Daily Reading Efforts - May 2024

05/07/2024 (81 pages)
Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 47-60) - 123pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 81-88) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 156-172) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 71-108; Kindle)

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

05/06/2024 (113 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 25-40) - 149pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 61-80) - 168pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 69-73) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 138-155) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 35-70; Kindle)

Ross Youngs:  In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend (Pages 54-61) - 136pp

The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages ix, 1-9) - 163pp

05/05/2024 (76 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 8-24) - 149pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 65-68) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 121-137) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages XI-XIV, 1-34; Kindle)

05/04/2024 (145 pages)

Homeseekers, Parasites, And The Texas Midland:  The Texas League in Paris 1896-1904 (Pages 54-79) - 106pp

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 112-166; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 158-166)
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)

05/03/2024 (106 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 273-285)

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 55-111; Kindle)

Men of Spirit, Men of Sports (Pages 5-27) - 210pp

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 151-157) - 166pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 63-68) - 193pp (Billy's Foundation)

05/02/2024 (107 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 6-44; Kindle)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 259-272) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 106-120) - 290pp

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 112-150) - 166pp

05/01/2024 (138 pages)
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 235-258) - 285pp
Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 58-64) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 85-105) - 290pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 183-197; Kindle)

Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 1-32; Kindle)

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

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 161-184)

From April

Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)

Baseball's Natural:  The Story of Eddie Waitkus (Pages 29-42) - 136pp

Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp

Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

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

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 30-34) - 101pp

Overall Baseball Parks - 164

16 - MLB (9 former, 7 current)

84 - MILB (80 overall plus 4 summer collegiate league)

34 - Texas College, University or JUCO (34 minus Constellation Field)

  7 - Other College, University or JUCO

23 - High School (15 private / 8 public)

Texas Private and Parochial HS Baseball Fields Visited - 15

Home
Bay Area Christian School, League City (Houston Northland Christian 7, Pasadena First Baptist Christian 0 - 5/13/22 - TAPPS Division III Regional Playoff)

Concordia Lutheran High School (Rick Lynch Field), Tomball (Tomball Concordia Lutheran 11, Katy St. John XXIII 2 - 3/18/22)

Conroe Covenant Christian (Cougar Baseball Field), Conroe (Conroe Covenant Christian 10, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 4/11/24)

Houston Northland Christian School (Cougar Field), Houston (Houston Northland Christian 10, Tomball Rosehill Christian 0 - 3/26/24) - Patrick Walker

Houston St. Francis Episcopal (Memorial Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 21, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 3/7/24)

Houston St. Pius X (St. Pius X High School Baseball Field), Houston (Houston St. Pius X 5, Houston St. Thomas 0 - 3/23/24)

Houston Second Baptist School (Michael Stevens Field), Houston (Beaumont Kelly 3, Houston Second Baptist 1 - 3/22/24) - Mike Walker, Beck Brydon

Houston Second Baptist School - University Model (Schwartz Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 11, Houston Second Baptist - UM 0 - 3/5/24)

Northside Falcons Homeschool (Carl Barton, Jr. Park), Conroe (Northside Falcons Homeschool 18, West Houston Thunder Homeschool 9 - 4/1/24)

Spring Frassati Catholic (Rothwood Baseball Complex), Spring (Houston Lutheran South Academy 14, Spring Frassati Catholic 1 - 4/5/24)

The Woodlands Christian Academy (Warrior Field), The Woodlands (League City Bay Area Christian d. Cypress Christian School - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division II Regional Playoff)
The Woodlands John Cooper School (Field Family Diamond at Finnie Park), The Woodlands (The Woodlands John Cooper School 11, The Woodlands Legacy Prep Christian Academy 8 - 2/27/24)

Waco Live Oak Classical School (Falcon Park), Waco (Waco Live Oak Classical School 13, Bryan Brazos Christian 9 - 4/5/24)

Neutral

Panther Stadium, Sheldon (Beaumont Kelly 8, Houston Lutheran South Academy 2 - 5/7/24 - TAPPS Division II Regional Championship)

Strickland Field at Veterans Memorial Park, Weimar (San Antonio Central Catholic 11, Houston St. Pius X 1 - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division I Regional Playoff)

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

April 25 - May 24 - 4 miles running - 13.19 miles walking - 36.79 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 38,104 meters rowing - 396 minutes elliptical - 111,998 steps

April 25 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,816 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,017 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,084 steps

April 26 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:17/14:44) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,355 steps

April 27 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,856 strides) - 20.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 41,896 steps

April 28 (Sunday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,505 steps

April 29 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,790 strides) - 25:08 rowing for 5,020 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 1.45 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,661 steps

April 30 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,774 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:49/15:04) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,370 steps

May 1 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:03.16 / 14:49) - 24:32 rowing for 5,009 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,646 steps

May 2 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,730 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,806 steps

May 3 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,828 strides) - 24:48 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,445 steps

May 4 (Saturday) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (41:35.43 / 10:24) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,732 strides) - 14:57 rowing for 3,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,161 steps

May 5 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,664 strides) - 90 seconds plank - 24:54 rowing for 5,013 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.92 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,099 steps

May 6 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,844 strides) - 24:27 rowing for 5,013 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,970 steps

May 7 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,738 strides)

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Different Buc-ee's (28 of 49)

01 - Lake Jackson (Oyster Creek) - 1/5/2019

12 - Port Lavaca - 7/14/2017

14 - Alvin - 3/19/2023

16 - Giddings - 4/29/2016

17 - Luling - 4/13/2019

18 - Waller - 9/13/2013

19 - Pearland (S. Main St.) - 3/20/2021

20 - Pearland (Shadow Creek Pkwy) - 4/16/2023

22 - New Braunfels - 11/27/2021

23 - League City - 6/25/2023

24 - Eagle Lake - 10/13/2023

25 - Angleton (W. Mulberry St.) - 1/28/2024

26 - Madisonville - 5/9/2014

28 - Bastrop - 4/26/2019

30 - Wharton - 3/26/2021

31 - Richmond - 3/26/2021

32 - Cypress - 4/25/2021

33 - Texas City - 10/15/2016

34 - Baytown - 5/9/2015

35 - Temple - 11/30/2019

36 - Terrell - 6/5/2021

37 - Fort Worth - 8/19/2018

38 - Royse City - 7/2/2022

39 - Denton - 6/6/2021

40 - Katy - 6/16/2018

43 - Leeds, Alabama - 6/11/2022

44 - Melissa - 7/3/2022

48 - Ennis - 7/12/2020

02 - Lake Jackson (N. Hwy 2004) - 

03 - Brazoria (N. Brooks) - 

05 - Brazoria (S. Brooks) - Closed

07 - Freeport (E. Hwy 332) - 

08 - Freeport (N. Brazosport Blvd.) - 

13 - Angleton (E. Mulberry St.) - 

21 - Angleton (Loop 274) - 

29 - Lake Jackson (Hwy 332) - 

42 - Loxley (Robertsdale), Alabama - 

45 - Sevierville, Tennessee - 

46 - Saint Augustine, Florida - 

47 - Daytona Beach, Florida - 

50 - Crossville, Tennessee -

51 - Warner Robins (Fort Valley), Georgia - 

52 - Calhoun (Adairsville), Georgia - 

53 - Florence, South Carolina - 

55 - Richmond, Kentucky - 

57 - Athens, Alabama - 

58 - Auburn, Alabama - 

59 - Hillsboro, Texas - 

60 - Johnstown, Colorado - 

62 - Springfield, Missouri - 

Different Texas Half Price Books (11 of 40)

Arlington, HPB South Arlington

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

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

Humble, HPB Humble

Irving, HPB Las Colinas

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

Mansfield, HPB Mansfield

McKinney, HPB McKinney

Mesquite, HPB Mesquite

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

Plano, HPB Plano

Richardson, HPB Richardson Heights

Rockwall, HPB Rockwall

Round Rock, HPB Round Rock

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

Sugar Land, HPB Sugar Land

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

Waco, HPB Waco Outlet #224 (2022 multiple)

Watauga, HPB Watauga

Movies Seen in Theaters in 2024 - 18

"Arcadian", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 13)***

"Arthur The King", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 17)***

"Bob Marley:  One Love", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 22)*

"Boy Kills World", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 26)

"Drugstore June", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 5)*

"Ghostbusters:  Frozen Empire", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 26)

"I.S.S.", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 31)*

"Knox Goes Away", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 18)

"Kung Fu Panda 4", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 1)*

"Mars Express", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 5)*

"Mean Girls", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 4)*

"Ordinary Angels", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 4)**

"Scrambled", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 1)*

"Some Other Woman", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 4)*

"The American Society of Magical Negroes", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 20)*

"The Beekeeper," Regal Lone Star 19, Tomball, TX (February 10)

"The Fall Guy," Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 2)

"Wonka", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 25)*