Texas High School Soccer Fields or Stadiums Visited - 1

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

Different Texas Half Price Books (20 of 39)

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

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

Austin, HPB North Lamar

Austin, HPB Parmer Crossing

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

Austin, HPB Southpark Meadows

Bedford, HPB Bedford #012 (3/21/2026)

Burleson, HPB Burleson

Cedar Hill, HPB Cedar Hill

Cedar Park, HPB Cedar Park

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

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

Dallas, HPB Flagship

Dallas, HPB Preston Village

Fort Worth, HPB Hulen

Fort Worth, HPB Ridgmar/Westover Village

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

Garland, HPB Garland

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

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

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

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

Irving, HPB Las Colinas

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

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

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

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

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

Plano, HPB Plano

Richardson, HPB Richardson Heights

Rockwall, HPB Rockwall

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

San Antonio, HPB Bandera

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

San Antonio, HPB Huebner Road

San Antonio, HPB North Central

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

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

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

Waco, HPB Waco Outlet #224 (2022 multiple)

Watauga, HPB Watauga

Different The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants - 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remaining in Texas (14)

75013 - Allen - Watters Creek Mall

75034 - Frisco, TX - Stonebriar Centre

75225 - Dallas, TX - 7700 West Northwest Highway

76015 - Arlington, TX - Parks At Arlington

76092 - Southlake, TX - Southlake Town Square

76102 - Fort Worth, TX - Sundance Square

78216 - San Antonio, TX - North Star Mall

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

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

78746 - Austin, TX - Barton Creek Square

78759 - Austin, TX - Arboretum Mall

79414 - Lubbock, TX - South Plains Mall 

Barnes & Noble Booksellers (48 / 34 in Texas)

TEXAS - NEED

Arlington - The Parks at Arlington Mall

#2536 - Austin - Arboretum

#2928 - Austin - Sunset Valley Village

#2943 - Austin - The Homestead

#2267 - Bee Cave - Hill Country Galleria

#2305 - Cedar Hill - Hillside Village

#2268 - Dallas - Prestonwood Center

Flower Mound - The Highlands of Flower Mound

#2060 - Frisco - Stonebriar Mall

#2222 - Garland - Firewheel Mall

#2324 - Harker Heights - Market Heights

#2271 - Highland Village

#2344 - Hurst - Shops at North East Mall

Katy - Greentree Shopping Center

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

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

#2927 - San Antonio - Northwoods Shopping Center

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

TEXAS - COMING
Allen

TEXAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#2364 - Lubbock (12/30/2017)

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

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

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

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

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

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

#2665 - Amarillo (4/3/2022)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARKANSAS

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

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

LOUISIANA

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

MISSISSIPPI

#2318 - Ridgeland (6/18/2022)

NEW JERSEY

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

#2664 - Marlton (1/17/2019)

NEW MEXICO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

#2198 - Altoona (4/6/2014)

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

TENNESSEE

#2224 - Collierville (4/21/2019)

#2701 - Brentwood (10/30/2019)

VIRGINIA

#2026 - Lynchburg (9/23/2017)

That's My Girl, Part 15!

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

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

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

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

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

Daily Reading Efforts - February 2026

2/28/2026 - Nothing

2/27/2026 - Nothing

2/26/2026 (29 pages)

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

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

2/25/2026 (53 pages)

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

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

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

2/24/2026 (108 pages)

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

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

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

You Got To Have Wa (Pages 311-329)

2/23/2026 (88 pages)

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

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

2/22/2026 (59 pages)

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

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

2/21/2026 (38 pages)

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

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

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

2/20/2026 (25 pages)

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

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

2/19/2026 (93 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/18/2026 (79 pages)

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

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

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

2/17/2026 (29 pages)

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

2/16/2026 (53 pages)

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

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

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

2/15/2026 (68 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/14/2026 (50 pages)

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

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

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

2/13/2026 (35 pages)

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

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

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

2/12/2026 (71 pages)

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

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

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

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

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

2/11/2026 (63 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/10/2026 (54 pages)

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

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

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

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

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

2/9/2026 (62 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/8/2026 (33 pages)

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

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

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

2/7/2026 (84 pages)

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

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

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

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

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

2/6/2026 (71 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/5/2026 (62 pages)

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

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

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

2/4/2026 (24 pages)

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

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

2/3/2026 (85 pages)

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

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

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

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

2/2/2026 (92 pages)

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

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

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

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

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

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