Ice Cream Pints - 2026 - 56 (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)

By Brand

Baskin-Robbins - 2 (Jamoca Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip)
Ben & Jerry's - 1 (Core Brownie Batter)
Blue Bell - 9 (A&W Root Beer Float, Banana Fudge, Black Raspberry Fudge, Brookie A La Mode, Cherry Vanilla, Classic Pecan Pie, Gooey Butter Cake, Honey Vanilla, Mint Chocolate Chip)
Breyer's - 1 (Cookies & Cream)
Dr. Bombay - 1 (Strawberry Cream Dream)

Haagen-Dazs - 1 (Butter Pecan)
HEB Creamy Creations - 22 (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, Neapolitan, Peanut Butter Cup, Rainbow Sherbet, 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)
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)
Swoon by HEB - 1 (Key Lime Pie)
Tillamook - 5 (Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip, Oregon Strawberry, Tillamook Mudslide)

Books Read in 2026 - 50 (37 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

"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

Daily Reading Efforts - June 2026

6/30/2026

6/29/2026

6/28/2026

6/27/2026

6/26/2026

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6/23/2026

6/22/2026

6/21/2026

6/20/2026

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6/14/2026

6/13/2026

6/12/2026

6/11/2026

6/10/2026

6/9/2026

6/8/2026 (55 pages)

Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967 (Pages 42-55)

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (Pages 98-130)

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 217-224) - 241pp

6/7/2026 (161 pages)
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World (Pages ix-x, 1-97) - 130pp
Playback (Pages 1-33) - 153pp

Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 188-216) - 241pp

6/6/2026 (27 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 (Pages 50-56) - 302pp
Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages ix-xiv, 1-4) - 111pp

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)

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

May 25 - June 24 - 3.1 miles running - 25.41 miles walking - 22.21 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 6,036 meters rowing (1 of 8 days) - 198 minutes elliptical (6 of 14 days) - 99,119 steps - 6 of 14 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) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,418 steps
June 2 (Tuesday:  Day 9) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,846 strides) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,757 steps

June 3 (Wednesday:  Day 10) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,571 steps

June 4 (Thursday:  Day 11) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,280 steps

June 5 (Friday:  Day 12) - 1.04 miles walking in Calvert (16:03 / 15:26) - 3.96 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,267 steps

June 6 (Saturday:  Day 13) - 4.84 miles walking in Huntsville (37:06.18 - 36:42.54 = 1:13:48.72 / 15:15) - 1.19 miles walking in Anderson (18:25 / 15:29) - 0.07 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,157 steps
June 7 (Sunday:  Day 14) - 3.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,410 steps
June 8 (Monday:  Day 15) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:33.94 / 15:24)

That's My Girl, Part 20!

 

That's My Girl, Part 21!

Summer Collegiate / Independent Baseball Leagues - 2026

Cowboy Collegiate League

Baytown Bulkheads - W.L. Jenkins Park (City of Baytown)

Pearland Cobblers - Veterans Sports Complex
Pearland Cobblers - Dawson High School Baseball Field - 6/7/26 - $10.87

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