Daily Reading Efforts - September 2026

9/30/2026

9/29/2026

9/28/2026

9/27/2026

9/26/2026

9/25/2026

9/24/2026

9/23/2026

9/22/2026

9/21/2026 (34 pages)

Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 119-129) - 154pp

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 288-298) - 326pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 260-271)

9/20/2026 (48 pages)

24 Hours That Changed the World (Pages 44-75) - 152pp

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 271-287) - 326pp

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 5598-6486; 48 (16 pages); Kindle)

9/19/2026 (43 pages)

Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 104-118) - 134pp

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 4594-5586 ; 53 (17 pages); Kindle)

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 249-259) - 271pp

9/18/2026 (57 pages)

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 182-186) - 203pp

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 246-270) - 326pp

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 3425-4581; 57 (19 pages); Kindle)

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 241-248) - 271pp

9/17/2026 (78 pages)

24 Hours That Changed the World (Pages 29-43) - 152pp

Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 50-103) - 134pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 232-240) - 271pp

9/16/2026 (67 pages)

24 Hours That Changed the World (Pages 7-28) - 152pp
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 164-181) - 203pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2804-3408; 39 (13 pages); Kindle)

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 218-231) - 271pp

9/15/2026 (66 pages)

Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans:  Texas A&M Aggies (Pages 6-7) - 201pp

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 155-163) - 203pp

Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 36-39) - 184pp

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 237-245) - 326pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 201-217) - 271pp

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 2879-3712; (51) 25 pages; Kindle)

9/14/2026 (53 pages)

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 216-236) - 326pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 184-200) - 271pp

Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages 12-26) - 111pp

9/13/2026 (20 pages)

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 135-154) - 203pp

9/12/2026 (34 pages)

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 182-215) - 326pp

9/11/2026 (10 pages)

The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 125-126) - 302pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 176-183) - 271pp

9/10/2026 (56 pages)

Fathers & Daughters (Pages 90-134) - 203pp

The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 171-181) - 326pp

9/9/2026 (34 pages)

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 142-175) - 271pp

9/8/2026 (26 pages)

Playing With The Best:  One Man's Journey Through The Golden Age of Sports (Pages 32-43) - 203pp

William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages 34-47) - 112pp

9/7/2026 (60 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 204-214, 223, 225)
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 172-218) - 218pp

9/6/2026 (73 pages)

Playing With The Best:  One Man's Journey Through The Golden Age of Sports (Pages 2-31) - 203pp

Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 149-171) - 218pp

Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 2232-2863; (40) 20 pages; Kindle)

9/5/2026 (32 pages)

Playing With The Best:  One Man's Journey Through The Golden Age of Sports (Pages ix-xi, 1) - 203pp

Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 121-148) - 218pp

9/4/2026 (50 pages)

Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 72-87) - 326pp

Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 87-120) - 218pp

9/3/2026 (73 pages)

A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch (Pages 1-53) - 187pp

The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 122-141) - 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

Ice Cream Pints - 2026 - 80 (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)
Thursday, September 3 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition / Mochaccino (1 pint - 620 calories)

Friday, September 11 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Limited Editton / Caramel Apple Sherbet (1 pint - 560 calories)

Wednesday, September 16 (HEB) - HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition / Que Gloria (1 pint - 740 calories)

Sunday, September 20 (HB) - HEB Creamy Creations Limited Edition / Pumpkin Pie (1 pint - 780 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 - 8 (Caramel Apple Sherbet, Carnival Cookie, Cinnamon Cookie Crumble, Houston Astros Peanut Brittle, Mochaccino, Poteet Strawberry, Pumpkin Pie, Que Gloria)

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)

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

August 25 - September 24 - 0.257 miles running - 31.397 miles walking - 35.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 8,096 meters rowing (2 of 26 days) - 264 minutes elliptical (8 of 27 days) - 124,619 steps - 8 of 27 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

August 31 (Monday:  Day 7) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:02:25.77 / 15:37 - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 13,954 steps

September 1 (Tuesday:  Day 8) - 0.24 miles walking (Apple Health) - 599 steps

September 2 (Wednesday:  Day 9) - 0.44 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,139 steps

September 3 (Thursday:  Day 10) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,191 steps

September 4 (Friday:  Day 11) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,913 steps

September 5 (Saturday:  Day 12) - 5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,477 steps

September 6 (Sunday:  Day 13) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,840 strides) - 2 miles walking in Hannover Forest Subdivision - Fern Lacy 2-miler (31:40.39 / 15:50) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,082 steps

September 7 (Monday:  Day 14) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:03:46.92 / 15:57 - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,589 steps

September 8 (Tuesday:  Day 15) - 2.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,390 steps

September 9 (Wednesday:  Day 16) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:03:46.92 / 15:57 - 0.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,043 steps

September 10 (Thursday:  Day 17) - 2.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,218 steps

September 11 (Friday:  Day 18) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,645 steps

September 12 (Saturday:  Day 19) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,990 steps

September 13 (Sunday:  Day 20) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,739 steps

September 14 (Monday:  Day 21) - 2.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,595 steps

September 15 (Tuesday:  Day 22) - 4 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:01:02 / 15:16) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,886 strides) 

September 16 (Wednesday:  Day 23) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,900 strides) - 3.084 miles walking at Knox Junior High Track (47:42.98 / 15:28)

September 17 (Thursday:  Day 24) - 

September 18 (Friday:  Day 25) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,970 strides) 

September 19 (Saturday:  Day 26) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 391 calories; 5,986 strides) - 25:01 rowing for 5,034 meters (26 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m)

September 20 (Sunday:  Day 27) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 394 calories; 6,020 strides) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:02:55.22 / 15:44

Churches Attended and Visited in 2026 (32 of 37 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 (Homeschool Football Classic) - Chapel* - 21/34 (7 - 16 - 21 = 44)

September 6 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 11 a.m.  (Brandon Ayers)* - 22/45
September 6 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m.* - 23/46 (7 - 16 - 23 = 46)

September 13 - Absent (Toughest 10K Kemah)

September 20 - Visited Houston's First Baptist Church 4 p.m. (Greg Matte)

Movies Seen in Theaters in 2026 - 14

"Buddy", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (September 14)

"Greenland 2:  Migration", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 9)
"I Love Boosters", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 23)
"I Was A Stranger", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 15)*
"Mimics", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (February 12)*
"Pressure", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 30)*

"Scary Movie", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (June 13)***

"Stop! That! Train!", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (June 14)

"The Breadwinner", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 30)
"The Dutchman", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 2)
"The Plague", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 1)
"The Sheep Detectives", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (May 23)

"Tiny Fugitives", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (September 19)

"Zootopia 2", Regal Benders Landing, Spring, TX (January 7)*

In Transit Books

From August 2026

Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 291-339; Kindle)

Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 39-40; Kindle)

Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 77-91)

The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2057-2790; 45 (15 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)

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 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 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

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

High School Sporting Event Appearances - 2026-2027

Cross Country

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

09/05/26 - UIL Region III Preview (Huntsville)

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)

09/03/26 - Alief Elsik vs. Spring Dekaney (Spring)

09/04/26 - Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School at The Woodlands The John Cooper School (The Woodlands)

09/10/26 - Houston The Kinkaid School at Houston St. Thomas (Houston)

09/11/26 - The Christian School at Castle Hills at Conroe Covenant Christian School (Conroe)

09/12/26 - Fulshear at Jersey Village (Houston)

09/17/26 - Magnolia West at Klein Forest (Houston)

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

Books Bought at McKinney Half Price Books on 8/18/24 - 3 (Finished 2)

"When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963" by Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix, Wes Wise ($2)

"And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon" by Douglas Cobb ($2; Finished September 7, 2026)

"Dallas Public and Private:  Aspects of an American City" by Warren Leslie ($8.49; Finished November 6)

Books Bought at Waco Half Price Books Outlet on 4/12/25 - 25 (Finished 13)

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

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

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

"On Boxing" by Joyce Carol Oates 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Barbara Jordan: The Biography" by Austin Teutsch (Finished December 26)

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22, 2026)

"More Than a Season: Building a Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore with Matt Fulks (Finished May 30, 2026)

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

"Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad" by Kinky Friedman (Finished September 7, 2026)

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

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

Books Read in 2026 - 76 (58 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

"Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad" by Kinky Friedman (Finished September 7) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon" by Douglas Cobb (Finished September 7) - McKinney Half Price Books

$75 Amazon Gift Card - 3/6/26

Given by Employer - $75.00 gift card to Amazon

$3.46 - 3/7 - "My Toughest Battle: A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio" by Maj Gen William Matz

$6.42 - 3/11 - "One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldmann (READ)

$4.87 - 3/16 - "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk" by Mike Sielski 

$4.07 - 3/24 - "Mallparks: Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption" by Michael T. Friedman

$2.92 - 5/7 - "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman (READ)

$9.29 - 9/3 - "Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports" by Lenny Wagner

$2.15 - 3/25 - "Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Kindle) -  (READ)

$1.61 - 5/8 - "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Kindle) -  (READ)

$40.21 remaining

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)

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)

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

That's My Girl!

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!

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 Åsne 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)