Prediction Contest: Nebraska vs. Penn State

It has been a few weeks since we have done a Nebraska football prediction contest with the girls.

We had a bit of a failure when it came to some of the categories from the last time we did this. So we're changing things up. For instance, the "Cornheads" category guess is gone. It would be a much to imagine a lot of shots of fans in the crowd wearing corncobs on their head in Happy Valley. So we've changed it to shots of "Bo Blowups." Specifically, how many times will they show Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini blowing his top on the sideline? See the chart below for the other categories.

Name	Winner, Score	Temperature at Kickoff	Bo Blowups	Penn St. Cheerleader Shots
Emily	Penn State, 32-23	38 degrees	13	3
Lauren	Penn State, 46-30	38 degrees	50	50
Julia	Penn State, 31-27	38 degrees	5	15
Olivia	Nebraska, 36-28	36 degrees	6	3
Veronica	Nebraska, 36-30	40 degrees	17	13
Sean	Nebraska, 28-24	40 degrees	7	11

First Snowfall: 2014

I take these photos every year. Here's the initial evidence of our first snowfall this fall.

YD Yard Work

How's this for quick work of the front yard?

Back To The Future: Hyatt Place

(From left): Emily, Veronica and Julia pose in front of the new Hyatt Place.

And the same trio, in March of 2010, when the site was advertised as a "Residence Inn by Mariott."

The latest picture in our "Back to the Future" photo series harkens back more than three years ago.

Veronica says she doesn't even remember taking the photo (see the original post here). Emily was already sprouting up like a bean pole. Julia wore her St. Mary's school uniform and Olivia and Lauren didn't want to be in the photo. So it was too bad for those two when it came time to pose for the "finished product" picture.

You can see from the photo at right that the building itself didn't turn out exactly as portrayed in the artist's rendering that was originally on display.

If you would like to see for yourself, the Hyatt Place is across the street from Ted and Wally's ice cream shop, near the corner of 11th & Jackson.

If you like our "Back to the Future" photo ideas, check out this one of the DJ's Dugout in Aksarben Village and this still-in-progress shot at Hillcrest Estates. 

Olivia walked across the street to capture a broader view of the building.

Everyone got to be a part of this photo.

Classroom Visit

It was nice to be back in the classroom tonight, sharing advice with students at Grace University.

States I Have Visited

So I saw this on Facebook and thought I would participate. It's a program that produces a colored graphic illustrating which states you have visited, or visited more frequently than others.

First, here's the key:

Want to produce your own graphic? Here's the link.