Friday, March 27, 2026

Summer Collegiate / Independent Baseball Leagues - 2026

Cowboy Collegiate League
Baytown Bulkheads - W.L. Jenkins Park
Pearland Cobblers
Galveston Sand Crabs
Texas City Tall Boys
(Conroe) Texas X's - Conroe High School

Weatherford Cutters - Noon Lions Field in partnership with the Weatherford Baseball and Softball Association
Denton Dillies
Tyler Knockouts - Mike Carter Field 
Wichita Falls Spudders
Waco Woolly Wranglers - Riverbend Ballpark

Mid-America League
Beaumont Oil Barons - Vincent-Beck Stadium (Lamar)
Bryan Yard Dogs
Fort Scott Dragoons
Joplin Outlaws
Meridian Blues
Nacogdoches Niners
Piney Woods - White Oak TimberHogs
Texarkana Rhinos

Pecos League (Texas Teams Only)
Alpine Cowboys
Pecos Bills
Austin Weirdos

Texas Collegiate League (June 2 - July 26)
Acadiana Cane Cutters - Fabacher Field, Youngsville, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Rougarou - Goldsby Field
Brazos Valley Bombers - Bombers Stadium
Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators - Joe Miller Ballpark (McNeese State)
San Antonio River Monsters - Sullivan Field (UIW)
Victoria Generals - Riverside Stadium
Abilene Flying Bison - Walt Driggers Field (McMurry)
Sherman ShadowCats - Veterans Field

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Daily Reading Efforts - March 2026

3/26/2026 (68 pages)
Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 30-58; Kindle)
Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 90-128) - 278pp

3/25/2026 (94 pages)
1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 28-37) - 170pp
Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 56-73) - 232pp
Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 1-29; Kindle)
In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 180-181, 207-209)
Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 71-89) - 278pp
Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 168-173, 183-189)

3/24/2026 (75 pages)
One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 156-182)
Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 23-70) - 278pp

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

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

March 25 - April 24 - 0.0 miles running - 8.0 miles walking - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9.12 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 1 days) - 33 minutes elliptical (1 of 1 days) - 10,701 steps - 2 of 2 gym days
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March 25 (Wednesday) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:37 / 15:24) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,868 strides) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,701 steps
March 26 (Thursday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:01.13 / 15:45) - 9.12 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 387 calories)
March 27 (Friday) - 
March 28 (Saturday) - 
March 29 (Sunday) - 

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 12/06/2025 - 7 (Finished 4)

"A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch" by Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III
"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 

"A Charge to Keep: My Journey to the White House" by George W. Bush (Finished 12/31/25)
"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished 3/16/26)
"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished 3/25/26)
"Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey" by Laura Baugh (Finished 12/19/25)

Books Bought at Humble Half Price Books on 1/1/26 - 4 (Finished 4)

"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca and David Ritz (Finished 2/2/26)
"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey (Finished 1/14/26)
"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished 3/25/26)
"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished 1/12/26)

Used the $25 gift card my daughter got me for Father's Day in 2025 plus another $6.08.

Books Read in 2026 - 24 (18 Regular / 6 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

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

"Tommy Bowman:  Answering The Call" by Chad S. Conine (Finished January 7) - Amazon.com
"Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War" by Peter Harmsen (Finished January 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports" by Cyd Ziegler (Finished January 12) - Amazon.com
"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished January 12) - Humble Half Price Books
"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey with Ken Gurnick and Candace Garvey (Finished January 14) - Humble Half Price Books

"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken, Jr. with Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Sacred Acre:  The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with The Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Courtly Love:  A Profile of Coach Marsha Sharp" by Nancy Laine Price (Finished January 20) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Speak with No Fear:  Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter" by Mike Acker (Finished January 21) - Amazon Prime
"Blinded by the Lights: Texas High School Football and the Myth of Integration" by Don E. Albrecht (Finished January 22) - Amazon.com

"Native American Major Leaguers" edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin (Finished January 26) - Society for American Baseball Research
"Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas" by Mike Cobern (Finished February 2) - Amazon.com
"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca with David Ritz (Finished February 3) - Humble Half-Price Books
"Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend" by Stan Bunger (Finished February 19) - Christmas Gift
"Henry Aaron" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished February 22) - Society for American Baseball Research

"You Got To Have Wa" by Robert Whiting (Finished February 24) - Humble Half-Price Books
"The Astronaut Wives Club" by Lily Koppel (Finished March 5) - Personal Collection
"How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter" by Luke Stoffel (Finished March 10) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church" by Rachel Held Evans (Finished March 13) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished March 16) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women" by Zoe Vendizotti & Claire Mitchell (Finished March 17) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldman (Finished March 24) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work
"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished March 25) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished March 25) - Humble Half Price Books

In Transit Books

From February 2026
A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp
From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 176-215; Kindle)
God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 77-78) - 151pp

From January 2026
Freedom to Shift: A Proven Path to Stop Trading Time, Start Creating Freedom, and Shape What's Next (Pages 70-95; Kindle)
Pure Gold: The Autobiography Of Coach Willie E. Goldsmith, Sr. (Pages xiii-xvii, 1-13) - 221pp
The Barber, The Astronaut, And The Golf Ball (Pages xi-xx) - 174pp
Theology Simplified: Volume 2 (Pages 108-109; Kindle)
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 143-147) - 342pp

From December 2025
A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch (Pages 1-8) - 187pp
Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 72-82) - 144pp
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 23-28) - 218pp

From November 2025
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp
Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp
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 2025
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 2025
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

From August 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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
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

From February 2025
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 2025
Big Play:  Barra on Football (Pages 15-26) - 281pp

From December 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty (Pages 64-77) - 184pp

From August 2024
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