Odd Jobs
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Teaching the Science of Soap Suds
Keith Michael Johnson, 44, dips a wire wand the size of a tennis racket into a tray of soapy mixture
first appeared: 1/18/2009
Restoring Snow Globes
Packages filled with broken dreams and faded memories in the form of shattered and discolored snow globes arrive daily at Dick Heibel’s home in Northfield, Minn.
first appeared: 11/30/2008
Restoring Player Pianos
Tom Zook, 54, pumps the twin foot pedals of a 1915 Brinkerhoff player piano in his workshop in downtown Casper, Wyo.
first appeared: 11/23/2008
Watching for Wildfires
Billy Ellis mans his lookout post in Colorado mountains
first appeared: 6/29/2008
Making Monkeys & Merriment
In her studio in Stone Lake, Wis., Dee Lindner cuts a stack of red-heeled work socks...
first appeared: 2/10/2008
Delivering Books and Goodwill
Within minutes of parking in the mountain village of Hurley, N.M. (pop. 1,464), Fred Barraza opens the bookmobile door and welcomes one eager patron after another.
first appeared: 11/4/2007
Jousting for a Living
Armed with a metal shield and a 10-foot-long lance, Kent Shelton gallops into the arena at the Lawton Renaissance Festival in Lawton, Okla., atop a mighty steed.
first appeared: 7/22/2007
Teaching Top Gun
Lt. Guy Snodgrass, 30, streaks across the desert sky in an F/A-18 Hornet at supersonic speeds, performing a heart-stopping aerial maneuver...
first appeared: 5/28/2007
Doctoring Beloved Dolls
Mary Ann Pizzolato peers into the dull blue eyes of Baby Coos, a 60-year-old doll whose plastic peepers have been clouded by a fungus—and time. Next, she flexes the doll’s vinyl legs, which are ripped and ready to fall off.
first appeared: 5/13/2007
Plowing Mountain Passes
Ray Mumford's snowplow twists around hairpin curves on its way up U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass in the Colorado Rockies, one of the nation's highest passes kept open to traffic year-round.
first appeared: 2/4/2007
Prospecting for Space Rocks
Professional meteorite finder travels the globe
first appeared: 1/28/2007
Carving Time In Stone
John Carmichael Jr. lifts his safety glasses to study a cut he’s made in a sandstone disc.
first appeared: 1/14/2007
Having a Blast
Dave “Cannonball” Smith, 63, kneels at the opening of his 33-foot-long, star-spangled cannon.
first appeared: 10/29/2006
Curator of Rock 'n' Roll
Today, Henke is just as meticulous in his work as the curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
first appeared: 10/22/2006
Devouring the West's Weeds
Lani Malmberg wanders the meadows, hillsides and waterways of the West, hooked staff in hand, pitting 1,500 cashmere goats against pockets of unwanted weeds that infest the landscape.
first appeared: 10/1/2006
Brett Bodine Sets the NASCAR Pace
After 18 years as a NASCAR Cup series driver, Brett Bodine hung up his race suit in 2003 and now serves as the official pace car driver for the NEXTEL Cup series.
first appeared: 8/20/2006
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