Miles and Miles - 4/25/24 to 5/24/24

April 25 - May 24 - 4 miles running - 17.38 miles walking - 52.46 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 77,190 meters rowing - 759 minutes elliptical - 158,253 steps

April 25 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,816 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,017 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,084 steps

April 26 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:17/14:44) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,355 steps

April 27 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,856 strides) - 20.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 41,896 steps

April 28 (Sunday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,505 steps

April 29 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,790 strides) - 25:08 rowing for 5,020 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 1.45 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,661 steps

April 30 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,774 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:49/15:04) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,370 steps

May 1 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:03.16 / 14:49) - 24:32 rowing for 5,009 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,646 steps

May 2 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,730 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,806 steps

May 3 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,828 strides) - 24:48 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,445 steps

May 4 (Saturday) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (41:35.43 / 10:24) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,732 strides) - 14:57 rowing for 3,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,161 steps

May 5 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,664 strides) - 90 seconds plank - 24:54 rowing for 5,013 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.92 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,099 steps

May 6 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,844 strides) - 24:27 rowing for 5,013 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,970 steps

May 7 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,738 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,866 steps

May 8 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,768 strides) - 24:08 rowing for 5,008 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,031 steps

May 9 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,760 strides) - 24:23 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,558 steps

May 10 (Friday) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,183 steps

May 11 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,832 strides) - 24:06 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 115 seconds plank - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,484 steps

May 12 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,776 strides) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,577 steps

May 13 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,776 strides) - 24:08 rowing for 5,016 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.65 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,408 steps

May 14 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,242 steps

May 15 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,798 strides) - 14:22 rowing for 3,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,415 steps

May 16 (Thursday) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:43.13 / 15:12) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,728 strides) - 0.61 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,493 steps

May 17 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,832 strides) - 29:27 rowing for 6,007 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,945 steps

May 18 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,053 steps

May 19 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,838 strides) - 24:53 rowing for 5,011 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m)

May 20 (Monday) - 

May 21 (Tuesday) - 

May 22 (Wednesday) - 

May 23 (Thursday) -

May 24 (Friday) - 

Books Read in 2024 - 63 (41 Regular / 22 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"The Fireballer:  A Novel" by Mark Stevens (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti" by Margaret Trost (Finished January 1) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age" by Robert Weintraub (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon

"Seek Him First: How to Hear from God, Walk in His Will, and Change Your World" by Jennifer Hayes Yates (Finished January 4) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Preachers N Sneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities" by Ben Kirby (Finished January 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team" by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon (Finished January 6) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands (Ironman Gift Card)

"Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life" by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey (Finished January 8) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"The Stories We Tell:  Every Piece of Your Story Matters" by Joanna Gaines (Finished January 13) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Leave Tomorrow: My Ride to the Bottom of the World" by Dirk Weisiger (Finished January 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Our Walls:  Life as an Endurance Athlete" by Dana-Susan Crews (Finished January 15) - Amazon

"Dale Brown Court ... and the Battle for Human Dignity" by Trent Angers (Finished January 16) - Barnes and Noble Lafayette
"Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess" by Evan Drellich (Finished January 17) - Barnes and Noble The Woodlands

"Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World" by Joel Derse Dauer with Elizabeth Ridley (Finished January 25) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished January 28) - ChristianBook.com
"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished January 29) - ChristianBook.com

"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished February 5) - ChristianBook.com 

"The Characters of Christmas:  The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus" by Daniel Darling (Finished February 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Waco Rising:  David Koresh, The FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias" by Kevin Cook (Finished February 6) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Good For A Girl:  A Woman Running in a Man's World" by Lauren Fleshman (Finished February 12) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"Grinders Find A Way: A Runner's Story" by Matt Balleza (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Operation Underworld:  How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II" by Matthew Black (Finished February 16) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Kiss It Good-Bye:  The Mystery, the Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates" by John Moody (Finished February 20) - Personal Collection

"Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?" by Horace Greasley and Ken Scott (Finished February 27) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Hi Mom, Send Sheep: My Life as the Coyote and After" by Tim Derk (Finished March 5) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Driving The Green Book:  A Road Trip Through The Living History of Black Resistance" by Alvin Hall (Finished March 5) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"Racism in the Church: Kill the Root, Destroy the Tree" by Kenneth Copeland (Finished March 6) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity" by Richard Gary Kaye and Annette Schwartz Kaye (Finished March 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Tom Seaver:  A Terrific Life" by Bill Madden (Finished March 11) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands

"How Hockey Saved My World:  An off-beat family memoir" by Alex Charns (Finished March 12) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball" by Paul Dickson (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"When Chicago Ruled Baseball:  The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906" by Bernard A. Weisberger (Finished March 13) - Recycled Books, Records, & CDs, Denton

"The Professional Mascot Handbook" by Karen Ahearn & Art Ballant (Finished March 13) - Personal Collection

"Playing Ball with the Boys: The Rise of Women in the World of Men's Sports" by Betsy M. Ross (Finished March 17) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Why Football Matters:  My Education In The Game" by Mark Edmundson (Finished March 24) - Half Price Books

"Punched In The Mouth: The Inner Game of Overcoming Adversity" by Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher (Finished March 27) - Kindie via Amazon.com

"One Yard Short:  Turning Your Defeats Into Victories" by Les Steckel with Rob Suggs (Finished March 28) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters" by Joe Namath with Sean Mortimer and Don Yaeger (Finished April 2) - Books-A-Million Longview

"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished April 3) - Christianbook.com

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson (Finished April 5) - Half Price Books College Station

"1842" by Koby L. Bowie (Finished April 6) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Living The Dream" by Dot Richardson with Don Yaeger (Finished April 8) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Havana Run:  A Short Story" by Ace Atkins (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had" by Edward Achorn (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime" by Elven Lindblad (Finished April 8) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton (Finished April 10) - Half Price Books College Station

"Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People" by Michael Frost (Finished April 13) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues" by Donn Rogosin (Finished April 13) - Personal Collection
"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished April 15) - Christianbook.com

"Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America" by George Mahood (Finished April 17) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

"Evidence of the Affair" by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Finished April 18) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading

“Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report” by Kirk Radomski with David Fisher (Finished April 20) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics" by Mark Lilla (Finished April 20) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet 

"Never Lie" by Freida McFadden (Finished April 24) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box" by Jerry Remy and Nick Cafardo (Finished April 30) - South Montgomery County Friends of the Library
"Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story" by Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown (Finished April 30) - Kaboom Books

"Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl" by Zarifa Adiba and Anne Cahon (Finished May 1) - Kindle via Amazon.com

"Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life" by Earl Woods with Pete McDaniel (Finished May 1) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet 

"Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big" by Jose Canseco (Finished May 3) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"No Easy Game: His own story in his own words" by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn (Finished May 4) - Half Price Books College Station

"Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream" by Joan Hunter (Finished May 4) - Kindle via Amazon and Bookbub

"My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor" by Selma Van De Perre (Finished May 11) - Kindle via Amazon and Bookbub
"Man In The Middle" by John Amaechi with Chris Bull (Finished May 12) - Friends of Houston Public Library

"Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series)" by Dorian Box (Finished May 19) - Kindle via Amazon

Daily Reading Efforts - May 2024

05/19/2024 (48 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 312-351; Kindle)

Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography (Pages 61-68) - 187pp

05/18/2024 (63 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 265-311; Kindle)

Shattering The Glass:  The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball (Pages 59-74) - 262pp

05/17/2024 (64 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 66-68) - 149pp

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 220-264; Kindle)

Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Pages 54-69) - 203pp

05/16/2024 (60 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 175-219; Kindle)

Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Pages 47-53) - 203pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 146-153) - 168pp

05/15/2024 (89 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 127-174; Kindle)

Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Pages 14-46) - 203pp

Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography (Pages 53-60) - 187pp

05/14/2024 (74 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 87-126; Kindle)

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 123-145) - 168pp

Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography (Pages 42-52) - 187pp

05/13/2024 (76 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 45-86; Kindle)

Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography (Pages 21-41) - 187pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 80-84) - 126pp - $8
Shattering The Glass:  The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball (Pages 49-58) - 262pp

05/12/2024 (106 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 57-65) - 149pp

Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Pages 8-13) - 203pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 117-122) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 248-290)
When Baseball Was Baseball (Pages 3-44; Kindle) - 356pp

05/11/2024 (94 pages)
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Acknowledgements, 11-19) - 189pp
Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Pages ix-x, 1-7) - 203pp

Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win - A Biography (Pages iii-vii, 1-20) - 187pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 238-247) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 186-205; Kindle)

Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 33-53; Kindle) - 210pp

05/10/2024 (68 pages)

Man In The Middle (Pages 218-237) - 290pp

Shattering The Glass:  The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball (Pages 1-48) - 262pp

05/09/2024 (96 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 41-56) - 149pp

Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 70-81) - 123pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 74-79) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 193-217) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 149-185; Kindle)

05/08/2024 (98 pages)

Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 61-69) - 123pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 89-116) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 173-192) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 109-148; Kindle)

05/07/2024 (81 pages)
Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice (Pages 47-60) - 123pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 81-88) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 156-172) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 71-108; Kindle)

The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp

05/06/2024 (113 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 25-40) - 149pp

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 61-80) - 168pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 69-73) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 138-155) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages 35-70; Kindle)

Ross Youngs:  In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend (Pages 54-61) - 136pp

The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages ix, 1-9) - 163pp

05/05/2024 (76 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages 8-24) - 149pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 65-68) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 121-137) - 290pp

My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor (Pages XI-XIV, 1-34; Kindle)

05/04/2024 (145 pages)

Homeseekers, Parasites, And The Texas Midland:  The Texas League in Paris 1896-1904 (Pages 54-79) - 106pp

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 112-166; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 158-166)
Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes In The Book Of Philippians (Pages 1-39) - 135pp

Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Pages 29-44 (803); Kindle)

05/03/2024 (106 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 273-285)

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 55-111; Kindle)

Men of Spirit, Men of Sports (Pages 5-27) - 210pp

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 151-157) - 166pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 63-68) - 193pp (Billy's Foundation)

05/02/2024 (107 pages)

Funeral Daze (The Danny Teakwell Series) (Pages 6-44; Kindle)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 259-272) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 106-120) - 290pp

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 112-150) - 166pp

05/01/2024 (138 pages)
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 235-258) - 285pp
Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 58-64) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 85-105) - 290pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 183-197; Kindle)

Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 1-32; Kindle)

The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 161-184)

From April

Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)

Baseball's Natural:  The Story of Eddie Waitkus (Pages 29-42) - 136pp

Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp

Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 43-56) - 129pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 30-34) - 101pp

Overall Baseball Parks - 166

16 - MLB (9 former, 7 current)

84 - MILB (80 overall plus 4 summer collegiate league)

34 - Texas College, University or JUCO (34 minus Constellation Field)

  7 - Other College, University or JUCO

25 - High School (16 private / 9 public)

Texas High School Baseball Fields or Stadiums Visited - 9

Grizzly Field (Grand Oaks High School), Spring, TX (The Woodlands College Park 1, Conroe Grand Oaks 0) - 3/12/2024

Knight Field (Bellville High School), Bellville, TX (Bellville 3, Columbus 1) - 2/26/2024

Lee Roy Ashmore Field at Delmar Stadium (HISD), Houston, TX (Galena Park 3, Houston Waltrip 0) - 3/11/2024

Magnolia Baseball Field (Magnolia High School), Magnolia, TX (Tomball 14, Magnolia 3) - 4/13/2024

SCHS Baseball Field (Summer Creek High School), Humble, TX (Beaumont West Brook 4, Humble Summer Creek 2) - 3/14/2024

Neutral Sites

Bearkat Park (Klein High School), Spring, TX (Conroe Oak Ridge 4, Spring 0) - 5/2/2024

Herrington Field (Lee High School), Baytown, TX (League City Clear Springs 6, Houston Strake Jesuit 3) - 5/4/2024

Lobo Field (Langham Creek High School), Houston, TX (Montgomery Lake Creek 6, Houston Milby 3) - 5/6/2022

Lufkin Panther Baseball Stadium (Lufkin High School), Lufkin, TX (Centerville 5, Garrison 1) - 5/15/2024

Barnes & Noble Booksellers (44 / 30 in Texas)

TEXAS - NEED

Arlington - The Parks at Arlington Mall

Austin - Arboretum

Austin - Sunset Valley

Austin - The Homestead

Bee Cave - Hill Country Galleria

Cedar Hill - Hillside Village

Frisco - Stonebriar Mall

Garland - Firewheel Mall

Harker Heights - Market Heights

Highland Village

Hurst - Shops at North East Mall

Plano - Preston & Park

San Antonio - Bandera

San Antonio - Northwoods Shopping Center

San Antonio - The Shops at La Cantera

Southlake Town Square

Conroe - Conroe Marketplace
Houston - Wesleyan Plaza

TEXAS

#2009 - Round Rock - La Frontera Village (3/26/2023)

#2066 - Pasadena (4/16/2023)

#2119 - McAllen - Northcross (11/12/2022)

#2127 - Beaumont - Parkdale Mall (3/13/2017)

#2152 - Humble - Deerbrook Mall (8/28/2013)

#2183 - Houston - The Centre in Copperfield (4/29/2023)

#2193 - Denton - Golden Triangle Mall (6/20/2017)

#2200 - The Woodlands (5/23/2016)

#2207 - Fort Worth - Hulen Center (9/4/2022)

#2277 - Sugar Land - First Colony Mall (3/5/2023)

#2311 - McAllen - Palms Crossing (11/13/2022)

#2321 - Houston - River Oaks Shopping Center (3/18/2023)

#2336 - Pearland (4/16/2023)

#2364 - Lubbock (12/30/2017)

#2370 - El Paso - Fountains at Farah (8/12/2023)

#2586 - Plano/Creekwalk Village (6/5/2021)

#2624 - Tyler (9/17/2022)

#2634 - El Paso - Sunland Park (8/12/2023)

#2643 - Houston - Town & Country (7/23/2022)

#2657 - Lewisville - Vista Ridge Village (9/7/2016)

#2665 - Amarillo (4/3/2022)

#2671 - Webster - Baybrook (11/20/2018)

#2685 - San Antonio - Ingram Festival (8/19/2023)

#2686 - Midland (11/17/2019 and 7/31/2022)

#2708 - Waco - Circuit City Plaza (9/4/2022)

#2802 - San Antonio - San Pedro (10/07/2022)
#2818 - Corpus Christi (5/7/2023)

#2875 - College Station (7/5/2020)

#2884 - Dallas - Lincoln Park (2/19/2023)

Houston - Houston Champions (FM 1960) *Date unknown

ARKANSAS

#2182 - N. Little Rock (7/22/2018)

#2658 - Little Rock (8/8/2020)

LOUISIANA

#2730 - Lafayette (12/14/2023)
#2837 - Baton Rouge (7/5/2021)

MISSISSIPPI

#2318 - Ridgeland (6/18/2022)

NEW JERSEY

#2288 - Cherry Hill (4/18/2019)

#2664 - Marlton (1/17/2019)

NEW MEXICO

#2049 - Albuquerque (4/8/2023)
#2842 - Albuquerque (4/8/2023)

PENNSYLVANIA

#2198 - Altoona (4/6/2014)

#2826 - State College (5/26/2018)

TENNESSEE

#2224 - Collierville (4/21/2019)

#2701 - Brentwood (10/30/2019)

VIRGINIA

#2026 - Lynchburg (9/23/2017)

Different Texas Half Price Books (13 of 39)

Arlington, HPB South Arlington #018 (5/10/2024)

Austin, HPB Anderson Mill #057 (3/26/2023)

Austin, HPB North Lamar

Austin, HPB Parmer Crossing

Austin, HPB South Lamar #017 (4/30/2023)

Austin, HPB Southpark Meadows

Bedford, HPB Bedford

Burleson, HPB Burleson

Cedar Hill, HPB Cedar Hill

Cedar Park, HPB Cedar Park

College Station, HPB College Station #021 (6/4/2023)

Corpus Christi, HPB Corpus Christi #015 (5/6/2023)

Dallas, HPB Flagship

Dallas, HPB Preston Village

Fort Worth, HPB Hulen

Fort Worth, HPB Ridgmar/Westover Village

Frisco, HPB Frisco #065 (6/3/2023)

Garland, HPB Garland

Houston, HPB Clear Lake #024 (3/19/2023)

Houston, HPB Copperfield Plaza #006 (4/29/2023)

Houston, HPB Westheimer (On website, not in state list)

Humble, HPB Humble

Irving, HPB Las Colinas

Lewisville, HPB Lewisville #058 (7/16/2023)

Mansfield, HPB Mansfield #111 (5/10/2024)

McKinney, HPB McKinney

Mesquite, HPB Mesquite (Closed on 5/5/2024 per Lone Star Literary Life)

Pearland, HPB Pearland #095 (4/16/2023)

Plano, HPB Plano

Richardson, HPB Richardson Heights

Rockwall, HPB Rockwall

Round Rock, HPB Round Rock

San Antonio, HPB Bandera

San Antonio, HPB Brackenridge Park (Closed on 5/5/2024)

San Antonio, HPB Huebner Road

San Antonio, HPB North Central

San Antonio, HPB Stone Ridge Market

Sugar Land, HPB Sugar Land

Tyler, HPB Tyler #016 (10/24/2020)

Waco, HPB Waco Outlet #224 (2022 multiple)

Watauga, HPB Watauga

Saturday, May 11, 2024

 Quiet, but good day.

Was beat from the drive up and back to Arlington for a pair of contests at the TAPPS state baseball and softball championships.

Spent a good bit of the day updating results from those events on Saturday as well as the THSLL and TGHSLL lacrosse championships in Magnolia and Friendswood, respectively.

My daughter came over before we took my parents out to eat at Pappasito's for Mother's Day.  We went to the one in Shenandoah.

It was busy.  Can't imagine what is was like today.  And thankfully my Mom called ahead to get a 5 p.m. reservation.

We had a good time.  My Dad and I - in a good way - almost got into it over private school athletics recruiting.  

He had referenced an article in the Altoona (Pa.) Mirror, back home, about somebody who was commenting on legislation introducted to send public and privates to separate playoffs in Pennsylvana high school athletics.

He went on to say that a school recruiting and in essence in giving a free scholarship to recruit top players.  I felt like he was painting all of private schools as doing that - maybe not so much in word, but the tone behind those words - when they clearly don't.  I just said that we would have to disagree on that.  I wasn't going to change his mind, regardless.

It was OK, surprisingly.  In the past, I might have held on to it for awhile.

On the drive back to the house (my daughter spent the night here as she was going to church this morning with her Mom), I asked her what she thought and she said that she and my Mom looked at each other and were like, "Oh no!"

Like I said, it ended OK.  

After coming back to the house, I had wanted to get out and see a movie, but some of the things that I was working on didn't allow me to get out when I wanted to to see what I thought I was going to be able to make.

Also started to research when I would be able to see the Texas Collegiate League teams in Louisiana as well as the new Mid-America Baseball League.

Always planning something.

Books Bought at Friends of Houston Public Library on 4/6/24 - 8 (Finished 3)

"Bat 6" by Virginia Euwer Wolff

"Entering the Promised Land" by Willie J. Alexander

"Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game" by Erica Westly

"Greatest Game Ever Played" by Jerry Izenberg

"Men of Spirit, Men of Sports" by Wally Carew

"Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report" by Kirk Radomski (Finished 4/20/2024)

"Living The Dream" by Dot Richardson with Don Yaeger (Finished 4/8/2024)

"Man in the Middle" by John Amaechi with Chris Bull (Finished 5/12/2024)

Friday, May 10, 2024

Quick up and back trip to Arlington for the first day of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state baseball and softball tournaments.

Went primarily for two purposes:

1.) To see my good friend Mike Jackson's Shiner St. Paul Catholic softball team take on Hallettsville Sacred Heart and, 

2.) To see a baseball game at another ballpark, Clay Gould Ballpark, which is the home field for the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks.

I had previously seen a college softball game at the softball venue, Allen Saxe Field, back in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic.

The Lady Cardinals lost to an Indianette team that hit four home runs, including two three-run dingers, by a score of 16 to 6.

It is always great to visit with Mike.  I had the opportunity to meet his wife Tracy for the first time ever.  She and their son, Maverick, had actually say in the team area in what is normally the UTA radio booth, which is a place where TAPPS administrator Robert Huckabee said I could sit.

I said in other places that TAPPS treats me well and I'm grateful for that.

I left, went and checked off another Half Price Books in South Arlington - my 12th - and got lunch at a Whataburger along S. Cooper, my 235th.

I came back to the ballpark area and had to park at the overflow lot near Maverick Stadium.  No big deal, but navigating through the carpool line at the elementary school to get there was an experience.

The third baseball game of the day - at 4:30 p.m. - was a rematch between St. Paul and Sacred Heart.

The boys avenged the loss of the female classmates and defeated the Indians, 5-1, giving up a run in the 7th to spoil the shutout.

There were a number of places I would have liked to have run a race without having to go further north, including Hewitt and Madisonville, but hotels in Waco, Bryan-College Station and even Huntsville were all booked up and the prices way up because of graduations at Baylor, Texas A&M and Sam Houston State.

It was a long drive home, getting back to the house close to midnight and not getting to put my head down until about 12:40 a.m.

Grateful for safe travels, always.

Book Bought at South Arlington Half Price Books on 5/10/24 - 1 (Finished 0)

"Shattering The Glass: The Remarkable History Of Women's Basketball" by Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackelford

Books Bought at Mansfield Half Price Books on 5/10/24 - 5 (Finished 0)

"Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball" by Chamique Holdsclaw with Jennifer Frey ($5.50)

"Girls of Summer: The Real Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League" by Lois Browne ($6)

"Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win : A Biography" by Krista Quiner ($5)

"Reaching Higher" by Billy Olson with Carlton Stowers ($5)

"The Gashouse Gang The Incredible, Madcap St. Louis Cardinals of 1934" by Robert E. Hood ($3)

Texas Private and Parochial HS Baseball Fields Visited - 16

Home
Bay Area Christian School, League City (Houston Northland Christian 7, Pasadena First Baptist Christian 0 - 5/13/22 - TAPPS Division III Regional Playoff)

Concordia Lutheran High School (Rick Lynch Field), Tomball (Tomball Concordia Lutheran 11, Katy St. John XXIII 2 - 3/18/22)

Conroe Covenant Christian (Cougar Baseball Field), Conroe (Conroe Covenant Christian 10, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 4/11/24)

Houston Northland Christian School (Cougar Field), Houston (Houston Northland Christian 10, Tomball Rosehill Christian 0 - 3/26/24) - Patrick Walker

Houston St. Francis Episcopal (Memorial Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 21, Bryan Allen Academy 0 - 3/7/24)

Houston St. Pius X (St. Pius X High School Baseball Field), Houston (Houston St. Pius X 5, Houston St. Thomas 0 - 3/23/24)

Houston Second Baptist School (Michael Stevens Field), Houston (Beaumont Kelly 3, Houston Second Baptist 1 - 3/22/24) - Mike Walker, Beck Brydon

Houston Second Baptist School - University Model (Schwartz Park), Houston (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 11, Houston Second Baptist - UM 0 - 3/5/24)

Northside Falcons Homeschool (Carl Barton, Jr. Park), Conroe (Northside Falcons Homeschool 18, West Houston Thunder Homeschool 9 - 4/1/24)

Spring Frassati Catholic (Rothwood Baseball Complex), Spring (Houston Lutheran South Academy 14, Spring Frassati Catholic 1 - 4/5/24)

The Woodlands Christian Academy (Warrior Field), The Woodlands (League City Bay Area Christian d. Cypress Christian School - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division II Regional Playoff)
The Woodlands John Cooper School (Field Family Diamond at Finnie Park), The Woodlands (The Woodlands John Cooper School 11, The Woodlands Legacy Prep Christian Academy 8 - 2/27/24)

Waco Live Oak Classical School (Falcon Park), Waco (Waco Live Oak Classical School 13, Bryan Brazos Christian 9 - 4/5/24)

Neutral

Clay Gould Ballpark, Arlington (Shiner St. Paul 5, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 1 - 5/10/24 - TAPPS Division V Semifinal)

Panther Stadium, Sheldon (Beaumont Kelly 8, Houston Lutheran South Academy 2 - 5/7/24 - TAPPS Division II Regional Championship)

Strickland Field at Veterans Memorial Park, Weimar (San Antonio Central Catholic 11, Houston St. Pius X 1 - 5/14/22 - TAPPS Division I Regional Playoff)

Different Whataburger Restaraunts Since 2013 - 235

2000 (1)
10/01/00 - #0745 - Houston (Beltway 8 & Westheimer)

2003 (1)
02/11/03 - #0204 - Beaumont (College & 11th)

2008 (1)
09/30/08 - #0864 - Ridgeland, MS (I55 & County Line)

2011 (1)
05/29/11 - #0346 - Austin (Barton Springs & S 1st)

2012 (1)
11/04/12 - #0551 - Channelview (I10 & Sheldon)

2013 (9)
08/30/13 - #0357 - Waco (Loop 340 & Hwy 84)
09/13/13 - #0538 - Bellmead (Loop 340 - Bellmead)
09/24/13 - #1045 - Spring (FM 2920 & Spring Cypress)
09/26/13 - #0377 - Baytown (Decker & Garth)
10/02/13 - #0723 - Houston (I45 & Airtex)
10/10/13 - #0750 - Spring (I45 & Louetta)
10/19/13 - #0546 - Georgetown (I35 & Williams)
11/13/13 - #0929 - Humble (FM 1960 & Kenswick)
12/30/13 - #0443 - Huntsville (CLOSED - I45 - Huntsville)

2014 (16)
01/16/14 - #0439 - Spring (Sawdust & Budde)
02/07/14 - #0791 - Lafayette, LA (I10 & FM182)
03/08/14 - #0324 - Houston (FM 1960 & Treaschwig)
03/28/14 - #0578 - Columbus (Hwy 71 - Columbus)
03/29/14 - #0717 - San Antonio (De Zavaka & I10)
03/30/14 - #0789 - Schulenburg (I10 - Schulenburg)
04/27/14 - #0575 - Lewisville (I35E & Hwy 1171)
05/03/14 - #1011 - College Station (Hwy 6 & William D Fitch)
05/14/14 - #0670 - Houston (I69 & Edloe)
05/29/14 - #0591 - Houston (Beltway 8 & Greenspoint)
06/29/14 - #1006 - Weatherford (I20 & Hwy 171)
07/20/14 - #0808 - College Station (Rock Prairie & Longmire)
08/16/14 - #0911 - Houston (I69 & Little York)
08/22/14 - #0766 - Winnie (I10 - Winnie)
09/24/14 - #0309 - Humble (Hwy 59 & Will Clayton)
10/28/14 - #0987 - Katy (Fry & Little York)

2015 (12)
01/07/15 - #0830 - Orange (I10 & Hwy 62)
02/15/15 - #0934 - Crockett (Hwy 304 & Hwy 7)
03/06/15 - #0415 - Liberty (Hwy 90 - Liberty)
03/15/15 - #0513 - La Porte (Hwy 146 & Main)
04/21/15 - #0487 - Seabrook (CLOSED - FM 146 & Bayport)
04/29/15 - #0089 - Houston (Loop 610 & Brinkman)
07/04/15 - #1049 - IAH (IAH - Terminal B-21)
07/25/15 - #0048 - Marshall (Victory & Hwy 59)
10/10/15 - #0706 - Fort Worth (Loop 820 & Beach)
11/01/15 - #0392 - Katy (I10 & Mason)
12/04/15 - #0795 - Giddings (Hwy 290 - Giddings)
12/19/15 - #0416 - Livingston (Hwy 190 - Livingston)

2016 (5)
02/28/16 - #0391 - Waxahachie (Hwy 77 & University)
05/21/16 - #1040 - Montgomery (Hwy 105 & Walden)
09/27/16 - #0361 - Ennis (I45 - Ennis)
11/11/16 - #0005 - Alice (E Main St. & Hwy. 44)
11/17/16 - #0293 - Corsicana (Hwy 31 Corsicana)

2017 (7)
02/08/17 - #0524 - Abilene (Southwest & Hwy 83)
03/15/17 - #0501 - Jersey Village (Hwy 290 & Jones)
06/09/17 - #0342 - Jacksonville (Jackson & El Paso)
07/23/17 - #0928 - Killeen (Trimmier & Bacon Ranch)
12/19/17 - #0543 - Dallas (Camp Wisdom & Hwy 67)
12/21/17 - #0707 - Dallas (I35 & Inwood)
12/29/17 - #0915 - Lubbock (Loop 289 & 4th)

2018 (10)
02/02/18 - #0597 - Houston (Post Oak & Runnymeade)
02/09/18 - #0947 - Kyle (FM 1626 - Kyle)
03/09/18 - #1002 - Katy (I10 & Pin Oak)
07/07/18 - #0829 - Eagle Pass (S Bibb Ave - Eagle Pass)
08/23/18 - #1046 - Corsicana (I45 & Hwy 287)
10/26/18 - #0178 - San Marcos (I35 & Guadalupe)
12/07/18 - #0724 - Waco (Hewitt & Mars)
12/23/18 - #0120 - Houston (I45 & Airline)
12/28/18 - #0816 - Irving (Loop 635 & MacArthur)
12/30/18 - #1076 - Shreveport, LA (Kings Hwy & Clark)

2019 (25)
01/01/19 - #1125 - Kingwood (Kingwood & Lake Houston)
01/05/19 - #0810 - Pearland (Hwy 288 & Broadway)
02/06/19 - #0605 - Houston (Hwy 290 & Hollister)
02/19/19 - #1136 - Conroe (Loop 336 & Town Park)
04/03/19 - #1108 - Manor (Hwy 290 & FM 973)
05/06/19 - #0982 - Pflugerville (Limestone & Town Center)
05/25/19 - #0534 - Brownwood (Hwy 377 - Brownwood)
06/22/19 - #0419 - Angleton (Hwy 288 - Angleton)
07/04/19 - #0940 - Lubbock (82nd & Milwaukee)
07/19/19 - #0613 - Athens (Hwy 31 - Athens)
07/21/19 - #0140 - Waco (I35 & 7th)
07/27/19 - #1122 - Cypress (Fry & West)
08/18/19 - #1039 - Dallas Love Field (Inside Airport)
09/07/19 - #1144 - Houston (Southwest Fwy & Fondren Rd)
10/13/19 - #1014 - Willis (I45 - Willis)
10/19/19 - #0203 - Benbrook (Benbrook & Sproles)
10/20/19 - #0526 - Fort Worth (Loop 820 & Wichita)
11/09/19 - #0131 - Houston (I10 & Kirkwood)
11/15/19 - #0331 - Snyder (College Ave - Snyder)
11/16/19 - #0177 - Midland (Andrews Hwy & Kansas)
11/27/19 - #0497 - Shreveport, LA (Market & Loop 220)
11/28/19 - #0579 - Palestine (Loop 256 - Palestine)
12/08/19 - #0825 - Arlington (I20 & Collins)
12/26/19 - #0760 - Shreveport, LA (I20 & Pines)
12/26/19 - #0937 - Carthage (Bus 79 - Carthage)

2020 (58)
01/25/20 - #0629 - Temple (I35 & Adams)
02/02/20 - #1047 - Sugar Land (Hwy 6 & Hwy 90)
02/07/20 - #0897 - Seguin (Hwy 46 & I10)
02/15/20 - #0368 - North Richland Hills (Rufe Snow & Browning)
02/16/20 - #0475 - Texarkana, AR (State Line & 42nd)
02/19/20 - #1143 - Spring (Kuykendahl Rd & Grand Pkwy)
02/20/20 - #0667 - Tyler (Loop 323 & Hwy 31)
02/21/20 - #0117 - Tyler (Loop 323 & Old Bullard)
02/21/20 - #0265 - Houston (San Felipe & Winrock)
02/24/20 - #1130 - Tomball (Kuykendahl & Timbercrest Village)
02/25/20 - #1103 - Spring (Rayford & Hwy 99)
02/25/20 - #0823 - The Woodlands (Hwy 242 & St Lukes)
02/26/20 - #0828 - Tomball (Hwy 249 & Spring Cypress)
02/27/20 - #0988 - Kingwood (I69 & Northpark)
03/01/20 - #0533 - Houston (Main & I45)
03/05/20 - #0813 - Houston (Wallisville & Overland Park)
03/07/20 - #0550 - Houston (Loop 610 & Homestead)
03/07/20 - #0271 - Houston (Shepherd & Farnham)
03/13/20 - #0628 - Brenham (Hwy 36 - Brenham)
03/14/20 - #0318 - New Braunfels (I35 & Seguin)
03/14/20 - #0930 - Hondo (Hwy 90 - Hondo)
03/15/20 - #0693 - San Antonio (Loop 1604 & Nacogdoches)
03/15/20 - #0560 - Tomball (Tomball Pkwy & Park Dr)
03/21/20 - #0700 - Longview (Eastman & Pittman)
03/22/20 - #0343 - Greenville (Bus 34 - Greenville)
05/01/20 - #0979 - Lufkin (Hwy 59 & Whitehouse)
05/02/20 - #0310 - Henderson (Hwy 79 & Peach)
05/05/20 - #1137 - Huntsville (I45 - Huntsville)
05/15/20 - #0454 - Waco (Valley Mills & Lake Air)
05/16/20 - #0564 - Hillsboro (Hwy 77 & I35)
05/16/20 - #1131 - Sweetwater (I20 - Sweetwater)
05/17/20 - #0958 - Harker Heights, TX (Hwy 190 & TX 2410)
05/31/20 - #0844 - Boerne (Hwy 87 & Bandera)
06/05/20 - #0943 - Humble (Beltway 8 & Wilson)
06/07/20 - #0659 - Atascosita (FM 1960 & Lake Houston)*
06/28/20 - #0429 - Nacogdoches (Bus 59 - Nacogdoches)
07/04/20 - #0401 - Mexia (Hwy 84 - Mexia)
07/11/20 - #0604 - Dallas (Hwy 12 & Webb Chapel)
07/25/20 - #0078 - College Station (Dominik & Texas)
07/31/20 - #0476 - Stephenville (Hwy 377 - Stephenville)
08/01/20 - #0425 - Graham (Hwy 16 - Graham)
08/02/20 - #0902 - Amarillo (I40 & Grand)
08/02/20 - #0548 - Decatur (Hwy 287 & Decatur)
08/07/20 - #1007 - Mt. Enterprise (Hwy 84 - Mt Enterprise)
08/16/20 - #1142 - Nederland (Nederland Ave - Nederland)
08/17/20 - #0138 - Houston (Gessner & I10)*
09/07/20 - #0404 - Spring (Louetta & Stuebner Airline)
09/19/20 - #0484 - Cleveland (Hwy 59 - Cleveland)
09/26/20 - #1155 - Richmond (W Bellfort St & Harlem Rd)
10/17/20 - #0957 - Temple (Loop 363 & TX 1741)
10/24/20 - #1036 - Lindale (Hwy 69 - Lindale)
10/25/20 - #0914 - Midlothian (Hwy 287 & Presidential)
11/07/20 - #0599 - La Marque (I45 - La Marque)
11/14/20 - #0927 - Alabaster, AL (I65 & Hwy 31)
11/15/20 - #0920 - Fultondale, AL (Walker Chapel & Main)
11/23/20 - #0892 - Round Rock (Hwy 79 & Red Bud)

11/24/20 - #1117 - Hutto (TX 130 & Gattis School)
12/03/20 - #0901 - Magnolia (FM 1488 & Conroe Hufsmith)

2021 (15)
01/03/21 - #0483 - Canton (I20 - Canton)
01/09/21 - #0507 - Shreveport, LA (Bert Kouns & Youree)
01/24/21 - #1165 - Magnolia (Melton Street & ATM)
03/21/21 - #0433 - Pearland (Main & Broadway)
03/26/21 - #0467 - Wharton (Hwy 59 - Wharton)
04/11/21 - #0986 - Houston (Beltway 8 & West)
04/18/21 - #0990 - Missouri City (Hwy 6 & Sienna Pkwy)
05/29/21 - #1035 - Lytle (I35 - Lytle)
06/05/21 - #0127 - Denton (Malone & University)
07/05/21 - #1021 - Lafayette, LA (Pinhook & Kaliste Saloom)
07/16/21 - #0365 - Houston (Cypress Creek Pkwy & Willow Center)
07/25/21 - #0474 - Dallas (I35 & Regal Row)

10/17/21 - #0635 - Jasper (Hwy 96 - Jasper)
11/26/21 - #0705 - San Marcos (I35 & Centerpoint)

11/27/21 - #0488 - Conroe (Hwy 336 & Hwy 75)

2022 (21)
01/22/22 - #0708 - Dallas (Hwy 75 & Forest)

01/23/22 - #0891 - Hutchins (I45 & Palestine)
04/01/22 - #0371 - Amarillo (34th & Coulter)
04/30/22 - #0511 - Fort Worth (I30 & Montgomery)

05/25/22 - #1132 - New Caney (US 59 - New Caney)**

07/02/22 - #1110 - Royse City (I30 & Erby Campbell)

07/03/22 - #0835 - Keller (Keller Pkwy & Keller Smithfield)

07/03/22 - #1020 - Frisco (Dallas Pkwy & Eldorado)

07/30/22 - #0302 - Odessa (Hwy 191 & John Shepperd)

07/31/22 - #0295 - Midland (Big Spring & Eugene)
09/04/22 - #1374 - Fort Worth (Hulen Bend & Hulen) - was #0530

09/17/22 - #0116 - Dallas (Buckner & Samuell)
09/17/22 - #1239 - Tyler (S Broadway Ave & Rice Rd)
10/07/22 - #0784 - San Antonio (Loop 410 & Broadway)
10/07/22 - #1055 - San Antonio (Cypress & Jackson)
10/09/22 - #1059 - Cypress (Hwy 290 & Mason)
11/04/22 - #0528 - Round Rock (I35 & Hester's Crossing)
11/05/22 - #1201 - Paige (US 290 & Hwy 21 W)
11/11/22 - #0504 - Harlingen (Hwy 77 & Ed Carey)
11/26/22 - #0726 - Clyde (I-20 - Clyde)
12/17/22 - #0298 - Windcrest (I35 & Walzem)

2023 (40)
01/07/23 - #1206 - Fairfield (I-45 & W Commerce St)
01/28/23 - #1079 - Houston (Silber & Hartland)
02/05/23 - #0569 - Sugar Land (Hwy 6 S & Austin Pkwy)
02/19/23 - #0559 - Dallas (Greenville & Caruth Haven)
03/19/23 - #0375 - Webster (NASA & Old Galveston)
03/25/23 - #0417 - Cedar Park (Hwy 183 & Discovery)

03/26/23 - #0709 - Austin (FM 620 & Lake Creek Pkwy)

04/08/23 - #0245 - Albuquerque, NM (Carlisle & Clermont)

04/09/23 - #0262 - Houston (Telephone & Pecan Villas)

04/29/23 - #1324 - Houston (South Fwy & W Orem Dr)

05/06/23 - #0373 - El Campo (Hwy 71 - El Campo)

05/07/23 - #0002 - Corpus Christi (Baldwin & Port) 
05/19/23 - #0904 - Kilgore (I20 & Old Hwy 135)

05/27/23 - #0747 - La Grange (Hwy 71 - La Grange)
06/03/23 - #0977 - Frisco (Hwy 289 & Lebanon)
06/04/23 - #1372 - Burleson (Hwy 174 - Burleson)

06/11/23 - #0175 - Victoria (Navarro & Mockingbird)
06/17/23 - #0590 - Bastrop (Hwy 71 - Bastrop)

06/24/23 - #1281 - DeRidder, LA
07/01/23 - #0030 - Odessa (E 8th & McKinley)
07/04/23 - #0297 - Midland (Midkiff & Wadley)

07/15/23 - #0841 - Denton (Loop 288 & Brinker)

07/16/23 - #0181 - Denton (Fort Worth Dr. & I35E)
08/05/23 - #0758 - Amarillo (I27 & Hollywood)

08/06/23 - #0307 - Amarillo (Georgia & Virginia)

08/12/23 - #0198 - El Paso (Sunland Park & Cromo)
08/13/23 - #1134 - El Paso (Airway & Edgemere)
08/19/23 - #0315 - San Antonio (Loop 410 & Wurzbach)
08/27/23 - #1135 - College Station (Wellborn & Southwest Pkwy)

09/01/23 - #0032 - Tyler (Beckham & Highland)
09/02/23 - #1114 - Bullard (Hwy 69 & 3801)
09/22/23 - #0369 - Beaumont (Dowlen & Calder)
09/23/23 - #0536 - Orange (MacArthur & Del Sasso)
10/03/23 - #1374 - Tomball (Cypress Rosehill)
10/10/23 - #1171 - Leeds, AL (Ashville Rd & Hwy 20) 
10/14/23 - #0360 - Cuero (Hwy 183 - Cuero)

10/15/23 - #0872 - Pleasanton (Hwy 97 - Pleasanton)
11/10/23 - #0824 - Cypress (Hwy 290 & Spring Cypress)
11/14/23 - #0490 - Galveston (University & Church)
12/14/23 - #0645 - Lafayette, LA (Ambassador & Westmark)

2024 (12)
01/17/24 - #0898 - Crosby (FM 2100 - Crosby)
01/20/24 - #1051 - Woodville (Hwy 287 - Woodville)
02/24/24 - #0797 - Sugar Land (Grand Pkwy & I69)

03/07/24 - #0196 - Houston (Loop 610 & 18th)
03/15/24 - #1062 - Hallsville (Hwy 80 - Hallsville)

03/16/24 - #0038 - Longview (Spur 63 & Marshall)
03/23/24 - #1338 - Mont Belvieu (Eagle Dr. & Langston Dr.)

03/26/24 - #1169 - Houston (4608 FM 1960 West Rd)
03/30/24 - #0043 - Bryan (Texas & 33rd)

03/31/24 - #0778 - Friendswood (I45 & El Dorado)

05/03/24 - #0858 - Conroe (Davis & Sgt Ed Holcomb)
05/10/24 - #0563 - Arlington (Cooper & High Point)

July 2013 is when I started to track my credit card receipts religiously, which I do to this day.

* Just got a shake and not a meal.
** Large unsweet tea only.

Different Buc-ee's (28 of 49)

01 - Lake Jackson (Oyster Creek) - 1/5/2019

12 - Port Lavaca - 7/14/2017

14 - Alvin - 3/19/2023

16 - Giddings - 4/29/2016

17 - Luling - 4/13/2019

18 - Waller - 9/13/2013

19 - Pearland (S. Main St.) - 3/20/2021

20 - Pearland (Shadow Creek Pkwy) - 4/16/2023

22 - New Braunfels - 11/27/2021

23 - League City - 6/25/2023

24 - Eagle Lake - 10/13/2023

25 - Angleton (W. Mulberry St.) - 1/28/2024

26 - Madisonville - 5/9/2014

28 - Bastrop - 4/26/2019

30 - Wharton - 3/26/2021

31 - Richmond - 3/26/2021

32 - Cypress - 4/25/2021

33 - Texas City - 10/15/2016

34 - Baytown - 5/9/2015

35 - Temple - 11/30/2019

36 - Terrell - 6/5/2021

37 - Fort Worth - 8/19/2018

38 - Royse City - 7/2/2022

39 - Denton - 6/6/2021

40 - Katy - 6/16/2018

43 - Leeds, Alabama - 6/11/2022

44 - Melissa - 7/3/2022

48 - Ennis - 7/12/2020

02 - Lake Jackson (N. Hwy 2004) - 

03 - Brazoria (N. Brooks) - 

05 - Brazoria (S. Brooks) - Closed

07 - Freeport (E. Hwy 332) - 

08 - Freeport (N. Brazosport Blvd.) - 

13 - Angleton (E. Mulberry St.) - 

21 - Angleton (Loop 274) - 

29 - Lake Jackson (Hwy 332) - 

42 - Loxley (Robertsdale), Alabama - 

45 - Sevierville, Tennessee - 

46 - Saint Augustine, Florida - 

47 - Daytona Beach, Florida - 

50 - Crossville, Tennessee -

51 - Warner Robins (Fort Valley), Georgia - 

52 - Calhoun (Adairsville), Georgia - 

53 - Florence, South Carolina - 

55 - Richmond, Kentucky - 

57 - Athens, Alabama - 

58 - Auburn, Alabama - 

59 - Hillsboro, Texas - 

60 - Johnstown, Colorado - 

62 - Springfield, Missouri - 

Movies Seen in Theaters in 2024 - 18

"Arcadian", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 13)***

"Arthur The King", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 17)***

"Bob Marley:  One Love", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 22)*

"Boy Kills World", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (April 26)

"Drugstore June", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 5)*

"Ghostbusters:  Frozen Empire", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 26)

"I.S.S.", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 31)*

"Knox Goes Away", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 18)

"Kung Fu Panda 4", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 1)*

"Mars Express", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 5)*

"Mean Girls", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 4)*

"Ordinary Angels", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 4)**

"Scrambled", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 1)*

"Some Other Woman", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 4)*

"The American Society of Magical Negroes", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (March 20)*

"The Beekeeper," Regal Lone Star 19, Tomball, TX (February 10)

"The Fall Guy," Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 2)

"Wonka", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 25)*

Books Bought at College Station Half Price Books Outlet on 3/30/24 - 4 (Finished 3)

"Quanah Centennial: 1884-1984" by Eva Kay Tole ($3)

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson ($7) (Finished 4/5/2024)

"No Easy Game: His own story in his own words" by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn ($5) (Finished 5/4/2024)

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton ($5) (Finished 4/10/2024)

Churches Attended and Visited in 2024

January 7 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The5 (Greg Matte)

January 14 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The5 with Waverly (Brad Talbert)
January 21, 28 - Absent

February 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The5 (Jarret Garber)

February 11, 18, 25 - Absent

March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Absent

April 7, 14, 21 - Absent

April 28 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The5 with Waverly (Brad Talbert)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 3/25/23 - 10 (Finished 4)

"A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball", by Dwayne Wade

"A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring", by John Wooden with Don Yeager

"Running with the Buffaloes", by Chris Lear

"The Home Team: Of Mothers, Daughters, and American Champions", by Ruth Ann & Rebecca Lobo

"The Theology of the Hammer", by Millard Fuller

"The Worth of a Man", by Dave Dravecky with Connie W. Neal

"Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big", by Jose Canseco (Finished 5/3/24)

"Playing to Win: Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys", by David Magee (Finished 4/9/23)

"The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It", by Tom Callahan (Finished 4/21/23)

"Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs", by Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand with Malcolm MacPherson (Finished 4/29/23)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 5/27/23 - 11 (Finished 5)

"Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel" by Elias Chacour with David Hazard

"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd

"The August Coup: The Truth and the Lessons" by Mikhail S. Gorbachev

"The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness" by Matthew Kelly

"The Golden Boys: Unauthorized Inside Look at the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team" by Cameron Stauth

"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell

"Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life" by Eric LeGrand with Mike Yorkey (Finished 1/8/24)

"Field of Hope: An Inspiring Autobiography of a Lifetime of Overcoming Odds" by Brett Butler and Jerry B. Jenkins (Finished 6/20/23)

"God is Able" by Priscilla Shirer (Finished 5/31/23)
"The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness" by Matthew Kelly (Finished 6/25/23)

"Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life" by Earl Woods with Pete McDaniel (Finished 5/1/24)