Saturday, June 6, 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 (17 pages)
Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans:  Texas A&M Aggies (Pages 2-3) - 201pp
Playback (Pages xi-xv) - 153pp
Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-33) - 184pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Page 50-56) - 302pp

6/5/2026 (82 pages)
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 106-187) - 241pp

6/4/2026 - Nothing

6/3/2026 - Nothing

6/2/2026 (77 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 11-40; Kindle)
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)
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2) (Pages 154-161; Kindle)
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)

Cities in Texas to Run/Walk a Mile or more in (369)

Abilene | Albany | Aledo | Alice | Allen | Alpine | Altair | Alvin | Alvord | Amarillo | Anahuac | Angleton | Anson | Anthony | Archer City | Arlington | Athens | Austin

Baird | Balch Springs | Ballinger | Bandera | Bastrop | Bay City | Baytown | Beaumont | Beeville | Bellaire | Bellville | Benbrook | Benjamin | Big Lake | Big Spring | Boerne | Bolivar Peninsula | 
Bonham | Bowie | Brady | Breckenridge | Bremond | Brenham | Bridgeport | Brookshire | Brownfield | Brownwood | Bryan | Buda | Bullard | Burleson | Burnet | Burton

Caldwell | Calvert | Cameron | Canton | Canyon | Carrizo Springs | Carrollton | Carthage | Cedar Park | Center | Centerville | Channelview | Channing | Chico | Childress | Chilton | Clarendon | Clarksville | Claude | Clear Lake | Cleburne | Cleveland | Clifton | Clute | Coleman | College Station | Colorado City | Columbus | Comanche | Conroe | Cooper | Copperas Cove | Corinth | Corpus Christi | Corsicana | Crawford | Crockett | Crosby | Crowell | Crystal Beach | Crystal City | Cuero | Cypress

Daingerfield | Dalhart | Dallas | Dayton | De Leon | Decatur | DeCordova | Deer Park | Denton | Diboll | Dime Box | Dublin

Eagle Pass | East Bernard | Eastland | Eden | Edna | El Paso | Eldorado | Ellinger | Emory | Ennis

Fairfield | Fairview | Falfurrias | Floresville | Flower Mound | Forestburg | Fort Davis | Fort Worth | Franklin | Fredericksburg | Frisco | Fulshear

Galena Park | Galveston | Gatesville | Georgetown | Giddings | Gilmer | Glen Rose | Godley | Golden | Goldthwaite | Goliad | Gonzales | Graham | Grand Prairie | Grandview | Grapeland | Grapevine | Greenville | Groesbeck | Groveton | Gustine | Guthrie
 
Hallettsville | Hamilton | Harker Heights | Harlingen | Haskell | Helotes | Hemphill | Hempstead | Henderson | Henrietta | Hico | Highland Village | Hillsboro | Holland | Hondo | Houston | Humble | Huntsville

Irving

Jacksboro | Jacksonville | Jasper | Jefferson | Johnson City | Jourdanton | Junction

Karnes City | Katy | Kaufman | Keller | Kemah | Kermit | Killeen | Kingsville | Kingwood | Kosse | 
Krum | Kyle

La Grange | La Marque | La Porte | Lake Jackson | Lakeway | Lamesa | Lampasas | Lantana | 
League City | Leakey | Leander | Lexington | Liberty | Lindsay | Lipscomb | Livingston | Llano | Lockhart | Longview | Lott | Louise | Lovelady | Lubbock | Lufkin | Lumberton

Madisonville | Magnolia | Manor | Mansfield | Marathon | Marfa | Marlin | Marshall | Mart | Mason | Mathis | Maxwell | McKinney | Memphis | Menard | Mentone | Mertzon | Mexia | Midland | Midlothian | Milano | Millsap | Mineola | Mineral Wells | Mingus | Mission | Missouri City | Monahans | Mont Belvieu | Montague | Montgomery | Morgan's Point Resort | Morton | Mount Pleasant | Mount Vernon | 
Muenster

Nacogdoches | Navasota | Needville | New Braunfels | New Caney | New Waverly | Newton | North Richland Hills

Oak Ridge North | Odessa | Omaha | Orange | Orchard | Ozona
 
Paducah | Palestine | Paradise | Paris | Pasadena | Pattison | Patton Village | Pearland | Pearsall | Peaster | Pecos | Perryton | Pflugerville | Pilot Point | Pittsburg | Plano | Point Blank | Ponder | Port Arthur | Port Bolivar | Port Neches | Port O'Connor | Poteet | Prairie View

Quanah | Queen City | Quitman

Richmond | Riesel | Riverside | Robert Lee | Robinson | Roby | Rockport | Rockwall | Rogers | 
Rollingwood | Roman Forest | Round Rock

Salado | San Angelo | San Antonio | San Augustine | San Marcos | San Saba | Sanger | Santa Fe | Schertz | Schulenburg | Seabrook | Sealy | Seguin | Seymour | Shenandoah | Shepherd | Sherman | Silsbee | Slidell | Smithville | Snyder | Somerville | Sonora | Spearman | Splendora | Spring | Springtown | St. Jo | Stephenville | Sterling City | Stockdale | Stratford | Sugar Land | Sulphur Springs | Surfside Beach | Sweetwater

Tahoka | Taylor | Temple | Texarkana | Texas City | The Woodlands | Throckmorton | Tomball | Trinity | Trophy Club | Tyler

Uvalde

Valley Mills | Vega | Vernon | Victoria

Waco | Waller | Wallis | Waxahachie | Weatherford | Webster | West | Wharton | Wichita Falls | Willis | Windthorst | Woodbranch | Woodville | Woodway

Zapata 

Friday, June 5, 2026

Miles and Miles - 5/25/26 to 6/24/26

May 25 - June 24 - 3.1 miles running - 14.34 miles walking - 7.38 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 6,036 meters rowing (1 of 8 days) - 165 minutes elliptical (5 of 8 days) - 50,259 steps - 5 of 8 gym days
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May 25 (Monday:  Day 1) - 3.1 miles running at Seven Hills Running Club Memorial Day 5K (Huntsville, TX) - 32:20.72 - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,296 steps
May 26 (Tuesday:  Day 2) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:09:06 / 15:21) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,788 strides) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,320 steps
May 27 (Wednesday:  Day 3) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 29:27.74 (north) - 17:38.40 - 14:34.70 (south) = 1:01:39.84 / 15:25 - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,564 steps
May 28 (Thursday:  Day 4) - 30:07 rowing for 6,036 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,906 strides) - 1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,596 steps
May 29 (Friday:  Day 5) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,950 strides) - 0.62 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,525 steps
May 30 (Saturday:  Day 6) - 5.84 miles walking in Springwoods Village (1:29:48 / 15:23) - 1.06 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,540 steps
May 31 (Sunday:  Day 7) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,982 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,618 steps
June 1 (Monday:  Day 8) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,860 strides)
June 2 (Tuesday:  Day 9)
June 3 (Wednesday:  Day 10)
June 4 (Thursday:  Day 11)
June 5 (Friday:  Day 12)

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 - Boenker Stadium (Navasota ISD) - 6/5/26 - $7.58
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 Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/5/26 - 9 (Finished 0)

"Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans Texas A&M Aggies" by Ed McMinn
“Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin
"Forgiveness" by Charles Stanley
"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven
"No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight" by Tom DeLay and Stephen Mansfield
"Playback" by Richard "Cactus" Pryor
"Summerall: On and Off the Air" by Pat Summerall 
"Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas" edited by Virgil Elizondo
"Weimar and the Rise of Hitler (Third Edition)" by A. J. Nicholls 

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Books Read in 2026 - 48 (35 Regular / 13 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

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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)