Daily Reading Efforts - July 2026

7/31/2026

7/30/2026

7/29/2026

7/28/2026

7/27/2026

7/26/2026

7/25/2026

7/24/2026

7/23/2026

7/22/2026

7/21/2026

7/20/2026

7/19/2026

7/18/2026

7/17/2026

7/16/2026

7/15/2026

7/14/2026

7/13/2026

7/12/2026 (96 pages)

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 290-318)

Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 122-129)

The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 116-127) - 156pp

What Remains Of You (Pages 113-145; Kindle)

When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 138-150) - 270pp

7/11/2026 (39 pages)

The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 4-24) - 156pp

When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 27-44) - 232pp

7/10/2026 (63 pages)

Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 119-121) - 129pp

The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 92-115) - 156pp

What Remains Of You (Pages 77-112; Kindle)

7/9/2026 (74 pages)

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 246-289) - 318pp

What Remains Of You (Pages 47-76; Kindle)

7/8/2026 (40 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages vii-xii) - 179pp

Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 104-118) - 129pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 119-137) - 270pp

7/7/2026 (104 pages)

Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 186-189)

Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 17-32) - 60pp

Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 85-103) - 129pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages xi-xiii, 1-3) - 156pp

What Remains Of You (Pages 14-46; Kindle)
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 1-26) - 232pp

7/6/2026 (70 pages)

Arnold Palmer (Pages 50-80) - 154pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 65-84) - 129pp

The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 73-91) - 156pp

7/5/2026 (40 pages)
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 172-185) - 189pp

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 232-245) - 318pp
Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 5-16) - 60pp

7/4/2026 - Nothing

7/3/2026 (35 pages)

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 84-111) - 271pp

When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 112-118) - 270pp

7/2/2026 (78 pages)
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 45-72) - 156pp

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4) (Pages 129-145; Kindle)
What Remains Of You (Pages 1-13; Kindle)

When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 92-111) - 270pp

7/1/2026 (75 pages)

How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 178-231) - 318pp
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 41-44) - 156pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 75-91) - 270pp

Miles and Miles - 6/25/26 to 7/24/26

June 25 - July 24 - 6.2 miles running - 28.583 miles walking - 28.377 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 15,678 meters rowing (3 of 18 days) - 231 minutes elliptical (7 of 18 days) - 123,067 steps - 7 of 18 gym days

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June 25 (Thursday:  Day 1) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,087 steps
June 26 (Friday:  Day 2) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,858 steps

June 27 (Saturday:  Day 3) - 3.1 miles running at Polish Pickle Run 5K (Bremond, TX) - 31:45.31 (chip) - 4.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 15,922 steps

June 28 (Sunday:  Day 4) - 4.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,843 steps

June 29 (Monday:  Day 5) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,740 strides) - 1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,645 steps

June 30 (Tuesday:  Day 6) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:40 / 15:25) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,404 steps
July 1 (Wednesday:  Day 7) - 2.313 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (35:44.43 / 15:27) - 2.31 miles walking in Springwoods Village (34:31 / 14:57) - 0.777 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,866 steps
July 2 (Thursday:  Day 8) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,882 strides) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,137 steps
July 3 (Friday:  Day 9) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,880 steps
July 4 (Saturday:  Day 10) - 3.1 miles running at Lucy Park parkrun 5K #58 (Wichita Falls, TX) - 15:45:11 (out) - 16:40:06 (back) = 32:25.17 - 1.12 miles walking in Alvarado (17:03 / 15:13) - 1.14 miles walking in Itasca (17:28 / 15:19) - 3.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 16,946 steps
July 5 (Sunday:  Day 11) - 4.87 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:13:16 / 15:03) - 0.93 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,899 steps
July 6 (Monday:  Day 12) - 3.83 miles walking in Springwoods Village (58:00 / 15:09) - 0.27 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,468 steps
July 7 (Tuesday:  Day 13) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,744 strides) - 20:04 rowing for 4,016 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.66 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,616 steps
July 8 (Wednesday:  Day 14) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 31:10.68 (north) - 18:07.30 - 15:16.97 (south) = 1:04:33.95 /16:08 - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,396 steps
July 9 (Thursday:  Day 15) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 378 calories; 5,702 strides) 
July 10 (Friday:  Day 16) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,850 strides) - 28:10 rowing for 5,601 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m)
July 11 (Saturday:  Day 17) - 5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:40 / 15:25)
July 12 (Sunday:  Day 18) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,770 strides) - 30:10 rowing for 6,061 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m)

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (25 of 27 weeks)

January 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
January 11 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
January 18 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Stephen Trammell)* - 1
January 25 - Houston's First Baptist Church cancelled in-person worship due to winter storm

February 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)

February 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 2
February 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Leon Brooks III)* - 3
February 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

March 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
March 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brandon Ayers)* - 4
March 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
March 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 5

March 29 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)

April 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - Saturday Easter Service (Greg Matte)* - 6

April 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 7
April 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

April 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Dr. John Piper)

April 26 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)

May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 8

May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

May 3 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)

May 10 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. service Online - Greg Matte)

May 17 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 9
May 24 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 10
May 31 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Ethan Schifelbein)* - 11 

June 7 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. Bill Blocker, President, College of Biblical Studies, Houston)* - 12
June 14 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (John Wethington, Senior Pastor, New Day Church, Houston)* - 13
June 21 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. O.S. Hawkins, Chancellor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)* - 14
June 28 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. service Online - Daniel Ritchie, Southern Baptist Convention) - 15/25

July 5 - Attended Grand Oaks Church 9:30 a.m. (Kirk Godkin) - with Waverly for Mom and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary
July 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 16/27 (7 - 16 - 16 = 39)

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 2/3/24 - 10 (Finished 3)

"Jews & Christians: A Troubled Family" by Walter Harrelson and Randall M. Falk

"The 1983 Texas Sports Almanac" by Robert O'Brien and Lawrence T. Lorimer

"The Bell Ringer" by Victor Rodriguez

"The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories" by Josh Davis

"The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams" by Darcy Frey

"You Herd Me!: I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will" by Colin Cowherd

"You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity" by Don McPherson

"How to Be Like Mike: Life Lessons about Basketball's Best" by Pat Williams (Finished 7/12/26)

"Racism in the Church: Kill the Root, Destroy the Tree" by Kenneth Copeland (Finished 3/6/24)

"Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape" by Jessica Luther (Bought in error: Previously read in 2017)

Books New and In The Queue - 13 / 4 / 33 (Old List)

In Process - 2020-2021 Purchases
"'74:  A Basketball Story" by Timothy Brannan (BN.com)
"Bart Giamatti:  A Profile" by Robert P. Moncreiff (Texas Bookman)
"Banished From Johnstown:  Racist Backlash In Pennsylvania" by Cody McDevitt (Barnes & Noble)
"Fresh Out of Amazing:  Opening Your Heart To God's Unexpected Invitation" (Christianbook.com)
"Hope in the Dark:  Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not" (Christianbook.com)
"In the Blink of an Eye:  Forgiveness in Black and White" by JT and Terri Lee Clark (Direct purchase)
"In the Middle of the Mess:  Strength For This Beautiful, Broken Life" (Christianbook.com)
"Lone Star Splash:  From The Past" by Thurman W. Robins (Murder by the Book)
"To The Road And Back:  The Stories of Bobby Moegle's 40 Years as Baseball Coach at Lubbock Monterey High School" by Mike Gustafson (Direct purchase)

"UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team" by Jim Droskinis (Amazon.com)
"Uninvited:  Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely" by Lysa TerKeurst
"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo (Amazon.com)
"Willie Wells:  "El Diablo" of the Negro Leagues" by Bob Luke (University of Texas Press)

In Process - Older Books
"Back to Work:  Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy" by Bill Clinton
"I Was Wrong:  Why The World's Most Notorious Atheist Called It Quits ... And Other Trouble For the New Atheism" by Dennis Prince
"Simplicity:  Kingdom Living through the Eyes of a Child" by Betty Malz

"Your Legacy:  The Greatest Gift" by Dr. James Dobson

Not Started
"C.S. Lewis & Mere Christianity:  The Crisis That Created A Classic" by Paul McCusker (Christianbook.com)
"Christian Theology for People in a Hurry" by Daryl Aaron (Christianbook.com)
"Fierce Hope:  Why The Only Truth Worth Living For Is Greater Than The Empty Promises Of Our Chaotic World" by Savanna Hartman (Christianbook.com)

"Me Too:  Experience The God Who Understands" by Jon Weece (Christianbook.com)
"My Final World:  Holding Tight To The Issues That Matter Most" by Charles Colson with Anne Morse (Christianbook.com)
"The Case For Easter:  A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection" by Lee Strobel (Christianbook.com)
"The Faith Of America's First Ladies" by Jane Hampton Cook (Christianbook.com)
"What Works:  Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America" by Cal Thomas

"A World Without Tyranny" (Christianbook.com)

"Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now" (Christianbook.com)

"Bible Basics for Everyone" (Christianbook.com)

"Boundless: What Global Expressions of Faith Teach Us about Following Jesus" (Christianbook.com)

"Confident Moms, Confident Daughters: Helping Your Daughter Live Free from Insecurity and Love How She Looks" (Christianbook.com)

"Confronting Kingdom Challenges" (Christianbook.com)

"Counting Stars in an Empty Sky: Trusting God's Promises for Your Impossibilities" (Christianbook.com)

"Do Your Children Believe?: Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy" (Christianbook.com)

"Fairness Is Overrated: And 51 Other Leadership Principles to Revolutionize Your Workplace" (Christianbook.com)

"Hope for the Same-Sex Attracted: Biblical Direction for Friends, Family Members, and Those Struggling with Homosexuality" (Christianbook.com)

"Is God Speaking to Me?: How to Discern His Voice and Direction" (Christianbook.com)

"Know Your Bible: All 66 Books Explained and Applied" (Christianbook.com)

"Living in the Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology for the Life of the Church" (Christianbook.com)

"One-Minute Insights for Men" (Christianbook.com)

"Parenting with Heart: How Imperfect Parents Can Raise Resilient, Loving, and Wise-Hearted Kids" (Christianbook.com)

"Protecting Your Teen from Disturbing Behaviors: Helping Your Teen Overcome Today's Issues" (Christianbook.com)

"Quick Tips for Busy Families: Sneaky Strategies for Raising Great Kids" (Christianbook.com)

"Real-Life Romance: Inspiring Stories to Help You Believe in True Love" (Christianbook.com)

"Rock-Solid Families: Transforming an Ordinary Home into a Fortress of Faith" (Christianbook.com)

"Sacred Ground, Sticky Floors: How Less-Than-Perfect Parents Can Raise (Kind of) Great Kids" (Christianbook.com)

"The Marriage Mentor: Becoming the Couple You Long to Be" (Christianbook.com)

"The Way of Hope: A Fresh Perspective on Sexual Identity, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Church" (Christianbook.com)

"Winning Your Spiritual Battles" (Christianbook.com)

Picture Books
"Images of America:  Tyrone" by Jeffrey Adams and R. Curt Chinnici
"When Vision Becomes Reality:  The Remarkable Journey of Liberty University's Football Program"

Books Read in 2026 - 59 (44 Regular / 15 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
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research

"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished June 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967" by Thurman W. Robins, Ed.D (Finished June 8) - Murder by the Book

"Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player" by Willie O'Ree with Michael McKinley (Finished June 9) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished June 12) - Christianbook.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 13) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Summerall:  On And Off The Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished June 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished June 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished July 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research

"Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball" by Chamique Holdsclaw with Jennifer Frey (Finished July 7) - Mansfield Half-Price Books

"Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People" by Stan Toler & Keith Hawk (Finished July 12) - christianbook.com
"How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best" by Pat Williams with Michael Weinreb (Finished July 12) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

Ice Cream Pints - 2026 - 66 (1 double)

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)

Tuesday, March 24 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Houston Astros Peanut Brittle (1 pint - 730 calories)

Friday, March 27 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Gooey Butter Cake (1 pint - 730 calories)

Sunday, March 29 (Kroger) - Kroger / Tie Dye Burst (1 pint - 420 calories)

Sunday, March 29 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Brookie A La Mode (1 pint - 710 calories)

Tuesday, March 31 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (1 pint - 740 calories)

Wednesday, April 1 (Speedy Stop) - M&M's / Chocolate (14 oz. - 590 calories)

Thursday, April 2 (HEB) - Higher Harvest by HEB Non- Dairy / Rich Dark Chocolate (1 pint - 500 calories)

Friday, April 3 (Kroger) - Oreo / Mint (14 oz. - 490 calories)

Saturday, April 4 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Chocolate Fudge Brownie (1 pint - 690 calories)

Wednesday, April 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Banana Nut (1 pint - 700 calories)

Thursday, April 9 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Candy Bar (1 pint - 860 calories)
Saturday, April 11 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Caramel Pecan Turtle (1 pint - 850 calories)

Wednesday, April 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Dulce de Leche (1 pint - 750 calories)

Sunday, April 19 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Poteet Strawberry (1 pint - 660 calories)

Monday, April 20 (Speedy Stop) - Breyer's / Cookies & Cream (1 pint - 590 calories)

Wednesday, April 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Butter Pecan (1 pint - 780 calories)

Monday, April 27 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Cherry & Chocolate (1 pint - 730 calories)
Wednesday, April 29 (Speedy Stop) - Reese's / Peanut Butter (1 pint - 730 calories)

Friday, May 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Grasshopper (1 pint - 740 calories)

Sunday, May 3 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Texas Starry Night (1 pint - 680 calories)

Monday, May 4 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Neapolitan (1 pint - 590 calories)

Tuesday, May 5 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Classic Pecan Pie (1 pint - 840 calories)

Thursday, May 7 (7-11) - Dr. Bombay / Strawberry Cream Dream (1 pint - 700 calories)

Friday, May 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Honey Sopapilla (1 pint - 760 calories)

Sunday, May 10 (HEB) - Tillamook / Coffee Almond Fudge (1 pint - 660 calories)

Monday, May 11 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Frozen Yogurt / Caramel Truffle (1 pint - 500 calories)

Tuesday, May 12 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Rainbow Sherbet (1 pint - 450 calories)

Wednesday, May 13 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / A&W Root Beer Float (1 pint - 510 calories)
Thursday, May 14 (HEB) - Baskin-Robbins / Jamoca Almond Fudge (14 oz. - 680 calories)

Saturday, May 16 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Neapolitan (1 pint - 590 calories) *double

Sunday, May 17 (Kroger) - Kroger Private Selection / Creamsicle Swirl (1 pint - 660 calories)

Tuesday, May 19 (HEB) - Swoon by HEB / Key Lime Pie (1 pint - 1220 calories)

Thursday, May 21 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 700 calories)

Friday, May 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Lonestar Blast (1 pint - 470 calories)

Monday, May 25 (HEB) - Tillamook / Oregon Strawberry (1 pint - 600 calories)

Thursday, May 28 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Java Chocolate Chunk (1 pint - 720 calories)
Sunday, May 31 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Black Raspberry Fudge (1 pint - 720 calories)

Sunday, May 31 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Cherry Vanilla (1 pint - 610 calories)

Monday, June 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Chocolate (1 pint - 610 calories)

Monday, June 8 (HEB) - Tillamook / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 720 calories)
Thursday, June 11 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Cookies 'n Cream (1 pint - 700 calories)
Saturday, June 13 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Buttered Pecan (1 pint - 740 calories)

Monday, June 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Rocky Road (1 pint - 700 calories)

Thursday, June 18 (7-11) - Seven Select / Brookie Dough (1 pint - 960 calories)

Thursday, June 18 (7-11) - Seven Select / Mint Cookies 'n Cream (1 pint - 980 calories)
Monday, June 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations No Sugar Added / Butter Pecan (1 pint - 530 calories)

Thursday, June 25 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 740 calories)
Wednesday, July 1 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Orange Swirl (1 pint - 570 calories)
Sunday, July 5 (HEB) - Tillamook / Vanilla Bean (1 pint - 640 calories)
Friday, July 10 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / The Great Divide (1 pint - 640 calories)

By Brand

Baskin-Robbins - 2 (Jamoca Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip)
Ben & Jerry's - 1 (Core Brownie Batter)
Blue Bell - 13 (A&W Root Beer Float, Banana Fudge, Black Raspberry Fudge, Brookie A La Mode, Buttered Pecan, Cherry Vanilla, Classic Pecan Pie, Cookies 'n Cream, Gooey Butter Cake, Honey Vanilla, Mint Chocolate Chip, Orange Swirl, The Great Divide)
Breyer's - 1 (Cookies & Cream)
Dr. Bombay - 1 (Strawberry Cream Dream)

Haagen-Dazs - 1 (Butter Pecan)
HEB Creamy Creations - 24 (Banana Nut, Butter Pecan, Candy Bar, Caramel Pecan Turtle, Cherry & Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip, Creme Brulee, Dulce de Leche, Grasshopper, Honey Sopapilla, Intense Chocolate, Java Chocolate Chunk, Lemon Bar, Lonestar Blast, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Neapolitan, Peanut Butter Cup, Rainbow Sherbet, Rocky Road, Texas Starry Night, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle)
HEB Creamy Creations Frozen Yogurt - 1 (Caramel Truffle)

HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition - 3 (Cinnamon Cookie Crumble, Houston Astros Peanut Brittle, Poteet Strawberry)

HEB Creamy Creations No Sugar Added - 1 (Butter Pecan)
Higher Harvest by HEB Non- Dairy - 1 (Rich Dark Chocolate)

Kroger - 3 (Rocky Road, Strawberry Surf, Tie Dye Burst)

Kroger Private Selection - 2 (Creamsicle Swirl / New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake)
M&M's - 1 (Chocolate)

Oreo - 1 (Mint)

Reese's - 1 (Peanut Butter)
Seven Select - 2 (Brookie Dough / Mint Cookies 'n Cream)
Swoon by HEB - 1 (Key Lime Pie)
Tillamook - 6 (Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip, Oregon Strawberry, Tillamook Mudslide, Vanilla Bean)