$75 Amazon Gift Card - 3/6/26

Given by Employer - $75.00 gift card to Amazon

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

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

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

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

$56.18 remaining

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

February 25 - March 24 - 1.25 miles running - 34.644 miles walking - 41.136 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 24,229 meters rowing (4 of 27 days) - 589 minutes elliptical (18 of 27 days) - 158,997 steps - 18 of 27 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)

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)

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

Daily Reading Efforts - March 2026

3/23/2026 (78 pages)

Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 11-55) - 232pp

In the Great Quiet: A Novel (Pages 28-60; Kindle)

3/22/2026 (74 pages)
1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 19-27) - 170pp

In the Great Quiet: A Novel (Pages vii-xv, 1-27; Kindle)
One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 135-155) - 182pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 86-93) - 179pp

3/21/2026 (11 pages)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 12-22) - 278pp

3/20/2026 (11 pages)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 1-11) - 278pp

3/19/2026 (48 pages)

Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 1-17) - 326pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 106-134) - 182pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 63-64) - 101pp

3/18/2026 (62 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 10-18) - 170pp

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (154-182; Kindle)

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 96-105) - 182pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 72-85) - 179pp

3/17/2026 (95 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages ix, 1-9) - 170pp

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (145-153; Kindle)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 258-279, 297; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 166-179) - 181pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 57-95) - 182pp

3/16/2026 (78 pages)

Concussion (Pages 221-269)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 229-257; Kindle)

3/15/2026 (111 pages)

Concussion (Pages 110-220) - 269pp

3/14/2026 (107 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (119-144; Kindle)

Concussion (Pages 68-109) - 269pp

Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 47-49) - 265pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 21-56) - 182pp

3/13/2026 (77 pages)

Concussion (Pages 59-67) - 269pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 9-20) - 182pp

Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 1-38; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 244-261)

3/12/2026 (28 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 161-165) - 181pp
One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages ix-xi, 1-8) - 182pp

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 23-34) - 204pp

3/11/2026 (36 pages)

Concussion (Pages 37-58) - 269pp

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 150-160) - 181pp

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 239-243) - 261pp

3/10/2026 (103 pages)

Concussion (Pages 3-36) - 269pp

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 193-236; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 133-149) - 181pp

My Toughest Battle:  A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio (Pages vii-xii, 3-4) - 249pp

3/9/2026 (64 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 169-192; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 108-132) - 181pp

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 224-238) - 261pp

3/8/2026 (53 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 125-168; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 99-107) - 181pp

3/7/2026 (85 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 83-124; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 210-223) - 261pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 132-153) - 270pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 56-62) - 101pp

3/6/2026 (90 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 42-82; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 161-209) - 261pp

3/5/2026 (150 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 4-41; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 134-160) - 261pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 218-302)

3/4/2026 (98 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 191-228; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 74-133) - 261pp

3/3/2026 (56 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 163-190; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 190-217) - 270pp

3/2/2026 (91 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 126-162; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 20-73) - 261pp

3/1/2026 (74 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 94-125; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 179-189) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 101-131) - 270pp

Ice Cream Pints - 2026 - 17

Sunday, January 18 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Peanut Butter Cup (1 pint - 840 calories)
Sunday, January 25 (HEB) - Baskin Robbins / Mint Chocolate Chip (14 oz. - 660 calories)

Monday, February 2 (HEB) - Tillamook / Tillamook Mudslide (1 pint - 770 calories)

Sunday, February 8 (HEB) - Haagen-Dazs / Butter Pecan (14 oz. - 970 calories)
Sunday, February 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Mexican Hot Chocolate (1 pint - 690 calories)

Sunday, February 22 (HEB) - Ben & Jerry's / Core Brownie Batter (1 pint - 1050 calories)

Sunday, March 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Intense Chocolate (1 pint - 680 calories)

Tuesday, March 3 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Banana Fudge (1 pint - 610 calories)

Thursday, March 5 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Creme Brulee (1 pint - 690 calories)
Saturday, March 7 (Kroger) - Kroger / Rocky Road (1 pint - 590 calories)

Sunday, March 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Lemon Bar (1 pint - 740 calories)

Tuesday, March 10 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 730 calories)

Friday, March 13 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Cinnamon Cookie Crumble (1 pint - 750 calories)

Sunday, March 15 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Honey Vanilla (1 pint - 590 calories)

Tuesday, March 17 (HEB) - Tillamook / Chocolate Peanut Butter (1 pint - 740 calories)
Wednesday, March 18 (Kroger) - Kroger / Strawberry Surf (1 pint - 470 calories)

Monday, March 23 (Kroger) - Kroger Private Selection / New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake (1 pint - 800 calories)

Different Texas Half Price Books (20 of 39)

Arlington, HPB South Arlington #018 (5/10/2024)

Austin, HPB Anderson Mill #057 (3/26/2023)

Austin, HPB North Lamar

Austin, HPB Parmer Crossing

Austin, HPB South Lamar #017 (4/30/2023)

Austin, HPB Southpark Meadows

Bedford, HPB Bedford #012 (3/21/2026)

Burleson, HPB Burleson

Cedar Hill, HPB Cedar Hill

Cedar Park, HPB Cedar Park

College Station, HPB College Station #021 (6/4/2023)

Corpus Christi, HPB Corpus Christi #015 (5/6/2023)

Dallas, HPB Flagship

Dallas, HPB Preston Village

Fort Worth, HPB Hulen

Fort Worth, HPB Ridgmar/Westover Village

Frisco, HPB Frisco #065 (6/3/2023)

Garland, HPB Garland

Houston, HPB Clear Lake #024 (3/19/2023)

Houston, HPB Copperfield Plaza #006 (4/29/2023)

Houston, HPB Westheimer #009 (6/22/2024)

Humble, HPB Humble #074 (7/21/2024)

Irving, HPB Las Colinas

Lewisville, HPB Lewisville #058 (7/16/2023)

Mansfield, HPB Mansfield #111 (5/10/2024)

McKinney, HPB McKinney #085 (8/18/2024)

Mesquite, HPB Mesquite (Closed on 5/5/2024 per Lone Star Literary Life)

Pearland, HPB Pearland #095 (4/16/2023)

Plano, HPB Plano

Richardson, HPB Richardson Heights

Rockwall, HPB Rockwall

Round Rock, HPB Round Rock #075 (6/15/2024)

San Antonio, HPB Bandera

San Antonio, HPB Brackenridge Park (Closed on 5/5/2024)

San Antonio, HPB Huebner Road

San Antonio, HPB North Central

San Antonio, HPB Stone Ridge Market #113 (8/10/2024)

Sugar Land, HPB Sugar Land #044 (11/9/2024)

Tyler, HPB Tyler #016 (10/24/2020)

Waco, HPB Waco Outlet #224 (2022 multiple)

Watauga, HPB Watauga

Different The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants - 10

22201 - Arlington, VA - The Market Common Clarendon - 10/26/2019 with Waverly

74133 - Tulsa, OK - Woodland Hills Mall - 11/24/2024 with Waverly

77024 - Houston, TX - Memorial City Mall - 01/05/2023 with Waverly

77056 - Houston, TX - The Galleria - 05/22/2023 with Waverly

77380 - The Woodlands, TX - The Woodlands Mall (since 2013)

77433 - Cypress, TX - Houston Premium Outlets - 1/5/2026 with Waverly

77479 - Sugar Land, TX - First Colony Mall - 3/29/2024 with Waverly

77494 - Katy, TX - Katy Mills - 01/05/2024 with Waverly

77546 - Friendswood, TX - Baybrook Mall - 05/25/2025 with Waverly

91101 - Pasadena, CA - Old Town Pasadena (2007)

Remaining in Texas (14)

75013 - Allen - Watters Creek Mall

75034 - Frisco, TX - Stonebriar Centre

75225 - Dallas, TX - 7700 West Northwest Highway

76015 - Arlington, TX - Parks At Arlington

76092 - Southlake, TX - Southlake Town Square

76102 - Fort Worth, TX - Sundance Square

78216 - San Antonio, TX - North Star Mall

78256 - San Antonio, TX - The Shops At La Cantera Mall

78411 - Corpus Christi, TX - Corpus Chrisi (La Palmera)

78746 - Austin, TX - Barton Creek Square

78759 - Austin, TX - Arboretum Mall

79414 - Lubbock, TX - South Plains Mall 

Barnes & Noble Booksellers (48 / 34 in Texas)

TEXAS - NEED

Arlington - The Parks at Arlington Mall

#2536 - Austin - Arboretum

#2928 - Austin - Sunset Valley Village

#2943 - Austin - The Homestead

#2267 - Bee Cave - Hill Country Galleria

#2305 - Cedar Hill - Hillside Village

#2268 - Dallas - Prestonwood Center

Flower Mound - The Highlands of Flower Mound

#2060 - Frisco - Stonebriar Mall

#2222 - Garland - Firewheel Mall

#2324 - Harker Heights - Market Heights

#2271 - Highland Village

#2344 - Hurst - Shops at North East Mall

Katy - Greentree Shopping Center

#2566 - Plano - Preston & Park
Richardson - Pavilion East Shopping Center (Open 11/29/23)
San Antonio - Alamo Ranch

#2055 - San Antonio - Bandera (Closed 11/27/23)

#2927 - San Antonio - Northwoods Shopping Center

#2353 - San Antonio - The Shops at La Cantera
Selma - The Forum at Olympia Parkway

TEXAS - COMING
Allen

TEXAS

#2009 - Round Rock - La Frontera Village (3/26/2023)

#2066 - Pasadena - Fairway Market Place (4/16/2023)

#2119 - McAllen - Northcross (11/12/2022)

#2127 - Beaumont - Parkdale Mall (3/13/2017)

#2152 - Humble - Deerbrook Mall (8/28/2013)

#2183 - Houston - The Centre in Copperfield (4/29/2023)

#2193 - Denton - Golden Triangle Mall (6/20/2017)

#2200 - The Woodlands (5/23/2016)

#2207 - Fort Worth - Hulen Center (9/4/2022)

#2241 - Southlake Town Square (3/20/2026)

#2277 - Sugar Land - First Colony Mall (3/5/2023)

#2311 - McAllen - Palms Crossing (11/13/2022)

#2321 - Houston - River Oaks Shopping Center (3/18/2023)

#2336 - Pearland - Pearland Town Center (4/16/2023)

#2364 - Lubbock (12/30/2017)

#2370 - El Paso - Fountains at Farah (8/12/2023)

#2586 - Plano/Creekwalk Village (6/5/2021)

#2624 - Tyler - Broadway Pavilion (9/17/2022)

#2634 - El Paso - Sunland Park (8/12/2023)

#2643 / #3504 - Houston - Town & Country (7/23/2022) / Town & Country Village (2/9/2025)

#2657 - Lewisville - Vista Ridge Village (9/7/2016)

#2665 - Amarillo (4/3/2022)

#2671 - Webster - Baybrook Gateway (11/20/2018)

#2685 - San Antonio - Ingram Festival (8/19/2023)

#2686 - Midland (11/17/2019 and 7/31/2022)

#2708 - Waco - Circuit City Plaza (9/4/2022)

#2802 - San Antonio - San Pedro (10/07/2022)
#2818 - Corpus Christi (5/7/2023)

#2875 - College Station (7/5/2020)

#2884 - Dallas - Lincoln Park (2/19/2023)

#3451 - Houston - Wesleyan Plaza (2/15/2026)

#3485 - Conroe - Conroe Marketplace (7/20/2024)
#3570 - Spring - Grand Parkway Marketplace (2/22/2026)

#2847 - Houston - Houston Champions (FM 1960) *Date unknown

ARKANSAS

#2182 - N. Little Rock (7/22/2018)

#2658 - Little Rock (8/8/2020)

LOUISIANA

#2730 - Lafayette (12/14/2023)
#2837 - Baton Rouge (7/5/2021)

MISSISSIPPI

#2318 - Ridgeland (6/18/2022)

NEW JERSEY

#2288 - Cherry Hill (4/18/2019)

#2664 - Marlton (1/17/2019)

NEW MEXICO

#2049 - Albuquerque (4/8/2023)
#2842 - Albuquerque (4/8/2023)

PENNSYLVANIA

#2198 - Altoona (4/6/2014)

#2826 - State College (5/26/2018)

TENNESSEE

#2224 - Collierville (4/21/2019)

#2701 - Brentwood (10/30/2019)

VIRGINIA

#2026 - Lynchburg (9/23/2017)