Thursday, September 3, 2026

In Transit Books

From August 2026
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 192-203) - 225pp
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 291-339; Kindle)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (158-202) - 270pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 57-71) - 326pp
Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 39-40; Kindle)
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 77-91)
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 158-170) - 326pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2057-2790; 45 (15 pages); Kindle)
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 1490-2215; (43) 21 pages; Kindle)
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 30-33) - 140pp
When She Was Ours:  A Novel (Pages vii, 1-3; Kindle)
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages 24-33) - 112pp

From July 2026
Animal Farm (Pages v-xix) - 139pp
Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 17-32) - 60pp
Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 47-69) - 263pp

From June 2026
Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans:  Texas A&M Aggies (Pages 2-3) - 201pp
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 78-89) - 203pp
Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-33) - 184pp
Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages 5-11) - 111pp

From May 2026
Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Pages 19-28) - 62pp
Winning:  It's How You Play The Game (Pages 28-51) - 176pp

From April 2026
Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (54-62) - 208pp
Going The Distance:  Life's A Marathon, Not A Sprint (Pages 11-35) - 262pp
When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages 17-25) - 131pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 65-68) - 101pp

From March 2026
Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 56-73) - 232pp
My Toughest Battle:  A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio (Pages vii-xii, 3-4) - 249pp
People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 23-34) - 204pp
The Barber, The Astronaut, And The Golf Ball (Pages xxi-xxiii, 1-26) - 174pp

From February 2026
A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp
From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp
God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp

From January 2026
Freedom to Shift: A Proven Path to Stop Trading Time, Start Creating Freedom, and Shape What's Next (Pages 70-95; Kindle)
Pure Gold: The Autobiography Of Coach Willie E. Goldsmith, Sr. (Pages xiii-xvii, 1-13) - 221pp
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 143-147) - 342pp

From December 2025
A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch (Pages 1-8) - 187pp

From November 2025
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp
Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp
Still Evangelical?:  Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, And Theological Meaning (Pages 1-5) - 199pp
The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 88-106) - 247pp

From October 2025
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 36-49) - 134pp
Taming The Bull:  The John "Bull" Bramlett Story (Pages 23-35) -222pp

From September 2025
A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 1213-2147 (69); 34 pages; Kindle)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp
Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp
Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp

From August 2025
A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 178-183) - 254pp
Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 235-305; Kindle)
Citizenship for Sale: How Foreign Money Buys American Residency (Pages 32-59; Kindle)
Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 59-86; Kindle) - 118pp
My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp
The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 129-135; Eric Liddell) - 240pp

From July 2025
Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp
Fail Better:  Why Baseball Matters (Pages 24-31) - 267pp
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025 (629-1130 (48) - 24 pages; Kindle)
If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...: He Can't Keep Your Goods (Pages 85-116; Kindle)
Leading Your Child to Jesus:  How Parents Can Talk With Their Kids About Faith (Pages 22-36) - 122pp
Maria Woodworth-Etter:  The Evangelist (Pages 2-9; Kindle)
The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May 2025
Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)
The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp
The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp

From April 2025
A Compassionate Call To Counter Culture In A World Of Persecution (Pages v-vii, 1-19) - 42pp
First Freedom First:  A Citizens' Guide To Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Pages vii-xx) - 188pp
Maurice Clarett - My Life Story: Redemption - A Season of Thoughts (Pages 198-179) - 198pp
Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp
Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes in the Book of Philippians (Pages 59-69) - 135pp
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Pages xv, 1-7) - 268pp

From February 2025
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)

From January 2025
Big Play:  Barra on Football (Pages 15-26) - 281pp

From December 2024
Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp
The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp

From November 2024
1643 Days:  In A Federal Prison Camp (Pages iii-viii, 1-5) - 227pp
God at Ground Zero: How Good Overcame Evil, One Heart at a Time (Pages vii-xiv) - 208pp
People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 88-96) - 162pp
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (Page 36) - 188pp

From October 2024
Ascending the Ladder: 9 Biblical Lessons for Reaching Your Career Goals and Thriving at Work (Pages 9-40; Kindle)
Chronicle of a Small Town (Pages ix-x, 3-7) - 175pp
Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 64-72) - 289pp

From August 2024
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 18-38) - 225pp
When The News Went Live:  Dallas 1963 (Pages vii-xvi) - 197pp

From July 2024
Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp
Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp
Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

From May 2024
The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp
The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

From April 2024
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)
Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp
Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

Daily Reading Efforts - September 2026

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9/3/2026 (7 pages)
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 122-128) - 271pp

9/2/2026 (81 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages 244-270
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 38-86) - 218pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 120-124) - 302pp

9/1/2026 (41 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages 203-243) - 270pp

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Books Read in 2026 - 74 (56 Regular / 18 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"Kindle Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Location

"Tommy Bowman:  Answering The Call" by Chad S. Conine (Finished January 7) - Amazon.com
"Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War" by Peter Harmsen (Finished January 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports" by Cyd Ziegler (Finished January 12) - Amazon.com
"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished January 12) - Humble Half Price Books
"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey with Ken Gurnick and Candace Garvey (Finished January 14) - Humble Half Price Books

"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken, Jr. with Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Sacred Acre:  The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with The Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Courtly Love:  A Profile of Coach Marsha Sharp" by Nancy Laine Price (Finished January 20) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Speak with No Fear:  Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter" by Mike Acker (Finished January 21) - Amazon Prime
"Blinded by the Lights: Texas High School Football and the Myth of Integration" by Don E. Albrecht (Finished January 22) - Amazon.com

"Native American Major Leaguers" edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin (Finished January 26) - Society for American Baseball Research
"Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas" by Mike Cobern (Finished February 2) - Amazon.com
"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca with David Ritz (Finished February 3) - Humble Half-Price Books
"Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend" by Stan Bunger (Finished February 19) - Christmas Gift
"Henry Aaron" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished February 22) - Society for American Baseball Research

"You Got To Have Wa" by Robert Whiting (Finished February 24) - Humble Half-Price Books
"The Astronaut Wives Club" by Lily Koppel (Finished March 5) - Personal Collection
"How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter" by Luke Stoffel (Finished March 10) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church" by Rachel Held Evans (Finished March 13) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished March 16) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women" by Zoe Vendizotti & Claire Mitchell (Finished March 17) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldman (Finished March 24) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work
"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished March 25) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished March 25) - Humble Half Price Books
"Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing" by Kyle Petty and Ellis Henican (Finished March 30) - Southlake Barnes & Noble

"Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Finished April 6) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story" by Bob Devaney (and friends) (Finished April 12) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Michael And The Whiz Kids:  A Story of Basketball, Race and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed" by Bryan M. Litfin (Finished April 22) - Barnes & Noble
"1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era" by David Krell (Finished April 22) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work

"Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding, America's Bad Girl of Ice Skating" by Frank Coffey and Joe Layden (Finished April 24) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"In the Great Quiet: A Novel" by Laura Vogt (Finished April 27) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads
"The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible" by Chanan Tigay (Finished May 6) - Bedford Half-Price Books Outlet
"A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" by Kevin Murphy (Finished May 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water" by Daniel J. Boyne (Finished May 13) - Half Price Books Humble

"Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World" edited by Leila Sales (Finished May 14) - Amazon.com
"The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" by Sarah McCammon (Pages 266-270) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas" by Creath Davis (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True" by W.F. Strong (Finished May 17) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher" by Billy Olson with Carlton Stowers (Finished May 17) - Mansfield Half Price Books

"Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Finished May 22) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game" by Ron Seybold (Finished May 26) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished May 26) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Theology Simplified: Volume 2" by Bob Yandian (Finished May 26) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"10 Lies & The Truth" by Robby Crihfield (Finished May 27) - Amazon.com

"More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore and Matt Fulks (Finished May 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem" by Adam Hamilton (Finished June 2) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished June 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967" by Thurman W. Robins, Ed.D (Finished June 8) - Murder by the Book

"Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player" by Willie O'Ree with Michael McKinley (Finished June 9) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished June 12) - Christianbook.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 13) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Summerall:  On And Off The Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished June 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished June 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished July 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball" by Chamique Holdsclaw with Jennifer Frey (Finished July 7) - Mansfield Half-Price Books
"Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People" by Stan Toler & Keith Hawk (Finished July 12) - christianbook.com
"How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best" by Pat Williams with Michael Weinreb (Finished July 12) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering" by Philip Yancey (Finished July 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"What Remains Of You" by Kimberly Hensle Lowrance (Finished July 25) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads
"No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight" by Tom DeLay with Stephen Mansfield (Finished July 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life" by Squire Rushnell (Finished July 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Playback" by Richard "Cactus" Pryor (Finished July 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team" by Jim Droskinis (Finished July 31) - Amazon.com

"The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman with Steve Cooper (Finished August 7) - Amazon.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished August 11) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot" by Naomi Wolf (Finished August 11) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians" by Todd Nettleton (Finished August 13) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years" by James Salter (Finished August 14) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"Arnold Palmer" by The Editors of Golf Digest Magazine (Finished August 18) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"God Meant It For Good" by R.T. Kendall (Finished August 20) - Amazon.com
"Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds" by Lenya Heitzig (Finished August 23) - Christianbook.com
"Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete" by William C. Rhoden (Finished September 2) - Oh Goodie A Book

Books Bought at Oh Goodie A Book (Houston) on 4/5/25 - 26 (Finished 11)

"America Plays Ball: Historical Baseball Photographs from the Library of Congress" by Nicholas Osborne
"Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game" by John Thorn 
"Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself" by Rich Roll 
"Fixed: How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball" by David Porter 
"George Weah The Dream, The Legend, The Rise to Power: The Journey of an Enigmatic Leader" by Emmanuel Clarke and Isaac Vah Tukpah
"In Control: The Rebirth of an NFL Legend" by Thomas Henderson with Frank Luksa
"K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" by Tyler Kepner 
"Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town" by Bryan Mealer
"Plague of the Gods: An Outsider's Perspective on Baseball's Tommy John Epidemic" by Matthew Aquilina
"Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won" by Tobias Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim
"Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters" by Clayton Geoffreys
"The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound" by Ron Darling
"The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It" by Lawrence S. Ritter 
"The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime" by Paul Dickson
"Till the End" by CC Sabathia with Chris Smith

"A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love" by Andrew Janik (Finished August 28, 2025)
"A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up" by Steven Johnson Jr. and Paul Cartwright (Finished October 13, 2025)
"Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion" by Russell Freedman (Finished June 29, 2025)
"Double Play" by Ben & Julianna Zobrist with Mike Yorkey (Finished May 8, 2025)
"Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete" by William C. Rhoden (Finished September 2, 2026)
"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken Jr. and Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15, 2026)
"Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed" by Stephen Brunt (Finished June 14, 2025)
"Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry" by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein (Finished June 17, 2025)
"Life With A Swinger: Conversations Off The Tee With Golf Professionals And Their Wives" by Kay Davidoff-Ziplow and Leslie F. Zinberg (Finished October 1, 2025)
"The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with the Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20, 2026)
"Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports" by Harriet May Savitz (Finished April 20, 2025)

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Books Bought via Christianbook.com on 12/25/23 - 23 (Finished 11)

"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Persecution" by David Platt
"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty" by David Platt
"After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife's Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through" by Cyndy Feasel and Mike Yorkey 
"Aloof: Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides" by Tony Kriz
"Education a la Carte: Choosing the Best Schooling Options for Your Child" by Dr. Kevin Leman
"Hope Rising: How Christians Can End Extreme Poverty in this Generation" by Scott Todd
"Kids off the Block: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Quest to Protect Chicago's Most Vulnerable Youth" by Diane Latiker with Bethany Mauger
"Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East" by Lorraine Marie Varela
"Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning" by Mark Labberton , Shane Claiborne , et al.
"Swimming for Freedom: A True Story of Hope, Faith, and Victory" by Tera Bradham
"The Adam Quest: Eleven Scientists Who Held on to a Strong Faith While Wrestling with the Mystery of Human Origins" by Tim Stafford
"The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family, and Football -An Insider's Account" by Charlie Barnes and Bobby Bowden
"Where Is God When I'm Afraid?: Live with Confidence That He is Always with You" by Pamela L. McQuade

Purchased these special Christmas clearance items with a $25 gift card.

"Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion" by Tamika Catchings with Ken Petersen (Finished 10/3/24)
"Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America" by Sheriff David Clarke Jr. with Nancy French (Finished 7/16/24)
"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished 1/28/24)
"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished 4/3/24)
"Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice" by Joerg Rieger (Finished 6/23/24)
"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished 2/5/24)
"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished 4/15/24)
"Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds" by Lenya Heitzig (Finished 8/23/26)
"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished 1/29/24)
"The Jonathan Effect: Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished 6/12/26)
"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond" by Susan Mettes (Finished 7/11/25)

Daily Reading Efforts - August 2026

8/31/2026 (49 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (158-202) - 270pp
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 30-33) - 140pp

8/30/2026 - None

8/29/2026 (33 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (150-157) - 270pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2057-2790; 45 (15 pages); Kindle)
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages 24-33) - 112pp

8/28/2026 (39 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (136-149) - 270pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 57-71) - 326pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 1556-2041; 30 (10 pages); Kindle)

8/27/2026 (64 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (114-135) - 270pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 158-170) - 326pp
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages v-vii, 1-23) - 112pp

8/26/2026 (50 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 192-203) - 225pp
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (76-113) - 270pp

8/25/2026 (37 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (39-75) - 270pp

8/24/2026 (30 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 162-191) - 225pp

8/23/2026 (61 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages ix-xiii, 1-38) - 270pp
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 174-191)

8/22/2026 (39 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 156-173) - 191pp
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 1490-2215; (43) 21 pages; Kindle)

8/21/2026 (38 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 118-155) - 191pp

8/20/2026 (69 pages)
God Meant It For Good (Pages 267-287; Kindle)
Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 39-40; Kindle)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 72-117) - 191pp

8/19/2026 (67 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 5-71) - 191pp

8/18/2026 (72 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 138-161) - 225pp
Arnold Palmer (Pages 150-154)
God Meant It For Good (Pages 239-266; Kindle)
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 77-91)

8/17/2026 (44 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 131-149) - 154pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 55-56) - 326pp
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 5-6, 9-29) - 140pp

8/16/2026 (79 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 113-137) - 225pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 216-238; Kindle)
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 37-54) - 326pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 107-119) - 302pp

8/15/2026 (65 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 96-112) - 225pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 93-106) - 302pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 144-157) - 326pp -- Peter Pace
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 716-1475; (41) 20 pages; Kindle)

8/14/2026 (69 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 80-95) - 225pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 132-151)
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 70-92) - 302pp
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 112-121) - 271pp

8/13/2026 (25 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 77-79) - 225pp
Arnold Palmer (Pages 124-130) - 154pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 30-36) - 326pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 263-270)

8/12/2026 (111 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 54-76) - 225pp
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 291-339; Kindle)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 224-262) - 270pp

8/11/2026 (87 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 39-53) - 225pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 112-131) - 151pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 150-156, 175-177)
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 111-148)
When She Was Ours:  A Novel (Pages vii, 1-3; Kindle)

8/10/2026 (74 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 98-123) - 154pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 140-143) - 326pp -- Peter Pace
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 67-110)

8/9/2026 (69 pages)
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 1-29) - 326pp
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 39-66)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 212-223) - 270pp

8/8/2026 (69 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 92-97) - 154pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 129-139) - 326pp -- Ray Kelly, David Dreier, Gray Davis
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 1-38)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 198-211) - 270pp

8/7/2026 (70 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 248-290; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 270-274)
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 107-128) - 326pp -- Molly Culver, Ron Reagan, Tom Ridge, Burt Reynolds

8/6/2026 (41 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 260-269) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 96-106) - 326pp -- Roger Ailes, Denis Leary
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 178-197) - 270pp

8/5/2026 (52 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 212-259) - 274pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 146-149) - 156pp

8/4/2026 (105 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 202-247; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 153-211) - 274pp

8/3/2026 (35 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 126-152) - 274pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 138-145) - 156pp

8/2/2026 (84 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 160-201; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 108-125) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 72-95) - 326pp -- George Will, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Howard Schultz

8/1/2026 (72 pages)
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 98-111) - 151pp
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 62-107) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 60-71) - 326pp -- George Will, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch

Texas High School Football Stadiums / Fields Visited - 113

I covered Willis Wildkat football for many years for the Conroe Courier.

I know that there are a number of stadiums that I witnessed games in, but until I can feel reasonably certain that I saw a game there I won't add it to the list below.

Below where you see "1980s" or "1990s" listed, those are ones that I have no doubt about -- again either covering games for The Courier or doing broadcasts for the Texas Sports Radio Network with Lynn Michaels.

If I can identify the first game that I saw, aside from being a part of multiple games seen in one day at a stadium, I will post the score from that contest.

Alamodome, San Antonio - 1999 Texas Football Classic
Alpha Omega Academy Football Field, Huntsville - 8/31/2023 (Huntsville Alpha Omega Academy 62, Missouri City Divine Savior Academy 14)
Houston Astrodome, Houston - 1990s
AT&T Stadium, Arlington - 8/30/2026 (Three games of the 5th annual Homeschool Football Classic)
Gordon Awtry Field, Midland - 11/16/2019 (Midland Christian 46, Houston St. Pius X 22)

Baker Field, Bryan - 11/5/1999 (Bryan Allen Academy 48, Waco Christian Academy 6)
Herman A. Barnett Stadium, Houston - 9/21/2024 (Houston Heights 29, Alief Taylor 22)
Regal Field at Barnhart Stadium, Houston - 9/6/2019 (Spring Legacy School of the Sports Sciences 34, Houston The Kinkaid School 20)
Bastrop Memorial Stadium, Cedar Creek - 11/30/2019 (Geneva School of Boerne 77, The Woodlands Christian Academy 45)
Beck Stadium, Austin (St. Andrew's) - 10/26/2018 (Oklahoma City Casady 13, Austin Saints 7)
Birkelbach Field, Georgetown - 11/30/2019 (Plano John Paul II 31, San Antonio Antonian 13)
Bob Benson '66 Stadium, San Antonio -10/07/2022 (Houston St. Thomas 35, San Antonio Central Catholic 18)
Brabham Middle School, Willis - 10/23/2025 (Temple Central Texas Christian 49, Conroe Covenant Christian 8)
Brahmans Memorial Stadium, Hallettsville - 10/10/1997 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 6, Houston Second Baptist 0 - Janke became state's all-time leading private school rusher)
Brewer Field, Buffalo - 11/24/2012 (Fort Worth Nolan 28, Houston St. Pius X 14)
Brodgen Field, Gorman - 11/25/1994 (Midland Christian 57, Bryan Allen Academy 28)
Bronco Stadium, Dayton - 10/17/2025 (Huntsville 42, Dayton 41)
Brule Field, Navasota - 9/9/1988 (Willis 10, Navasota 0)
Buffalo Stadium, Giddings - 11/16/2023 (Cypress Christian School 55, Geneva School of Boerne 6)
Bulldog Stadium, New Waverly - 10/10/2025 (Anderson-Shiro 32, New Waverly 25)
Joe K. Butler Stadium, Houston - 11/9/2019 (Bellaire Episcopal 42, Houston Kinkaid 21)

Canales Field, Brownsville - 11/12/22 (The Woodlands Christian Academy 28, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy)
Helfman Field at Caress Stadium, Houston - 10/4/2018 (Houston Emery/Weiner School 59, High Island 14)
Clyde Bulldog Stadium, Clyde - 11/26/2022 (Mesquite Dallas Christian School 35, Lubbock Trinity Christian 0)
Clyde-Perkins Stadium, Tyler - 9/1/2023 (Tyler Grace Community School 62, Wills Point 7)
Comanche Stadium, Shiner - 10/13/2023 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 31, Shiner St. Paul Catholic 14)
Cougar Stadium at First Financial Bank Athletic Complex, Conroe - 10/20/2022 (Conroe Covenant Christian 48, Houston Westbury Christian 0)
Cougar Stadium, Houston - 9/8/2023 (Houston Northland Christian 32, Willow Park Trinity Christian Academy 0)
Couper Turf Field, Houston - 9/26/25 (Houston St. Francis Episcopal 42, Houston The Village School 13)
Cowboy Stadium, Coppell (later renamed Buddy Echols Field) - 11/21/1998 (Houston St. Pius X 39, Addison Trinity Christian 27)
Crosby Stadium, Crosby - 10/2/1987 (Crosby 17, Willis 0; not current Cougar Stadium, opened in 2016)
Crusader Stadium, Tomball - 10/5/2018 (Houston Kinkaid 35, Tomball Concordia Lutheran 28)
Cub Stadium, Brenham (referred to as New Cub Stadium in 1987) - 10/23/1987 (Brenham 30, Willis 15)
Cy-Fair FCU Stadium, Cypress - 10/19/2024 (Langham Creek 56, Cypress Park 0)

Delmar Stadium, Houston - 11/10/2018 (Houston The Kinkaid School 41, Bellaire Episcopal 21)
Dragon Memorial Stadium, Bangs - 11/25/2022 (Lubbock Christian 65, Bryan Brazos Christian 0)
Dragon Stadium, Southlake Carroll - 10/14/2004 (Southlake Carroll 52, Denton Ryan 27)

Eagle Field, Greenville - 9/17/2022 (Jonesboro 62, Greenville Christian School 0)
Eagle Stadium, Brock - 9/8/2017 (Midland Christian 26, Brock 9)
Eagle Stadium, Houston - 10/6/2023 (Houston Second Baptist 51, Katy St. John XXIII 0)
Etheredge Stadium, La Marque - 10/16/2015 (La Marque 67, Houston Scarborough 0)

Fair Park Field
, Riesel - 11/29/19 (Hallettsville Sacred Heart 29, Muenster Sacred Heart 0)
Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco - 1993 TAPPS State Championships
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco - 9/3/2022 (Frisco Legacy Christian Academy 14, Arlington The Oakridge School 12)
Founders Christian School Field, Spring - 10/27/2023 (Spring Founders Christian 56, Houston Second Baptist - University Model 25)
Franklin Stadium, Dallas - 9/7/2017 (Dallas First Baptist Academy 51, Dallas Conrad 13)
Alvin ISD Freedom Field, Iowa Colony - 11/28/2025 (Houston Second Baptist School 41, Houston Lutheran South Academy 38)

Galena Park ISD Stadium, Houston - 10/2/2025 (Galena Park 34, Houston Spring Woods 14)
George Turner Stadium, Humble - 9/13/2025 (Humble 28, Richmond George Ranch 14)
Granger Stadium, Houston - 11/6/1999 (Dallas Jesuit at Houston St. Thomas)
Greyhound Stadium, Strawn - 9/11/2015 (Strawn 79, Abilene Christian 73)
Groesbeck High School Stadium, Groesbeck - 11/19/1994 (Muenster Sacred Heart vs. Waco Parkview Christian)

Haggar Stadium, Dallas (lated renamed Gary Pasqua Field at Postell Stadium) - 1999 DFW All-Star Classic
Holcomb Family Field, The Woodlands - 9/15/2023 (Magnolia Legacy Prep Christian Academy 34, Shiner St. Paul 26)
Hornet Field, Caldwell - 11/11/1994 (Houston St. Pius X 31, Austin St. Michael's 19)
Huntsville ISD Stadium, Huntsville - 9/28/2024 (Palestine Westwood 43, Beaumont Kelly 0)
Husky Stadium, Houston - 9/3/2015 (Houston Westbury Christian 41, TWCA 13)

Indian Stadium, Cleveland - 9/2/1988 (Willis 28, Cleveland 0)
Ingram Stadium, San Marcos - 12/17/2022 (Texas Private School Six-Man Football All-Star Game, San Marcos Academy, South 87, North 22)

Jones-Cowart Stadium, Houston - 10/11/2025 (Houston Northside 28, Houston Kashmere 24)

Kelly Bulldog Field, Beaumont - 9/22/2023 (Beaumont Kelly Catholic 37, Houston The Village School 0)
Klein Memorial Stadium, Klein - 9/26/2024 (Klein Cain 55, Tomball Memorial 14)

Lang Field, San Antonio - 10/8/2022 (San Antonio TMI-Episcopal 48, San Antonio St. Anthony Catholic 13)
Leopard Stadium, La Grange - 11/18/2022 (Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian Academy 24, Regents School of Austin 21)
Lion Stadium, Franklin - 9/18/2015 (Franklin 56, Marlin 0)
Lions Field, Kenedy - 9/19/2025 (Kenedy 61, Pettus 8)

Maverick Stadium (UTA)
, Arlington - 11/28/1997 (El Paso Jesus Chapel 62, San Antonio Sunnybrook Christian 39, T-CAL State Championship)
Mercer Stadium, Sugar Land - 1990s
Montgomery ISD Athletic Stadium, Montgomery - 9/4/2025 (Houston St. Thomas 19, Montgomery Lake Creek 18)
Buddy Moorhead Stadium, Conroe - 1980s
Mustang Field, Houston - 9/13/2024 (Houston Christian 23, Houston St. Pius X 20)

Navasota Rattler Stadium, Navasota - 8/28/2025 (Waco Live Oak Classical School 16, Conroe Covenant Christian School 12)

Panther Stadium, Hewitt - 12/6/2018 (TAPPS State Championships)
Pennington Field, Bedford - 11/23/1996 (Houston Northwest Academy 14, Midland Christian 6)
Pirate Stadium, Shepherd - 10/3/2025 (Shepherd 38, Diboll 28)
Planet Ford Stadium, Spring - 9/12/2024 (Sheldon C.E. King 42, Spring Dekaney 0)
Porcupine Stadium, Springtown - 11/23/2018 (TCAF State Championships)
Pridgeon Stadium, Houston - 1990s
Pugh Field, The Woodlands - 9/9/2022 (The Woodlands John Cooper School 50, Dallas St. Mark's School of Texas 14)

Randall Reed Stadium, New Caney - 9/19/2024 (Conroe 37, New Caney 13)
San Marcos Toyota Rattler Stadium, San Marcos - 11/26/2021 (San Marcos Academy 74, Austin Veritas Academy 46)
Jack F. Rhodes Memorial Stadium, Katy - 9/30/1988 (Katy Mayde Creek 35, Conroe Oak Ridge 0)
Rice Stadium, Houston - 12/6/1997 (North 26, South 6; Bayou Bowl)
Rocket Field, Robinson - 11/30/2012 (Shiner St. Paul 49, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 35)
Roffino Stadium, Dallas - 9/16/2022 (Mesquite Dallas Christian 34, Dallas Bishop Lynch 14)

Saint John XXIII Field, Katy - 10/19/2018 (Katy Saint John XXIII 20, Beaumont Kelly 12)
Skip Lee Field, Houston - 09/12/2025 (Houston St. John's School 35, Port Lavaca Calhoun 32)
Spring ISD Stadium, Spring (later renamed Leonard George Stadium), Spring - 9/7/1984 (Aldine MacArthur 28, Spring 0)
Stafford ISD Stadium, Stafford - 11/08/2025 (Houston The Kinkaid School 31, Bellaire Episcopal 21)
St. Michael the Archangel Field, Spring - 10/22/2022 (Austin St. Dominic Savio 38, Spring Frassati Catholic 0)
The Stadium at Cypress Christian School, Cypress - 9/3/2021 (Cypress Christian 40, Shiner St. Paul 20)
The Stadium at Cypress Christian School, Cypress (new Bridgeland campus) - 8/29/2025 (Cypress Christian School 64, Houston The Village School 6)

Teichman Field at Glassell Stadium, Houston - 09/05/2025 (Houston Lutheran South Academy 38, Austin Hyde Park 17) 
W.W. Thorne Stadium, Houston - 1980s (Demolished in 2023)
W.W. Thorne Stadium, Houston - 9/25/2025 (Aldine Nimitz 51, Aldine MacArthur 7)
Ronald Thornton Middle School Stadium, Missouri City - 9/27/2025 (Houston Emery/Weiner School 45, Missouri City Divine Savior Academy 0)
Tiger Stadium, Rockdale - 11/22/2025 (Lake Jackson Brazosport Christian School 42, Frederickburg Heritage School 36)
Tomball ISD Stadium, Tomball - 11/14/2024 (Diboll 28, Winnie East Chambers 21)
Guy K. Traylor Stadium, Rosenberg - 9/27/2025 (Richmond Foster 36, Richmond George Ranch 14)
Darrell Tully Stadium, Houston - 09/13/2024 (Spring Branch Stratford 44, Humble Kingwood 38 - OT)  *Note:  Technically, I had seen a game here in the early 1990s, doing a broadcast for the Texas Sports Radio Network, but I wouldn't be able to pinpoint a specific game.

Veterans Memorial Stadium, Pasadena - 9/5/2019 (Bellaire Episcopal 47, Pasadena Sam Rayburn 0)
Viking Field, Houston - 10/12/2018 (Houston The Village School 42, Tyler All Saints Episcopal School 7)

Waco ISD Stadium, Waco -12/1/2022 (TAPPS 6-Man State Championships)
Waller Stadium, Waller (used through 2008) - 11/6/1987 (Waller 24, Willis 14)
Waller ISD Stadium, Waller - 11/29/2019 (Regents School of Austin 35, Houston Second Baptist 0)
War Memorial Stadium, Liberty - 9/25/1987 (Liberty 27, Willis 21)
Warrior (Round Rock Westwood) Bowl, Round Rock - 11/5/2021 (El Paso Cathedral 35, Austin St. Dominic Savio 34)
Warrior Field, Pasadena - 10/9/2025 (Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy 69, Lake Jackson Brazosport Christian 40)
Wildcat Stadium, Palestine - 12/11/1993 (Bremond 47, Tenaha 26 - 1A State Semifinal)
Wildkat Stadium (later renamed Berton A. Yates Stadium), Willis - 1980s
Woodforest Bank Stadium, Shenandoah - 9/13/2018 (Conroe Grand Oaks 27, Tomball Christian Homeschool 7)
Woodforest Field at Warrior Stadium, The Woodlands - 9/7/2018 (The Woodlands Christian Academy 42, Conroe Grand Oaks 33)

Young Field at McNair Stadium, Fort Worth - 9/2/2022 (Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal 13, Addison Trinity Christian 10)

Monday, August 31, 2026

Miles and Miles - 8/25/26 to 9/24/26

August 25 - September 24 - 0.257 miles running - 6.313 miles walking - 7.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 3,062 meters rowing (1 of 6 days) - 66 minutes elliptical (2 of 6 days) - 32,055 steps - 2 of 6 gym days
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August 25 (Tuesday:  Day 1) - 2 miles walking in Hannover Forest Subdivision - Fern Lacy 2-miler (31:12.96 // 15:36) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,584 steps
August 26 (Wednesday:  Day 2) - 2.313 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (35:33.96 / 15:23) - 0.257 miles running at Knox Junior High Track (2:43.69 / 10:38) - 15:01 rowing for 3,062 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 0.33 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,941 steps
August 27 (Thursday:  Day 3) - 2 miles walking in Hannover Forest Subdivision - Fern Lacy 2-miler (31:26.79 // 15:43) - 0.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,130 steps
August 28 (Friday:  Day 4) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,868 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,673 steps
August 29 (Saturday:  Day 5) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 393 calories; 6,018 strides) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,756 steps
August 30 (Sunday:  Day 6) - 3.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,971 steps

High School Sporting Event Appearances - 2026-2027

Cross Country
08/08/26 - Kingwood Park 2 Mile Kickoff (Kingwood)

Football
08/12/26 - (Scrimmage) Tomball Christian Homeschool at Houston St. John's School (Houston)
08/13/26 - (Scrimmage) Houston The Kinkaid School at Houston Lutheran South Academy (Houston)
08/21/26 - Beaumont Monsignor Kelly Catholic at Houston Northland Christian School (Houston)
08/27/26 - Montgomery at New Caney (New Caney)
08/30/26 - Dallas HSAA vs. Cincinnati (OH) Landmark Eagles (Arlington)
08/30/26 - Conroe Northside Lions vs. Purcellville (VA) Harvest Covenant (Arlington)
08/30/26 - Tomball Christian Homeschool vs. Lenexa (KS) Christ Prep (Arlington)

Volleyball
08/18/26 - Tomball Rosehill Christian School at Spring Founders Christian School (Spring)

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (31 of 34 weeks)

January 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
January 11 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
January 18 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Stephen Trammell)* - 1
January 25 - Houston's First Baptist Church cancelled in-person worship due to winter storm

February 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
February 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 2
February 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Leon Brooks III)* - 3
February 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

March 1 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)
March 8 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brandon Ayers)* - 4
March 15 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
March 22 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 5
March 29 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Greg Matte)

April 4 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - Saturday Easter Service (Greg Matte)* - 6
April 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 7
April 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

April 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Dr. John Piper)
April 26 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)

May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 8
May 3 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
May 3 - Attended Houston's First Baptist Church The4 - New LBS Class (Chad Chambers)
May 10 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. service Online - Greg Matte)
May 17 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 9
May 24 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 10
May 31 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Ethan Schifelbein)* - 11 

June 7 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. Bill Blocker, President, College of Biblical Studies, Houston)* - 12
June 14 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (John Wethington, Senior Pastor, New Day Church, Houston)* - 13
June 21 -  Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Dr. O.S. Hawkins, Chancellor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)* - 14
June 28 - Absent (Watched Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. service Online - Daniel Ritchie, Southern Baptist Convention) - 15/25

July 5 - Attended Grand Oaks Church 9:30 a.m. (Kirk Godkin) - with Waverly for Mom and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary
July 12 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 16/27
July 19 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)
July 26 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church The4 (Brad Talbert)

August 2 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 17/30
August 9 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 18/31
August 16 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte)* - 19/32
August 23 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m. (Greg Matte) - Chapel* - 20/33
August 30 - Absent - Chapel* - 21/34 (7 - 16 - 21 = 44)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Miles and Miles - 7/25/26 to 8/24/26

July 25 - August 24 - 3.0 miles running - 32.48 miles walking - 39.40 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9.44 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 31,373 meters rowing (8 of 31 days) - 528 minutes elliptical (16 of 31 days) - 162,894 steps - 17 of 31 gym days
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July 25 (Saturday:  Day 1) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,944 strides) - 15:01 rowing for 3,039 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,546 steps
July 26 (Sunday:  Day 2) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,930 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,028 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 30:23.36 (north) - 32:48.83 (south) = 1:03:12.19 / 15:48 - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,437 steps
July 27 (Monday:  Day 3) - 15:02 rowing for 3,043 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,802 strides) - 0.66 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,743 steps
July 28 (Tuesday:  Day 4) - 4.06 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (1:02:17 / 15:20) - 15:04 rowing for 3,043 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 1.04 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,842 steps
July 29 (Wednesday:  Day 5) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:08:53 / 15:27) - 0.54 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,344 steps
July 30 (Thursday:  Day 6) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,798 strides) - 0.74 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,870 steps
July 31 (Friday:  Day 7) - 15:04 rowing for 3,043 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 0.58 miles walking - 1,441 steps
August 1 (Saturday:  Day 8) - 5.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:24:53 / 15:26) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,443 steps
August 2 (Sunday:  Day 9) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,852 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,254 steps
August 3 (Monday:  Day 10) - 3 miles running in The Woodlands with Waverly (33:56.02 / 11:19 -- 16:49.92 / 17:06.10) - 4.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 14,471 steps
August 4 (Tuesday:  Day 11) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,792 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,819 steps
August 5 (Wednesday:  Day 12) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,510 steps
August 6 (Thursday:  Day 13) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,353 steps
August 7 (Friday:  Day 14) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,762 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,094 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 0.72 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,774 steps
August 8 (Saturday:  Day 15) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 392 calories; 6,002 strides) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,499 steps
August 9 (Sunday, Day 16) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,952 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,274 steps
August 10 (Monday, Day 17) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,890 strides) - 0.88 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,161 steps 
August 11 (Tuesday, Day 18) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,838 strides) - 0.68 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,814 steps
August 12 (Wednesday, Day 19) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,786 strides) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,943 steps
August 13 (Thursday, Day 20) -  1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,105 steps
August 14 (Friday, Day 21) - 30:02 rowing for 6,058 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,881 steps
August 15 (Saturday, Day 22) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,786 strides) - 0.65 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,755 steps
August 16 (Sunday, Day 23) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 390 calories; 5,936 strides) - 2 miles walking in Hannover Forest Subdivision - Fern Lacy 2-miler (31:21.04) - 1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,015 steps
August 17 (Monday, Day 24) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:21 / 15:20) - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,687 steps
August 18 (Tuesday, Day 25) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,826 steps
August 19 (Wednesday, Day 26) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,130 steps
August 20 (Thursday, Day 27) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 389 calories; 5,936 strides) - 0.96 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,468 steps
August 21 (Friday, Day 28) - 0.93 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,329 steps
August 22 (Saturday, Day 29) - 9.44 miles on Precor Bicycle (Variety; 35 minutes; 412 calories) - 15:02 rowing for 3,025 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.68 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,685 steps
August 23 (Sunday, Day 30) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:03:57.73 / 15:59 - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,286 steps
August 24 (Monday, Day 31) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:09:01 / 15:28) - 0.44 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,159 steps

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Ice Cream Pints - 2026 - 76 (1 double)

Sunday, January 18 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Peanut Butter Cup (1 pint - 840 calories)
Sunday, January 25 (HEB) - Baskin Robbins / Mint Chocolate Chip (14 oz. - 660 calories)

Monday, February 2 (HEB) - Tillamook / Tillamook Mudslide (1 pint - 770 calories)
Sunday, February 8 (HEB) - Haagen-Dazs / Butter Pecan (14 oz. - 970 calories)
Sunday, February 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Mexican Hot Chocolate (1 pint - 690 calories)
Sunday, February 22 (HEB) - Ben & Jerry's / Core Brownie Batter (1 pint - 1050 calories)

Sunday, March 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Intense Chocolate (1 pint - 680 calories)
Tuesday, March 3 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Banana Fudge (1 pint - 610 calories)
Thursday, March 5 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Creme Brulee (1 pint - 690 calories)
Saturday, March 7 (Kroger) - Kroger / Rocky Road (1 pint - 590 calories)

Sunday, March 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Lemon Bar (1 pint - 740 calories)
Tuesday, March 10 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 730 calories)
Friday, March 13 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Cinnamon Cookie Crumble (1 pint - 750 calories)
Sunday, March 15 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Honey Vanilla (1 pint - 590 calories)

Tuesday, March 17 (HEB) - Tillamook / Chocolate Peanut Butter (1 pint - 740 calories)
Wednesday, March 18 (Kroger) - Kroger / Strawberry Surf (1 pint - 470 calories)

Monday, March 23 (Kroger) - Kroger Private Selection / New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake (1 pint - 800 calories)
Tuesday, March 24 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Houston Astros Peanut Brittle (1 pint - 730 calories)
Friday, March 27 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Gooey Butter Cake (1 pint - 730 calories)
Sunday, March 29 (Kroger) - Kroger / Tie Dye Burst (1 pint - 420 calories)
Sunday, March 29 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Brookie A La Mode (1 pint - 710 calories)
Tuesday, March 31 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (1 pint - 740 calories)

Wednesday, April 1 (Speedy Stop) - M&M's / Chocolate (14 oz. - 590 calories)
Thursday, April 2 (HEB) - Higher Harvest by HEB Non- Dairy / Rich Dark Chocolate (1 pint - 500 calories)
Friday, April 3 (Kroger) - Oreo / Mint (14 oz. - 490 calories)
Saturday, April 4 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Chocolate Fudge Brownie (1 pint - 690 calories)

Wednesday, April 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Banana Nut (1 pint - 700 calories)
Thursday, April 9 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Candy Bar (1 pint - 860 calories)
Saturday, April 11 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Caramel Pecan Turtle (1 pint - 850 calories)

Wednesday, April 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Dulce de Leche (1 pint - 750 calories)
Sunday, April 19 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Limited Edition / Poteet Strawberry (1 pint - 660 calories)
Monday, April 20 (Speedy Stop) - Breyer's / Cookies & Cream (1 pint - 590 calories)
Wednesday, April 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Butter Pecan (1 pint - 780 calories)

Monday, April 27 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Cherry & Chocolate (1 pint - 730 calories)
Wednesday, April 29 (Speedy Stop) - Reese's / Peanut Butter (1 pint - 730 calories)
Friday, May 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Grasshopper (1 pint - 740 calories)
Sunday, May 3 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Texas Starry Night (1 pint - 680 calories)
Monday, May 4 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Neapolitan (1 pint - 590 calories)
Tuesday, May 5 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Classic Pecan Pie (1 pint - 840 calories)

Thursday, May 7 (7-11) - Dr. Bombay / Strawberry Cream Dream (1 pint - 700 calories)
Friday, May 8 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Honey Sopapilla (1 pint - 760 calories)
Sunday, May 10 (HEB) - Tillamook / Coffee Almond Fudge (1 pint - 660 calories)
Monday, May 11 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Frozen Yogurt / Caramel Truffle (1 pint - 500 calories)
Tuesday, May 12 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Rainbow Sherbet (1 pint - 450 calories)
Wednesday, May 13 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / A&W Root Beer Float (1 pint - 510 calories)
Thursday, May 14 (HEB) - Baskin-Robbins / Jamoca Almond Fudge (14 oz. - 680 calories)
Saturday, May 16 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Neapolitan (1 pint - 590 calories) *double

Sunday, May 17 (Kroger) - Kroger Private Selection / Creamsicle Swirl (1 pint - 660 calories)
Tuesday, May 19 (HEB) - Swoon by HEB / Key Lime Pie (1 pint - 1220 calories)
Thursday, May 21 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 700 calories)
Friday, May 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Lonestar Blast (1 pint - 470 calories)

Monday, May 25 (HEB) - Tillamook / Oregon Strawberry (1 pint - 600 calories)
Thursday, May 28 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Java Chocolate Chunk (1 pint - 720 calories)
Sunday, May 31 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Black Raspberry Fudge (1 pint - 720 calories)
Sunday, May 31 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Cherry Vanilla (1 pint - 610 calories)

Monday, June 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Chocolate (1 pint - 610 calories)

Monday, June 8 (HEB) - Tillamook / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 720 calories)
Thursday, June 11 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Cookies 'n Cream (1 pint - 700 calories)
Saturday, June 13 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Buttered Pecan (1 pint - 740 calories)
Monday, June 15 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Rocky Road (1 pint - 700 calories)

Thursday, June 18 (7-11) - Seven Select / Brookie Dough (1 pint - 960 calories)
Thursday, June 18 (7-11) - Seven Select / Mint Cookies 'n Cream (1 pint - 980 calories)
Monday, June 22 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations No Sugar Added / Butter Pecan (1 pint - 530 calories)

Thursday, June 25 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Mint Chocolate Chip (1 pint - 740 calories)
Wednesday, July 1 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Orange Swirl (1 pint - 570 calories)
Sunday, July 5 (HEB) - Tillamook / Vanilla Bean (1 pint - 640 calories)
Friday, July 10 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / The Great Divide (1 pint - 640 calories)

Monday, July 13 (HEB) - Tillamook / Sea Salt & Honeycomb Toffee (1 pint - 700 calories)
Monday, July 13 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Toasted Almond Fudge (1 pint - 750 calories)
Sunday, July 19 (HEB) - Baskin-Robbins / Chocolate Chip (14 oz. - 650 calories)
Tuesday, July 21 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Chocolate Lava Cake (1 pint - 890 calories)

Sunday, July 26 (HEB) - Baskin-Robbins / Pralines 'n Cream (14 oz. - 710 calories)
Tuesday, July 28 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition / Carnival Cookie (1 pint - 750 calories)

Saturday, August 1 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Strawberry Cheesecake (1 pint - 820 calories)
Thursday, August 6 (HEB) - Blue Bell / Cotton Candy (1 pint - 640 calories)
Tuesday, August 11 (Speedy Stop) - Blue Bell / Dutch Chocolate (1 pint - 630 calories)

Thursday, August 20 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations / Strawberry (1 pint - 640 calories)

By Brand
Baskin-Robbins - 4 (Chocolate Chip, Jamoca Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip, Pralines 'n Cream)
Ben & Jerry's - 1 (Core Brownie Batter)
Blue Bell - 16 (A&W Root Beer Float, Banana Fudge, Black Raspberry Fudge, Brookie A La Mode, Buttered Pecan, Cherry Vanilla, Chocolate Lava Cake, Classic Pecan Pie, Cookies 'n Cream, Cotton Candy, Dutch Chocolate, Gooey Butter Cake, Honey Vanilla, Mint Chocolate Chip, Orange Swirl, The Great Divide)
Breyer's - 1 (Cookies & Cream)
Dr. Bombay - 1 (Strawberry Cream Dream)
Haagen-Dazs - 1 (Butter Pecan)
HEB Creamy Creations - 27 (Banana Nut, Butter Pecan, Candy Bar, Caramel Pecan Turtle, Cherry & Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip, Creme Brulee, Dulce de Leche, Grasshopper, Honey Sopapilla, Intense Chocolate, Java Chocolate Chunk, Lemon Bar, Lonestar Blast, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Neapolitan, Peanut Butter Cup, Rainbow Sherbet, Rocky Road, Strawberry, Strawberry Cheesecake, Texas Starry Night, Toasted Almond Fudge, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle)
HEB Creamy Creations Frozen Yogurt - 1 (Caramel Truffle)
HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition - 4 (Carnival Cookie, Cinnamon Cookie Crumble, Houston Astros Peanut Brittle, Poteet Strawberry)
HEB Creamy Creations No Sugar Added - 1 (Butter Pecan)
Higher Harvest by HEB Non- Dairy - 1 (Rich Dark Chocolate)
Kroger - 3 (Rocky Road, Strawberry Surf, Tie Dye Burst)
Kroger Private Selection - 2 (Creamsicle Swirl / New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake)
M&M's - 1 (Chocolate)
Oreo - 1 (Mint)
Reese's - 1 (Peanut Butter)
Seven Select - 2 (Brookie Dough / Mint Cookies 'n Cream)
Swoon by HEB - 1 (Key Lime Pie)
Tillamook - 7 (Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee Almond Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip, Oregon Strawberry, Sea Salt & Honeycomb Toffee, Tillamook Mudslide, Vanilla Bean)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 11/25/22 - 27 (Finished 7)

"A Baptist Generation in Cuba" by M.W. McCall
"Big-Time Sports in American Universities" by Charles T. Clotfelter
"Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him" by Chick Hearn and Steve Springer

"Dat: Tackling Life and the NFL" by Dat Nguyen with Rusty Burson
"Evacuation of Texas" by General Vicente Filisola and Explanation of His Operations as Commander-in-Chief of the Army Against Texas
"Four Hats In The Ring:  The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics" by Lewis L. Gould
"Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose" by Michael Y. Sokolove
"Moon Shots: Reflections on a Baseball Life" by Wally Moon with Tim Gregg

"Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far" by Amy Grant
"One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China" by James McGregor
"Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Groundbreaking Season in Women's College Basketball" by Pat Summitt

"Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy" by Jane Leavy
"The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA" by Chris Ballard
"The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World" by Damon West
"The Education of a Coach" by David Halberstam
"The History and Mystery of the Menger Hotel" by Docia Schultz Williams
"The Perfect Season: Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year" by Tim McCarver with Danny Peary
"The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II" by Jan Jarboe Russell
"The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles For Success In Business, Sports and Life" by Travis Macy with John Hanc

"Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker

Duplicate Purchase
"Season of Saturdays: A History of College Football in 14 Games" by Michael Weinreb

Finished
"Arnold Palmer" by The Editors of Golf Digest Magazine (Finished 8/18/26)
"Bear Bryant On Leadership: Life Lessons from a Six-Time National Championship Coach", by Pat Williams with Tommy Ford (Finished 12/15/22)
"Play Hungry: The Making of a Baseball Player" by Pete Rose (Finished 11/22/25)
"Runnin' with the Big Dogs: The Long, Twisted History Of The Texas-OU Rivalry" by Mike Shropshire (Finished 11/4/25)
"The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods" by Hank Haney (Finished 1/29/23)
"This Is The Day:  Reclaim Your Dream.  Ignite Your passion.  Live Your Purpose." by Tim Tebow with A.J. Gregory (Finished 1/2/23)

These were all $1 Black Friday buys!

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 10/27/25 - 5 (Finished 4)

"10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America" by Steven M. Gillon

"Gods of Tin: The Flying Years" by James Salter (Finished 8/14/26)
"It's Good to Be Gronk" by Rob Gronkowski with Jason Rosenhaus (Finished 11/17/25)
"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed (Finished 11/25/25)
"The Bookseller of Kabul" by Ã…sne Seierstad (Finished 12/15/25)

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/27/26 - 6 (Finished 4)

"Christian Faith & Public Policy: No Grounds for Divorce" by Arthur Simon
"Who Stole My Church: What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century" by Gordon MacDonald

"The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering" by Philip Yancey (Finished 7/14/26)
"When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life" by Squire D. Rushnell (Finished 7/26/26)
"The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot" by Naomi Wolf (Finished 8/11/26)
"When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians" by Todd Nettleton (Finished 8/13/26)

Saturday, August 15, 2026

NFHS Subscription - 8/8/2026 - 8/7/2027

On Demand
8/8/26 - FOOTBALL - 11/16/23 - Chester 56, Jonesboro 0 at Bryan Allen Academy
8/9/26 - FOOTBALL - 10/24/25 - Tomball Rosehill Christian 22, (at) Hallettsville Sacred Heart 18 
8/11/26 - VOLLEYBALL - 8/11/26 - San Antonio Saint Mary's Hall 3, (at) Geneva School of Boerne 0

Live
8/8/26 - FOOTBALL - Honoka'A 34, (at) Kea'au 0 (Hawaii High School Football) 

Live - Partial
8/14/26 - FOOTBALL (4Q) - Chugiak 15, Fairbanks (AK) West Valley 7 (Alaska High School Football)
8/15/26 - FOOTBALL (Midway 1Q-4Q) - Service 14, Bettye Davis East Anchorage 8 (Alaska High School Football)

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Daily Reading Efforts - July 2026

7/31/2026 (81 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages vii-xiv, 1-61) - 274pp
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 167-178)

7/30/2026 (104 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 119-159; Kindle)
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 94-97) - 151pp
Playback (Pages 129-153)
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 126-137) - 156pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 51-59) - 326pp
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 142-166) - 170pp

7/29/2026 (62 pages)
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 80-141) - 170pp

7/28/2026 (68 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 81-91) - 154pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 83-93) - 151pp
Playback (Pages 114-128) - 153pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 112-125) - 156pp
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 63-79) - 170pp

7/27/2026 (76 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 88-118; Kindle)
Playback (Pages 108-113) - 153pp
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 178-179)
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 45-62) - 170pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 214-232)

7/26/2026 (84 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 56-87; Kindle)
Playback (Pages 92-107) - 153pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (15-50) - 326pp

7/25/2026 (114 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 41-55; Kindle)
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 79-82) - 151pp
Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 47-69) - 263pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 106-111) - 156pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (xiii-x, 1-14) - 326pp
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 34-44) - 170pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 282-292; Kindle)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 151-177) - 270pp

7/24/2026 (55 pages)
Playback (Pages 80-91) - 153pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 57-69) - 302pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 252-281; Kindle)

7/23/2026 (31 pages)
UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team (Pages 3-33) - 170pp

7/22/2026 (17 pages)
Playback (Pages 63-79) - 153pp

7/21/2026 (71 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 161-177) - 179pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 76-105) - 156pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 190-213) - 232pp

7/20/2026 (90 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 107-160) - 179pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 216-251; Kindle)

7/19/2026 (61 pages)
Playback (Pages 48-62) - 153pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 144-189) - 232pp

7/18/2026 (26 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 81-106) - 179pp

7/17/2026 (91 pages)
Animal Farm (Pages v-xix) - 139pp
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 61-80) - 179pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 46-75) - 156pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 118-143) - 232pp

7/16/2026 (51 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 29-60) - 179pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 27-45) - 156pp

7/15/2026 (75 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages 13-28) - 179pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 59-117) - 232pp

7/14/2026 (81 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages xiii-xiv, 1-12) - 179pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 25-26) - 156pp
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 141-156)
What Remains Of You (Pages 181-215; Kindle)
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 45-58) - 232pp

7/13/2026 (49 pages)
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 128-141) - 156pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 146-180; Kindle)

7/12/2026 (96 pages)
How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 290-318)
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 122-129)
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 116-127) - 156pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 113-145; Kindle)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 138-150) - 270pp

7/11/2026 (39 pages)
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 4-24) - 156pp
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 27-44) - 232pp

7/10/2026 (63 pages)
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 119-121) - 129pp
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 92-115) - 156pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 77-112; Kindle)

7/9/2026 (74 pages)
How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 246-289) - 318pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 47-76; Kindle)

7/8/2026 (40 pages)
No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight (Pages vii-xii) - 179pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 104-118) - 129pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 119-137) - 270pp

7/7/2026 (104 pages)
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 186-189)
Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 17-32) - 60pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 85-103) - 129pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages xi-xiii, 1-3) - 156pp
What Remains Of You (Pages 14-46; Kindle)
When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life (Pages 1-26) - 232pp

7/6/2026 (70 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 50-80) - 154pp
Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People (Pages 65-84) - 129pp
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 73-91) - 156pp

7/5/2026 (40 pages)
Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball (Pages 172-185) - 189pp
How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 232-245) - 318pp
Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 5-16) - 60pp

7/4/2026 - Nothing

7/3/2026 (35 pages)
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 84-111) - 271pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 112-118) - 270pp

7/2/2026 (78 pages)
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 45-72) - 156pp
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4) (Pages 129-145; Kindle)
What Remains Of You (Pages 1-13; Kindle)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 92-111) - 270pp

7/1/2026 (75 pages)
How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best (Pages 178-231) - 318pp
The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering (Pages 41-44) - 156pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 75-91) - 270pp

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 6/5/26 - 9 (Finished 5)

"Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans Texas A&M Aggies" by Ed McMinn
"Forgiveness" by Charles Stanley
"Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas" edited by Virgil Elizondo
"Weimar and the Rise of Hitler (Third Edition)" by A. J. Nicholls 

“Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished 6/29/26)
"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished 6/8/26)
"No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight" by Tom DeLay and Stephen Mansfield (Finished 7/27/26)
"Playback" by Richard "Cactus" Pryor (Finished 7/30/26)
"Summerall: On and Off the Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished 6/19/26)

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Miles and Miles - 6/25/26 to 7/24/26

June 25 - July 24 - 6.2 miles running - 48.195 miles walking - 46.435 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 32,863 meters rowing (6 of 30 days) - 363 minutes elliptical (11 of 30 days) - 210,602 steps - 11 of 30 gym days
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June 25 (Thursday:  Day 1) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,087 steps
June 26 (Friday:  Day 2) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,858 steps
June 27 (Saturday:  Day 3) - 3.1 miles running at Polish Pickle Run 5K (Bremond, TX) - 31:45.31 (chip) - 4.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 15,922 steps
June 28 (Sunday:  Day 4) - 4.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,843 steps
June 29 (Monday:  Day 5) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,740 strides) - 1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,645 steps
June 30 (Tuesday:  Day 6) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:40 / 15:25) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,404 steps
July 1 (Wednesday:  Day 7) - 2.313 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (35:44.43 / 15:27) - 2.31 miles walking in Springwoods Village (34:31 / 14:57) - 0.777 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,866 steps
July 2 (Thursday:  Day 8) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,882 strides) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,137 steps
July 3 (Friday:  Day 9) - 2.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,880 steps
July 4 (Saturday:  Day 10) - 3.1 miles running at Lucy Park parkrun 5K #58 (Wichita Falls, TX) - 15:45:11 (out) - 16:40:06 (back) = 32:25.17 - 1.12 miles walking in Alvarado (17:03 / 15:13) - 1.14 miles walking in Itasca (17:28 / 15:19) - 3.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 16,946 steps
July 5 (Sunday:  Day 11) - 4.87 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:13:16 / 15:03) - 0.93 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,899 steps
July 6 (Monday:  Day 12) - 3.83 miles walking in Springwoods Village (58:00 / 15:09) - 0.27 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,468 steps
July 7 (Tuesday:  Day 13) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,744 strides) - 20:04 rowing for 4,016 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.66 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,616 steps
July 8 (Wednesday:  Day 14) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 31:10.68 (north) - 18:07.30 - 15:16.97 (south) = 1:04:33.95 /16:08 - 0.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,396 steps
July 9 (Thursday:  Day 15) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 378 calories; 5,702 strides) - 0.68 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,736 steps
July 10 (Friday:  Day 16) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,850 strides) - 28:10 rowing for 5,601 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.84 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,183 steps
July 11 (Saturday:  Day 17) - 5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:40 / 15:25) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,820 steps
July 12 (Sunday:  Day 18) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,770 strides) - 30:10 rowing for 6,061 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,420 steps
July 13 (Monday:  Day 19) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,804 strides) - 25:16 rowing for 5,012 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,748 steps
July 14 (Tuesday:  Day 20) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,826 strides) - 30:19 rowing for 6,120 meters (25 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.98 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,440 steps
July 15 (Wednesday:  Day 21) - 4.112 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (1:03:05.38 / 15:20) - 0.088 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,485 steps
July 16 (Thursday:  Day 22) - 30:15 rowing for 6,053 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.23 miles walking (Apple Health) - 597 steps
July 17 (Friday:  Day 23) - 4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,047 steps
July 18 (Saturday:  Day 24) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:10:08 / 15:35) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 10,650 steps
July 19 (Sunday:  Day 25) - 3 miles walking at Memorial Park (47:54.88 / 15:58) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 12,359 steps
July 20 (Monday:  Day 26) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,822 strides) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,460 steps
July 21 (Tuesday:  Day 27) -  4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 29:45.15 (north) - 32:14.06 (south) = 1:01:59.21 / 15:30 - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,808 steps
July 22 (Wednesday:  Day 28) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 30:24.58 (north) - 18:16.78 - 14:50.45 - 33:07.23 (south) = 1:03:31.91 / 15:53 - 0.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,590 steps
July 23 (Thursday:  Day 29) - 0.63 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,563 steps
July 24 (Friday:  Day 30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,792 strides) - 0.51 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,329 steps