tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361868372009-11-19T16:26:43.891-05:00Kim is so in love with the science of meteorology that her number one hobby is chasing tornadoes. On her most exciting excursion into tornado alley, she spotted twelve of the dangerous storms. The story she broadcast about that trip helped earn her an Emmy Award nomination as best weathercaster in New England.Kim M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09325329981664161003noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36186837.post-10236399692368315522008-05-23T05:41:00.010-04:002009-07-08T15:31:25.548-04:00

BOOOOOOOO! MY BLOG HAS MOVED! I'M SORRY, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GET TO IT!!I have moved around a lot for my career. So far I have collected 7 license plates. This move, however, should be easier. I don't have to visit the DMV, rather all I have to do is give YOU my new address for my blog. Yup, the good old blogs are on the move as WUSA relaunches its website. So, here is the address you need to

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Did you happen to catch the Early Show on CBS this week. My ears pricked up when they did a segment on "hyper mileage". This is the art of maximizing the gas mileage out of your car. The car they used in their story happened to not only be the exact car I have, a Toyota Prius, but the same silver color (paying even MORE attention now...) Here is a link to the Early Show's story (click here.) You

Kim M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09325329981664161003noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36186837.post-50167596686847169862008-05-20T18:45:00.001-04:002008-05-20T18:47:19.260-04:00

My fishing line kept getting caught on grass or dead logs under the water. I was used to occasional tension. What I WASN'T used to was the line suddenly WIGGLING BACK! OMG -- I CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH EVER!! You can see the video of the big catch below a few.But let me back up! Last weekend, Ben, my nephew Zach, and I went fishing with Captain Steve Chaconas, National Bass Guide Service. I wasn't

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There is a new satellite called the Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) that will be launched on June 15th at 1:47am. This satellite will continue the work if its predecessors: Jason-1, and TOPEX/Poseidon. Its main goal is to continue the long-term survey of the oceans, their circulation patterns, measuring sea-surface heights and their RATES of sea-level rise.How does it work? It

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It is always an adventure when my sister, Jodi, and my nephew, Zachary, come for a visit. The attraction this go around (besides Ben's cats, the dart board in his office, and his 1980's arcade game in the house) was FISHING (more to come on that tomorrow) and The International Spy Museum (what did you think -- Zach's one and only Auntie would be the attraction??? NOT!)It wouldn't be a normal trip

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Many thanks to Melisa Wells, the author of "Remembering Ruby" for inspiring this blog post. I had no idea what a meme was when I first read her blog. I have since googled it, and I cannot find it at dictionary.com or Websters. However, I did find some insight into finding out what a meme is. One spot defined it as "any unit of cultural information". But that didn't seem to completely jive with

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Recoginze anyone???This week, I explore the engagement of my friend and colleague, Andrea Roane. Look at Andrea and her husband, Mike, above! It looks like Angie took her cue from Andrea with the gold accents in her bouquet. Love the ruffles in the tuxedo shirt! I've seen Mike and Kate Walter's wedding picture, and ruffled tuxedo shirts were definitely IN in the 70s wedding attire checklist.So, I

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I was a Sesame Street kid. I remember when they toured LIVE and came to the Bergen Mall in NJ. All my little friends and I wanted to know where Mr. Hooper was. Sadly, he had just passed away....My trip to the recycle center today got me thinking about Sesame Street. And then, well then I got suspicious. It just doesn't seem possible that something so easy could be working... Let me explain:I

Kim M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09325329981664161003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36186837.post-61100163087192880152008-05-13T07:00:00.001-04:002008-05-13T07:00:00.316-04:00

LISA LILLIEN THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT REAL!She is a HUNGRY GIRL. Plain and simple NO PRETENSES HERE and that is exactly MY FAVORITE KIND OF GUEST to interview on WUSA 9 NEWS NOW. About 3 years ago, Lisa started emailing a group of 200 people her favorite diet tips and tricks. That list? IT HAS NOW GROWN TO OVER A HALF MILLION PEOPLE! You can visit her website at http://www.hungry-girl.com/.

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Have you ever met a couple and, when asked "How did you two meet?", they roll their eyes and reluctantly tell you "In a bar."Well, I can tell you I DID NOT MEET BEN IN A BAR (not that there is anything wrong with that!) But I suspect what I am about to reveal will be the new "in a bar" answer to the commonly-asked question for the next few decades. I am finding more and more couples share the

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I just came across this on someone else's blog (Thanks My Two Cents!) How fun! Let's review before you begin:ASDFJKL; And now to get every letter in the alphabet in, type the following: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. WARMED UP YET?52 words Okay, I know I have been probing you for a few weeks on this -- what should my next Wedding Watch blog be about? The voting is over and the

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Last weekend we had WATERFALLSon our minds as we hiked (precariously at times) along the cliffs - glens - gorges that hugged all 22 of them in one of Pennsylvania's most beautiful state parks: RICKETTS GLEN.Here is a cool website for hikes all around the Mid Atlantic Region (including Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.)But lest I get ahead of myself, here's the skinny on Ricketts Glen SP:

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Early Tuesday morning, I mean EARLY Tuesday morning, my phone rang. My heart always sinks when the phone rings at the "witching hour" because it is generally not good news. Most of the time the reason behind an early morning phone call is either: "KIM WHERE ARE YOU? DID YOU OVERSLEEP???" or some kind of emergency from a loved one. So, I always get a little nervous when it rings at, say 3:30am.But

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I have been playing around with my blog. It is getting addictive. It has me thinking, how did we research stuff before the internet? The Dewey Decimal System?I found a really great blog, written by Peter Chen, and it is all about helping the novice blogger improve their blogging skills!Here are some of his helpful links: http://testing-blogger-beta.blogspot.com/, http://

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Lyndall Stout is going to be an awesome mommy!Meet my "NEPA (Northeastern PA) Girlfriend Trio" -- Lyndall and Diane. You are also looking at two of my future bridesmaids. You know what? Hosting a baby shower isn't too difficult! The key to it is: loving what you are about to do -- we all love Lyndall and are thrilled that her little baby boy will be here in less than a month! The other key (you

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FITNESS FRIDAY RULE #1: Exercises are like Bar Drinks -- You can embellish them and then call them whatever you want.Even though I have been terribly lazy about updating my blog on my Friday segment aka "FITNESS FRIDAYS", that doesn't mean I have been slacking when it comes to working out with Ms. Goff Ellis (or is it Ellis Goff?) Ang and I have been hitting Royal Fitness in Bethesda at least

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I'm just playing with my blog...Have you ever tried teaching yourself HTML?It doesn't *seem* that difficult, but there are a LOT of secret handshakes and, well, I feel like I am left outside, alone....Bear with me while I tinker. There is no real reason for this blog posting other than I needed a place for my picture to be posted in order for me to be able to "grab it" later. Kind of a waste of

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When Cheryl sent me pictures of her daughter, Jackie, and her daughter's BFF, Kaelea, before going to their Boonsboro High School prom last weekend (and begging me to have the rain hold off -- IT DID!) my mind went reeling back to my high school prom. Are you ready to time travel with me? First you need to get your BIGGEST can of Aqua Net, make sure your SWATCH WATCH guard is firmly locked into

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It wasn't just a nesting skunk I had on my mind over the weekend...Now that SPRING has SPRUNG, all the wildlife is busy, presumably, getting ready to find mates. With that, comes bird songs. Please play the video below (be sure to turn off the volume on my playlist to the right) and listen to a particularly loud bird who kept singing as I painted my house's exterior. Any guesses as to what it is?

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Heavens to Betsy I think I just spotted a skunk slipping under my back porch tonight! The scene: Kim makes 3 trillion trips from her Pryus to her Pocono home away from home. It is dark (she fails to immediately unload her car upon arrival because she has precious daylight + warm weather to get some outdoor painting done.) So, in the dark she makes the schlep from car to back door and is startled

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For my DW the MOB and I have been arguing about how many people we can have on the guest list. Obviously it is an OOT event, so I want to get the STDs out early. I have chosen my BMs and of course my sister is the MOH. NWR, TIA for reading my blog!Read on below for your decipher code to all the wedding lexicon you can handle! So far, gathering ideas for my wedding to Ben has been fun. There

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I love my job because I get to meet the most interesting people. I can't quite remember how I met CAPTAIN STEVE CHACONAS, I think he emailed me inquiring about a forecast for a fishing trip a year ago, but I can't be sure. Anyway, Capt. Steve is a master fisherman. (Is that a correct term?) In search of bass? Head out with Capt. Steve.But what is interesting is that lately, his business is taking

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Here we go again...SPRING RAIN floods out the little boroughs of our NECESSARY - BUT - OH - SO - SLIMY little friends: THE EARTHWORM!YIKES in all it's capital letter and MEANT - TO - BE - HYPED glory!It's not easy to avoid these little fleeing, workers of the soil. Don't get me wrong -- I know how important earthworms are. REALLY, I do. I just don't want to see them. LET ALONE POSSIBLY STEP ON

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My mind is darting all over the place as SPRING FEVER has set in !! As high pressure idly floats by, all LAH - DI - DAH and taking its sweet time, our dearth of weather has had me thinking about a few different random things. But, come to think of it, RANDOM has become NORMAL for me. So here goes it:CROQUET!I want. I need. I found this beauty that sold for $230 on ebay. SHUCKS. I missed it.

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Time to check in with one of my cats: Bubbles. She went MIA on me the other day. Of the two cats, Bubbles wears a bell. I like that. It makes it easier to locate her (at least if she's moving.) But things were a wee too silent the other day. You know what parents will say? If it is quiet when their kids are playing, someone is up to no good. Apply saying to pets. (Okay, maybe not most of the time

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