0) - 3/11/2024
Magnolia Baseball Field (Magnolia High School), Magnolia, TX (Tomball 14, Magnolia 3) - 4/13/2024
Porter High School Baseball Field (Porter High School), Porter, TX (Porter 9, Splendora 1) - 4/8/2025
SCHS Baseball Field (Summer Creek High School), Humble, TX (Beaumont West Brook 4, Humble Summer Creek 2) - 3/14/2024
Splendora Baseball Field (Splendora High School), Splendora, TX (Splendora 3, Pasadena 2) - 3/14/2025
Spring High School Baseball Field (Spring High School), Spring, TX (Spring 7, Aldine MacArthur 6) - 4/1/2025
The Backyard - Stratford High School Baseball Field (Stratford High School), Houston, TX (Humble Kingwood Park, Spring Branch Stratford 11) - 3/22/2025
Tiger Field (Klein Collins High School), Spring, TX (Klein Cain 4, Klein Collins 2) - 4/11/2025
Tomball Memorial Baseball Field (Tomball Memorial High School), Tomball, TX (Magnolia 10, Tomball Memorial 3) - 3/11/2025
West Fork High School Baseball Field (New Caney West Fork High School), Kingwood, TX (Porter 8, New Caney West Fork 3) - 3/21/2025
Westfield Athletic Complex (Westfield High School), Spring TX (Spring Westfield 9, Aldine Nimitz 6) - 3/27/2026

Neutral Sites
Ballparks at Crosby (Crosby High School), Crosby, TX (Cy-Fair 6, Clear Springs 5) - 5/24/2024
Bearkat Park (Klein High School), Spring, TX (Conroe Oak Ridge 4, Spring 0) - 5/2/2024
Cougar Field (Cypress Creek High School), Houston, TX (Ganado 7, Danbury 2) - 5/15/2025
Cy-Fair High School Baseball Stadium (Cy-Fair High School), Cypress, TX (Tomball 7, Cypress Woods 2) - 5/22/2025
Cypress Lakes High School Baseball Field (Cypress Lakes High School), Katy, TX (Iola 22, Danbury 3) - 5/3/2025
Dale Westmoreland Field (Klein Oak High School), Spring, TX (Montgomery Lake Creek 10, Waller 0 - 5 innings) - 3/8/2025
Herrington Field (Lee High School), Baytown, TX (League City Clear Springs 6, Houston Strake Jesuit 3) - 5/4/2024
Hornet Baseball Field (Caldwell High School), Caldwell, TX (Centerville 1, Schulenburg 0) - 5/31/2025
Huntsville ISD Sports Complex (Huntsville High School), Huntsville, TX (Bullard 3, Huffman Hargrave 1) - 5/8/2025
Lake Creek High School Baseball Field (Lake Creek High School), Montgomery, TX (Bridge City 14, Salado 7) - 5/24/2025
Lobo Field (Langham Creek High School), Houston, TX (Montgomery Lake Creek 6, Houston Milby 3) - 5/6/2022
Lufkin Panther Baseball Stadium (Lufkin High School), Lufkin, TX (Centerville 5, Garrison 1) - 5/15/2024
Mustang Ballpark (Madisonville High School), Madisonville, TX (Kerens 1, Shelbyville 0 - 5/23/2024
Rusk ISD Baseball Field (Rusk High School), Rusk, TX (Chester 3, Neches 1 - 5/25/2024)
Wildcat Stadium (Cypress Woods High School), Cypress, TX (Orangefield 4, Rockdale 1) - 5/22/2024

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Miles and Miles - 2/25/26 to 3/24/26

February 25 - March 24 - 1.25 miles running - 33.644 miles walking - 46.176 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 24,229 meters rowing (4 of 28 days) - 589 minutes elliptical (18 of 28 days) - 175,443 steps - 18 of 28 gym days
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February 25 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,900 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,060 steps
February 26 (Thursday) - 4.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,486 steps
February 27 (Friday) - 3.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,780 steps
February 28 (Saturday) - 3.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,360 steps
March 1 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,904 strides) - 0.96 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,367 steps
March 2 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,826 strides) - 3.14 miles walking in Springwoods Village (48:01 / 15:16) - 0.56 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,616 steps
March 3 (Tuesday) - 28 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 334 calories; 4,978 strides) - 2.22 miles walking in Springwoods Village (34:01 / 15:18) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,326 steps
March 4 (Wednesday) - 3.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (53:06 / 15:10) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,870 strides) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,382 steps
March 5 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,826 strides) - 0.89 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,225 steps
March 6 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,926 strides) - 30:09 rowing for 6,081 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.61 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,525 steps
March 7 (Saturday) - 4.25 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:03:47.58 / 15:00) - 1.25 miles running on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (13:53.48 / 11:06) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,926 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,643 steps
March 8 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,976 strides) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,089 steps
March 9 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,972 strides) - 2.31 miles walking in Springwoods Village (35:41 / 15:23) - 0.49 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,844 steps
March 10 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,900 strides) - 0.98 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,528 steps
March 11 (Wednesday) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,899 steps
March 12 (Thursday) - 0.56 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,349 steps
March 13 (Friday) - 3.34 miles walking in Springwoods Village (51:50 / 15:30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,900 strides) - 30:02 rowing for 6,059 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:18/500m) - 1.16 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,187 steps
March 14 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,024 strides) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,883 steps
March 15 (Sunday) - 5.23 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:18:51 / 15:05) - 3.97 miles walking (Apple Health) - 18,684 steps
March 16 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,854 strides) - 30:33 rowing for 6,037 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.35 miles walking (Apple Health) - 862 steps
March 17 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,972 strides) - 2 miles walking in Hannover Forest Subdivision - Fern Lacy 2-miler (30:56.32 - 15:39.29 - 15:17.03) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,756 steps
March 18 (Wednesday) - 30:12 rowing for 6,052 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 3.654 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (56:24.94 / 15:26) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,972 strides) - 1.946 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,231 steps
March 19 (Thursday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,891 steps
March 20 (Friday) - 3.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,002 steps
March 21 (Saturday) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,868 steps
March 22 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,852 strides) - 3.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,905 steps
March 23 (Monday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 30:09.60 (north) - 32:51.44 (south) = 1:03:01.04 / 15:45 - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,964 steps
March 24 (Tuesday) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,718 steps

Miles and Miles - 1/25/26 to 2/24/26

January 25 - February 24 - 0 miles running - 10.88 miles walking - 41.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 27 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 54,234 meters rowing (8 of 31 days) - 594 minutes elliptical (18 of 31 days) - 118,951 steps - 21 of 31 gym days
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January 25 (Sunday) - 8.98 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 377 calories) - 0.74 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,831 steps
January 26 (Monday) - 9.06 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 383 calories) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,473 steps
January 27 (Tuesday) - 30:17 rowing for 6,068 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,926 strides) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,813 steps
January 28 (Wednesday) - 30:32 rowing for 6,176 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 8.96 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 376 calories) - 0.57 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,493 steps
January 29 (Thursday) - 4.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,772 steps
January 30 (Friday) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,866 steps
January 31 (Saturday) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,484 steps
February 1 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 393 calories; 6,018 strides) - 3.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,767 steps
February 2 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,974 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,451 steps
February 3 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,970 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:54) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,356 steps
February 4 (Wednesday) - 32:00 rowing for 6,579 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.35 miles walking (Apple Health) - 917 steps
February 5 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,932 strides) - 0.46 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,167 steps
February 6 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,836 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:59) - 96.8 calories - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,583 steps - 33:30 rowing for 6,723 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m)
February 7 (Saturday) - 5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,263 steps
February 8 (Sunday) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,487 steps
February 9 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,968 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:30) - 98.3 calories - 35:03 rowing for 7,076 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,309 steps
February 10 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,946 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:07) - 99.8 calories - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 3,744 steps
February 11 (Wednesday) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:38) - 97.4 calories - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,964 strides) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,822 steps
February 12 (Thursday) - 36:01 rowing for 7,440 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 0.48 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,176 steps
February 13 (Friday) - 0.73 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,768 steps 
February 14 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,982 strides) - 1.99 miles walking in Springwoods Village (31:01 / 15:32) - 39:24 rowing for 8,006 meters (24 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,994 steps
February 15 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 396 calories; 6,062 strides) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,914 steps
February 16 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:17) - 95.2 calories - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,366 steps
February 17 (Tuesday) - 0.63 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,397 steps
February 18 (Wednesday) - 1.89 miles walking in Springwoods Village (29:34 / 15:36) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,872 strides) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,219 steps
February 19 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,806 strides) - 0.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,078 steps
February 20 (Friday) - 0.64 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,563 steps 
February 21 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 396 calories; 6,064 strides) - 3.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,441 steps
February 22 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,030 strides) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,403 steps
February 23 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387calories; 5,892 strides) - 30:02 rowing for 6,166 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.45 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,143 steps
February 24 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:00) - 95.8 calories - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,881 steps

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Books Bought at Pearland Half Price Books on 11/28/25 - 2 (Finished 2)

"A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure" by Katie Russell Newland (Finished 12/31/25)
"Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story" by Bob Devaney (and friends) (Finished 4/12/26)

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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
... "the star comes out" - 3/7/26 - Lone Star
... "you see the herd a-comin" - 3/7/26 - Longhorns
... "you're looking for Waylon and Willie and the boys" - 3/7/26 - Luckenbach
... "the sky's the limit" - 3/7/26 - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
... "you understand that Lonesome Dove is not a bird" - 3/7/26 - McMurtry, Larry
... "you'll take shade wherever you can find it" - 3/7/26 - Mesquite Tree
... "even the books are big" - 3/7/26 - Michener, James
... "the cook can shoot" - 3/19/26 - Miller, Dorie
... "you can go to church in a mission" - 3/19/26 - Missions
... "you're surfing on sand" - 4/8/26 - Monahans Sandhills State Park
... "you can't wait to see the Neiman's Christmas catalog" - 4/8/26 - Neiman Marcus
... "you're boot scootin' to a Willie tune" - 4/8/26 - Nelson, Willie
... "you're a news junky" - 4/8/26 - News Anchors