Inferno Inference

Standing at the gates of , it's often difficult to engage in normal conversation.

Fan Stands

The Owner and GM of the franchise likes to slip into the crowd incognito to get a flavor of how his customers are enjoying the product.  A hands-off kind of owner, he lets his coaches manage things on the field and tries to enjoy the contest, but he's always looking for ways to increase revenues and boost team spirit.

Brake Take

DoT Inspectors face daunting challenges when certifying massive vehicles for use on public roadways.

Fund all Mental

NFL offenses place a premium on effective quarterback scrambling, while defenses place it on solid tackling.  Here we see the perennial all-pro providing textbook examples of each.  These skills can mean the difference between winning and losing, and bringing home the bacon from advertisers. 

Acquitted Critic

Even prize-winning authors love to offer reviews of other people's work.  We can forgive such a transgression when the source is so erudite.  

Chip Chew

After a career mentoring the likes of Martin Yan, Dione Lucas, and James Beard, our hero later turned to the fun side of the culinary arts.  As an experiment, he found a guy off the street (last name Fieri) and tried a different angle.  Here is a clip from an early tutorial.

Private Pirate

Buccaneer drills are as rigorous as any military basic training.  In order to calmly follow orders atop the mainsail mast during high seas and under fire from naval warships, the crew must continually drill and perform to meet the highest physical standards. 

Wrecked Angle

They will try anything to win the tournament, even if it means coaxing the trout in.

Enhances with Wolves

 
Lobo fans are completely rabid, displaying their team colors in every way, and never satisfied with the on-field officiating.

Redirected

AIBF Launch Directors are careful not to show favoritism as they endeavor to remain neutral between all the pilots and teams.  However, once in a great while the spectators catch a glimpse of a smile when the mass ascension winds down and the long day ends at mid-morning. 

In the Pink

When returning from extended missions, astronaut teams need to scrub accumulated minute quantities of Martian dust from their skin.

Ladder Matter

Corporate executives go to great lengths to attain a measure of privacy in this world of miniature electronic recording devices and high bandwidth wireless networks.

On the Road Again

In the early days when the band was constantly touring, they did so on a shoestring budget with a leased bus, U-haul trailer, etc.  Performing and traveling at night, occasionally there was enough cash to spring for a motel room.  The band leader would share his with one of the road crew. 

Plain Flight

Flight instructors constantly struggle with themselves as they observe students at the controls -- the easiest solution is always to take command of the aircraft.  Only the finest can effectively talk their charges through the mechanics of take-off, free flight, and landing without doing so.  (It helps tremendously to tape a note to oneself on the dashboard.)  Here we see the post-flight debrief of another successful venture in the skies.