A Boy and His Mate

Friends for life.  

Alive Drive

Sometimes the defense overplays the power in the paint, so it's important for the point guard to exploit the opportunity -- gotta keep them honest. 

Pedalview

The effort is directly proportional to the pleasure in finding just the right spot for a moonrise. 

Hike Like

The famed real estate mogul on the prowl for a new development.

Shot, Skip, and Jump

The professionals.  They create new hairstyles, fashion statements, and goodness knows do they have the celebratory moves. 

Meter Maids

Let's just say you do NOT want to park here lest you have to deal with three ninja parking lot enforcers.

From the Pitch to the Ivory

After scoring a goal in the Men's World Cup qualifier, he rushes to the stage in record time to thrill his other audience once again. 

Three Friends at the Bend

Evetyone knows that a fish in the hand is worth two on the hook.  But sometimes it's big enough to require multiple hands!

No Moss

It always helps to sing a song when you're logging mile after mile.

In the Net

Can't beat those crisp autumn days, what a time to be alive!

Hitchhiker

It's so much easier to catch a ride and get the bird's eye view.

No Fiddlefarting

The concerto went so well that the hosting orchestra squeezed-in a second performance date for the following night, and the guest soloist happily obliged.

Roughnap

These days it's easy to pick-up a freeloader when you're not paying attention.

Puddle Board

In-between Molokai and Lanai, there is a special place where the water remains calm, protected from wind and current year-round.

Going Green

Liam picked-up where Bartholomew left-off and developed several impressive uses for ooblek in all of its phases.  Here, he demonstrates how one can partition its solid phase into blocks or bricks and assemble them with enough structural integrity to form a rather indestructible dwelling.

Trap Ease

The famous acrobatic team from the Circus McGurkus is not always the precision flying machine we all know and love.  It turns out they are human, too, and need to practice just like everyone else.

Operation "Hard Hat"

The entire crew gathered for Foreman Liam's instructions, eagerly awaiting a solution to the puzzle.  In an attempt to erect a bridge in a remote section of LA, the workers misinterpreted the plans and got into a jam, but the new foreman sorted it out, boosted morale, cracked the whip, and the inner city natives were thrilled with the results.

Setting Son

When it comes to a child's imagination, well, the sky is the limit. 

Finesse Regress

Preparing for Tokyo 2020, it's going to be a long, tough road ahead. 

Line of Flight

Airport runway inspectors use many methods to ensure compliance with FAA regulations.  At times they are on their hands-and-knees with a magnifying glass, perhaps manning a theodolite, or even cruising along at high-speed.

Jungle Jenga

Celebrating victory at the Jenga world championships.  Fortunately, there was no earthquake during this match, but everyone remembers the fiasco in 2011.

Snow Bored

The secret is out, the world finally discovered who trained Shaun White, the "Flying Tomato."

...Two in the Busch

Astronauts never have to drive to their spacecraft, take the bus, hail a cab -- someone is always available to provide a ride. 

A Brown in the Hand is Worth...

Meet Amy.  She and Liam became fast friends for a few fleeting moments.  But alas, it wasn't meant to be.  In the end, they had to go their separate ways.

Non-deadly Medley

Donnie and Marie, Fred and Ginger, Ike and Tina, Sonny and Cher, the Carpenters, Les and Mary -- they all learned from these two.  The masters of their craft, breaking new ground, stretching the limits of what a duo can accomplish on stage, perpetually incomparable. 

Smoked Up

Rescue operations completed, the Captain radios his status report back to the dispatcher.  Despite some property loss, no injuries -- as usual.

Volcanic

Geologists are studying every nook and crannie of the Valles Caldera to learn about our past, understand mother Earth, and to enrich our ability to predict the future. 

Post Angle

Note that each of the captive salmonidae were bestowed a name before their return to freedom.  These included Dave, Bob, Amy, Peter, Bill, etc. who were all neighbors in the San Antonio River.  The general feeling in the 'hood was that while life inside the net was not so harmful, it was no match for an undercut bank.  Their brief acquaintance with the gentle, fun-loving human boys brought new life lessons and an annoying hole in the upper lip. 

Cave Out

Even Champion Spelunkers look forward to that cold libation to recall the adventures of the day.

Pals

Outside of a wedding, you've never seen two individuals so mutually excited about being together.

Judge by its Cover

You know how it goes.  Can't put the book down.  Toothbrush in one hand, book in the other.  Or maybe it's a fork, a pencil, a comb, a vacuum cleaner.  But the book is in the other hand.  Sometimes you sneak out from under the covers when no one is looking and take-in a few pages...

Levitation

After pulling a double-shift semester at Hogwarts, the professor takes a little time-out for relaxation, renewal, and replenishment.  Of course, even the seasoned professionals need to practice their craft.

Conversant

Even good friends can have disagreements, especially after spending too much time together.  Isn't it funny sometimes how an easy-going conversation can quickly turn sour?

Unlinked

It's a good thing the Fire Station is so close -- that ball is sizzling hot.

Runners Sigh

There is a well known phenomena that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere as the Summer Solstice approaches.  Since the magnitude of electrostatic force of attraction between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, this can cause a very brief, relatively harmless vortex of force affecting bodies of low mass.  One can demonstrate it:
1.  Cover half-a-million centimeters on foot rapidly.
2.  This builds a sufficient inverse electrostatic force; be careful not to discharge too soon.
3.  Pass beneath a perfectly formed multi-colored arch in an equidistant pattern between rubber cones.
4.  Then watch and feel how the universal law of gravitation coupled with the magnitude of the force, since it is proportional to the product of the gravitational mass, causes an extreme attraction toward earth's center -- the larger of the two masses.

In other words, sometimes the earth acts like a magnet and pins a human body to its surface.  

Goal Achieved

It was an intense game; opening round of the playoffs.  The Lasers led early 1-0, but then the SF team caught-up near the end.  Into the first overtime, neither team could score.  In the second one, SF put a goal in and LA was nearly finished. But Liam popped-out of a scrum with the ball and ripped downfield to score with only a minute left to play.  After two overtimes, each team gets to shoot five penalty kicks. 

So Liam stood in the LA goal as the five best SF players attempted shots.  Only one got in.  The Lasers managed to get one out of four, too.  So this was it, the final shot of the game.  Coach said, "Liam, it's your turn."  Still wearing his red goalie jersey, he gave it his best.

Headdress

It was a dark and stormy night.   A relentless blizzard loaded the ponderosas, and one-at-a-
time, every bough released its burden.  The house shuddered with each rooftop landing, causing the resident menagerie to awaken and rearrange nesting positions.  This does wonders for the hair-do. 

Field of Daydreams

It takes a remarkable glove to dispense an effective self spanking.

Radiant

For decades, engineers and theologians have pondered the meaning and purpose of the strange small orb that descended on earth so many decades ago.  Until one day a seemingly average yet remarkable boy happened upon the exhibit only to elicit a glow and its slow transformation into a sharp-angled obelisk.  This threw the scientific community into turmoil, religious leaders into rhapsody, and inspired great music composers and artists with a fresh perspective.  Engineers?  Well, they calmly sharpened pencils and pulled fresh paper off the shelf, after lunchtime.  

Man Machine

Engineering Design Researchers will soon announce a new capability for industrial use:  The Remote-Controlled Sky Crane.  From the comfort of a computer center one can assemble a skyscraper in record time and be home for dinner.

Seventh Inning

There are always consequences for athletes who specialize, especially with rigorous asymmetric tasks like tossing a football, raquet sports, bowling, etc.

Cheese Louise

Modern dental technology has evolved dramatically over the decades, especially the newest tools for tooth extraction.  Scientists have created the perfect elastic carbon polymer nanotubes and engineers have perfected their implementation for ease of use, patient comfort, and efficiency. 

Gesundcite

Advanced biological research is diminishing the impact of the common cold from a massive loss in economic productivity to a mere annoyance. 

Looking for Limestone

In this experiment, Liam carefully implements an experiment to disclose the presence of limestone.

Card Snark

The world famous blackjack dealer sets the record for playing, and winning, simultaneous hands at 38.

Rail Face

It may sound boring, sitting on a train for a couple of hours.  The destination will have a lot to say about that.  For a journey that includes 29 tunnels and ends with a choice of ski lifts, well, there is no suppressing the anticipation and excitement.

Fluff Enough

It's a powder day.  A bluebird day.  The kind of day that stirs the heart, tingles the senses, inspires joy.

Via Ferrata

The master climber exhibits extreme ownership of the 5.14a rated wall, trifles with it, and then discards it with a flourish. 

Time Stands Still

Have you ever had one of those moments of acute vision when everything seems to just move at a different rate of speed?  When the whole planet decides to rotate at a relaxed pace?

Pie High

Something about pizza -- it can always bring a smile to a boy's face.

Moontan

The slopes take on a different character after sunset.  They seem to retract by the light of the silvery moon, resting peacefully in complete repose.  No annoying crickets, frogs, coyotes, owls.  No automobiles, speakers, or sirens to obliterate the intimacy in high alpine vistas.

Pointed

The defense was intense and sticky.  With the clock ticking down, options diminish.  Thus, one must be resourceful and creative to accomplish a difficult objective.

Gravitas Gone

There is just something about gravity, it never seems to take a day off.

Schuss is Loose

Sunday morning services.

Merry Poppings

Apply heat, evenly distributed, and a surprise awaits.