Books Bought at Oh Goodie A Book (Houston) on 7/6/24 - 19 (Finished 11)

"Catholic Texans: Our Family Album" by Steve Landregan

"Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football" by Brent Zwerneman

"Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military" by Matthew Lohmeier

"K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" by Tyler Kepner 

"Spalding's World Tour: The Epic Adventure that Took Baseball Around the Globe - And Made it America's Game" by Mark Lamster

"The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports" by Brian Kilmeade

"The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation" by Sally Jenkins

"We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel" by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers and Marjory Wentworth 

"A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field" by Roy Lingster (Finished August 5)

"AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story" by Dave Lieber (Finished July 9)

"Drunk on Sports" by Tim Cowlishaw (Finished August 8)

"Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation" by Rick Rigsby (Finished October 18)

"Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" by Rob Rains (Finished July 16)

"My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past" by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Finished September 13)

"My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me" by John Daly with Glen Waggoner (Finished July 28)

"One Dream: The NFL" by Woody Falgoux (Finished January 31, 2025)

"Safe at Home: The True and Inspiring Story of Chicago's Field of Dreams" by Bob Muzikowski with Gregg Lewis (Finished September 2)

"Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics" by Richard Hoffer (Finished August 4)

"The Red Zone: Cars, Cows and Coaches: The Life and Good Times of a Texas Dealmaker" by Red McCombs with Mickey Herskowitz (Finished September 24)

Sunday, January 26, 2025

 

11 a.m. service

4 p.m. service

Miles and Miles - 12/25/24 to 1/24/25

December 25 - January 24 - 20.7 miles running - 0 miles walking - 42.37 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 84,374 meters rowing (14 of 30 days) - 721 minutes elliptical (22 of 31 days) - 132,519 steps

December 25 (Wednesday) - 3 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway with Waverly (31:56.26) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 6,816 steps

December 26 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 393 calories; 5,996 strides) - 30:03 rowing for 6,276 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:18/500m) - 0.98 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,330 steps

December 27 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,960 strides) - 30:03 rowing for 6,173 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:21/500m) - 1.1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,809 steps

December 28 (Saturday) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,283 steps

December 29 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,990 strides) - 0.82 miles walking - 1,980 steps

December 30 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,044 strides) - 30:04 rowing for 6,324 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:20/500m) - 0.79 miles walking - 1,786 steps

December 31 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 397 calories; 6,098 strides) - 30:04 rowing for 6,379 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:17/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,982 steps

January 1 (Wednesday) - 3.1 miles running Spindle Tree parkrun 5K #156 (Magnolia, TX) - 29:27 / 29:25.22 // 9:33.20 - 9:35.29 - 9:44.11 - 32.62 - 1.5 miles running from mile 8 back to the start at Kingwood Marathon - 3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,602 steps

January 2 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,962 strides) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,498 steps

January 3 (Friday) - 30:03 rowing for 6,378 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:15/500m) - 0.66 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,601 steps

January 4 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 395 calories; 6,034 strides) - 90 second plank - 30:05 rowing for 6,363 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:18/500m) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,465 steps

January 5 (Sunday) - 10 miles running Texas 10 Bridgeland with Waverly (1:47:27) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 22,091 steps

January 6 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,832 strides) - 30:04 rowing for 6,205 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,616 steps

January 7 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,966 strides) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,850 steps

January 8 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,944 strides) - 28:05 rowing for 5,831 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,928 steps

January 9 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 388 calories; 5,920 strides) - 30:03 rowing for 6,271 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m)  - 0.68 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,678 steps

January 10 (Friday) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,662 steps

January 11 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at 10th annual Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival 5K - 29:03.64 - 3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,938 steps

January 12 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,968 strides) - 0.92 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,219 steps

January 13 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,890 strides) - 30:04 rowing for 6,224 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 65 second plank - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,965 steps

January 14 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,960 strides) - 0.89 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,101 steps

January 15 (Wednesday) - 28 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 340 calories; 5,094 strides) - 15:04 rowing for 3,194 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:17/500m) - 0.77 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,813 steps

January 16 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,976 strides) - 30:05 rowing for 6,291 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 0.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,134 steps

January 17 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 5,994 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,507 steps

January 18 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 397 calories; 6,082 strides) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,657 steps

January 19 (Sunday) - 3.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,636 steps

January 20 (Monday) - 0.63 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,415 steps

January 21 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,812 strides) - 0.51 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,181 steps

January 22 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 395 calories; 6,034 strides) - 30:05 rowing for 6,273 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) -1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,263 steps

January 23 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,966 strides) - 30:05 rowing for 6,192 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:21/500m) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,458 steps

January 24 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 0.91 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,228 steps

Different Whataburger Restaraunts Since 2013 - 248

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 (22)
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)
05/25/24 - #0769 - Rusk (Hwy 69 - Rusk)
05/31/24 - #0956 - Bryan (Texas & Villa Maria)

06/08/24 - #1271 - Sulphur, LA (S Cities Service Hwy & Self St)
06/14/24 - #1199 - Elgin (Elgin)
06/29/24 - #0630 - Goliad (Hwy 183 - Goliad)
08/10/24 - #1157 - San Antonio (US Hwy 281 & Bulverde Rd)
08/24/24 - #0650 - Kilgore (Henderson Blvd - Kilgore)

11/01/24 - #1226 - Round Rock (University Blvd)

12/03/24 - #1392 - Conroe (TX-242 and Glen Eagle)

12/21/24 - #0418 - Sealy (I10 - Sealy)

2025 (3)
01/11/25 - #1387 - Lake Charles, LA (1835 Country Club Road)
01/11/25 - #0478 - Vidor (Main St - Vidor)
01/24/25 - #1506 - Splendora (Splendora)

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.

Blue Bell Flavors Tasted - 30

A&W Root Beer Float (Pint - 6/18/24)

Banana Pudding (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 4/23/23 - $3.99)

Black Walnut (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 5/4/23 - $5.29)

Bride's Cake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Butter Crunch (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)

Buttered Pecan (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/18/23 - $3.78)

Cherry Vanilla (Pint - Kroger - Treaschwig - 4/15/23 - $3.99)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 5/9/23 - $5.29)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)

Cookie Two Step (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/27/23 - $3.78)

Cookies 'n Cream (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)

Cookies 'n Cream Cheesecake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97 - 8/12/24)

Cookies 'n Cream Cone (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)

Cotton Candy (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)

Dr. Pepper Float (Pint - HEB #610 - 8/1/23 - $3.97)

Dutch Chocolate (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/2/23 - $3.78)

Homemade Vanilla (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)

I Love Cereal (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Java Jolt (Pint - HEB #717 - 6/30/23)

Mint Chocolate Chip (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/28/23 - $3.78)

Mocha Almond Fudge (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/21/23 - $3.19)

Monster Cookie Dough (Pine - HEB #610 - 7/6/23 - $3.97)

Moo-llennium Crunch® (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)

Oatmeal Cream Pie (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 4/14/23 - $5.29)

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)

Peppermint Bark (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/10/23 - $3.19)

Rocky Road (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 4/30/23 - $5.29)

Strawberry (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/21/23 - $3.78)

Texas Two Step (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/20/23 - $3.78)

The Great Divide (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/26/23 - $3.78)

Purchased, Not Tasted

Banana Nut (Half Gallon - HEB #610 - 5/18/23 - $9.32)

Purchased, Not Tasted 

Krazy Kookie Dough (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Year-Round (25)

Banana Pudding

Black Walnut

Buttered Pecan

Cherry Vanilla

Chocolate Chip

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Coffee

Cookie Two Step®

Cookies ‘n Cream

Dutch Chocolate

Homemade Vanilla

Milk Chocolate

Mint Chocolate Chip

Moo-llennium Crunch®

Natural Vanilla Bean

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream

Pistachio Almond

Rocky Road

Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla

Strawberry

The Great Divide®

Ultimate Neapolitan

Rotational (8)

Butter Crunch

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload

Cookies ’n Cream Cone

Cotton Candy

French Vanilla

Mocha Almond Fudge

Oatmeal Cream Pie

Tin Roof

Not Listed on Blue Bell Site
Dr. Pepper Float
Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step
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Texas Highways Article (63 total)

10. Strawberry Cheesecake (1977)

9. Cinnamon (2006)

8. Homemade Vanilla (1969)

7. Delta Blues (2006)

6. Happy Tracks (2010)

5. Southern Blackberry Cobbler (2007)

4. Ice Cream Cone (2017)

3. Sea Salt Caramel (2014)

2. Moo-llennium Crunch (2000)

1. Chocolate Chip (1975)

Banana Nut (1975)

Banana Pudding (1980)

Banana Split Sundae (2018)

Birthday Cake (2001)

Black Cherry (2015)

Bride’s Cake (2017)

Buttered Pecan (1975)

Cake Batter (2006)

Cherry Vanilla (1975)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (1992)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (2013)

Chocolate Sheet Cake (2021)

Coconut (2006)

Coffee (1975)

Cookie Two Step (2016)

Cookies ’n Cream (1978)

Cookies ’n Cream Cone (2021)

Cotton Candy (2003)

Dutch Chocolate (1975)

French Vanilla (1975)

Krazy Kolors (2003)

Krazy Kookie Dough (2013)

Mardi Gras King Cake (2012)

Milk and Cookies (2015)

Milk Chocolate (1975)

Mint Chocolate Chip (1976)

Mocha Almond Fudge (1979)

Natural Vanilla Bean (1980)

Peachy Peach (2012)

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (1982)

Peppermint (1975)

Pistachio Almond (1974)

Rocky Road (1974)

Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla (1998)

Strawberry (1975)

The Great Divide (2004)

Triple Chocolate (1989)

Ultimate Neapolitan (2007)

Not in Texas Highways Article

Black Walnut
Butter Crunch

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload
Dr. Pepper Float

Oatmeal Cream Pie

Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step

Books Bought at College Station Half Price Books on 12/14/24 - 5 (Finished 4)

"Great Texas Christmas Legends" by Zeno Zeplin ($2.00)

"Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West" by David Wolman and Julian Smith ($9.99; Finished January 6, 2025)

"Lattin's Slam Dunk to Glory: The Amazing True Story of the 1966 NCAA Season and the Championship Game that Changed America Forever" by David "Big Daddy D" Lattin ($4.99; Finished January 12, 2025)

"One Final Pass: 15 Years Later" by Arthur L. Lindsay with Jan Berringer ($4.00; Finished January 20, 2025)

"Unmasked:  Real People from Montgomery County, Texas" by Daren Lindley ($2.00; Finished January 6, 2025)

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 12/7/24 - 8 (Finished 4)

"Big Play: Barra On Football" by Allen Barra 

"The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside your Door" by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

"The Temple of Jerusalem" by Andre Parrott

"Tournament Week : Inside the Ropes and Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour" by John Strege

"Confessions of a Baseball Purist: What's Right--and Wrong--with Baseball, as Seen from the Best Seat in the House" by Jon Miller and Mark Hyman (Finished January 19, 2025)

"One Tribe at a Time: The Paper that Changed the War in Afghanistan" by Jim Gant (Finished December 13)

"Slam Dunk 2: Winning Players Talk About Basketball, Family, and Faith" by Dave Branon (Finished January 18, 2025)

"The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist" by Craig Groeschel (Finished December 26)

2024 College Baseball Classics in Texas

I tracked each college baseball classic held at major or minor league parks in Texas with a goal of seeing at least one game in each classic.

Houston Winter Invitational (Minute Maid Park)

Friday, February 2

#3 Tampa 17, Arkansas Tech 5 (7 innings)

#9 Southern New Hampshire 21, St. Cloud State 11 (8 innings)

Millersville 15, #5 Central Missouri 13

Saturday, February 3

Central Missouri 5, #9 Southern New Hampshire 4

#3 Tampa 13, #7 Millersville 1

Arkansas Tech 9, St. Cloud State 4

Sunday, February 4

#3 Tampa 16, #5 Central Missouri 4

Millersville 7, St. Cloud State 2

Arkansas Tech 7, #9 Southern New Hampshire 4

Bregman Cares Classic (Constellation Field)
Friday, February 9

Paris Junior College 11, Eastern Oklahoma State College 9

Wharton County Junior College 3, Paris Junior College 1

Galveston College 15, Eastern Oklahoma State College 5 (8 innings)

Saturday, February 10

Paris Junior College 6, Eastern Oklahoma State College 0

Sunday, February 11

Wharton County Junior College 12, Odessa College 2 (7 innings)

Galveston College 11, Grayson College (7 innings)

Grayson College 13, Odessa College 7

Monday, February 12

Galveston College 9, Odessa College 2

Wharton County Junior College 5, Grayson College 4

Shriner Children's College Showdown (Globe Life Field)
Friday, February 16

Nebraska 4, Baylor 1

Oregon 4, Oklahoma 2

Tennessee 6, Texas Tech 2

Saturday, February 17

Oregon 7, Baylor 4

Texas Tech 6, Nebraska 3

Oklahoma 5, Tennessee 1 (10 innings)

Sunday, February 18

Oklahoma 7, Nebraska 6

Texas Tech 11, Oregon 7 

Tennessee 11, Baylor 5

Cactus Jack HBCU Classic (Minute Maid Park)
Friday, February 16

Southern 10, Alcorn State 4

Texas Southern 9, Jackson State 5

Prairie View A&M 10, Grambling State 5

Saturday, February 17

Jackson State 11, Alcorn State 4

Grambling State 10, Southern 0

Prairie View A&M 5, Texas Southern 3

Sunday, February 18

Jackson State 7, Grambling State 6

Prairie View A&M 15, Alcorn State 14

Texas Southern 5, Southern 3

Karbach Round Rock Classic (Dell Diamond)

Friday, February 23

Washington State 6, Kentucky 4

Kansas 7, Texas State 4

Saturday, February 24

Washington State 5, Kansas 4

Kentucky 11, Texas State 5

Sunday, February 25

Kentucky 8, Kansas 5

Texas State 13, Washington State 4

Kubota College Baseball Series (Globe Life Field)

Friday, February 23

Oklahoma State 9, Michigan 3

Arkansas 5, Oregon State 4

Saturday, February 24

Oregon State 11, Michigan 1

Oklahoma State 2, Arkansas 1 (14 innings)

Sunday, February 25

Arkansas 4, Michigan 3

Oregon State 8, Oklahoma State 1

Sugar Land College Classic (Constellation Field)

Friday, February 23

Lamar 8, University of Illinois - Chicago 7 (10 innings)

UTSA 7, Stephen F. Austin State 6

Creighton 22, Houston Christian 1

Saturday, February 24

Creighton 4, UTSA 1

University of Illinois - Chicago 10, Houston Christian 7

Lamar 5, Stephen F. Austin State 0

Sunday, February 25

Creighton 12, University of Illinois - Chicago 7

Lamar 5, UTSA 3

Houston Christian 19, Stephen F. Austin State 9

Whataburger Classic (Whataburger Field)

Friday, February 23

Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2

Maryland 7, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5

Saturday, February 24

Maryland 10, Pittsburgh 4

Washington 11, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4

Sunday, February 25

Washington 6, Maryland 5

Pittsburgh 10, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2

24th Annual Astros Foundation College Classic (Minute Maid Park)
Friday, March 1

Texas State 8, Houston 7 (10 innings)

Vanderbilt 7, Louisiana-Lafayette 4

LSU 6, Texas 3
Saturday, March 2

Vanderbilt 3, Houston 1

Texas State 11, Texas 10

LSU 5, Louisiana-Lafayette 4

Sunday, March 3

Vanderbilt 14, Texas 11

LSU 10, Texas State 5

Houston 13, Louisiana-Lafayette 10 (11 innings)

8th annual Frisco College Baseball Classic (Riders Field)

Friday, March 1

Dallas Baptist 4, Arizona 3

Alabama 12, Indiana 0 (7 innings)

Saturday, March 2

Indiana 9, Dallas Baptist 7

Alabama 7, Arizona 6

Sunday, March 3

Arizona 12, Indiana 1 (7 innings)

Dallas Baptist 7, Alabama 5 (12 innings)

Battle at the Ballpark (Constellation Field)

Friday, March 1

Creighton 10, Air Force 8

Louisiana Tech 4, Army West Point 0

Saturday, March 2

Army West Point 13, Air Force 2

Louisana Tech 12, Creighton 0

Sunday, March 3

Creighton 9, Army West Point 3

Louisiana Tech 8, Air Force 5

Kubota College Baseball Series (Globe Life Field)

Friday, March 1

Texas A&M 4, Arizona State 0

TCU 9, Southern California 8 (11 innings)

Saturday, March 2

TCU 11, Arizona State 9

Texas A&M 9, Southern California 3

Sunday, March 3

Texas A&M 10, Arizona State 5

TCU 9, Southern California 5

Tap Out Ten; January 12, 2025

Well, I'm not quite sure if it was exactly ten minutes ....

So ... I haven't written in awhile.

Welcome to a new calendar year, 2025, and I've started another year with a birthday last Sunday, January 5.

And my Mom's birthday was today.  I spent a little time over there before I left to go to church late this afternoon.

Of course, we're coming up on a little bit of a sad note as my sister, Holly, passed away 11 years ago on January 17, coming up on Friday.

I had a very good birthday.  Waverly and I ran 10 miles together at the Texas 10 Series race in Bridgeland.

Thank you to Willie Fowlkes and Tiffany Renken for allowing us to do the race in exchange for me helping them out at Texas 10 Conroe the month prior.

I announced some before and after, Waverly sang the National Anthem and won an age group award to boot.

She helped lead worship in The4 service at Houston's First and then we went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate it all - our usual spot each year.

Back to Houston's First, I'm really grateful that I've found a place that I can be back in church on a regular basis.

I don't go in the morning - as I'm a little slower getting moving - and I don't want to encroach on my daughter's space as she attends one of the morning services in addition to Sunday School, but the time and the style of sermon - albeit the same message as in the morning - suits me well.

I really enjoy the pastor for The4 - used to be the The5 until the time change here in the New Year - and I've had the chance to share with him that it really feels more like a bible study than anything else.

Or when I was growing up at North Freeway Baptist Church and even to the majority of the time at North Park Baptist Church, it feels like Sunday evening service, where the dominant part is the message (which is what I think it really should be).

I think one of the biggest things in my life right now - I don't know that I'd call it an issue or a challenge - is that I don't have a ton of close friends.

My core four are my daughter, my friend, Bill, who heads up Volte Endurance Training, and my two private school sports colleagues, Dan and Dave.

There are a few others, such as Edwin and Catherine, that are tucked in behind those, and while I'm grateful and thankful to know a lot of people - and have the majority of them think well of me, I'm not getting the opportunity to spend any amount of time with them, but I'm also a little bit anti-social too.

So, I look for opportunities and areas where I can contribute and ask God to lead me to where I can use my talents most wisely.

I was grateful to be able to get out of town Friday evening and Saturday.

I just have to move after working from home all week.  I'm kind of stuck whereas in my last position I could work from anywhere and had a lot of flexibility. 

Currently, I don't, but I'm thankful for what I'm doing right now.

Not sure what more to say right now.  And I think that's where I'm at right now:  looking for where and what to do.

Therefore, if you stumble upon this, please pray for me just that God will lead me - even at my age - to what I should be doing to use my talents and abilities wisely.

Louisiana College and University Basketball Arenas Visited - 14

Arenas Visited (14)
Centenary College of Louisiana (Centenary Gold Dome) - 2018-2019 (Texas Lutheran University 76, Centenary College of Louisiana 57 - 12/30/18 - Women)

Grambling State University (Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center) - 2015-2016 (Southern University 79, Grambling State 66 - 2/6/16 - Women)

Louisiana Christian University (H.O. West Fieldhouse) - 2023-2024 (Louisiana Christian University 74, Paul Quinn College 65)

Louisiana State University (Pete Maravich Assembly Center) - 2017-2018 (Mississippi State University 83, Louisiana State University 70 - 1/7/18 - Women)

Louisiana State University-Alexandria (Fitness Center aka The Fort) - 2015-2016 (LSU-Alexandria 91, University of the Southwest 83 - 2/6/16 - Men)

Louisiana State University-Shreveport (Health & Physical Education Building aka Dock) - 2014-2015 (LSU-Shreveport 84, Huston-Tillotson 82 (2OT) - 1/30/15 - Men)

Louisiana Tech University (Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center) - 2019-2020 (Louisiana Tech University 71, Loyola University New Orleans 52 - 11/26/19 - Women)

Loyola University New Orleans (University Sports Complex aka The Den) - 2019-2020 (Xavier University of Louisiana 79, Loyola University New Orleans 78 - 12/14/19 - Women)

McNeese State University (Burton Coliseum) - 2017-2018 (University of New Orleans 82, McNeese State 75 (OT) - 1/6/18 - Men)
McNeese State University (The Legacy Center) - 2024-2025 (Nicholls State 60, McNeese State 47 - 1/11/25 - Women)

Northwestern State University (Prather Coliseum) - 2018-2019 (Northwestern State University 86, Champion Christian College 65 - 12/30/18 - Men)

Tulane University (Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse) - 2015-2016 (Tulane 61, Tulsa 42 - 2/20/16 - Women)

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Cajundome) - 2023-2024 (University of Louisiana at Lafayette 73, Eastern Kentucky University 62)

University of New Orleans (Lakefront Arena) - 2019-2020 (University of New Orleans 91, Tougaloo College 69 - 12/14/19 - Women)

Still to Visit (7 college and universities / 5 junior colleges)
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (3) - Dillard University, Southern University at New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana

Southland Conference (2) - Nicholls State University, Southeastern Louisiana University

Southwestern Athletic Conference (1) - Southern University

Sun Belt Conference (1) - University of Louisiana at Monroe

NJCAA Region 14 (1) - Bossier Parish Community College

NJCAA Region 23 (4) - Baton Rouge Community College, Delgado Community College, Louisiana State University at Eunice, Southern University-Shreveport

Different Waffle House Restaurants Since 2013 - 14

#0534 - Amarillo, TX (4/2/2022)

#0824 - Orange, TX (6/23/2023)
#1136 - Sulphur, LA (1/10/2025)

#1186 - Weatherford, TX (9/8/2017)

#1342 - Hagerstown, MD (6/29/2019)

#1426 - Shreveport, LA (12/25/2019)

#1437 - Houston, TX (12/29/2022)

#1506 - Pearl, MS (6/18/2022)
#1589 - Conroe, TX (7/16/2023)

#1687 - Conroe, TX (2/13/2023)

#2007 - Montgomery, AL (5/31/2014)

#2069 - Lonoke, AR (12/2/2019)

#2342 - Spring, TX (5/4/2023)

#2369 - Spring, TX (1/15/2023)

All-Time Race Totals

2025 - 3 with 2 new.
2024 - 18 with 8 new.
2023 - 34 with 22 new.

2022 - 18 with 8 new.

2012-2019 - 499
2021 - 35 with 22 new
2020 - 40 with 23 new.
2019 - 67 with 41 new.
2018 - 67 with 43 new.
2017 - 66 with 38 new.
2016 - 65 with 48 new.
2015 - 63
2014 - 50
2013 - 44
2012 - 37

2009-2011 (Being rebuilt) - 89
2011 - 21
2010 - 31*
2009 - 37*

2003-2008 - 291
2008 - 49
2007 - 41
2006 - 58
2005 - 63
2004 - 61
2003 - 19

Different Books-A-Million (2 of 8)

2021 (1)

07/24/21 - #949 - Wichita Falls, TX

2024 (1)

03/16/24 - #584 - Longview, TX

Remaining

#105 - Abilene, TX

#515 - Katy, TX (#3515)

#413 - Grapevine, TX

#568 - Laredo, TX

#837 - Sherman, TX

#877 - Texarkana, TX 

Outside of Texas (2)

03/11/23 - #116 - Alexandria, LA (Heart and Soul)

12/14/23 - #569 - Lafayette, LA (Ambassador Caffery)
01/11/25 - #577 - Lake Charles, LA (Ryan Street) - "But Enough About Me: A Memoir" by Burt Reynolds and Jon Winokur