Saturday, December 13, 2025

Daily Reading Efforts - December 2025

12/31/2025
12/30/2025
12/29/2025
12/28/2025
12/27/2025
12/26/2025
12/25/2025
12/24/2025
12/23/2025
12/22/2025
12/21/2025
12/20/2025
12/19/2025
12/18/2025
12/17/2025
12/16/2025
12/15/2025
12/14/2025
12/13/2025

12/12/2025 (50 pages)
Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey (Pages 103-135) - 237pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 209-225) - 288pp

12/11/2025 (96 pages)
A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure (Pages 67-77) - 227pp
Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey (Pages 79-102) - 237pp
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into 
Champions (Pages 128-140) - 270pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 192-208) - 288pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 185-215; Kindle)

12/10/2025 (131 pages)
A Charge To Keep:  My Journey To The White House (Pages ix-xvi, 1-4) - 243pp
Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey (Pages 48-78) - 237pp
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions (Pages 88-127) - 270pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 176-191) - 288pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 153-184; Kindle)

12/9/2025 (84 pages)
A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure (Pages 61-66) - 227pp
Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey (Pages 29-47) - 237pp
Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 178-190) - 198pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 155-175) - 288pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 107-152; Kindle)

12/8/2025 (82 pages)
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 262-279)
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions (Pages 70-87) - 270pp
The Bookseller of Kabul (Pages 146-154) - 288pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 70-106; Kindle)

12/7/2025 (20 pages)
Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey (Pages 9-28) - 237pp

12/6/2025 - Nothing

12/5/2025 (30 pages)
A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure (Pages 45-60) - 227pp
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions (Pages 56-69) - 270pp

12/4/2025 (39 pages)
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 234-261) - 279pp
Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 72-82) - 144pp

12/3/2025 (19 pages)
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 215-233) - 279pp

12/2/2025 (15 pages)
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 200-214) - 279pp
Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions (Pages 34-55) - 270pp

12/1/2025 (96 pages)
A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure (Pages 9-44) - 227pp
Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 27-46) - 265pp
I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Pages 183-199) - 279pp
The Pursued: A True Story of Stalking, Memory, and Madness in America's Heartland (Pages 37-69; Kindle)

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Miles and Miles - 11/25/25 to 12/24/25

November 25 - December 24 - 0.0 miles running - 6.786 miles walking - 18.534 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0.0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 12,283 meters rowing (2 of 17 days) - 231 minutes elliptical (7 of 17 days) - 57,758 steps
November 25 (Tuesday) - 3.393 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (52:11.16 / 15:23) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - .807 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,574 steps
November 26 (Wednesday) - 3.393 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (52:07.65 / 15:22) - 1.507 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,320 steps
November 27 (Thursday) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,283 steps
November 28 (Friday) - 3.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,407 steps
November 29 (Saturday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,652 steps
November 30 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,858 strides) - 0.39 miles walking (Apple Health) - 946 steps
December 1 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,908 strides) - 0.78 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,988 steps
December 2 (Tuesday) - 0.78 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,717 steps
December 3 (Wednesday) - 0.86 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,043 steps
December 4 (Thursday) - 0.37 miles walking (Apple Health) - 906 steps
December 5 (Friday) - 0.44 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,065 steps
December 6 (Saturday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,446 steps
December 7 (Sunday) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,411 steps
December 8 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,844 strides) - 30:17 rowing for 6,185 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m)
December 9 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,874 strides)
December 10 (Wednesday) - 30:14 rowing for 6,098 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,716 strides)
December 11 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,866 strides)
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

In Transit Books

From November
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp
A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (63-89; Kindle)
Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 36-42) - 151pp
Native American Major Leaguers (Location 8511-9221; 66 pages (33); Kindle)
Still Evangelical?:  Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, And Theological Meaning (Pages 1-5) - 199pp
The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 88-106) - 247pp

From October
God Meant It For Good (Pages 68-70; Kindle)
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 36-49) - 134pp
Taming The Bull:  The John "Bull" Bramlett Story (Pages 23-35) -222pp

From September
A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 1213-2147 (69); 34 pages; Kindle)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp
Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp
Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 52-55) - 101pp

From August
A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 178-183) - 254pp
Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 235-305; Kindle)
Citizenship for Sale: How Foreign Money Buys American Residency (Pages 32-59; Kindle)
Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 59-86; Kindle) - 118pp
My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp
The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 129-135; Eric Liddell) - 240pp
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 75-88) - 241pp

From July
Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp
Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (xiii-xiv, 1-5) - 208pp
Fail Better:  Why Baseball Matters (Pages 24-31) - 267pp
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025 (629-1130 (48) - 24 pages; Kindle)
If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...: He Can't Keep Your Goods (Pages 85-116; Kindle)
Leading Your Child to Jesus:  How Parents Can Talk With Their Kids About Faith (Pages 22-36) - 122pp
Maria Woodworth-Etter:  The Evangelist (Pages 2-9; Kindle)
Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-37) - 184pp
The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May
Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Page 53) - 145pp
Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)
The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp
The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp

From April
A Compassionate Call To Counter Culture In A World Of Persecution (Pages v-vii, 1-19) - 42pp
First Freedom First:  A Citizens' Guide To Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Pages vii-xx) - 188pp
Maurice Clarett - My Life Story: Redemption - A Season of Thoughts (Pages 198-179) - 198pp
Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp
Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes in the Book of Philippians (Pages 59-69) - 135pp
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages ix-xviii, 1-19) - 261pp
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Pages xv, 1-7) - 268pp
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 100-111) - 342pp

From February
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)
Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water (Pages 67-68) - 207pp

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

From December
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 42-53) - 189pp
Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp
The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp
When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages vii-xi, 1-25) - 131pp

From November
1643 Days:  In A Federal Prison Camp (Pages iii-viii, 1-5) - 227pp
God at Ground Zero: How Good Overcame Evil, One Heart at a Time (Pages vii-xiv) - 208pp
People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 88-96) - 162pp
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (Page 36) - 188pp

From October
Ascending the Ladder: 9 Biblical Lessons for Reaching Your Career Goals and Thriving at Work (Pages 9-40; Kindle)
Chronicle of a Small Town (Pages ix-x, 3-7) - 175pp
Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 64-72) - 289pp

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

From August
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 18-38) - 225pp
When The News Went Live:  Dallas 1963 (Pages vii-xvi) - 197pp

From July 2024
Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp
Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp
Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

From June 2024
The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 9-20) - 137pp

From May 2024
The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp
The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

From April 2024
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)
Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp
Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

Monday, December 8, 2025

Books Read in 2025 - 103 (80 Regular / 23 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

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

"The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet" by Henry Fountain (Finished January 6) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West" by David Wolman and Julian Smith (Finished January 6) - College Station Half Price Books
"Unmasked:  Real People from Montgomery County, Texas" by Daren Lindley (Finished 6) - College Station Half Price Books
"Lattin's Slam Dunk to Glory: The Amazing True Story of the 1966 NCAA Season and the Championship Game that Changed America Forever" by David "Big Daddy D" Lattin (Finished January 12) - College Station Half Price Books
"Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema" by Odie Henderson (Finished January 15) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Slam Dunk 2: Winning Players Talk About Basketball, Family, and Faith" by Dave Branon (Finished January 18) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Confessions of a Baseball Purist: What's Right--and Wrong--with Baseball, as Seen from the Best Seat in the House" by Jon Miller with Mark Hyman (Finished January 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"One Final Pass: 15 Years Later" by Arthur L. Lindsay with Jan Berringer (Finished February 20) - College Station Half Price Books
"Come Home: Pray, Prophesy, and Proclaim God's Promises Over Your Prodigal" by Tim Sheets and Rachel Shafer (Finished January 22) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" by Salmon Rushdie (Finished January 30) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"One Dream:  The NFL" by Woody Falgoux (Finished January 31) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback" by William C. Rhoden (Finished February 10) - Half Price Books Humble
"The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War" by Delphine Minoui (Finished February 19) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw" by Michael Sokolove (Finished February 20) - Humble Half Price Books
"Summer Madness: Inside The Wild, Wacky World of the WNBA" by Fran Harris (Finished March 5) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners" by David Fromkin (Finished March 6) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Missing In Flight" by Audrey J. Cole (Finished March 7) - Kindle via Amazon.com Prime Reads
"Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham" by Don Wilton (Finished March 9) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love" by Gotham Chopra and Joe Levin (Finished March 10) - Barnes & Noble Town and Country Village 
"Great Texas Christmas Legends" by Zeno Zeplin (Finished March 15) - College Station Half Price Books

"The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin" by Masha Gessen (Finished March 20) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Taking Flak: Life In The Fast Lane" by Dan Pastorini with John P. Lopez (Finished March 26) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"When Baseball Was Baseball" by Don Drewniak (Finished March 29) - Kindle via Amazon.com
"The Real World of Texas Politics" by Richard Locander, Richard Shaw and Kevin Bailey (Finished March 31) - Half Price Books Humble
"Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity" by Jeff Oliver & Rick Joyner (Finished April 3) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub

"Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places" by Tim Rowland (Finished April 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History" by Jorge Ramos (Finished April 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings" by William Brashler (Finished April 15) - Friends of Houston Public Library
"Pressure" by Sam Rutigliano (Finished April 17) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs" by Giselle Stancic, Bill Nowlin and Jacob Pomrenke (Finished April 17) - Society for American Baseball Research

"Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row" by Linda Strom (Finished April 20) - The Book Cellar
"Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports" by Harriet May Savitz (Finished April 20) - Oh Goodie A Book
"It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan" by Tristan Donavan (Finished April 24) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II" by Charles Osgood (Finished April 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History" by Steve Deace and Todd Erzen (Finished April 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge" by Charles Austin (Finished April 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 
"Double Play: Faith and Family First" by Ben & Julianna Zobrist with Mike Yorkey (Finished May 8) - Oh Goodie A Book
"America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking" by Michael Youssef (Finished May 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball" by Harvey Frommer (Finished May 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Art of Neighboring" by Jay Pathak & Dave Runyon (Finished May 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine" by Charles Lachman (Finished May 15) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Texas Women Who Dared To Be First" by Jean Flynn (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football" by Brent Zwerneman (Finished May 23) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Things That Make White People Uncomfortable" by Michael Bennett and David Zinn (Finished May 25) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Covering Home:  My Life with Nolan Ryan" by Ruth Ryan (Finished May 28) - Burrowing Owl Bookstore Amarillo

"Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel" by Elias Chacour with David Hazard (Finished May 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America" by James Renner (Finished June 7) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"The Bookstore Family (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)" by Alice Hoffman (Finished June 10) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads
"Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer" by Holly Marie with Cindy & David Lambert (Finished June 13) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Parenting with Heart: How Imperfect Parents Can Raise Resilient, Loving, and Wise-Hearted Kids" by Stephen James & Chris Dodd (Finished June 13) - Christianbook.com

"Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed' by Stephen Brunt (Finished June 14) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry" by Mike Capps & Chuck Hartenstein (Finished June 17) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Day of the Cajundome Mega-Shelter:  The 'small city' that sprang up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina" by Jefferson Hennessy with Leigh Hennessy Robson and Mark B. Robson (Finished June 23) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues" by Mark Leinweaver with Ryan Bradley (Finished June 24) - Personal Collection
"The Ball:  Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream" by Daniel Paisner (Finished June 26) - Unknown (perhaps Amazon.com)

"Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America" by Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding (Finished June 26) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Holding the Line: A Lifetime of Defending Democracy and American Values" by Ronny Jackson (Finished June 29) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion" by Russell Freedman (Finished June 29) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Tortured For Christ" by Richard Wurmbrand (Finished July 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Most Misused Verses In The Bible:  Surprising Ways God's Word is Misunderstood" by Eric J. Bargerhuff (Finished July 5) - Liberty University Barnes & Noble

"Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior" by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty (Finished July 7) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The National Pastime:  Baseball in Texas and Beyond" by Steve West and Cecilia M. Tan (Finished July 8) - Society for American Baseball Research
"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond" by Susan Mettes (Finished July 11) - Christianbook.com
"Spirit Run:  A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land" by Noe Alvarez (Finished July 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"American Sky:  A Novel" by Carolyn Dasher (Finished July 18) - Amazon Prime

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America" by Howard L. Bingham and Max Wallace (Finished July 22) - Personal Collection
"Sam Stories" by Jimm Larry Hendren (Finished July 22) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 
"When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946 - 1963" by George Pawlush (Finished July 23) - Society for American Baseball Research
"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd (Finished July 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"It's About Damn Time:  How To Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage" by Arlan Hamilton with Rachel L. Nelson (Finished July 28) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan (Finished August 2) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"No Excuses: The True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life" by Kyle Maynard (Finished August 11) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet 
"Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home" by Gregg Olsen (Finished August 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads
"The Five People You Meet In Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Finished August 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Making It Home:  Life Lessons From A Season Of Little League" by Teresa Strasser (Finished August 14) - Barnes & Noble Town & Country Village

"Power Grab:  Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One Party Nation" by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann (Finished August 23) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America" by Heather Cox Richardson (Finished August 25) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love" by Andrew Janik (Finished August 28) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Jesus Or Nothing" by Dan DeWitt (Finished September 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell (Finished September 2) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars" with M.M. Angelo and J.J. Angelo (Finished September 3) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Beyond Basketball:  Coach K's Keywords For Success" by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola (Finished September 3) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1)" by Peter Colt (Finished September 16) - Kindle via Amazon.com First Reads
"The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory" by Thomas Fuller (Finished September 22) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished September 24) - Society for American Baseball Research

"Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives" by Kay Davidoff-Ziplow & Leslie F. Zimberg (Finished October 1) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court" by Bill Resler with Casey McNerthney (Finished October 3) - Clear Lake Half Price Books
"Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports" by Bruce Schoenfeld (Finished October 3) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"My Beautiful Sisters: A Memoir of Courage, Hope, and the Afghan Women's Soccer Team" by Khalida Popal (Finished October 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel" by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers, Jr. and Marjory Wentworth (Finished October 13) - Oh Goodie A Book

"Full Planet, Empty Plates:  The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity" by Lester R. Brown (Finished October 13) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up" by Steven Johnson, Jr. with Paul Cartwright (Finished October 13) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Elephant in the Room:  Sharing The Secrets For Pursuing Real Financial Success" by Ed Baker (Finished October 15) - Personal Collection
"God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach" by Marc Bloom (Finished October 29) - Personal Collection
"The MAGA Diaries:  Life Among the Fanatics, Extremists, and True Believers that Created the Modern Right" by Tina Nguyen (Finished October 29) - Barnes & Noble Conroe

"War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line" by David Nott (Finished November 1) - Kindle via Amazon.com and BookBub
"Runnin' with the Big Dogs: The True, Unvarnished Story of the Texas-OU Rivalry" by Mike Shropshire (Finished November 4) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"It's Good to Be Gronk" by Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski with Jason Rosenhaus (Finished November 17) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Play Hungry:  The Making Of A Baseball Player" by Pete Rose (Finished November 22) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"The Israel Decree: Understanding God's Unbreakable Covenant with His People and Their Land" by Amir Tsarfati (Finished November 22) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed (Finished November 25) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football" by Denne H. Freeman (Finished November 25) - Clear Lake Half Price Books Outlet
"I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson" by Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett (Finished December 8) - Barnes & Noble Midland

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 12/06/2025 - 7 (Finished 0)

"A Charge to Keep: My Journey to the White House" by George W. Bush
"A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch" by Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III
"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas
"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie
"Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey" by Laura Baugh
"Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War" by Tony Wood
"Third Down and a War to Go: The All-American 1942 Wisconsin Badgers" by Terry Frei 

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)

Swimming
Wrestling
Winter Soccer

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

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

Baseball
Softball
Tennis
Golf
Lacrosse
Track & Field

Field Hockey - None
Fall Soccer - None

Churches Attended and Visited in 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 5 - Absent
October 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert) 
October 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Marcus Rodriguez) 
October 26 - Absent (TAPPS Cross Country)

November 2 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Jason Swiggart, Cypress Campus Pastor)
November 9 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
November 16 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. service with Brad Talbert online on Monday, November 17)
November 23 - Absent
November 30 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. service with Brad Talbert online on Tuesday, December 3)

December 7 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) *Waverly