WKU defeats Southern Miss 42-17

100th Post!

100 posts on the blog now. Sorry this is just a couple features and not something more commemorative. I am better than I was 100 posts ago and much worse than I will be 100 posts from now. For reference, here is my first post ever Cheers.

Christopher Burgess, 23, of Detroit, holds his dog, Baby, while his niece Summerlynn Turner, 9, colors a coloring book while her sisters Raelyn, 6, and Makenzie (far right), 4, sit together and eat strawberries while other members of the Turner family hang out on the porch on a summer afternoon in Bowling Green, Ky., Sept. 14, 2012. Burgess recently moved in to the house with his relatives to avoid the trouble he was getting into in Detroit, he said.

Ruth Scoggins, 79, of Bowling Green, trims the grass lining the sidewalk outside of her home by hand on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 in Bowling Green.

"My son fusses at me for this, but I can't stand filth," Scoggins said about maintaining the lawn. "If you sit down and forget everything you get older than you are."

High School Football

I shot high school football for the first time since I was in Flint the other day for Practicum. It was quite the contrast from the Alabama game a week before.

Warren Central freshman Damani Walker, 23, talks to freshman Devonte Barber, 29, before they take the field against Barren County High School Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Warren Central High School. Warren Central won 50-8.

Sydney Alder, 22-months-old, cheers alongside the Warren Central cheerleaders during the game against Barren County Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Warren Central High School. Warren Central won 50-8.

Warren Central receiver Chris Porter-Bunton stiff-arms Barren County defensive back Cole Payne during the first half of the game Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Warren Central High School. Warren Central won 50-7.

Woods Fish Friends Rods

Graham Browder-Seguin, 5, of Bowling Green, pretends he is a jaguar gathering food in his cave while playing at Ogden Park in Bowling Green Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.

Patience, 7, looks for fish with her cousin Ashley Staten, right, at Weldon Peete Park Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.

Chloe, left, 4, splashes her sister Patience, 7, while they play at Weldon Peete Park with their cousin Ashley Staten, right, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.

Rasko Murtovic, second from left, originally of Bosnia, greets his friends as they take a break from playing soccer at the SOKY Fairgrounds in Bowling Green Sept. 9, 2012.

Bowling Green Hot Rods shortstop Taylor Motter gets a hug from Nancy Shaw, of Glasgow, Ky., after the Hot Rods were eliminated from the playoffs Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.

Special Olympics Softball State Championships

The Pitt Academy Kodiaks stand in their dugout during the the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Kodiaks took home a silver medal from the event.

 Pitt Academy Kodiaks player Mitchell Walls, 23, of Louisville, rounds third base for home during the Kodiaks' game in the the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Kodiaks took home a silver medal from the event.

 Bowling Green Rangers player Ayiana Day, 10, of Bowling Green, waits to take an at-bat during the the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Day, who has Pervasive Development Disorder, did not get a hit all season but the Rangers still  went on to win a gold medal in the event.

 Bowling Green Rangers coach Amanda Day, left, of Bowling Green,  cheers on her team alongside player Kevin Farley, 26, of Park City, Ky., during the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The 2002 WKU graduate, who has two children on the team, coached the Rangers to a gold medal Sunday.

 Bowling Green Rangers coach Amanda Day, right, of Bowling Green, watches her daughter try to get her first hit of the season alongside her son, Zane, 11, who is autistic, at the 2012 Special Olympics State Softball Tournament and Team Skills Competition at Michael O. Buchanon Park Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The 2002 WKU graduate coached the Rangers to a gold medal Sunday.

Alabama defeats WKU 35-0

At least they beat the spread.

Alabama cheerleaders chant during the game against Western Kentucky  at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 8. The Hilltoppers lost 35-0 to the defending BCS National Champions.

WKU head coach Willie Taggart waits to take the field against the  Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 8. The Hilltoppers lost 35-0 to the defending BCS National Champions.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers receiver Jonathan Dowling, covered by Alabama defensive back John Fulton, narrowly misses catching a pass from quarterback Kawaun Jakes during the game against Alabama. Crimson Tide led 21-0 at the end of the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers quarterback Kawaun Jakes is sacked by Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley during the game against Alabama. The Crimson Tide lead 21-0 at the end of the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is sacked by WKU defensive back Arius Wright during the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 8. The Hilltoppers lost 35-0 to the defending BCS National Champions.

WKU coach Willie Taggart walks off the field at halftime trailing 21-0.

WKU mascot Big Red stands in formation next to the Alabama Crimson Tide marching band before the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday Sept. 8. The Hilltoppers lost 35-0 to the defending BCS National Champions.

Football Apple Donut Tractor

Junior running back Keshawn Simpson participates in an agility drill during Wednesday evening's practice at Smith Stadium.

Tristan Schanuel, 7, plays in a plastic tube at Jackson’s Orchard during the 2012 AppleFest Saturday while his mother, Christina, of Bowling Green, watches him on the orchard’s playground.

Eak Taing, 56, originally from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, moved to Bowling Green in 1981. Taing works at the Great American Donut Shop, or GADS as it is frequently called, which is owned by the Taing family. The shop has been a Bowling Green staple for 23 years.

Something I saw on my bike the other day

WKU Football vs. Austin Peay