A Little G in a Big D

Hey all:

One of my assignments yesterday was to shoot the final matches of the VEX Robotics World Championship here in Dallas. Pretty cool event that I shot last year. Basically, students (middle to high school) from all over the world show up to compete with these little robots they made themselves. The teams are pitted against one another in timed challenges where a certain number of tasks need to be done (pick up a ball, place ball in basket, etc.).

Lots of dorks, lots of energy, lots of fun. Had an even better this year than I did last. Anyway, here’s a quick selection of images. Oh, if you’re wondering what’s going on in the first photo, that kid — a member of the Wetumpka High School Indians — was praying for his teammates’ success. Cute and funny. That image ran inside Metro with photo below it as secondary. Thanks to Brad Loper for finding me some nice room inside the section.

Cheers, and thanks for looking,

- gerry -

Yo everybody:

Looks like I backslid into not posting. Lot going on — work, play, baby on the way. Big changes are coming to my little family, and I’d like to get back to doing what I do best on here — sharing silly photos, stories and everything in between.

So, let’s call this a fresh start. That’s what Tony would want, wet and discarded or not.

Cheers,

- gerry -