Daily Reading Efforts - September 2025

9/30/2025 (82 pages)

A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 1213-2147 (69); 34 pages; Kindle)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 186-199) - 239pp

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 166-181) - 227pp

We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages 53-70) - 234pp

9/29/2025 (45 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 173-185) - 239pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 154-170) - 194pp

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 151-165) - 227pp

9/28/2025 (33 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 170-172) - 239pp

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 121-150) - 227pp

9/27/2025 (87 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 161-169) - 239pp

Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 107-120) - 227pp

We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages 22-52) - 234pp

9/26/2025 (18 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 143-160) - 239pp

9/25/2025 (108 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 130-142) - 239pp

Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 46-60) - 198pp

That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 122-201) - 245pp

9/24/2025 (67 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 8936-9528 (59); 29 pages; Kindle)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 112-129) - 239pp

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 101-106) - 227pp

We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages 8-21) - 234pp

9/23/2025 (81 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 8226-8929 (71); 35 pages; Kindle)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 152-158; Manny Ramirez) - 192pp

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 94-111) - 239pp

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 91-100) - 227pp
We Are Charleston:  Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Pages xiii-xvi, 1-7) - 234pp

9/22/2025 (132 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 83-93) - 239pp

God Meant It For Good (Pages 35-67; Kindle)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 147-153) - 194pp

That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 79-121) - 245pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 224-238)

The Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 68-90) - 227pp

9/21/2025 (58 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 7432-8215 (82); 41 pages; Kindle)

Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 51-67) - 227pp

9/20/2025 (24 pages)

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 200-223) - 238pp

9/19/2025 - Nothing

9/18/2025 (21 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 78-82) - 239pp

Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 35-50) - 227pp

9/17/2025 (68 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 64-77) - 239pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 140-146) - 194pp

That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 48-78) - 245pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 184-199) - 238pp

9/16/2025 (75 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 6933-7423 (49); 24 pages; Kindle)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 223-233)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 53-63) - 239pp

Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages 18-34) - 227pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 172-183) - 238pp

9/15/2025 (70 pages)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 191-222) - 233pp

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 38-52) - 239pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 135-139) - 194pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 154-171) - 238pp

9/14/2025 (73 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 29-37) - 239pp

Heart of the Team:  Life Lessons on & Off the Court (Pages v-xii, 1-17) - 227pp

That Good Old Baylor Line:  Baylor Football (Pages 9-47) - 245pp

9/13/2025 (95 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 144-151; David Bass) - 192pp

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 151-190) - 233pp

Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 142-153) - 238pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 54-62) - 247pp

9/12/2025 (38 pages)

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages 10-28) - 239pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 123-141) - 238pp

9/11/2025 (51 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 134-143; Tyler Patmon) - 192pp

Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports (Pages ix-xxi, 1-9) - 239pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 123-134) - 194pp

Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp

9/10/2025 (31 pages)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 107-122) - 194pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 108-122) - 238pp

9/9/2025 (115 pages)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 106-150) - 233pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 92-106) - 194pp

Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 30-45) - 198pp

Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 11-40) - 269pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 99-107) - 238pp

9/8/2025 (100 pages)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 67-105) - 233pp

Playing like a Girl:  Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports (Pages 22-29) - 198 pages

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 86-98) - 238pp

The Elephant in the Room:  Sharing The Secrets For Pursuing Real Financial Success (Pages 58-97) - 143pp

9/7/2025 (33 pages)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 81-91) - 194pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 68-85) - 238pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 52-55) - 101pp

9/6/2025 - Nothing

9/5/2025 (19 pages)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 54-67) - 238pp

9/4/2025 (17 pages)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 64-80) - 194pp

9/3/2025 (109 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 128-133; Benjamin Watson) - 192pp

Beyond Basketball:  Coach K's Keywords For Success (Pages 157-173; Trust, Will, Work, The Fist)

Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 33-66) - 233pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 221-226)

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 48-63) - 194pp

Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 8-10) - 269pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 42-53) - 238pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 39-53) - 247pp

9/2/2025 (94 pages)
Cold Island:  A Novel (Detective Tommy Kelly Book 1) (Pages 1-32) - 233pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 212-220) - 234pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 31-47) - 194pp

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 120-129, 136)

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 27-41) - 238pp
The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 164-173)

9/1/2025 (129 pages)

¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (Location 6058-6923 (85); 42 pages; Kindle)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 108-127; Charles Johnson, Jordan Matthews and Alfred Morris) - 192pp

Life with a Swinger:  Conversations Off the Tee With Golf Professionals and Their Wives (Pages 14-30) - 194pp

The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory (Pages 1-26) - 238pp

The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 15-38) - 247pp

Texas College and University Football Stadiums / Fields Visited - 51

Alamodome (San Antonio, TX; 12/28/99 - Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX; 1/4/20 - Tulane 30, Southern Mississippi 13) +  Waverly
Apogee Stadium (Denton, TX; 9/14/13 - North Texas 34*, Ball State 27)
Astrodome (Houston, TX; 12/4/76 - Houston 21, Miami, Fla. 16)
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX; 12/28/19 - Penn State 53, Memphis 39) + Dad, Waverly

Bowers Stadium (Huntsville, TX; 8/31/13 - Sam Houston State 74*, Houston Baptist 0) Dad
Bruce Field (Athens, TX; 8/25/18 - Snow College 56, Trinity Valley Community College 43*)
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium (Tyler, TX; 9/17/22 - Trinity Valley Community College 28, Tyler Junior College 27*)
Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX; 1/1/85 - Boston College 45, Houston 28) Spring HS Classmates
Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium (Crowley, TX; 9/2/23 - Texas Wesleyan 36, Ottawa University Arizona 20)
Crusader Stadium (Belton, TX; 9/21/19 - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 23*, Belhaven University 13)

Cub Stadium (Brenham, TX; 8/24/19 - Blinn College 62*, Texas A&T 7)
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX; 9/30/89 - Penn State 16, Texas 12*) Dad, Papa
Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (Commerce, TX; 8/30/18 - Texas A&M-Commerce 37*, Texas A&M-Kingsville 36, 2OT)
Farrington Field (Fort Worth, TX; 9/9/17 - Millsaps College 29, Texas Wesleyan 13*)
Floyd Casey Stadium (Waco, TX; 10/1/88 - Houston 27, Baylor 24*) Kevin Taylor

Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (San Antonio, TX; 10/7/23 - University of the Incarnate Word 33, Southeastern Louisiana University 26)

Georgetown ISD Stadium (Georgetown, TX; 10/19/13 - Trinity 30, Southwestern 0*)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, TX; 9/17/16 - SMU 29*, Liberty 14) Matt Shoemaker
Gordon Wood Stadium (Brownwood, TX; 9/12/15 - Wayland Baptist 44, Howard Payne 34*)
Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldogs Stadium (Plainview, TX; 9/15/18 - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 54, Wayland Baptist University 23*)

Homer Bryce Stadium (Nacogdoches, TX; 9/23/23 - Austin Peay State University 22, Stephen F. Austin State University 20)
Husky Stadium (Houston, TX; 9/7/19 - Houston Baptist University 58, Texas Wesleyan University 13)

Jerry E. Apple Stadium (Sherman, TX; 9/1/18  - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 37, Austin College 28)
Joe Golding Field at Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls, TX; 9/1/18 - Midwestern State University 55, Humboldt University 12)
John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium (Houston, TX)
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/24/19 - Southern Methodist University 34, University of Houston 31)
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium (Canyon, TX; 9/15/18 - Tarleton State University 44, West Texas A&M University 7)

Kyle Field (College Station, TX; 9/20/80 - Penn State 25, Texas A&M 9*)
1st Community Credit Union Field at LeGrand Stadium (San Angelo, TX; 9/20/25 - Angelo State 56, Western New Mexico 27)
Lobo Stadium (Longview, TX; 12/9/78 - Eastern Illinois 10, Delaware 9) +  Dad
Lonn Reisman Athletic Complex at Memorial Stadium (Stephenville, TX; 10/19/19 - Tarleton State 35*, Texas A&M-Commerce 21)
McLane Stadium (Waco, TX; 9/2/17 - Liberty 48, Baylor 45*)  Waverly
NRG (nee Reliant) Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/31/13 - Houston 35, South Florida 23^)  Dad

Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View, TX; 10/13/18 - Southern 38, Prairie View A&M 0*)

Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium (Kingsville, TX; 10/14/23 - Angelo State 38, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 16)
Provost Umphrey Stadium (Beaumont, TX; 9/28/19 - Stephen F. Austin State 24, Lamar 17*)
Ratliff Stadium (Odessa, TX: 11/16/19 - University of Texas-Permian Basin 70*, Texas A&M University-Kingsville 14)

R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium (Kilgore, TX; 8/24/24 - Kilgore College 27, Tec de Monterrey Borregos 9)
Rice Stadium (Houston, TX; 12/2/89 - Houston 64, Rice 0**)
Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium (Houston, TX; 9/13/25 - Schreiner University 59, Westgate Christian University 34)

Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, TX; 10/21/23 - Florida A&M University 31, Texas Southern University 21)
Shelton Stadium (Abilene, TX; 9/14/19 - Hardin-Simmons University 16*, Trinity University 10)

Stafford Municipal School District Stadium (Stafford, TX) - 9/9/23 - Texas Wesleyan 65, North American 10)
Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium (Waxahachie, TX - 11/11/23 - Southwestern Assemblies of God University 29, Texas College 12)

Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX; 10/24/15 - UTEP 27*, Florida Atlantic 17)
Tiger Stadium (Corsicana, TX; 8/23/18 - Navarro College 31*, Georgia Military College 29)
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX; 1/10/15 - North Dakota State 29, Illinois State 27) +  Matt Shoemaker

Trinity Stadium (San Antonio, TX; 10/8/22 - Trinity University 23, Birmingham Southern University 20)
Wilford Moore Stadium (Abilene, TX; 9/14/19 - Howard Payne University 56, McMurry University 37*)
Woodforest Bank Stadium (Shenandoah, TX; 12/14/18 - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Mount Union University 16)

First game ever attended, if known, is listed.
* Home stadium
** Not first, but most notable.
+ College game seen in Texas, but not involving Texas teams.
^ Not sure if this was the first game or not.

That's My Girl, Part 10!

Sunday night was the first time that she was asked to lead one of the worship songs and she did a great job.

Obviously, it isn't about her, but still you have to have some God-given talent and ability - as well as confidence - to be able to step up serve in that capacity.

She had received some very well-received positive feedback from leadership on Monday of how she did as well as some fun feedback from a couple of eighth graders at school who were in the service Sunday evening.

I think for those students at the school where she's a counselor at that it is a statement that she walks the walk, so to speak, as to what she teaches and shares during the week, and of course, as a Dad, I'm grateful that God has her serving where she's at and in the capacities that she does.

My prayers are always for God to keep her safe, and to keep her in His perfect will. 

You Know You're in Texas When ..:

... the joke's on A&M - 2/12/24 - Aggie Jokes

... you can't always get there from here - 2/12/24 - Airlines

... you "Remember the Alamo!" - 2/12/24 - The Alamo

... not only chickens cross the road - 2/14/24 - Armadillo

... it is about the bike - 2/14/24 - Armstrong, Lance

... you're powdering your nose - 2/14/24 - Ash, Mary Kay

... cemeteries host extraterrestrials - 2/18/24 - Aurora Cemetery

... you want your meat smoked - 2/18/24 - Barbecue

... you looked beyond the belfry - 2/18/24 - Bats

... you salute the only surviving veteran of two world wars - 2/18/24 - Battleship Texas

... the open spaces are extra wide - 2/18/24 - Big Bend

... hairdos are defining features - 2/18/24 - Big Hair

... you hear "Howwwwdy, folks" - 2/19/24 - Big Tex

... a timer comes with dinner - 2/19/24 - Big Texan Steak Ranch

... traveling is for the birds - 2/19/24 - Birding

... congressmen scream for ice cream - 2/19/24 - Blue Bell Ice Cream

... you need to rent only the tuxedo jacket - 3/7/24 - Boots and Jeans

... you buy milk in a can - 3/7/24 - Borden, Gail

... "make a run for the border" isn't a fast-food invitation - 3/7/24 - Borderland

... the boasting starts - 3/7/24 - Bragging

... the Caddy is regarded as art - 3/7/24 - Cadillac Ranch

... you're on the king's highway - 3/7/24 - El Camino Real

... some steaks are battered and fried - 3/8/24 - Chicken-Friend Steak

... you're hankering for a bowl o' red - 3/8/24 - Chili

... some kitchens are built on wheels - 3/8/24 - Chuck Wagon

... you're listening to the classics - 3/31/24 - Cliburn, Van

... old planes still fly - 3/31/24 - Commemorative Air Force

... you celebrate high tech - 3/31/24 - Computer Chip

... you're eating lunch on a stick - 3/31/24 - Corny Dogs

... the county seat has a square - 4/26/24 - County Courthouses

... you hit the trail - 4/26/24 - Cowboys and Cattle Trails

... you know who shot J.R. - 4/26/24 - Dallas

... you're getting a Dell, dude - 4/26/24 - Dell, Michael

... you ask for the "friendly Pepper upper" - 4/26/24 - Dr Pepper

... you're hiking up a rock - 7/28/24 - Enchanted Rock
... "Happy Trails" is on your iPod - 7/28/24 - Evans, Dale

... "the governor wears a petticoat" - 4/5/25 - Ferguson, Miriam "Ma"

... "Thanksgiving comes early" - 4/5/25 - First Thanksgiving

... "you celebrate the harvest" - 4/7/25 - Food Festivals

... "couples check the football schedule before they plan the wedding" - 4/7/25 - Football

... "you're whooping it up in Cowtown" - 4/7/25 - Fort Worth Stockyards

... "you eat pie out of a sack" - 5/4/25 - Frito Pie

... "you're thinking about frontier days" - 5/4/25 - Frontier Forts

... "the spirits put on a show" - 5/4/25 - Ghost Lights

... "filmmakers erect a big house on the prairie" - 5/4/25 - Giant

... "shrimp us more than an appetizer" - 5/10/25 - Gulf Shrimp
... "rock stars wear glasses" - 5/10/25 - Holly, Buddy

... "you're two-steppin' at the dance hall" - 5/10/25 - Honky-tonks

... "you see larger-than-life heroes" - 5/10/25 - Houston, Sam

... "you're grateful that Janis got the blues" - 5/10/25 - Joplin, Janis
... "the most famous Jordan didn't play basketball" - 5/10/25 - Jordan, Barbara

... "word travels slowly" - 9/7/25 - Juneteenth
... "the pickin' and singin' start" - 9/7/25 - Kerrville Folk Festival

... "someone is kicking up her heels" - 9/7/25 - Kilgore Rangerettes
... "you're hanging out on Sixth Street" - 9/7/25 - Live Music Capital of the World

It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council

SUSPICIOUS DEATHS

William Sullivan - 4/4/23

Warren F. Harding - 4/27/23

Jim Morrison - 5/26/23

Robert Maxwell - 6/28/23

Jim Morgan

ROGUES' GALLERIES

Neil Bush and the S&L Bailout - 4/16/23

Where Was George? - 4/25/23

S&L Rogues - 5/1/23

JFK Rogues - 5/30/23

Iran-Contra Rogues - 6/29/23

JFK Rogues, #2

THE JFK ASSASSINATION

Who Was Oswald? - 4/25/23

The Magic Bullet - 5/1/23

The Warren Commission - 5/26/23

Oswalds' Gun? - 6/6/23

Jack Ruby

Who Killed Kennedy?

CONSPIRACY QUIZZES

The Plots Against Castro Quiz - 4/16/23

The S&L Scandal:  True or False? - 4/27/23

Who Said It? #1 - 5/1/23

Who Said It? #2 - 7/10/23

Deregulation Quiz

Who Said It? #3

THE COMMIES ARE COMING

Seeing Red - 4/4/23

J. Edgar Hoover and the Red Menace - 4/19/23

Joe McCarthy's List - 6/5/23

Rock 'n' Revolution - 6/5/23

Nixon vs. the Reds

FALLEN HEROES

Karen Silkwood - 4/27/23

Marilyn Monroe - 6/6/23

Martin Luther King, Jr. - 7/10/23

Robert Kennedy

Malcolm X

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS

Embalmed Beef - 4/19/23

Dealing with the Enemy - 5/3/23

Nixon's the One? - 6/5/23

Morgan's Swindle - 7/10/23

Agent Orange

NAZIS IN AMERICA

Project Paperclip - 4/19/23

Good News for Hitler - 5/1/23

Helping Hitler - 6/5/23

The Plot to Seize the White House

Nazis in the CIA

COMIC RELIEF

Elvis Lives - 5/3/23

WAR STORIES

Pearl Harbor - 4/4/23

The Beast of Baghdad - 4/16/23

Double Cross in the Desert - 5/3/23

The Tonkin Incident - 5/30/23

Little Nayirah's Tale - 6/5/23

Yellow Rain - 6/28/23

Nicaragua Reports

DOING DRUGS

Blowing Smoke (Dan Quayle) - 4/4/23

Reefer Madness - 5/16/23

The CIA & LSD - 9/5/25

RANDOM CONSPIRACIES

Notable Quotes - 4/19/23

The Man Shortage - 4/25/23

Killing Mass Transit - 5/16/23

Abbie Speaks - 5/16/23

Alphabet Snoops - 5/16/23

Suppressing Sarkhan - 5/30/23

Law & Order - 6/6/23

Food for Thought - 6/28/23

Just Say No - 6/29/23

Conspiracy Queen

October Surprise

Watergate

RECOMMENDED READING

That's My Girl, Part 9!

Two neat stories from the week.

She doesn't promote herself, nor tell anybody that she helps to lead worship.

We've talked many times about how she can be an influence to a young girl who may see her on the stage and that it may encourage them to be the best that they can be in Christ.

She told me that she saw a former student after the service that was now going to another school, but that there were two young girls - maybe first graders, she shared with - that said, "You sang so good!"

Now, she didn't feel better about herself from that, but rather that, "Yes, these young people pay attention."

The other was that a co-worker, who normally attends the earlier service, was watching the 11 a.m., saw her on there, and never knew that she helped lead worship.  

But later remarked in the office during this week that she had seen her on there.

I'm grateful that she has the opportunity to serve and that people trust her heart, effort and abilities.

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/12/25 - 25 (Finished 9)

"Audibles: My Life in Football" by Joe Montana and Bob Raissman

"Barbara Jordan: The Biography" by Austin Teutsch

"Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders" by Steven F. Hayward

"Historical Round Rock, Texas: Sesquicentennial 1854-2004" by Martin Ernest Parker

"Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau 

"More Than a Season: Building a Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore with Matt Fulks 

"On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates 

"On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld

"Over Forty: Feeling Great and Looking Good!" by George Blanda with Mickey Herskowitz

"Playing for a Winner: Remembering Coach Milton Jowers" by Vernon McDonald 

"Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy" by John Fund 

"The Making of a Winner: Robert Brewer, Quarterback, University of Texas" by Creath Davis

"The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia" by Curt Sampson

"Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons From A Football Life" by Bill Curry 

"Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad" by Kinky Friedman 

"The Space Between Us: How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart" by Sarah Bauer Anderson

"America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking" by Michael Youssef (Finished May 8)

"Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success" by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola (Finished September 3)

"Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II" by Charles Osgood (Finished April 27)

"Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History" by Jorge Ramos (Finished April 15)

"Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History" by Steve Deace and Todd Erzen (Finished April 28)

"Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge" by Charles Austin (Finished April 28)

"I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars" by M. M. Angelo and J. J. Angelo (Finished September 3)

"Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball" by Harvey Frommer (Finished May 14)

"Texas Women Who Dared to Be First" by Jean Flynn (Finished May 15)

$27.06 Fill-A-Bag ($25 plus $2.06 tax)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 5/27/23 - 11 (Finished 8)

"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

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

"Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel" by Elias Chacour with David Hazard (Finished 5/29/25)

"Fear No Evil: A Test of Faith, a Courageous Church, and an Unfailing God" by Brady Boyd (Finished 7/29/25)

"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)

"The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life" by Paul W. Powell (Finished 9/2/25)

"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)

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/4/24 - 11 (Finished 4)

"A History of Tyler Junior College 1926 - 1986" by Linda Brown Cross and Robert W. Glover

"Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" by Ben Mezrich

"Hiroshima" by John Hershey

"Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper" by Paul E. Johnson

"The May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising" by The May 18 History Compilation Committee of Gwangju

"The Race Before Us: A Journey of Running and Faith" by Bruce H. Matson

"Then There Were Six: The True Story of the 1944 Rangoon Disaster" by Karnig Thomasian

"Jesus or Nothing" by Dan DeWitt (Finished 9/2/2025)

"Journey to Excellence: The Story of My Life and Faith" by Ken Johnson (Finished 5/24/2024)

"Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People" by Michael Frost (Finished 4/13/2024)

"The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics" by Mark Lilla (Finished 4/20/2024)