Daily Reading Efforts - November 2024

11/30/2024

11/29/2024

11/28/2024

11/27/2024

11/26/2024

11/25/2024

11/24/2024

11/23/2024

11/22/2024

11/21/2024

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

11/18/2024

11/17/2024

11/16/2024

11/15/2024

11/14/2024

11/13/2024

11/12/2024

11/11/2024

11/10/2024

11/9/2024

11/8/2024

11/7/2024

11/6/2024

11/5/2024 (48 pages)

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 397-398, 401-406, 498; Kindle)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 310-314) - 380pp

The Way of the Father: Lessons from My Dad, Truths about God (Pages 85-99) - 192pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 238-242, 277-279; Kindle)

When Baseball Was Baseball (Pages 121-141; Kindle) - 356pp

11/4/2024 (72 pages)

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 116-127) - 134pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages ix-x, 1-8) - 192pp

The Way of the Father: Lessons from My Dad, Truths about God (Pages 63-84) - 192pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 210-237; Kindle)

11/3/2024 (46 pages)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 298-309) - 380pp

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 105-115) -134pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 125-128) - 188pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 187-209; Kindle)

11/2/2024 (42 pages)

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 91-104) -134pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 159-186; Kindle)

11/1/2024 (48 pages)

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 76-90) -134pp

The Way of the Father: Lessons from My Dad, Truths about God (Pages 30-62) - 192pp

From October

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

Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 68-86; Kindle)

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

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 205-220) - 229pp

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

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Pages 42-60) - 214pp

From September

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 24-34) - 189pp

Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity (Pages 19-31) - 185pp

People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 66-87) - 162pp

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

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 135-156; Kindle) - 296pp

The Home Team Of Mothers, Daughters & American Champions (Pages 97-110) - 180pp

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

From July

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

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 123-131) - 193pp (Billy's Hope)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 1-12) - 241pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 35-36) - 101pp

From June

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

From May

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 66-71) - 149pp

Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes In The Book Of Philippians (Pages 1-39) - 135pp

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

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

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

From April

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

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 43-56) - 129pp

High School Sporting Event Appearances - 2024-2025

Volleyball
08/20/24 - The Woodlands John Cooper School at Spring Frassati Catholic (Spring, TX)
10/21/24 - The Woodlands John Cooper School at Tomball Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX)

10/22/24 - Conroe Covenant Christian at Spring Providence Classical School (Spring, TX)
11/05/24 - Waco Live Oak Classical School at Spring Providence Classical School (Spring, TX)

Cross Country

08/10/24 - Pieper Nation XC Warrior Relay (San Antonio, TX)

08/17/24 - Kenedy Invitational (Kenedy, TX)

09/07/24 - UIL Region III Preview Meet (Huntsville, TX)

09/27/24 - Nike South Invitational (The Woodlands, TX)
09/28/24 - Nike South Invitational (The Woodlands, TX)
10/21/24 - UIL Region III (Huntsville, TX)
10/22/24 - UIL Region III (Huntsville, TX)

10/28/24 - TAPPS State (Waco, TX)

11/01/24 - UIL State (Round Rock, TX)
11/02/24 - UIL State (Round Rock, TX)

Football
08/23/24 - Louisiana CHEF Patriots vs. Conroe Northside Lions (Tomball, TX)
08/29/24 - Parker (CO) Lutheran at The Woodlands John Cooper School (The Woodlands, TX)
08/30/24 - Waco Live Oak Classical School vs. Conroe Covenant Christian (Bryan, TX)

09/06/24 - Tomball Christian Homeschool vs. Houston KIPP Sunnyside at The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands, TX)

09/12/24 - Sheldon C.E. King at Spring Dekaney (Spring, TX)

09/13/24 - Houston St. Pius X at Houston Christian (Houston, TX)
09/14/24 - Humble Kingwood at Spring Branch Stratford (Houston, TX)

09/19/24 - Conroe at New Caney (New Caney, TX)

09/20/24 - Refugio at Cypress Christian School (Houston, TX)

09/21/24 - Alief Taylor at Houston Heights (Houston, TX)

09/26/24 - Tomball Memorial at Klein Cain (Klein, TX)

09/28/24 - Palestine Westwood vs. Beaumont Kelly (Huntsville, TX)
10/04/24 - Victoria St. Joseph at Spring Frassati Catholic (Spring, TX)
10/18/24 - Houston Second Baptist at The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands, TX)
10/19/24 - Langham Creek vs. Cypress Park (Cypress, TX)

Field Hockey

Fall Soccer

Winter Soccer

Basketball

11/04/24 - Kingwood The Covenant Preparatory School at Magnolia Legacy Prep Christian Academy (Magnolia, TX)

Swimming
Wrestling

Baseball

Softball
Tennis
Golf

Lacrosse
Track & Field

Livestreams

08/23/24 - Football - IMG Academy vs. Episcopal School of Dallas

10/24/24 - Field Hockey - Houston St. Agnes Academy vs. San Antonio Saint Mary's Hall

10/24/24 - Field Hockey - Dallas Parish Episcopal School vs. Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School

Books Read in 2024 - 120 (81 Regular / 39 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"The Fireballer:  A Novel" by Mark Stevens (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti" by Margaret Trost (Finished January 1) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age" by Robert Weintraub (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon

"Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World" by Jennifer Hayes Yates (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities" by Ben Kirby (Finished January 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team" by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon (Finished January 6) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands (Ironman Gift Card)

"Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life" by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey (Finished January 8) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters" by Joanna Gaines (Finished January 13) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World" by Dirk Weisiger (Finished January 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Our Walls:  Life as an Endurance Athlete" by Dana-Susan Crews (Finished January 15) - Amazon

"Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity" by Trent Angers (Finished January 16) - Barnes and Noble Lafayette
"Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess" by Evan Drellich (Finished January 17) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands

"Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World" by Joel Derse Dauer with Elizabeth Ridley (Finished January 25) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished January 28) - ChristianBook.com
"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished January 29) - ChristianBook.com

"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished February 5) - ChristianBook.com 

"The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus" by Daniel Darling (Finished February 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias" by Kevin Cook (Finished February 6) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Good For A Girl:  A Woman Running in a Man's World" by Lauren Fleshman (Finished February 12) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Grinders Find A Way: A Runner's Story" by Matt Balleza (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II" by Matthew Black (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Kiss It Good-Bye:  The Mystery, the Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates" by John Moody (Finished February 20) - Personal Collection

"Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?" by Horace Greasley and Ken Scott (Finished February 27) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Hi Mom, Send Sheep: My Life as the Coyote and After" by Tim Derk (Finished March 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Driving The Green Book:  A Road Trip Through The Living History of Black Resistance" by Alvin Hall (Finished March 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Racism in the Church: Kill the Root, Destroy the Tree" by Kenneth Copeland (Finished March 6) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity" by Richard Gary Kaye and Annette Schwartz Kaye (Finished March 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Tom Seaver:  A Terrific Life" by Bill Madden (Finished March 11) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"How Hockey Saved My World:  An off-beat family memoir" by Alex Charns (Finished March 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball" by Paul Dickson (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"When Chicago Ruled Baseball:  The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906" by Bernard A. Weisberger (Finished March 13) - Recycled Books, Records, & CDs, Denton

"The Professional Mascot Handbook" by Karen Ahearn & Art Ballant (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"Playing Ball with the Boys: The Rise of Women in the World of Men's Sports" by Betsy M. Ross (Finished March 17) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Why Football Matters:  My Education In The Game" by Mark Edmundson (Finished March 24) - Half Price Books

"Punched In The Mouth: The Inner Game of Overcoming Adversity" by Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher (Finished March 27) - Kindie via Amazon.com

"One Yard Short:  Turning Your Defeats Into Victories" by Les Steckel with Rob Suggs (Finished March 28) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters" by Joe Namath with Sean Mortimer and Don Yaeger (Finished April 2) - Books-A-Million Longview

"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished April 3) - Christianbook.com

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson (Finished April 5) - Half Price Books College Station

"1842" by Koby L. Bowie (Finished April 6) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Living The Dream" by Dot Richardson with Don Yaeger (Finished April 8) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Havana Run:  A Short Story" by Ace Atkins (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had" by Edward Achorn (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime" by Elven Lindblad (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton (Finished April 10) - Half Price Books College Station

"Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People" by Michael Frost (Finished April 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues" by Donn Rogosin (Finished April 13) - Personal Collection
"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished April 15) - Christianbook.com

"Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America" by George Mahood (Finished April 17) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Evidence of the Affair" by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Finished April 18) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

“Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report” by Kirk Radomski with David Fisher (Finished April 20) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics" by Mark Lilla (Finished April 20) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet 

"Never Lie" by Freida McFadden (Finished April 24) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box" by Jerry Remy and Nick Cafardo (Finished April 30) - South Montgomery County Friends of the Library
"Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story" by Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown (Finished April 30) - Kaboom Books

"Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl" by Zarifa Adiba and Anne Cahon (Finished May 1) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life" by Earl Woods with Pete McDaniel (Finished May 1) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet 

"Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big" by Jose Canseco (Finished May 3) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"No Easy Game: His own story in his own words" by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn (Finished May 4) - Half Price Books College Station

"Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream" by Joan Hunter (Finished May 4) - Kindle via Amazon and Bookbub

"My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor" by Selma Van De Perre (Finished May 11) - Kindle via Amazon and Bookbub
"Man In The Middle" by John Amaechi with Chris Bull (Finished May 12) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series)" by Dorian Box (Finished May 19) - Kindle via Amazon

"Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith" by Ken Johnson (Finished May 24) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League" by Lois Browne (Finished May 26) - Half Price Books Mansfield

"The Perfect Marriage: a completely gripping psychological suspense" by Jeneva Rose (Finished May 27) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Ross Youngs:  In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend" by David King (Finished May 27) - Amazon

"The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis (Finished June 2) - Barnes & Noble - The Woodlands
"Baseball's Natural:  The Story of Eddie Waitkus" by John Theodore (Finished June 2) - South Montgomery County Friends of the Library
"Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins--and WWII Heroes" by Tim Brady (Finished June 4) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"A Thousand Miles To Freedom:  My Escape From North Korea" by Eunsun Kim and Sebastien Falletti (Finished June 9) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"A Good Day To Die:  What 276 executions taught a death row chaplain about life" by Carina Bergfeldt (Finished June 17) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography" by Krista Quiner (Finished June 17) - Half Price Books Mansfield

"Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were" by Mickey Herskowitz (Finished June 18) - Kaboom Books / Houston
"Embedded Balls" by Peter Jacobsen and Jack Sheehan (Finished June 23) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice" by Joerg Rieger (Finished June 23) - Christianbooks.com
"Friday Night Lies:  The Bishop Sycamore Story" by Andrew King and Ben Ferree (Finished June 24) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"Homeseekers, Parasites, And The Texas Midland:  The Texas League in Paris 1896-1904" by Kris Rutherford (Finished June 25) - Amazon.com

"Shattering The Glass:  The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball" by Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackelford (Finished June 27) - Half Price Books Arlington South Cooper
"Men of Spirit, Men of Sports" by Wally Carew (Finished July 2) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World" by John Carlos with Dave Zirin (Finished July 2) - Half Price Books Round Rock
"The View From Flyover Country:  Dispatches From The Forgotten America" by Sarah Kendzior (Finished July 7) - Barnes & Noble - The Woodlands

"AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story" by Dave Leiber (Finished July 8) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Papa Joe:  A Life On The Court" by Anthony Head (Finished July 9) - Amazon.com
"Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets" by Steve Kettmann (Finished July 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America" by Sheriff David Clarke Jr. with Nancy French (Finished July 16) - Christianbook.com
"Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" by Rob Rains (Finished July 16) - Oh Goodie A Book
"My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me" by John Daly with Glen Waggoner (Finished July 28) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats" by John Nogowski (Finished July 29) - Half Price Books Humble
"I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story" by Rick Bragg (Finished July 30) - Beaumont Second & Charles

"Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics" by Richard Hoffer (Finished August 4) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished August 4) - Society for American Baseball Research

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

"Drunk on Sports" by Tim Cowlishaw (Finished August 8) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Branch Rickey: A Penguin Life" by Jimmy Breslin (Finished August 8) - Beaumont Second & Charles

"Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith" by Cookie Johnson with Denene Miller (Finished August 19) - Beaumont Second & Charles

"Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta" by Richard Grant (Finished August 20) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis" by Pete Nelson (Finished August 20) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Angels on the Bonfire" by Pamela S. Freni (Finished August 23) - San Antonio Hwy 281 Half Price Books
"Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line" by Tom Dunkel (Finished August 27) - Round Rock Half Price Books

"The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets" by Ed Kranepool with Gary Kaschak (Finished August 28) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"Safe At Home:  The True And Inspiring Story of Chicago's Field of Dreams" by Bob Muzikowski with Gregg Lewis (Finished September 2) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Ty:  The Ty Detmer Story" as told to Brenton Yorgason with Frank Hebert & Sonny Detmer (Finished September 6) - San Antonio Hwy 281 Half Price Books

"Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic" by Emma Goldberg (Finished September 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball" by Michael B. Layden (Finished Spetember 11) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me:  A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past" by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Finished September 12) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Imperfect:  An Improbable Life" by Jim Abbott and Tim Brown (Finished September 18) - Humble Half Price Books
"The Second Shot:  A Green Beret's Last Mission" by Gene Yu (Finished September 18) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Forever and Ever, Amen: The Heart-Warming Stories Behind the Music of Paul Overstreet" by Paul Overstreet with Jeanne Halsey (Finished September 22) - Kindle via Amazon.com

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

"Smith Wigglesworth: A Man Who Walked with God" by George Stormont (Finished September 30) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"Behind The Rank, Volume 1" by Lila Holley (Finished October 1) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Catch A Star:  Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion" by Tamika Catchings with Ken Petersen (Finished October 3) - Christianbook.com
"From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center" by Erik O. Ronningen (Finished October 4) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season" by Jerry Barca (Finished October 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Great Moments in Pro Basketball" by Sam Goldaper (Finished October 11) - Personal Collection
"Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation" by Rick Rigsby, Ph.D. (Finished October 18) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story" by Lynn Ames (Finished October 24) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms" by Mike Hixenbaugh (Finished November 5) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11" by Toby Harnden  - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

Miles and Miles - 10/25/24 to 11/24/24

October 25 - November 24 - 0 miles running - 0 miles walking - 20.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 15,052 meters rowing (3 of 10 days) - 231 minutes elliptical (7 of 11 days) - 51,315 steps

October 25 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,954 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,526 steps

October 26 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,912 strides) - 24:04 rowing for 5,020 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 0.57 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,362 steps

October 27 (Sunday) - 3.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,104 steps

October 28 (Monday) - 5.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,749 steps

October 29 (Tuesday) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,386 steps

October 30 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 0.97 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,427 steps

October 31 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,972 strides) - 23:43 rowing for 5,011 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,879 steps

November 1 (Friday) - 2.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,546 steps

November 2 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,860 strides) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,664 steps

November 3 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,962 strides) - 24:07 rowing for 5,021 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:21/500m) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,682 steps

November 4 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,914 strides)

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Different Whataburger Restaraunts Since 2013 - 243

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 (20)
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)

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.

Daily Reading Efforts - October 2024

10/31/2024 (63 pages)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 292-297) - 380pp

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 49-75) -134pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 127-158; Kindle)

10/30/2024 (64 pages)

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 36-48) -134pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 95-126; Kindle)

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Pages 42-60) - 214pp

10/29/2024 (70 pages)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 282-291) - 380pp

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 23-35) -134pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 119-124) - 188pp
The Way of the Father: Lessons from My Dad, Truths about God (Pages 1-29) - 192pp

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Pages 30-41) - 214pp

10/28/2024 (34 pages)

Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story (Pages 9-22) -134pp

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Pages 10-29) - 214pp

10/27/2024 (18 pages)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 274-281) - 380pp

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Pages xi, 1-9) - 214pp

10/26/2024 (48 pages)

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

I Never Played the Game (Pages 266-273) - 380pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 64-94; Kindle)

10/25/2024 (41 pages)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 256-265) - 380pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 33-63; Kindle)

10/24/2024 (90 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 205-220) - 229pp

I Never Played the Game (Pages 239-255) - 380pp

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 209-228, 232)

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 115-118) - 188pp

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms (Pages 1-32; Kindle)

10/23/2024 (106 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 188-204) - 229pp

Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 42-63) - 289pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 367-396)

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 172-208) - 228pp

10/22/2024 (121 pages)

Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 1-41) - 289pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 338-366)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 169-187) - 229pp

I Never Played the Game (Pages 230-238) - 380pp

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 153-171) - 228pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 111-114) - 188pp

10/21/2024 (54 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 144-168) - 229pp

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 132-152) - 228pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 103-110) - 188pp

10/20/2024 (69 pages)

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 306-337)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 211-229) - 380pp

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 114-131) - 228pp

10/19/2024 (58 pages)

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages 56-113) - 228pp

10/18/2024 (46 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 130-143) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 274-305)

10/17/2024 (98 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 119-129) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 246-273)

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 131-132)

Out At The Plate:  The Dot Wilkinson Story (Pages vii, 1-55) - 228pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 100-102) - 188pp

10/16/2024 (55 pages)

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 213-245)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 201-210) - 380pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 119-130) - 132pp

10/15/2024 (83 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 106-118) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 184-212)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 185-200) - 380pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 101-118) - 132pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 93-99) - 188pp

10/14/2024 (59 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 94-105) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 154-183)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 172-184) - 380pp

Roberto Clemente:  Batting King (Pages 89-92) - 188pp

10/13/2024 (24 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 83-91) - 229pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 86-100) - 132pp

10/12/2024 (38 pages)

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

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 127-153)

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 81-85) - 132pp

10/11/2024 (64 pages)

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

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 70-82) - 229pp

I Never Played the Game (Pages 160-171) - 380pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 74-80) - 132pp

10/10/2024 (65 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 57-69) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 101-126)

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 148-152)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 150-159) - 380pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 63-73) - 132pp

10/9/2024 (35 pages)

Dallas Public and Private (Pages 43-56) - 229pp

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 74-100)

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 143-147) - 152pp 

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 47-62) - 132pp

10/8/2024 (74 pages)

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 44-73)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 139-149) - 380pp

Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation (Pages 45-46) - 132pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 264-294)

10/7/2024 (69 pages)
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (Pages 1-43)

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 238-263) - 294pp

10/6/2024 (3 pages)

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 140-142) - 152pp

10/5/2024 (38 pages)

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 126-139) - 152pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 214-237) - 294pp

10/4/2024 (62 pages)

Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 68-86; Kindle)

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (Pages 139-155; Kindle)

I Never Played the Game (Pages 125-138) - 380pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 202-213) - 294pp

10/3/2024 (64 pages)

Catch A Star:  Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion (Pages 251-259)

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (Pages 104-138; Kindle) - 155pp

I Never Played the Game (Pages 109-124) - 380pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 198-201) - 294pp

10/2/2024 (75 pages)

Catch A Star:  Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion (Pages 236-250) - 259pp

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (Pages 65-103; Kindle) - 155pp

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 117-125) - 152pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 186-197) - 294pp

10/1/2024 (131 pages)

Behind The Rank, Volume 1 (Pages 156-203)

Catch A Star:  Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion (Pages 211-235) - 259pp

From the Inside Out: Harrowing Escapes from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (Pages 31-64; Kindle) - 155pp

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 107-116) - 152pp

Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College Football Season (Pages 172-185) - 294pp

From September

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 24-34) - 189pp

Great Moments in Pro Basketball (Pages 97-106) - 152pp

Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity (Pages 19-31) - 185pp

People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 66-87) - 162pp

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

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 135-156; Kindle) - 296pp

The Home Team Of Mothers, Daughters & American Champions (Pages 97-110) - 180pp

When Baseball Was Baseball (Pages 111-120; Kindle) - 356pp

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

From July

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

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 123-131) - 193pp (Billy's Hope)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 1-12) - 241pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 35-36) - 101pp

From June

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

From May

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 66-71) - 149pp

Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes In The Book Of Philippians (Pages 1-39) - 135pp

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

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

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

From April

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

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 43-56) - 129pp

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 10/27/24 - 10 (Finished 0)

"A Texan Looks At Lyndon" by J Evetts Haley

"Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the US Open" by Rocco Mediate and John Feinstein

"Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich 

"Reach Beyond the Break: The Avery Johnson Story" by Jimmie Hand

"Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places" by Tim Rowland 

"The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service" by Henry A. Crumpton 

"The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners" by David Fromkin

"The Way of the Father: Lessons from My Dad, Truths about God" by Michael W. Smith and Robert Noland 

"Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" by Mary L. Trump

"Unfit For Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" by John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi