Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Daily Reading Efforts - June 2026

6/30/2026
6/29/2026
6/28/2026
6/27/2026
6/26/2026
6/25/2026
6/24/2026
6/23/2026
6/22/2026
6/21/2026
6/20/2026
6/19/2026
6/18/2026
6/17/2026
6/16/2026
6/15/2026
6/14/2026
6/13/2026
6/12/2026
6/11/2026
6/10/2026
6/9/2026
6/8/2026
6/7/2026
6/6/2026
6/5/2026
6/4/2026
6/3/2026

6/2/2026 (39 pages)
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 44-49) - 129pp
The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem (Pages 122-137)
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 89-105) - 241pp

6/1/2026 (104 pages)
Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 28-46) - 263pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages iii-x, 1-43) - 129pp
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 120-153; Kindle)

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Summer Collegiate / Independent Baseball Leagues - 2026

Cowboy Collegiate League
Baytown Bulkheads - W.L. Jenkins Park (City of Baytown)
Pearland Cobblers - Veterans Sports Complex
Galveston Sand Crabs - Tor Baseball Field
Texas City Tall Boys - Robinson Park
(Conroe) Texas X's - Ferrell Park at Elmore Field (Conroe ISD) - 6/1/26 - $10 plus $1.63 service fee = $11.63

Weatherford Cutters - Noon Lions Field in partnership with the Weatherford Baseball and Softball Association
Denton Dillies - Roberts Field - Cancelled operations
Tyler Knockouts - Mike Carter Field 
Wichita Falls Spudders - Hoskins Field (Wichita Falls ISD)
Waco Woolly Wranglers - Riverbend Ballpark (City of Waco)

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

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

Books Read in 2026 - 47 (35 Regular / 12 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
"Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing" by Kyle Petty and Ellis Henican (Finished March 30) - Southlake Barnes & Noble

"Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Finished April 6) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story" by Bob Devaney (and friends) (Finished April 12) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Michael And The Whiz Kids:  A Story of Basketball, Race and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed" by Bryan M. Litfin (Finished April 22) - Barnes & Noble
"1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era" by David Krell (Finished April 22) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work

"Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding, America's Bad Girl of Ice Skating" by Frank Coffey and Joe Layden (Finished April 24) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"In the Great Quiet: A Novel" by Laura Vogt (Finished April 27) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads
"The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible" by Chanan Tigay (Finished May 6) - Bedford Half-Price Books Outlet
"A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" by Kevin Murphy (Finished May 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water" by Daniel J. Boyne (Finished May 13) - Half Price Books Humble

"Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World" edited by Leila Sales (Finished May 14) - Amazon.com
"The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" by Sarah McCammon (Pages 266-270) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas" by Creath Davis (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True" by W.F. Strong (Finished May 17) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher" by Billy Olson with Carlton Stowers (Finished May 17) - Mansfield Half Price Books

"Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Finished May 22) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game" by Ron Seybold (Finished May 26) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished May 26) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Theology Simplified: Volume 2" by Bob Yandian (Finished May 26) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"10 Lies & The Truth" by Robby Crihfield (Finished May 27) - Amazon.com

"More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore and Matt Fulks (Finished May 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem" by Adam Hamilton (Finished June 2) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books

Books Bought at Houston Westheimer Half Price Books on 6/22/24 - 3 (Finished 1)

"24 Hours That Changed the World, Expanded Paperback Edition" by Adam Hamilton ($4)
"Elements of Grace" by Barkley S. Thompson ($2)

"The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem" by Adam Hamilton ($2; Finished 6/2/26)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/6/25 - 8 (Finished 5)

"The National Pastime:  A Review of Baseball History No. 23, August 2003" by The Society for
 American Baseball Research
"The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation" by Barbara R. Rossing
"The Sabermetric Revolution:  Assessing The Growth of Analytics in Baseball" by Benjamin Baumer and Andrew Zimbalist

"Full Planet, Empty Plates:  The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity" by Lester R. Brown (Finished 10/13/2025)
"It's About Damn Time:  How To Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage" by Arlan Hamilton with Rachel L. Nelson (Finished 7/29/2025)
"Power Grab:  Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One Party Nation" by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann (Finished 8/23/25)
"Spirit Run:  A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land" by Noe Alvarez (Finished 7/11/2025)
"Tortured For Christ" by Richard Wurmbrand (Finished 7/2/2025)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 10/27/25 - 5 (Finished 3)

"10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America" by Steven M. Gillon
"Gods of Tin: The Flying Years" by James Salter

"It's Good to Be Gronk" by Rob Gronkowski with Jason Rosenhaus (Finished 11/17/25)
"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed (Finished 11/25/25)
"The Bookseller of Kabul" by Åsne Seierstad (Finished 12/15/25)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 12/06/25 - 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)