Daily Reading Efforts - March 2026

3/31/2026 (118 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 53-55) - 170pp

Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 59-96) - 265pp

Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (6-53) - 208pp
Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 146-174; Kindle)

3/30/2026 (85 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 38-52) - 170pp

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 117-145; Kindle)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 263-278)

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 107-131) - 179pp

3/29/2026 (103 pages)

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 89-116; Kindle)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 201-262) - 278pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 94-106) - 179pp

3/28/2026 (58 pages)

Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 50-58) - 265pp

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 152-200) - 278pp

3/27/2026 (82 pages)

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 59-88; Kindle)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 129-151) - 278pp

The Barber, The Astronaut, And The Golf Ball (Pages xxi-xxiii, 1-26) - 174pp

3/26/2026 (68 pages)

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 30-58; Kindle)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 90-128) - 278pp

3/25/2026 (94 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 28-37) - 170pp

Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 56-73) - 232pp

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda (Pages 1-29; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 180-181, 207-209)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 71-89) - 278pp
Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 168-173, 183-189)

3/24/2026 (75 pages)

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 156-182)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 23-70) - 278pp

3/23/2026 (78 pages)

Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 11-55) - 232pp

In the Great Quiet: A Novel (Pages 28-60; Kindle)

3/22/2026 (74 pages)
1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 19-27) - 170pp

In the Great Quiet: A Novel (Pages vii-xv, 1-27; Kindle)
One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 135-155) - 182pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 86-93) - 179pp

3/21/2026 (11 pages)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 12-22) - 278pp

3/20/2026 (11 pages)

Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing (Pages 1-11) - 278pp

3/19/2026 (48 pages)

Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 1-17) - 326pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 106-134) - 182pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 63-64) - 101pp

3/18/2026 (62 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages 10-18) - 170pp

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (154-182; Kindle)

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 96-105) - 182pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 72-85) - 179pp

3/17/2026 (95 pages)

1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era (Pages ix, 1-9) - 170pp

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (145-153; Kindle)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 258-279, 297; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 166-179) - 181pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 57-95) - 182pp

3/16/2026 (78 pages)

Concussion (Pages 221-269)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 229-257; Kindle)

3/15/2026 (111 pages)

Concussion (Pages 110-220) - 269pp

3/14/2026 (107 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (119-144; Kindle)

Concussion (Pages 68-109) - 269pp

Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story (Pages 47-49) - 265pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 21-56) - 182pp

3/13/2026 (77 pages)

Concussion (Pages 59-67) - 269pp

One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages 9-20) - 182pp

Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 1-38; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 244-261)

3/12/2026 (28 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 161-165) - 181pp
One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant (Pages ix-xi, 1-8) - 182pp

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 23-34) - 204pp

3/11/2026 (36 pages)

Concussion (Pages 37-58) - 269pp

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 150-160) - 181pp

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 239-243) - 261pp

3/10/2026 (103 pages)

Concussion (Pages 3-36) - 269pp

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 193-236; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 133-149) - 181pp

My Toughest Battle:  A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio (Pages vii-xii, 3-4) - 249pp

3/9/2026 (64 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 169-192; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 108-132) - 181pp

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 224-238) - 261pp

3/8/2026 (53 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 125-168; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 99-107) - 181pp

3/7/2026 (85 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 83-124; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 210-223) - 261pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 132-153) - 270pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 56-62) - 101pp

3/6/2026 (90 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 42-82; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 161-209) - 261pp

3/5/2026 (150 pages)

How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter (Pages 4-41; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 134-160) - 261pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 218-302)

3/4/2026 (98 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 191-228; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 74-133) - 261pp

3/3/2026 (56 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 163-190; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 190-217) - 270pp

3/2/2026 (91 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 126-162; Kindle)

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Pages 20-73) - 261pp

3/1/2026 (74 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 94-125; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 179-189) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 101-131) - 270pp

That's My Girl, Part 16!

Books Bought at Waco Half-Price Books Outlet on 12/06/2025 - 7 (Finished 4)

"A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch" by Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III

"Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War" by Tony Wood

"Third Down and a War to Go: The All-American 1942 Wisconsin Badgers" by Terry Frei 

"A Charge to Keep: My Journey to the White House" by George W. Bush (Finished 12/31/25)

"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished 3/16/26)

"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished 3/25/26)

"Out of the Rough: An Intimate Portrait of Laura Baugh and Her Sobering Journey" by Laura Baugh (Finished 12/19/25)

Books Bought at Humble Half Price Books on 1/1/26 - 4 (Finished 4)

"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca and David Ritz (Finished 2/2/26)

"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey (Finished 1/14/26)

"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished 3/25/26)

"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished 1/12/26)

Used the $25 gift card my daughter got me for Father's Day in 2025 plus another $6.08.

Texas High School Soccer Fields or Stadiums Visited - 1

Grand Oaks High School, Spring, TX (Brookshire-Royal 4, Winnie East Chambers 0 - Boys - UIL Area Round) - 3/24/2026

Different Texas Half Price Books (20 of 39)

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

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

Austin, HPB North Lamar

Austin, HPB Parmer Crossing

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

Austin, HPB Southpark Meadows

Bedford, HPB Bedford #012 (3/21/2026)

Burleson, HPB Burleson

Cedar Hill, HPB Cedar Hill

Cedar Park, HPB Cedar Park

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

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

Dallas, HPB Flagship

Dallas, HPB Preston Village

Fort Worth, HPB Hulen

Fort Worth, HPB Ridgmar/Westover Village

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

Garland, HPB Garland

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

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

Houston, HPB Westheimer #009 (6/22/2024)

Humble, HPB Humble #074 (7/21/2024)

Irving, HPB Las Colinas

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

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

McKinney, HPB McKinney #085 (8/18/2024)

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

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

Plano, HPB Plano

Richardson, HPB Richardson Heights

Rockwall, HPB Rockwall

Round Rock, HPB Round Rock #075 (6/15/2024)

San Antonio, HPB Bandera

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

San Antonio, HPB Huebner Road

San Antonio, HPB North Central

San Antonio, HPB Stone Ridge Market #113 (8/10/2024)

Sugar Land, HPB Sugar Land #044 (11/9/2024)

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

Waco, HPB Waco Outlet #224 (2022 multiple)

Watauga, HPB Watauga

Different The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants - 10

22201 - Arlington, VA - The Market Common Clarendon - 10/26/2019 with Waverly

74133 - Tulsa, OK - Woodland Hills Mall - 11/24/2024 with Waverly

77024 - Houston, TX - Memorial City Mall - 01/05/2023 with Waverly

77056 - Houston, TX - The Galleria - 05/22/2023 with Waverly

77380 - The Woodlands, TX - The Woodlands Mall (since 2013)

77433 - Cypress, TX - Houston Premium Outlets - 1/5/2026 with Waverly

77479 - Sugar Land, TX - First Colony Mall - 3/29/2024 with Waverly

77494 - Katy, TX - Katy Mills - 01/05/2024 with Waverly

77546 - Friendswood, TX - Baybrook Mall - 05/25/2025 with Waverly

91101 - Pasadena, CA - Old Town Pasadena (2007)

Remaining in Texas (14)

75013 - Allen - Watters Creek Mall

75034 - Frisco, TX - Stonebriar Centre

75225 - Dallas, TX - 7700 West Northwest Highway

76015 - Arlington, TX - Parks At Arlington

76092 - Southlake, TX - Southlake Town Square

76102 - Fort Worth, TX - Sundance Square

78216 - San Antonio, TX - North Star Mall

78256 - San Antonio, TX - The Shops At La Cantera Mall

78411 - Corpus Christi, TX - Corpus Chrisi (La Palmera)

78746 - Austin, TX - Barton Creek Square

78759 - Austin, TX - Arboretum Mall

79414 - Lubbock, TX - South Plains Mall 

Barnes & Noble Booksellers (48 / 34 in Texas)

TEXAS - NEED

Arlington - The Parks at Arlington Mall

#2536 - Austin - Arboretum

#2928 - Austin - Sunset Valley Village

#2943 - Austin - The Homestead

#2267 - Bee Cave - Hill Country Galleria

#2305 - Cedar Hill - Hillside Village

#2268 - Dallas - Prestonwood Center

Flower Mound - The Highlands of Flower Mound

#2060 - Frisco - Stonebriar Mall

#2222 - Garland - Firewheel Mall

#2324 - Harker Heights - Market Heights

#2271 - Highland Village

#2344 - Hurst - Shops at North East Mall

Katy - Greentree Shopping Center

#2566 - Plano - Preston & Park
Richardson - Pavilion East Shopping Center (Open 11/29/23)
San Antonio - Alamo Ranch

#2055 - San Antonio - Bandera (Closed 11/27/23)

#2927 - San Antonio - Northwoods Shopping Center

#2353 - San Antonio - The Shops at La Cantera
Selma - The Forum at Olympia Parkway

TEXAS - COMING
Allen

TEXAS

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

#2066 - Pasadena - Fairway Market Place (4/16/2023)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#2241 - Southlake Town Square (3/20/2026)

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

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

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

#2336 - Pearland - Pearland Town Center (4/16/2023)

#2364 - Lubbock (12/30/2017)

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

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

#2624 - Tyler - Broadway Pavilion (9/17/2022)

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

#2643 / #3504 - Houston - Town & Country (7/23/2022) / Town & Country Village (2/9/2025)

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

#2665 - Amarillo (4/3/2022)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#3451 - Houston - Wesleyan Plaza (2/15/2026)

#3485 - Conroe - Conroe Marketplace (7/20/2024)
#3570 - Spring - Grand Parkway Marketplace (2/22/2026)

#2847 - Houston - Houston Champions (FM 1960) *Date unknown

ARKANSAS

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

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

LOUISIANA

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

MISSISSIPPI

#2318 - Ridgeland (6/18/2022)

NEW JERSEY

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

#2664 - Marlton (1/17/2019)

NEW MEXICO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

#2198 - Altoona (4/6/2014)

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

TENNESSEE

#2224 - Collierville (4/21/2019)

#2701 - Brentwood (10/30/2019)

VIRGINIA

#2026 - Lynchburg (9/23/2017)

Different Whataburger Restaraunts Since 2013 - 258

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2024 (22)
01/17/24 - #0898 - Crosby (FM 2100 - Crosby)
01/20/24 - #1051 - Woodville (Hwy 287 - Woodville)
02/24/24 - #0797 - Sugar Land (Grand Pkwy & I69)

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

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

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

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

05/03/24 - #0858 - Conroe (Davis & Sgt Ed Holcomb)
05/10/24 - #0563 - Arlington (Cooper & High Point)
05/25/24 - #0769 - Rusk (Hwy 69 - Rusk)
05/31/24 - #0956 - Bryan (Texas & Villa Maria)

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

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

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

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

2025 (8)
01/11/25 - #1387 - Lake Charles, LA (1835 Country Club Road)
01/11/25 - #0478 - Vidor (Main St - Vidor)
01/24/25 - #1506 - Splendora (Splendora)
03/08/25 - #0431 - Houston (I10 & Uvalde)
04/12/25 - #1097 - Temple (Adams & Old Waco)
05/31/25 - #1183 - Caldwell (N Green St & Hwy 21)
09/21/25 - #0147 - San Angelo (Sherwood & Arden)
10/17/25 - #1217 - Dayton (US 90 & TX-146)

2026 (5)
01/29/26 - #0949 - San Antonio (Loop 410 & Palo Alto)
01/30/26 - #1106 - San Antonio (Fredericksburg & Medical)
01/30/26 - #1630 - Hallettsville (Hallettsville)
03/18/26 - #1424 - Katy (22215 FM 529)

03/20/26 - #0754 - Roanoke (Byron Nelson - Roanoke)

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

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

That's My Girl, Part 15!

Books Bought at Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet on 3/22/25 - 4 (Finished 2)

"Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True" by W.F. Strong ($2 - Amazon $12.95)

"The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World" by Steven Johnson ($4 - Amazon $9.99)

"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church" by Rachel Held Evans ($4 - Amazon $6.89) - Finished 3/13/26

"Taking Flak: Life In The Fast Lane" by Dan Pastorini with John P. Lopez ($7 - Was $14.49 - Amazon $19.99) - Finished 3/26/25

Daily Reading Efforts - February 2026

2/28/2026 - Nothing

2/27/2026 - Nothing

2/26/2026 (29 pages)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 167-178) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 84-100) - 270pp

2/25/2026 (53 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (92-118; Kindle)

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 157-166) - 270pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 68-83) - 270pp

2/24/2026 (108 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 57-93; Kindle)

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 8-22) - 204pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 120-156) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 311-329)

2/23/2026 (88 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages 22-56; Kindle)

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 54-67) - 270pp
You Got To Have Wa (Pages 272-310) - 329pp

2/22/2026 (59 pages)

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Pages ix-xvii, 1-21; Kindle)

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 25-53) - 270pp

2/21/2026 (38 pages)

A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (90-91; Kindle)

Henry Aaron (Records 7280-7802 (51); 17 pages; Kindle)

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 53-71) - 179pp

2/20/2026 (25 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 93-98) - 181pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 253-271) - 329pp

2/19/2026 (93 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 6381-7259 (72); 36 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 86-92) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 241-273)

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 236-252) - 329pp

2/18/2026 (79 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 5604-6369 (61); 20 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 194-240) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 224-235) - 329pp

2/17/2026 (29 pages)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 165-193) - 273pp

2/16/2026 (53 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 4891-5589 (62); 20 pages; Kindle)

People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages ix-xii, 1-7) - 204pp
The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 45-52) - 179pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 210-223) - 329pp

2/15/2026 (68 pages)

Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 77-78) - 151pp

Henry Aaron (Records 4222-4878 (54); 18 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 151-164) - 273pp

The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed (Pages 11-44) - 179pp

2/14/2026 (50 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 3627-4210 (54); 18 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 78-85) - 181pp

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Pages 1-24) - 270pp

2/13/2026 (35 pages)

A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 139-150) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 195-209) - 329pp

2/12/2026 (71 pages)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 70-77) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 124-138) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 150-167) - 173pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 99-119) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 186-194) - 329pp

2/11/2026 (63 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 2855-3617 (74); 24 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 111-123) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 135-149) - 173pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 175-185) - 329pp

2/10/2026 (54 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 2450-2844 (45); 15 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 101-110) - 273pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 117-134) - 173pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 90-98) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 163-174) - 329pp

2/9/2026 (62 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 1645-2444 (74); 24 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 63-69) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 90-100) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 143-162) - 329pp

2/8/2026 (33 pages)

God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp

Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Pages 104-116) - 173pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 125-142) - 329pp

2/7/2026 (84 pages)

Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 67-76) - 151pp

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 55-62) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 81-89) - 273pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 61-89) - 270pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 97-124) - 329pp

2/6/2026 (71 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 839-1630 (66); 22 pages; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 44-54) - 181pp

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 70-80) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 70-96) - 329pp

2/5/2026 (62 pages)

Henry Aaron (Records 176-833 (64); 21 pages; Kindle)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 55-69) - 273pp

The Astronaut Wives Club (Pages 35-60) - 270pp

2/4/2026 (24 pages)

Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend (Pages 41-54) - 273pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 60-69) - 329pp

2/3/2026 (85 pages)

A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace (Pages 198-212)

God Meant It For Good (Pages 176-215; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 34-43) - 181pp

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 40-59) - 329pp

2/2/2026 (92 pages)

A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace (Pages 159-197) - 212pp

God Meant It For Good (Pages 149-175; Kindle)

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped (Pages 24-33) - 181pp

Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas (Pages 208-223)

2/1/2026 (61 pages)
From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 125-148; Kindle)

Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas (Pages 191-207) - 223pp
You Got To Have Wa (Pages 28-39) - 329pp