Miles and Miles - 4/25/24 to 5/24/24

April 25 - May 24 - 11.19 miles running - 26.76 miles walking - 61.05 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 82,206 meters rowing - 927 minutes elliptical - 208,689 steps

April 25 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,816 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,017 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 2.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,084 steps

April 26 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:17/14:44) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,355 steps

April 27 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,856 strides) - 20.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 41,896 steps

April 28 (Sunday) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,505 steps

April 29 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,790 strides) - 25:08 rowing for 5,020 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:31/500m) - 1.45 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,661 steps

April 30 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,774 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:49/15:04) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,370 steps

May 1 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,886 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:03.16 / 14:49) - 24:32 rowing for 5,009 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,646 steps

May 2 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,730 strides) - 25:00 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,806 steps

May 3 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,828 strides) - 24:48 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,445 steps

May 4 (Saturday) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (41:35.43 / 10:24) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,732 strides) - 14:57 rowing for 3,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,161 steps

May 5 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,664 strides) - 90 seconds plank - 24:54 rowing for 5,013 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.92 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,099 steps

May 6 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,844 strides) - 24:27 rowing for 5,013 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,970 steps

May 7 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,738 strides) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,866 steps

May 8 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,768 strides) - 24:08 rowing for 5,008 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 2.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,031 steps

May 9 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,760 strides) - 24:23 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:23/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,558 steps

May 10 (Friday) - 2.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,183 steps

May 11 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,832 strides) - 24:06 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 115 seconds plank - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,484 steps

May 12 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 382 calories; 5,776 strides) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,577 steps

May 13 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,776 strides) - 24:08 rowing for 5,016 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 0.65 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,408 steps

May 14 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,242 steps

May 15 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,798 strides) - 14:22 rowing for 3,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:24/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,415 steps

May 16 (Thursday) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:43.13 / 15:12) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,728 strides) - 0.61 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,493 steps

May 17 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,832 strides) - 29:27 rowing for 6,007 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,945 steps

May 18 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,814 strides) - 1.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,053 steps

May 19 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,838 strides) - 24:53 rowing for 5,011 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 3 miles running around Memorial Park with Waverly (32:27.52 / 10:49) - 1 mile walk in Memorial Park with Waverly (16:13.56) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 9,154 steps

May 20 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,848 strides) - 24:24 rowing for 5,016 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:25/500m) - 0.46 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,013 steps

May 21 (Tuesday) - 4.19 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway (44:19.33 / 10:35) - 36 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 425 calories; 6,267 strides) - 1.71 miles - 10,721 steps

May 22 (Wednesday) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 15:06 pace - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,794 strides) - 1.21 miles - 10,780 steps

May 23 (Thursday) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:21.99 / 15:07) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,802 strides) - 1.21 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,999 steps

May 24 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,824 strides) - 3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 7,769 steps

Books Bought at College Station Half Price Books Outlet on 3/30/24 - 4 (Finished 3)

"Quanah Centennial: 1884-1984" by Eva Kay Tole ($3)

"First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History" by Red Cashion with Rusty Burson ($7) (Finished 4/5/2024)

"No Easy Game: His own story in his own words" by Terry Bradshaw with Charles Paul Conn ($5) (Finished 5/4/2024)

"Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues" by Jim Patton ($5) (Finished 4/10/2024)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

 Quiet, but good day.

Was beat from the drive up and back to Arlington for a pair of contests at the TAPPS state baseball and softball championships.

Spent a good bit of the day updating results from those events on Saturday as well as the THSLL and TGHSLL lacrosse championships in Magnolia and Friendswood, respectively.

My daughter came over before we took my parents out to eat at Pappasito's for Mother's Day.  We went to the one in Shenandoah.

It was busy.  Can't imagine what is was like today.  And thankfully my Mom called ahead to get a 5 p.m. reservation.

We had a good time.  My Dad and I - in a good way - almost got into it over private school athletics recruiting.  

He had referenced an article in the Altoona (Pa.) Mirror, back home, about somebody who was commenting on legislation introducted to send public and privates to separate playoffs in Pennsylvana high school athletics.

He went on to say that a school recruiting and in essence in giving a free scholarship to recruit top players.  I felt like he was painting all of private schools as doing that - maybe not so much in word, but the tone behind those words - when they clearly don't.  I just said that we would have to disagree on that.  I wasn't going to change his mind, regardless.

It was OK, surprisingly.  In the past, I might have held on to it for awhile.

On the drive back to the house (my daughter spent the night here as she was going to church this morning with her Mom), I asked her what she thought and she said that she and my Mom looked at each other and were like, "Oh no!"

Like I said, it ended OK.  

After coming back to the house, I had wanted to get out and see a movie, but some of the things that I was working on didn't allow me to get out when I wanted to to see what I thought I was going to be able to make.

Also started to research when I would be able to see the Texas Collegiate League teams in Louisiana as well as the new Mid-America Baseball League.

Always planning something.

Friday, May 10, 2024

Quick up and back trip to Arlington for the first day of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state baseball and softball tournaments.

Went primarily for two purposes:

1.) To see my good friend Mike Jackson's Shiner St. Paul Catholic softball team take on Hallettsville Sacred Heart and, 

2.) To see a baseball game at another ballpark, Clay Gould Ballpark, which is the home field for the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks.

I had previously seen a college softball game at the softball venue, Allen Saxe Field, back in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic.

The Lady Cardinals lost to an Indianette team that hit four home runs, including two three-run dingers, by a score of 16 to 6.

It is always great to visit with Mike.  I had the opportunity to meet his wife Tracy for the first time ever.  She and their son, Maverick, had actually say in the team area in what is normally the UTA radio booth, which is a place where TAPPS administrator Robert Huckabee said I could sit.

I said in other places that TAPPS treats me well and I'm grateful for that.

I left, went and checked off another Half Price Books in South Arlington - my 12th - and got lunch at a Whataburger along S. Cooper, my 235th.

I came back to the ballpark area and had to park at the overflow lot near Maverick Stadium.  No big deal, but navigating through the carpool line at the elementary school to get there was an experience.

The third baseball game of the day - at 4:30 p.m. - was a rematch between St. Paul and Sacred Heart.

The boys avenged the loss of the female classmates and defeated the Indians, 5-1, giving up a run in the 7th to spoil the shutout.

There were a number of places I would have liked to have run a race without having to go further north, including Hewitt and Madisonville, but hotels in Waco, Bryan-College Station and even Huntsville were all booked up and the prices way up because of graduations at Baylor, Texas A&M and Sam Houston State.

It was a long drive home, getting back to the house close to midnight and not getting to put my head down until about 12:40 a.m.

Grateful for safe travels, always.

Book Bought at South Arlington Half Price Books on 5/10/24 - 1 (Finished 0)

"Shattering The Glass: The Remarkable History Of Women's Basketball" by Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackelford

Daily Reading Efforts - April 2024

04/30/2024 (102 pages)

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 220-233)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 219-234) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 72-84) - 290pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 143-182; Kindle)

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 201-218) - $8

04/29/2024 (176 pages)

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 128-219) - 233pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 201-218) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 47-71) - 290pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 108-142; Kindle)

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 196-200) - 218pp - $8

04/28/2024 (22 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 179-200) - 285pp

04/27/2024 (61 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 160-178) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 66-107; Kindle)

04/26/2024 (62 pages)

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 110-127) - 233pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 152-159) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages 35-65; Kindle)
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 30-34) - 101pp

04/25/2024 (88 pages)
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 43-56) - 129pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 131-151) - 285pp

Playing For Freedom:  The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl (Pages vii, 1-34; Kindle)

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 145-160) - 184pp

04/24/2024 (175 pages)

Entering The Promised Land (Pages iv-vii, 1-7) - 149pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 113-130) - 285pp

Just Don't Quit:  Inspiration To Fulfill Your God-Sized Dream (Pages 1-54; Kindle)

Never Lie (Pages 317-335; Kindle)

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 170-195) - 218pp - $8

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 98-144) - 184pp

04/23/2024 (142 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 47-112) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 259-316; Kindle)

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life (Pages 80-97) - 184pp

04/22/2024 (119 pages)

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 39-46) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 190-258; Kindle)

Ross Youngs:  In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend (Pages 32-53) - 136pp

Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 150-169) - 218pp - $8

04/21/2024 (105 pages)

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 43-60) - 168pp

Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 22-38) - 285pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 39-46) - 290pp

Never Lie (Pages 128-189; Kindle)

04/20/2024 (159 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 197-246)
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big (Pages 1-21) - 285pp

Never Lie (Pages 60-127; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 101-111) - 166pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 135-143)

04/19/2024 (115 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 185-196) - 246pp

Never Lie (Pages 5-59; Kindle)

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 77-100) - 166pp
Three Finger:  The Mordecai Brown Story (Pages 126-149) - 218pp - $8

04/18/2024 (148 pages)

Baseball's Natural:  The Story of Eddie Waitkus (Pages 29-42) - 136pp

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 169-184) - 246pp

Evidence of the Affair (Pages 28-88; Kindle)

Journey to Excellence:  The Story of My Life and Faith (Pages 5-42) - 168pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 26-38) - 290pp

Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Pages 23-28 (527); Kindle)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 127-134) - 143pp

04/17/2024 (101 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 147-168) - 246pp

Evidence of the Affair (Pages 6-27; Kindle)

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 337-370)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 104-126) - 143pp

04/16/2024 (61 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 130-146) - 246pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 293-336; Kindle)

04/15/2024 (66 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 113-129) - 246pp

Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 140-145)

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 244-292; Kindle)

04/14/2024 (129 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 96-112) - 246pp

Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 52-57) - 126pp - $8

No Easy Game: His own story in his own words (Pages 57-76) - 166pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 197-243; Kindle)

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 57-62) - 193pp (Billy's Lessons)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 71-103) - 143pp

04/13/2024 (110 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 86-95) - 246pp

Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues (Pages 203-221)

Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People (Pages 41-115, 125)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 66-70) - 143pp

04/12/2024 (114 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 71-85) - 246pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 147-196; Kindle)

Surprise the World!:  The Five Habits of Highly Missional People (Pages ix-xii,  1-40) - 104pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 61-65) - 143pp

04/11/2024 (140 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 52-70) - 246pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 138-139) - 145pp

Invisible Men:  Life In Baseball's Negro Leagues (Pages 170-202) - 221pp
Letters From Lefty:  The Houston Astros:  The Way They Were (Pages 49-51) - 126pp - $8

Man In The Middle (Pages 14-25) - 290pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 101-146; Kindle)

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 45-56) - 193pp (Billy's Compulsion)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 48-60) - 143pp

04/10/2024 (100 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 37-51) - 246pp

Man In The Middle (Pages 1-13) - 290pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 52-100; Kindle)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 198-220)

04/09/2024 (122 pages)

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages 13-36) - 246pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 124-137) - 145pp

Not Tonight, Josephine:  A Road Trip Through Small-Town America (Pages 3-51; Kindle)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 182-197) - 220pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 29-47) - 143pp

04/08/2024 (171 pages)

Baseball and Black Gold: Tulsa's Love Affair with America's National Pastime (Pages 454-483; Kindle)
Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report (Pages vii-viii, 1-12) - 246pp

Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had (Pages 299-304; Kindle)

Living The Dream (Pages 151-180)

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 104-181) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 39-44) - 193pp (Billy's Crowds)

The Havana Run:  A Short Story (Pages 42-48; Kindle)

04/07/2024 (140 pages)

Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp

Living The Dream (Pages 91-150) - 180pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 88-103) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 32-38) - 193pp (Billy's Gate)

The Havana Run:  A Short Story (Pages 4-41; Kindle)

04/06/2024 (140 pages)

1842 (Pages 405-419; Kindle)

Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had (Pages 281-298; Kindle) *2 and 1

Living The Dream (Pages ix-xii, 3-90) - 180pp

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 14-28) - 143pp

04/05/2024 (137 pages)

1842 (Pages 349-404; Kindle)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 149-163)

Jesus Or Nothing (Pages 11-42) - 129pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 74-87) - 220pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 25-31) - 193pp (Billy's Home)

The Once and Future Liberal:  After Identity Politics (Pages 1-13) - 143pp

04/04/2024 (58 pages)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 135-148) - 163pp

I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis (Pages 80-123) - 145pp

04/03/2024 (125 pages)

1842 (Pages 286-348; Kindle)

Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 135-153)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 116-134) - 163pp

If These Walls Could Talk:  Stories from the Boston Red Sox Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Pages 96-109) - 233pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 64-73) - 220pp

04/02/2024 (123 pages)

1842 (Pages 230-285; Kindle)

All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters (Pages 224-243)

First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 85-115) - 163pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 48-63) - 220pp

04/01/2024 (156 pages)

1842 (Pages 169-229; Kindle)

All The Way:  My Life in Four Quarters (Pages 206-223) - 243pp
Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (Pages 118-134) - 153pp
First Dooowwwnnn . . . and Life to Go!: How an Enthusiastic Approach Changed Everything for the Most Colorful Referee in NFL History (Pages 25-84) - 163pp

Rookie: When Michael Jordan Came To The Minor Leagues (Pages 27-47) - 220pp

Miles and Miles - 3/25/24 to 4/24/24

March 25 - April 24 - 22.173 miles running - 42.03 miles walking - 38.127 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 80,164 meters rowing - 936 minutes elliptical - 208,552 steps

March 25 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,680 strides) - 90 second plank - 24:56 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,668 steps

March 26 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,704 strides) - 95 second plank - 20 sit-ups - 24:59 rowing for 5,007 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:29/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,571 steps

March 27 (Wednesday) - 45 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 525 calories; 7,982 strides) - 100 second plank - 20 sit-ups - 24:46 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,722 steps

March 28 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,800 strides) - 24:49 rowing for 5,009 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.72 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,661 steps

March 29 (Friday) -  1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,254 steps

March 30 (Saturday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,748 strides) - 24:56 rowing for 5,010 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 120 second plank -  1.8 miles walking (Apple Health) - 4,291 steps

March 31 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,724 strides) - 105 second plank - 24:47 rowing for 5,003 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 2,605 steps

April 1 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,806 strides) - 135 second plank - 25 sit-ups - 24:31 rowing for 5,005 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:19/500m) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,399 steps

April 2 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,722 strides) - 24:43 rowing for 5,011 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.97 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,369 steps

April 3 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,784 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,008 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 3.033 miles running at Knox Junior High track (30:01.62 / 9:54) - 0.867 miles walking (Apple Health) - 6,944 steps

April 4 (Thursday) - 2.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 5,224 steps

April 5 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,826 strides) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:12/14:56) - 1.3 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,557 steps

April 6 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at Bellaire Trolley Run 5K (29:42.36) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,708 strides) - 2.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,781 steps

April 7 (Sunday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:23/14:45) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,780 strides) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 10,891 steps

April 8 (Monday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:07:11/14:56) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,834 strides) - 1.1 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,405 steps

April 9 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,790 strides) - 24:17 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:22/500m) - 0.47 miles walking (Apple Health) - 1,179 steps

April 10 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,836 strides) - 1.5 miles walking (Apple Health) - 3,598 steps

April 11 (Thursday) - 4.46 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:05:59 / 14:48) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,804 strides) - 1.24 miles walking (Apple Health) - 11,671 steps

April 12 (Friday) - 4.5 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (1:06:47/14:50) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 386 calories; 5,868 strides) - 24:41 rowing for 5,012 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.8 miles walking (Apple Health) -10,614 steps

April 13 (Saturday) - 3.1 miles running at Spindle Tree parkrun 5K #118 (30:11.94) - 1.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,575 steps

April 14 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,808 strides) - 24:35 rowing for 5,018 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 4 miles running around Memorial Park with Waverly (45:32.55 / 11:23) - 2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,558 steps

April 15 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 379 calories; 5,714 strides) - 0.96 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,155 steps

April 16 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 385 calories; 5,846 strides) - 24:44 rowing for 5,011 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:26/500m) - 3.1 miles running The Woodlands Waterway Freedom parkrun 5K (The Woodlands, TX) - 16:28.97 - 16:21.18 = 32:50.15 (with Waverly) - 1.4 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,486 steps

April 17 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 383 calories; 5,792 strides) - 3 miles running on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (31:05.10 / 10:22) - 1.6 miles walking (Apple Health) - 8,773 steps

April 18 (Thursday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 380 calories; 5,746 strides) - 3 miles walking on Spring Creek Greenway Trail (45:21.20 / 15:07) - 1 mile walking (Apple Health) - 8,092 steps

April 19 (Friday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 377 calories; 5,696 strides) - 24:52 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:28/500m) - 1.2 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,811 steps

April 20 (Saturday) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway - 1:01:56.77 (15:30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,818 strides) - 0.7 miles walking (Apple Health) - 9,742 steps

April 21 (Sunday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,818 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:41.55 / 14:58) - 2.84 miles running The5K (Houston, TX) in 28:07.06 with Waverly - 2.07 miles walking (Apple Health) - 17,639 steps

April 22 (Monday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 376 calories; 5,650 strides) - 0.9 miles walking (Apple Health) - 2,181 steps

April 23 (Tuesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 384 calories; 5,802 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:03:03.19 / 15:03) - 24:51 rowing for 5,010 meters (27 strokes/min.; 2:30/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,054 steps

April 24 (Wednesday) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 381 calories; 5,742 strides) - 4.19 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway (1:02:56.08 / 15:01) - 24:57 rowing for 5,018 meters (28 strokes/min.; 2:27/500m) - 0.71 miles walking (Apple Health) - 10,082 steps