Daily Reading Efforts - March 2026

3/2/2026

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

Daily Reading Efforts - February 2026

2/28/2026 - Nothing

2/27/2026 - Nothing

2/26/2026 (29 pages)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 167-178) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 84-100) - 270pp

2/25/2026 (53 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (92-118; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 157-166) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 68-83) - 270pp

2/24/2026 (108 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 57-93; Kindle)

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 8-22) - 204pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 120-156) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 311-329)

2/23/2026 (88 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 22-56; Kindle)

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 54-67) - 270pp
You Got To Have Wa (Pages 272-310) - 329pp

2/22/2026 (59 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages ix-xvii, 1-21; Kindle)

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 25-53) - 270pp

2/21/2026 (38 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (90-91; Kindle)

Henry Aaron (Records 7280-7802 (51); 17 pages; Kindle)

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 53-71) - 179pp

2/20/2026 (25 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 93-98) - 181pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 253-271) - 329pp

2/19/2026 (93 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 6381-7259 (72); 36 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 86-92) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 241-273)

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 236-252) - 329pp

2/18/2026 (79 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 5604-6369 (61); 20 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 194-240) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 224-235) - 329pp

2/17/2026 (29 pages)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 165-193) - 273pp

2/16/2026 (53 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 4891-5589 (62); 20 pages; Kindle)

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages ix-xii, 1-7) - 204pp
The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 45-52) - 179pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 210-223) - 329pp

2/15/2026 (68 pages)

Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 77-78) - 151pp

Henry Aaron (Records 4222-4878 (54); 18 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 151-164) - 273pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 11-44) - 179pp

2/14/2026 (50 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 3627-4210 (54); 18 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 78-85) - 181pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 1-24) - 270pp

2/13/2026 (35 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 139-150) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 195-209) - 329pp

2/12/2026 (71 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 70-77) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 124-138) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 150-167) - 173pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 99-119) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 186-194) - 329pp

2/11/2026 (63 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 2855-3617 (74); 24 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 111-123) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 135-149) - 173pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 175-185) - 329pp

2/10/2026 (54 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 2450-2844 (45); 15 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 101-110) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 117-134) - 173pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 90-98) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 163-174) - 329pp

2/9/2026 (62 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 1645-2444 (74); 24 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 63-69) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 90-100) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 143-162) - 329pp

2/8/2026 (33 pages)

God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 104-116) - 173pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 125-142) - 329pp

2/7/2026 (84 pages)

Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 67-76) - 151pp

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 55-62) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 81-89) - 273pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 61-89) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 97-124) - 329pp

2/6/2026 (71 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 839-1630 (66); 22 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 44-54) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 70-80) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 70-96) - 329pp

2/5/2026 (62 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 176-833 (64); 21 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 55-69) - 273pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 35-60) - 270pp

2/4/2026 (24 pages)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 41-54) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 60-69) - 329pp

2/3/2026 (85 pages)

A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace (Pages 198-212)

God Meant It For Good (Pages 176-215; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 34-43) - 181pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 40-59) - 329pp

2/2/2026 (92 pages)

A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace (Pages 159-197) - 212pp

God Meant It For Good (Pages 149-175; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 24-33) - 181pp

Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas (Pages 208-223)

2/1/2026 (61 pages)
From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 125-148; Kindle)

Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas (Pages 191-207) - 223pp
You Got To Have Wa (Pages 28-39) - 329pp

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (8 of 8 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)

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 (1 pint - 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)

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

February 25 - March 24 - 0 miles running - 0 miles walking - 12.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 0 meters rowing (0 of 28 days) - 66 minutes elliptical (2 of 28 days) - 29,686 steps - 2 of 28 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)

March 2 (Monday) -

March 3 (Tuesday) -

Miles and Miles - 1/25/26 to 2/24/26

January 25 - February 24 - 0 miles running - 10.88 miles walking - 41.89 miles walking (Apple Health) - 27 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 54,234 meters rowing (8 of 31 days) - 594 minutes elliptical (18 of 31 days) - 118,951 steps - 21 of 31 gym days

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January 25 (Sunday) - 8.98 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 377 calories) - 0.74 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,831 steps

January 26 (Monday) - 9.06 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 383 calories) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,473 steps

January 27 (Tuesday) - 30:17 rowing for 6,068 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,926 strides) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,813 steps

January 28 (Wednesday) - 30:32 rowing for 6,176 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 8.96 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 376 calories) - 0.57 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,493 steps

January 29 (Thursday) - 4.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,772 steps

January 30 (Friday) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,866 steps

January 31 (Saturday) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,484 steps

February 1 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 393 calories; 6,018 strides) - 3.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,767 steps

February 2 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,974 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,451 steps

February 3 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,970 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:54) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,356 steps

February 4 (Wednesday) - 32:00 rowing for 6,579 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.35 miles walking (Apple Health) - 917 steps

February 5 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,932 strides) - 0.46 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,167 steps

February 6 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,836 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:59) - 96.8 calories - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,583 steps - 33:30 rowing for 6,723 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m)

February 7 (Saturday) - 5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,263 steps

February 8 (Sunday) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,487 steps

February 9 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,968 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:30) - 98.3 calories - 35:03 rowing for 7,076 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,309 steps

February 10 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,946 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:07) - 99.8 calories - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 3,744 steps

February 11 (Wednesday) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (15:38) - 97.4 calories - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,964 strides) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,822 steps

February 12 (Thursday) - 36:01 rowing for 7,440 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 0.48 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,176 steps

February 13 (Friday) - 0.73 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,768 steps 

February 14 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,982 strides) - 1.99 miles walking in Springwoods Village (31:01 / 15:32) - 39:24 rowing for 8,006 meters (24 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,994 steps

February 15 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 396 calories; 6,062 strides) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,914 steps

February 16 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:17) - 95.2 calories - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,366 steps

February 17 (Tuesday) - 0.63 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,397 steps

February 18 (Wednesday) - 1.89 miles walking in Springwoods Village (29:34 / 15:36) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,872 strides) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,219 steps

February 19 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,806 strides) - 0.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,078 steps

February 20 (Friday) - 0.64 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,563 steps 

February 21 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 396 calories; 6,064 strides) - 3.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,441 steps

February 22 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,030 strides) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,403 steps

February 23 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387calories; 5,892 strides) - 30:02 rowing for 6,166 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.45 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,143 steps

February 24 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - 1 mile walking on 24 Hour Fitness treadmill (16:00) - 95.8 calories - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,881 steps

Books Read in 2026 - 16 (12 Regular / 4 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