[O.C.T.O.B.E.R. XII-28] Doubleheader

Today, I headed for a doubleheader of Husker sports for the first time in a while. It used to be a regular thing for me at UNL and also at Northwestern (though for Wildcats of course there).

[O.C.T.O.B.E.R. XII-27] Fit to be started

Today, I did something for the first time, possibly ever in my life, and certainly for the first time with my current commute.

I went to the gym before work!

[O.C.T.O.B.E.R. XII-26] Fore a summary

Last week, I wrote a blog post about mini-golfing at Adventure Golf Center. Today was the last day before an expected cold snap, which could mean the end of the season (and tournament) for Samantha and me. I compiled the overall results (for both stroke and match play) into a spreadsheet, and here are some of the interesting insights!

Both courses are 18-hole courses. The Red is a par-42 and the Blue is a par-41. Neither of us are par mini-golfers, as both of us make a lot of mistakes (and par on a mini-golf course is much better than par on a full-golf course anyway!)

[O.C.T.O.B.E.R. XII-21] Match of the century

Number one versus number two.

Volleyball in Lincoln.

But Samantha and I, along with my Dad, watched from his house. Mom was there!

The Huskers won the first set tenaciously after a struggle to close it out.

The Badgers won the next two convincingly with super impressive defense and twelve blocks in Set Two alone!

The Huskers wouldn’t go away, and led 14-10 in Set 4, but that lead vanished and became a 18-21 hole. Fighting to 23-23, Wisconsin won the point and had a clinch chance: FAIL! Nebraska scored twice to force the fifth.

The Huskers trailed for much of the 5th set, but turned a 10-12 deficit to a double match point. A Badger kill snuffed out the first, and an attack error by the Huskers seemed to put the match at deuce points…

But a challenge revealed Wisconsin in the net to reverse and give the Huskers the thrilling triumph! The atmosphere at the Bob must have been like that of a national championship match!

But, this is ONLY October, in the infamous words of Jon Rothstein…

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Today is the twenty-first day of the twelfth round of O.C.T.O.B.E.R. That’s three weeks.

Thanksgiving recess: 32 days

Winter vacation: 59 days

[O.C.T.O.B.E.R. XI-27] Into a new year

Sunday, September 25

• Got up at 08:00 again
• Leftovers from last night to eat, as well as spiked applesauce
• Rode toward TI at 09:00, earlier than usual for men’s group
  • Met up with Dad near the Boosalis trailhead
  • At TI, we switched out the סדורים for מחזורים and changed out the תורה covers too
• The bike ride continued easily to coffee
  • Discussions en route: Huskers football, as well as lamenting the inefficiencies of bureaucracy
  • I think I’m a lot more passionate about some political topics than I ever thought
• Once at The Mill, enjoyed some tea and discussions
  • Herb talked a bit about the Beatrice Six
  • A bit of discussion about the synagogue (building and general status)
  • Dad brought up an interesting topic: the timer on automatic lights in bathrooms
• Dad and I rode back to Weissburrow, by going along the Boosalis and Old Cheney trails
  • Though another possible route is along the Billy Wolff trail, neither of us wanted to tackle the rough uphill at Holmes Lake
  • We made good time
• Dad helped to assemble the IKEA stuff for the office room
  • Both Dad and I had some leftover stir fry to eat
  • Samantha took a nap
• Did some other work too
• Took a shower and printed the cue sheets for the choir for tonight
• Headed to Weissland at 16:30 for a quick dinner
  • Mom made jerk chicken and it was quite tasty!
  • It was nice to be over there
• Headed to the Temple for the choir call before ערב ראש השנה services
• We got quickly rehearsed and got ready for services…
• Here’s my rundown of services:
  • As a Temple evening service, we did more aloud than a TI evening service for the High Holy Days
  • I got to lead the chanting of המעריב ערבים and of אהבת עולם in the High Holy Days נוסח that I grew up with
  • Just in general, the service seemed to be a better blend of our traditions than last year
  • It was nice singing as part of the choir, as we were small but mighty
  • Though I don’t recall the topic of the דרשה. So sue me!
• Stayed for a little bit of the עונג, but Samantha was pretty tired so we got home
• Had some clothes to fold from the bed anyway…
• And got ready for bed by 22:00

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Today is the twenty-seventh day of the eleventh round of O.C.T.O.B.E.R. That’s three weeks and six days.