Sunday, March 8, 2026

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (9 of 9 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)*
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)*
February 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Leon Brooks III)*
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)*

Daily Reading Efforts - March 2026

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

February 25 - March 24 - 1.25 miles running - 14.11 miles walking - 18.32 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 6,081 meters rowing (1 of 11 days) - 292 minutes elliptical (9 of 12 days) - 68,770 steps - 9 of 12 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)
March 9 (Monday) - 
March 10 (Tuesday) - 
March 11 (Wednesday) - 

You Know You're in Texas When ..:

... the joke's on A&M - 2/12/24 - Aggie Jokes
... you can't always get there from here - 2/12/24 - Airlines
... you "Remember the Alamo!" - 2/12/24 - The Alamo
... not only chickens cross the road - 2/14/24 - Armadillo
... it is about the bike - 2/14/24 - Armstrong, Lance
... you're powdering your nose - 2/14/24 - Ash, Mary Kay
... cemeteries host extraterrestrials - 2/18/24 - Aurora Cemetery
... you want your meat smoked - 2/18/24 - Barbecue
... you looked beyond the belfry - 2/18/24 - Bats
... you salute the only surviving veteran of two world wars - 2/18/24 - Battleship Texas
... the open spaces are extra wide - 2/18/24 - Big Bend
... hairdos are defining features - 2/18/24 - Big Hair
... you hear "Howwwwdy, folks" - 2/19/24 - Big Tex
... a timer comes with dinner - 2/19/24 - Big Texan Steak Ranch
... traveling is for the birds - 2/19/24 - Birding
... congressmen scream for ice cream - 2/19/24 - Blue Bell Ice Cream
... you need to rent only the tuxedo jacket - 3/7/24 - Boots and Jeans
... you buy milk in a can - 3/7/24 - Borden, Gail
... "make a run for the border" isn't a fast-food invitation - 3/7/24 - Borderland
... the boasting starts - 3/7/24 - Bragging
... the Caddy is regarded as art - 3/7/24 - Cadillac Ranch
... you're on the king's highway - 3/7/24 - El Camino Real
... some steaks are battered and fried - 3/8/24 - Chicken-Friend Steak
... you're hankering for a bowl o' red - 3/8/24 - Chili
... some kitchens are built on wheels - 3/8/24 - Chuck Wagon
... you're listening to the classics - 3/31/24 - Cliburn, Van
... old planes still fly - 3/31/24 - Commemorative Air Force
... you celebrate high tech - 3/31/24 - Computer Chip
... you're eating lunch on a stick - 3/31/24 - Corny Dogs
... the county seat has a square - 4/26/24 - County Courthouses
... you hit the trail - 4/26/24 - Cowboys and Cattle Trails
... you know who shot J.R. - 4/26/24 - Dallas
... you're getting a Dell, dude - 4/26/24 - Dell, Michael
... you ask for the "friendly Pepper upper" - 4/26/24 - Dr Pepper
... you're hiking up a rock - 7/28/24 - Enchanted Rock
... "Happy Trails" is on your iPod - 7/28/24 - Evans, Dale
... "the governor wears a petticoat" - 4/5/25 - Ferguson, Miriam "Ma"
... "Thanksgiving comes early" - 4/5/25 - First Thanksgiving
... "you celebrate the harvest" - 4/7/25 - Food Festivals
... "couples check the football schedule before they plan the wedding" - 4/7/25 - Football
... "you're whooping it up in Cowtown" - 4/7/25 - Fort Worth Stockyards
... "you eat pie out of a sack" - 5/4/25 - Frito Pie
... "you're thinking about frontier days" - 5/4/25 - Frontier Forts
... "the spirits put on a show" - 5/4/25 - Ghost Lights
... "filmmakers erect a big house on the prairie" - 5/4/25 - Giant
... "shrimp us more than an appetizer" - 5/10/25 - Gulf Shrimp
... "rock stars wear glasses" - 5/10/25 - Holly, Buddy
... "you're two-steppin' at the dance hall" - 5/10/25 - Honky-tonks
... "you see larger-than-life heroes" - 5/10/25 - Houston, Sam
... "you're grateful that Janis got the blues" - 5/10/25 - Joplin, Janis
... "the most famous Jordan didn't play basketball" - 5/10/25 - Jordan, Barbara
... "word travels slowly" - 9/7/25 - Juneteenth
... "the pickin' and singin' start" - 9/7/25 - Kerrville Folk Festival
... "someone is kicking up her heels" - 9/7/25 - Kilgore Rangerettes
... "you're hanging out on Sixth Street" - 9/7/25 - Live Music Capital of the World
... "the star comes out" - 3/7/26 - Lone Star
... "you see the herd a-comin" - 3/7/26 - Longhorns
... "you're looking for Waylon and Willie and the boys" - 3/7/26 - Luckenbach
... "the sky's the limit" - 3/7/26 - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
... "you understand that Lonesome Dove is not a bird" - 3/7/26 - McMurtry, Larry
... "you'll take shade wherever you can find it" - 3/7/26 - Mesquite Tree
... "even the books are big" - 3/7/26 - Michener, James

In Transit Books

From February 2026
A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp
A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (92-118; Kindle)
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
People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 8-22) - 204pp
Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 150-167) - 173pp
The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 53-71) - 179pp

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
Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 27-46) - 265pp
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

$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

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Ice Cream Pints - 2026

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 calorie)
Saturday, March 7 (Kroger) - Kroger / Rocky Road (1 pint - 590 calories)