Friday, October 2, 2026

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

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Books Read in 2026 - 79 (61 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
"Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running" by Sean Brosnan with Chris Lear and Andrew Greif (Finished September 29) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports" by Brian Kilmeade (Finished September 29) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East" by Lorraine Marie Varela (Finished September 30) - Christianbook.com

Blue Bell Flavors Tasted - 41

A&W Root Beer Float (Pint - 6/18/24)

Banana Fudge (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/14/25 - $3.97)
Banana Nut (Half Gallon - HEB #610 - 5/18/23 - $9.32)
Banana Pudding (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 4/23/23 - $3.99)
Black Raspberry Fudge (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - $3.29)
Black Walnut (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 5/4/23 - $5.29)
Bride's Cake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)
Brookie A La Mode (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/29/26 - $4.12)
Butter Crunch (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)
Buttered Pecan (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/18/23 - $3.78)
Cherry Vanilla (Pint - Kroger - Treaschwig - 4/15/23 - $3.99)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 5/9/23 - $5.29)
Chocolate Lava Cake (Pint - HEB #610 - 7/21/26 - $4.12)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/16/23 - $3.19)
Classic Pecan Pie (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 5/5/26 - $3.29)
Cookie Two Step (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/27/23 - $3.78)
Cookies 'n Cream (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)
Cookies 'n Cream Cheesecake (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97 - 8/12/24)
Cookies 'n Cream Cone (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)

Cotton Candy (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)
Dr. Pepper Float (Pint - HEB #610 - 8/1/23 - $3.97)
Dutch Chocolate (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/2/23 - $3.78)
Gooey Butter Cake (Pint - Speedy Stop #119 - 3/27/26 - $4.19)
Homemade Vanilla (Pint - HEB #610 - 4/4/23 - $3.78)
Honey Vanilla (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/15/26 - $4.12)
I Love Cereal (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)
Java Jolt (Pint - HEB #717 - 6/30/23)
Krazy Kookie Dough (Pint - HEB #748 - 7/28/24 - $3.97)

Mint Chocolate Chip (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/28/23 - $3.78)
Mocha Almond Fudge (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/21/23 - $3.19)
Monster Cookie Dough (Pint - HEB #610 - 7/6/23 - $3.97)
Moo-llennium Crunch® (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/26/23 - $3.19)
Oatmeal Cream Pie (Pint - 7-Eleven #38838 - 4/14/23 - $5.29)
Orange Swirl (Pint - HEB #610 - 7/1/26 - $4.12)

Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (Pint - Kroger - Spring Steubner - 5/5/23 - $3.99)
Peppermint Bark (Pint - Speedy Stop #1119 - 4/10/23 - $3.19)
Rocky Road (Pint - 7-Eleven #1038 - 4/30/23 - $5.29)
Strawberry (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/21/23 - $3.78)
Texas Two Step (Pint - HEB #564 - 3/20/23 - $3.78)

The Great Divide (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/26/23 - $3.78)
White Chocolate Mocha (Pint - Speedy Stop #1118 - 9/30/26 - $3.29)

Purchased, Not Tasted
Strawberry Toaster Pastry (Pint - HEB #610 - 3/14/25 - $3.97)

Year-Round (25)
Banana Pudding
Black Walnut
Buttered Pecan
Cherry Vanilla
Chocolate Chip
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Coffee
Cookie Two Step®
Cookies ‘n Cream
Dutch Chocolate
Homemade Vanilla
Milk Chocolate
Mint Chocolate Chip
Moo-llennium Crunch®
Natural Vanilla Bean
Pecan Pralines ’n Cream
Pistachio Almond
Rocky Road
Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla
Strawberry
The Great Divide®
Ultimate Neapolitan

Rotational (8)
Butter Crunch
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload
Cookies ’n Cream Cone
Cotton Candy
French Vanilla
Mocha Almond Fudge
Oatmeal Cream Pie
Tin Roof

Not Listed on Blue Bell Site
Dr. Pepper Float
Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step

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Texas Highways Article (63 total)
10. Strawberry Cheesecake (1977)
9. Cinnamon (2006)
8. Homemade Vanilla (1969)
7. Delta Blues (2006)
6. Happy Tracks (2010)
5. Southern Blackberry Cobbler (2007)
4. Ice Cream Cone (2017)
3. Sea Salt Caramel (2014)
2. Moo-llennium Crunch (2000)
1. Chocolate Chip (1975)

Banana Nut (1975)
Banana Pudding (1980)
Banana Split Sundae (2018)
Birthday Cake (2001)
Black Cherry (2015)
Bride’s Cake (2017)
Buttered Pecan (1975)
Cake Batter (2006)
Cherry Vanilla (1975)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (1992)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (2013)
Chocolate Sheet Cake (2021)
Coconut (2006)
Coffee (1975)
Cookie Two Step (2016)
Cookies ’n Cream (1978)
Cookies ’n Cream Cone (2021)
Cotton Candy (2003)
Dutch Chocolate (1975)
French Vanilla (1975)
Krazy Kolors (2003)
Krazy Kookie Dough (2013)
Mardi Gras King Cake (2012)
Milk and Cookies (2015)
Milk Chocolate (1975)
Mint Chocolate Chip (1976)
Mocha Almond Fudge (1979)
Natural Vanilla Bean (1980)
Peachy Peach (2012)
Pecan Pralines ’n Cream (1982)
Peppermint (1975)
Pistachio Almond (1974)
Rocky Road (1974)
Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla (1998)
Strawberry (1975)
The Great Divide (2004)
Triple Chocolate (1989)
Ultimate Neapolitan (2007)

Not in Texas Highways Article
Black Walnut
Butter Crunch
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload
Dr. Pepper Float
Oatmeal Cream Pie
Peppermint Bark
Texas Two Step

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Daily Reading Efforts - September 2026

9/30/2026 (51 pages)
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 187-188) - 203pp
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 142-154)
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 88-108) - 326pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 7247-7953; 45 (15 pages); Kindle)

9/29/2026 (49 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 274-279)
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 299-326)
You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions (Pages 13-33) - 219pp

9/28/2026 (66 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 234-273) - 279pp
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 130-141) - 154pp
You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions (Pages vii-viii, 1-12) - 219pp

9/25/2026 - 9/27/2026 (106 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 128-233) - 279pp

9/24/2026 (23 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 105-127) - 279pp

9/23/2026 (54 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 65-104) - 279pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 6501-7234; 42 (14 pages); Kindle)

9/22/2026 (64 pages)
Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running (Pages 1-64) - 279pp

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

Books Bought at Oh Goodie A Book (Houston) on 7/6/24 - 19 (Finished 14)

"Catholic Texans: Our Family Album" by Steve Landregan
"Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military" by Matthew Lohmeier
"K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" by Tyler Kepner 
"Spalding's World Tour: The Epic Adventure that Took Baseball Around the Globe - And Made it America's Game" by Mark Lamster
"The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation" by Sally Jenkins

"A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field" by Roy Lingster (Finished August 5)
"AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story" by Dave Lieber (Finished July 9)
"Drunk on Sports" by Tim Cowlishaw (Finished August 8)
"Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football" by Brent Zwerneman (Finished May 23, 2025)
"Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation" by Rick Rigsby (Finished October 18)
"Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" by Rob Rains (Finished July 16)
"My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past" by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Finished September 13)
"My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me" by John Daly with Glen Waggoner (Finished July 28)
"One Dream: The NFL" by Woody Falgoux (Finished January 31, 2025)
"Safe at Home: The True and Inspiring Story of Chicago's Field of Dreams" by Bob Muzikowski with Gregg Lewis (Finished September 2)
"Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics" by Richard Hoffer (Finished August 4)
"The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports" by Brian Kilmeade (Finished September 29, 2026)
"The Red Zone: Cars, Cows and Coaches: The Life and Good Times of a Texas Dealmaker" by Red McCombs with Mickey Herskowitz (Finished September 24)
"We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel" by Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers and Marjory Wentworth (Finished October 13, 2025)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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

August 25 - September 24 - 4.257 miles running - 35.397 miles walking - 35.11 miles walking (Apple Health) - 0 miles cycling (using 9 miles = 30 minutes) - 8,096 meters rowing (2 of 26 days) - 297 minutes elliptical (9 of 30 days) - 124,619 steps - 9 of 30 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
September 21 (Monday:  Day 28) - 4 miles walking along The Woodlands Waterway // 1:02:33.12 / 15:38
September 22 (Tuesday:  Day 29) - 4 miles running along The Woodlands Waterway // 45:34.75 / 11:24
September 23 (Wednesday:  Day 30) - 33 minutes on Precor Elliptical (Weight Loss; 387 calories; 5,894 strides) 
September 24 (Thursday:  Day 31) - 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

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)*