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Here's our studio number 1-866-WASH FM-1 1-866-927-43-61 Email MaureenAre You A Mosquito Magnet? Posted by Dr. Dave Hnida 1. A hungry mosquito will travel more than 30 miles for a good meal- so if you hear about cases out of your area- dont get too smug. 2. Mosquitoes identify their meals by size, heat, and smell. 3. Therefore, the better you smell, the better you taste. Fragrances, lotions, and luscious shampoos can make you a bug magnet. 4. Bugs love people who wear dark solids- and pass on those who wear, say, a stripped or floral shirts. (Or maybe they just dont to be seen with them from a fashion point of view.) 5. Heat, moisture, and movement also are powerful attractants so if youre running around working up a sweat, prepare to start swatting. 6. And if that running around made you work up a thirst, DONT reach for alcohol, especially a cold beer. When it pours out of your pores, its like a bugle call to mosquitoes. 7. Going out right after a meal makes you tastier- it's not the food but the heat generated by digestion. 8. Dark hair is more atttactive to light (see above, under clothing). 9. Size does matter- the bigger you are, the more likely a target you are. I mean put yourself in the mosquito's shoes (or stinger) , why have a kids meal when you can super-size your victim? 10. Finally, for women, midcyle is a bad time.of the month. A surge in hormones may also make you a tastier treat to a mosquito. Email me if you have a great mosquito repellent! I have to put some on every day and it has to be toxic over time! My friend, Sarah, sent me the funniest cartoons about the high gas prices...click here to view them...and laugh out loud!!! God's handiwork...  Rare Fire Rainbow...........awesome. This is a Fire Rainbow - the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena. This picture was captured on the Idaho/Washington border. The event lasted about 1 hour. Clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20K feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees...just amazing!!! Taking photos is easy! My nieces are brilliant photographers:) Can you make a photo with food? Click Here to see these amazing photos...they are all made with food...really! I have found the BEST way to clean your computer screen. You have to see this!!! I guarantee you will love it:) Just click here.Click Here to see my Posh Spice smiling gallery! Her smile is like a leprechaun...only a few have seen it and it's a seldom occurance!
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Time Wasters:
**Click here to play Tic Tac Toe with a tree and a gift
**Click here to play the Santa Slide Puzzle
**This one is like Concentration
**Play "The Prison Life: Paris" and help her make license plates in the pokey. Click HERE to play!
**Click Here to play Snake. I loved this game as a kid and it's just as fun to play as an adult:)
**Watch the Evolution of Dance ... this is so cool!!
**How well can you drive? Click here to see if you can even park your car:)
**Get the Fox, Goat and Carrott to the other side of the river, but the trick is...click here to find out!!
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Very cute Easter cartoon...it's one of my favorites!
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Isn't this an amazing photo? I love it!!
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Email MaureenWelcome to my page:) Here are a few highlights and if you would like to know more feel free to email me:) I am one of a select few who can say that I am a local girl. I was born at Georgetown and grew up in Bethesda, MD. I am the youngest of three with two older brothers who also live in the area. My folks have been married for 39 years and live in the house they moved into when I was 9 months old. I have been at WASH-FM since 1998 and absolutely love it!! I started out as the Late Night Host from midnight to 5a and after 3 1/2 years was promoted to Middays:) The condensed version of my resume includes working at stations in DC, Charleston, SC and Wheeling, WV. I matriculated from Wheeling Jesuit University with a BA in Professional Writing and a minor in French. We finally found the perfect house and have spent every nice weekend playing in our gardens. It's fun having more room in our house than in our condo:) Here are a few favs of mine and some other stuff... Color: Red Food: Making my Italian Grandmother's homemade gravy (tomato sauce) and meatballs Place to visit: St. Barth's (our honeymoon location) just breathtaking Interests: My hubby and I love to cook anything and everything. We are big experimenters. I sew, rollerblade, ski, ice skate, play tennis, bake, and garden on our balcony:) Actor: Ralph Fiennes Actress: Halle Berry Oh...here's a good one. If I was not in radio, I'd...
probably be an Elementary teacher or work in fashion in some capacity. That's about it for now. Thanks for reading and for listening to WASH-FM. Take care, Maureen P.S. One of my sisters-in-law, Maggie, has her own apparel website. http://www.efrentshirts.com/splash.asp Here's me and my husband at our wedding:) |
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Extreme Makeover - WASH Edition
Wednesday 08-20-2008 3:33pm ET
Tuesday 08-19-2008 1:04pm ET
Phelps the pool owner in Charm City? The owner of Michael Phelps' home pool says Phelps will be involved in the business operations of the swim club and its facilities, although nothing is finalized. Phelps said Monday on NBC's "Nightly News" he and coach Bob Bowman had bought a pool in Baltimore. Murray Stephens, owner of the Meadowbrook Aquatic Center and founder of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, says those remarks were premature. But Stephens says the center is encouraging business discussions with Phelps, although no details have been decided. Phelps and Bowman are returning to Baltimore after a stint at the University of Michigan, where Bowman coached. Stephens says Bowman will coach "a group of post-grads like Michael" - an endeavor Stephens says the U.S. Olympic Committee may support as an Olympic development project.
Thursday 08-14-2008 9:35am ET
Why do Olympic Divers shower after their dives?
 We were watching the Olympic divers last night and wondered the same thing! I found out that the reason the divers shower after each dive is to keep their muscles warm after they get out of the pool. The temperature difference between the pool water and the air can cause their muscles to tighten. They don't want tight muscles when trying to win the gold now do they:) Mystery solved!
Thursday 08-07-2008 9:09am ET
Chicken Recall!! Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling more than 51,000 pounds of frozen raw chicken breast tenderloin over concerns it may contain soy. The world's largest meat processor said Thursday that soy, a known allergen, was not declared on the product's label. Tyson says the meat came from a plant in Vicksburg, Miss., between July 23 and Aug. 1, and was shipped to Tyson food service distributors nationwide. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says it has received no reports about people being sickened by the chicken.
25 Things That Are Disappearing from America
Wednesday 07-30-2008 12:09pm ET
The website www.walletpop.com has a list of some things we may not see anymore... They've just been fading away. Check out the list and some photos here.
Monday 07-28-2008 1:20pm ET
Paul Hamm won’t be going to the Beijing Olympics, after all. The reigning Olympic gold medalist announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. team because his broken right hand is not sufficiently healthy enough for him to compete. He also hurt his rotator cuff in his accelerated recovery effort.
Monday 07-28-2008 10:17am ET
RIP Randy Pausch Author of the "Last Lecture" and Professor at Carnegie Mellon, Randy Pausch had died. He was 47. He was told he had only 6 months to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. How did he live the last 6 months of his life? The reason I mention this on my blog is because I read his book, "Last Lecture" and it is a wonderful piece. I know you will learn something about your own life after you read it. It's touching, funny, insightful and a beautiful book. I know you will love it as much as I did.
Wednesday 07-16-2008 3:51pm ET
Farm Aid to New England!!
 Farm Aid, the long-running benefit concert, will be held this year in New England for the first time. John Mellencamp is scheduled to hold a news conference in Boston on Tuesday to announce that the show will be held September 20th at the Comcast Center in Mansfield. The Boston Globe reports that Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews will headline the concert, and more performers will be announced. Farm Aid executive director Carolyn Mugar says organizers have long wanted to have a show in New England to highlight the region's agriculture. The organization is based in the Boston suburb of Somerville.
Farm Aid, which held its first concert in 1985 and has raised more than $30 million, supports family farms.
Wednesday 07-16-2008 9:54am ET
Elton's ice cream!!
 The guys at Ben and Jerry's are honoring Sir Elton John's first concert in Vermont with "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road" ice cream. How cool!!! It will be available at the Vermont scoop shops from July 18-25th. What will it taste like? "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks"...mmm!!!
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