KimB's

Max is such a ham for photos now!

2011-07-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

Austin, Texas was great!

2011-07-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Boots were bought.....these are Leigh's.....

and mine.....

We saw cows......

Amy's wedding

2011-07-04T15:32:00.001-07:00

Pasta cooking class with Roberto Donna

2011-07-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

We can now make different kinds of ravioli (from scratch) and a fantastic chocolate cake!

Greyhounds love the beach!

2010-11-12T07:32:00.000-08:00

My favorite picture from our trip to Dewey Beach for Greyhounds Reach the Beach 2010!

Max's summer

2010-09-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Max's family tree and race record

2010-07-30T06:46:00.000-07:00

The Greyhound database recently updated their site and I've found Max's records from his start at racing until March 2008!!

They have his family tree and I added pictures of him, since there weren't any.
Go here

Then go here and you can see his first 26 races.
In Feb and Mar of 2008 he won!

His dad Lonesome Cry is handsome but his mom DC's Why Not is not very elegant. He's got 4 brothers and a sister! I just heard a story from my greyhound group of a family finding a sibling of their dog and adopting it....so that was nice.

Grapehounds wine festival 2010

2010-05-16T06:38:00.001-07:00

Waiting for some wine to taste and doing the usual greyhound gather-and-lean....

Finn didn't wear his greyhound costume, but that was ok, he fit in anyways.

We finally get to meet Stephanie (my helpful source of information during adoption) and Ava, and Max gets some yogurt.

Thanks for joining us, Regina and Finn!

Yay....everyone's laying down!
The hound blessing

Crazy greyhound rooing

Max at the Tidal Basin

2010-04-24T08:48:00.001-07:00

..........an Ipod with Aerosmith and Johnny Cash loaded on it.......$100...........running shoes by Addidas............$85........jogging the Tidal Basin with a greyhound (who for the first time doesn't konk out half way around).................priceless!

Yay Max!

Max turns 4!

2010-03-27T05:01:00.001-07:00

He turned 4 today and has been with me now for 5 months.

I've been reminding him that 5 months ago he didn't know how to go up and down stairs, didn't know how to sit, and probably didn't expect that he'd have 8 dog toys to choose from every day!

Birthday present (the scary blue thing that squeaks....a lot!) was a big hit this morning.

This picture is the other day when I washed his bed cover.....he couldn't bare to not lay on it, cover or not apparently.

DC tundra adventure

2009-12-21T09:58:00.000-08:00

So with a very stir crazy dog who is dying to run across the ice, I sat and thought about where might have clear, dry pavement where he could at least trot along comfortably and where I wouldn't slip and slide next to him.
Downtown....near the memorials, cause they try to keep those open so people can visit in the snow. Good idea!

The road along the Potomac near the FDR memorial is all clear and only a couple cars of people parked and walking around. And it was a quick walk over to the Lincoln memorial which Max hadn't been to yet. So we had a nice walk/trot, met lots of nice people (a Japanese bunch with their cameras had him pose for a pic and a bunch of little kids hugged him), and I was able to tire him out a bit.

Greyhound in a big snow

2009-12-19T13:58:00.000-08:00

really not fun when it's up to your chest but long skinny legs work pretty well!

And the back porch at Mom and Dad's

The 6am wake up

Greyhounds at the Leesburg Christmas Parade

2009-12-13T08:15:00.000-08:00

Max with his new food ball

My handsome dog

2009-12-06T07:39:00.001-08:00

Max's (and our) first snow

2009-12-05T10:07:00.000-08:00

Not loving the big white flakes in the face!

But it's a bit better than rain!

2009 Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington DC

2009-12-04T15:38:00.000-08:00

Kathy was the lucky winner of some "green" (close up!) tickets at her office this year and kindly invited me and a couple others. Started out as a very nice afternoon......but ended up very cold and windy. I STILL feel cold now (the next day) but it was fun. :-)

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-11-27T13:51:00.000-08:00

Max wearing his fantastic new sweater that Aunt Sunny crocheted him!! Thank you for keeping him warm!!

Max at the capitol today!

2009-11-14T18:28:00.000-08:00

And a couple of funny videos of him

Miserable dog adopting weather...

2009-11-01T08:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, we're both pretty unhappy with the weather. I think it has rained every day for the last week. One good thing, Max is now an expert at lifting each foot to be wiped when we come in from a walk. He won't understand when it gets dry out and we won't need to do it anymore!

Ears have been "up" today so he's definitely feeling more at home. But that means he's also getting into trouble...not much, but a little. :-)

Beth brought a great toy when she came to visit yesterday....a slingshot chicken that cocka doodle doos when he's squeezed. It is THE favorite toy. So much so that when the vacuum cleaner seemed toooooo scary this morning, the crazy chicken became the "when-the-vacuum-is-running-Max-can-handle-it-if-he-has-the-chicken-toy."
Thanks Beth!

Entering the greyhound world!

2009-10-25T11:59:00.000-07:00

Max came and visited on Wednesday, and things went very well so I picked him up today to come stay for good!
73 pounds, about 32 inches long and 39 inches high! 3 1/2 years old.
Super sweet! Needs to put on a few pounds to cover the ribs but otherwise in great shape.
Thanks to everyone who has helped me (especially Regina!) and to all for the good wishes.

Thanks Blue Ridge Greyhound Adoption http://www.brga.org

Tatanka!

2009-10-14T06:22:00.000-07:00

Buffalo at Merriweather Post Manor in Leesburg VA!

the Facebook Experiment

2009-10-08T06:11:00.000-07:00

I'm liking this Facebook Experiment. It is interesting (and funny) to see what people remember about you. Some of these I barely remember!

Kimberly Bumgarner
THE FACEBOOK EXPERIMENT- Please post a comment of the first memory you have of me that pops in your head. When you've finished, post this paragraph on your own status; you'll be surprised what people remember about you.

Jen Costa Berdux
Black leotard, pink tights, toe shoes!

Karen Canova
In a meeting at JSI: professional demeanor, nice outfit, smiling, warm personality.

Sarah Mitchell
Anthropology class with Dr. Williams, Young Dems and the RATT

Molly Weidner
I knew of you before I knew you. I had spent the night over at Theresa Bublitz's house and she was dog sitting when you lived behind her. Then you came to ballet and we had fun, both in ballet and outside of ballet! Remember the Howard Jones concert? :)

Eric Wieder
The first, first date I had with Anne was a double date with you and some guy. We went downtown for dinner, got drunk and hijinks ensued.

David Stewart
You chiding me for not keeping you in the loop on changes to the website - we had interacted and been around before that, but that's the first specific memory. Oh, a second would be your candy dish! :-)

Dog weekend!

2009-10-01T12:59:00.001-07:00

The Arlington Rappers

2009-08-04T09:17:00.001-07:00

This is so great....and sooo Arlington!
enjoy....

More of Santa Fe

2009-07-18T08:42:00.000-07:00

See the attached Web album for all the pics! click on Full Screen and then the slide show should play automatically.

Santa Fe

At the Albequerque airport.....see what the sign says on the right? Regina and I couldn't figure out if we had one of those rooms in Washington if it would be empty....or complete full!Didn't make it to Roswell but had some of their beer

The really nice Hotel La Fonda (strongly recommend!)
With awesome painting jobs, different decor in each room, great beds, in the middle of town.

Pinyon nuts problem!

2009-07-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

So....in New Mexico, in the Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Park, the guide told us all about pinyon nuts, from the pinyon trees and how they were similar but different than the regular "pine" nut. That they were really good tasting and we should try some. On leaving Buffalo Thunder, I bought some in the gift shop, and had been planning to open and share them with Mom and Dad and Regina, before we left. This did not happen.

I got hungry at work this week and pulled the pinyon nuts out of my bag and tried some on Tuesday. Delicious! really. and much different tasting than pine nuts. I ate about 1/2 cup then and stuck them in my desk drawer.....Friday, I remembered they were there and ate the other 1/2 cup, enjoying every bite. Later that afternoon, I bit into a plum and got a super strong, bad bitter taste in my mouth. Thought it must have been the plum so I didn't eat much. Dinner tasted kind of bitter too....and today's breakfast and lunch. And STILL now....so I gave in to starting to worry about what was going on....and googled.

Luckily, some other person, in fact many, have had this experience after eating pine nuts! It sounds like they go "bad" kind of quickly so I shouldn't have left them in my desk and then eaten them after a few days. They also say there are many pine nuts being shipped in from China and other countries that are not good quality, and this can cause the bitterness-after-effect too. This person's blog Pinch My Salt has a good explanation. Hope my bitter taste doesn't take weeks to clear up! I'd like to go get some good food but don't want to waste it on my bitter mouth!

Weird!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_nut

PHEW!
It is one week later and I am having just the tiniest bitterness....almost gone!

Santa Fe 2009

2009-07-07T17:12:00.000-07:00

I soooo don't want to be back in Washington..... more pics to come in a day or two.

MY favorite Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T07:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEU9Q8NlOiY

Father's Day 2009

2009-06-21T16:15:00.001-07:00

Great food at Brasserie Beck!

Then fun at the Natural History Museum!

On the side of the archives.....

Our president is awesome!

2009-06-17T10:43:00.001-07:00

JDRF walk 2009

2009-06-09T06:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks everyone sooooo much! I was able to raise $690 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund thanks to all of you very kind contributors.

http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87323811

Mom, Dad, and Maggie walked with me and it was actually nice weather and fun!

Also, the last time I did this walk was the day before my neck surgery so I am soooo happy to celebrate 4 years of pretty pain-free time!

a real birdie!!

2009-05-22T04:32:00.000-07:00

Seriously.....hole number 7
65 yards out
my drive landed......
right.....
here..... !!!!!!

No wimps golf!

2009-05-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

East Potomac Red Course league play began the evening of May 7th. After a solid week of continual rain, on and off rain ALL day.......6 ladies of the 12 showed up! and played!

It was disgusting muck, raining hard when we started, there are no water hazards on this course (but you will see one that sprung up naturally in the pictures). Pushing the carts through the mud, jumping between puddles and wading into water to get balls made for a very interesting first game. The two mentors who showed up to coach us were great and everyone had fun. I haven't been so dirty in a long time!

Of course by the end, it was sunny and beautiful with the sun setting but at least it was very warm the whole time. The fox followed us around for a while and we developed a good technique of having one of us block the hole with our putter (so when you made it in you wouldn't have to reach your hand into the 6 inches of dirty water that was in the hole) while the others took their shots. Balls landed with a splash and stayed where they were....there was no nice rolling along the grass for anyone.....

I'm glad we had other dedicated golfers.....no wimps allowed on this team!

Debbie at hole 6:

(it'd probably be good if I bought some rain gear......)

The Prez eats hamburgers on Cinco de Mayo!

2009-05-05T10:45:00.000-07:00

Poor Restaurant Guajillo.....literally, everyone in the front half of the restaurant got up and left when we found out the president was eating a couple doors down. We did (well, Justin nicely did) go back and pay our bill.

We had a really great view, waiting for Obama to emerge from Ray's HellBurger for a while, but then secret service made us move "onto the sidewalk", then "to the street sidewalk" then "across the street" and traffic almost got in the way.....but we did get a glimpse after 1/2 hour of waiting. He stood up on the edge of the car and waved and smiled and everyone cheered.
We just couldn't figure out why he wasn't eating Mexican on May 5, and thought he'd probably get in trouble for this too!

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0509/out_to_lunch_b3c905fe-a124-421f-aefa-bf308990fd04.html

Champagne tasting at Napoleon DC

2009-03-30T08:20:00.000-07:00

Super idea and super restaurant/champagne bar! Napoleon DC.

They have a monthly tasting of champagnes.

It was so great to gather a group of friends from 3 different jobs and college.
And so nice that they all loved eachother! I'm so lucky to have made such good and interesting friends everywhere I go :-)

Anybody up for forming the dinner club we talked about?

Las Vegas 2009 - Encore!

2009-03-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

Spa review to come (on the OTHER site for those of you who know what that is) but I hate to say, it's not great. It's beautiful but lacking.

The hotel on the other hand....The Encore is one of my new favorite hotels!

It matches the Wynn on the outside look but is different internally. It's only been open since December so everything is sparklingly clean.

Really stunning views from the floor to ceiling windows. These photos don't do it justice.

Beautiful bathroom of course.

And interesting bedroom/living room set up. From the couch you can just lay there and look out the window at the view.

STEVE!!!! Awesome job on the casino. Truly my favorite casino EVER.

Sunlight in a casino....fantastic idea. Being able to see the pool, the red crystal chandeliers, the nice scents wafting through.....truly fantastic. After visiting several others over the few days, it was so pleasant to come "home," where it felt relaxing in the casino. Totally different atmosphere than the others.

The fantastic bar outside of Switch was a total delight (not only did we win a bit on the video black jack machines, we were introduced to several new outstanding cocktails by Jeff, super bar tender.) The restaurant walls, chandeliers and decor "switches" every 20 minutes or so....new walls and art come down, lights disappear and new ones appear. One time you're in an Italian villa and the next in a modern French brasserie. You could watch the restaurant switch from right outside at the bar. Basil Gimlet and Mayflower were great.

First bite of food was great! Society Cafe....mini sloppy joes.....really good ones.

The million dollar Swaroski crystal dragon in the Wazuza restaurant.

Another restaurant, Sinatra has all Frank's favorite Italian food and some cool stuff like his Grammy and some pictures and Encore also has Botero (my favorite guy who paints and sculpts large) (did Steve dive into my mind to create these restaurants and hotels??) but did not eat at those this time.

Fantastic chandeliers in the lobby and "lucky" butterflies everwhere.

A couple of days of good room service for breakfast!

Super Irish lunch, black velvets and music at New York New York's 9 Fine Irish Men restaurant.

Only watched the fountains once this time. Next trip - fountain view suite!

One night, we stopped by Margaritaville (after seeing Big Elvis, dancing with an older gentleman from a group of very happy seniors, and having fun at the very low dollar craps and Blackjack tables at Bill's).

There were no tables but we pulled up to the tiny "take out" bar (where people were buying drinks to take with them down the strip). Someone wanted fish tacos but they were not on the menu. The super bar tender said "but those sound good....let me see what I can do. What would you put in it?" and they proceeded to deliver fish tacos! and I had some good corn and crab chowder and watched a crazy drunk guy whistling....

The Irish casino near Bill's, with stuff I'd never seen before....beer pong.....I don't know if people were actually "betting" on it or not but they WERE playing.

Funny tshirt!

Daniel Boulud Brasserie in the Wynn
Went there last time too but sat indoors and had an early dinner and had NO IDEA there was a show! This time sat at a perfect outside table, was served by a fabulous waiter (was offered a shawl if I got cold, and then was treated to the weirdest show.....really.

But first, some of the food. Very good again. Artichoke soup (with some foi gras), caesar salad, big plate of tender scallops, crispy duck and unknown vegetables.
Could not do dessert.

The giant waterfall that turns into a screen for the multimedia, muppet, robot show.... seriously!
It's gigantic and changes color every few minutes. There are several big balls that turn colors and move around during part of the show which occurs every 20 minutes or so.
Take a look at two videos. You never knew what was going to happen next.
Very cool design, the three Wynn restaurants in the area all open onto porches that surround this lake so visitors to all of them can see the show. Up to one side is the other waterfall in front of Okada - I think my favorite meal (scallops again, and really good soft shell crab sushi with super fresh wasabi and ginger, grilled asparagus wrapped in bacon, eggplants, great salad). Again, a beautiful view and decor.

Greg's Birthday in Atlantic City!

2009-02-25T17:21:00.000-08:00

Thank you Kathy! for planning such a super fun weekend!

First golf game!

2009-02-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

We played a nice mix of best ball (and then if you wanted, play your own) at East Potomac!
It was 33 degrees (it was snowing as I left the house and definitely had second thoughts) but the whole point of this was to go when it wouldn't be crowded so there was no pressure and that worked out well. We only saw a few other people and they weren't anywhere near us. I think the first hole took us 20 minutes???

The lighting was weird...the Washington monument kept going from white to beige to grey.

But got better after that and each of us got a few really good shots in. Regina was super nice and showed us the ropes. Very fun. Apparently the fox likes to grab balls and dig/bury them and then go dig them up and run off with them later....for fun. And he'll follow you around if he can smell that you've recently eaten lunch!

Monster.com Moose ad

2009-02-14T13:34:00.001-08:00

There is just nothing to say about this.....but bravo. I LOVE whoever thought this up!

Moosedemeanor.....

2009-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

Oh dear.....a little rude but too funny to pass up!

A legal question...Is this "statutory" rape???

Nah ... It's just a moosedemeanor.....

San Diego!

2009-01-31T11:19:00.000-08:00

Obama Inauguration

2009-01-20T11:17:00.000-08:00

So...I just got back from downtown. I am definitely NOT volunteering tonight....too cold and my feet hurt :-)
Parked in Rosslyn at my office and rode metro down this morning, which wasn't bad. Tried to find my two friends who I was meeting but they closed so many roads that it literally took me an hour to get across 14th street to the Washington monument....and then the crowd was so bad you couldn't move. I was a bit miffed for a while cause when I came out of metro I could have gone East and had a good view (I thought) but I ended up going down to the WWII memorial and watching the jumbotron there, which I'm actually happy about. I had a great view of stuff and monuments and then I got to quickly leave and hike over the bridge to Rosslyn. Too darn cold!

My camera stopped working for a few minutes. Had to stick it in my pocket with a "hand warmer" to get it functioning again! REI hand and toe warmers work pretty well.

Very glad to be home and greatly looking forward to all the visitors leaving and roads opening so we can get back to normal around here!

At our poker game on Sunday night, Kathy brought Obama cookies from Safeway. I cannot share all the hilarious comments that were made but trust me , there were some awesome ones! and it's a good thing we're all such good friends.

Inauguration 2009!

2009-01-13T06:31:00.000-08:00

So.....I got it! My assignment! Can you believe it? The Balls! As I checked in for training last night with 4,999 other people, I couldn't believe I was handed a pink ticket which designated me for the Balls.

Now mind you, 98% of the assignments are outdoors, so none are that fantastic but in the realm of the 15,000 assignments, it's pretty cool! A lot of people were unhappy (why do I have to be outside? I have to be there at 5am? etc. etc.) You know what, people? You gotta be pretty special to even see the parade so don't complain. You wanted to volunteer, so volunteer!

I am going to be an innaugural ball ticket checker/greeter! There are 6 official balls being held at the convention center (that really sucks, cause the ball I actually went to back in the Clinton time was at the Mayflower, much nicer venue)

Of course ticket checkers are stationed at the "perimeter" which is a couple blocks from the door.....all I can hope is that it is above freezing. What I heard today on the radio was that Reagan's innaugural in 1980 was the warmest at 55 degrees and then the next one in 1984 was the coldest at -2 degrees~~

yikes.

The training last night was hilarious.....80,000 people applied to volunteer and they took 15,000. Last night's training had 5,000 people at it! The people who did the overview etc were really super, great organization, schedules, detail and jokes and history. If Obama's government is going to be made up of people like this, can't wait for our new government!

As the guy was going over the schedule of the 4 days, he was very detailed: 11am the Obamas head for the car, 11:15 arrive at the Capital, 11:20 emerge onto the platform etc.....11:45 speech, 12pm shake hands and head back in and through to the other side of the Capital, 12:10 Bush departs on Marine One......we were all kind of in a daze, having come from work, tired, not REALLY paying attention to this long schedule....but at that last item, there was a pause,
and someone yelled "woohoo!" and the room realized what had been said and everyone started cheering and laughing!

Anyway, we will see what the weather is like that day, I may back out at the last minute. My shift is supposed to be 4pm to 1am! I've got my red hat and badge and chose a job where I'll hang out with the FBI and cops so I figured it'd be the most fun. We get dinner at least and maybe will see some cool people!

Tom Frank on Skeleton's of Cats and his Career

2009-01-12T04:23:00.000-08:00

The science fair project with the cats.

Tom's career and education

Inappropriate Christmas Day Dinner stories

2009-01-11T07:55:00.000-08:00

The topics of conversation - what type of coffin everyone wants, Dad is to make everyone memorial hammers to pound nails into the coffin with, Rich's thoughts on Moses and misbehavior at Catholic school, Uncle Tom and how he made two cat skeletons for a science fair project.....

Well first some more pictures:
Christmas morning sky -
Crazy dog under the tree and upside down:

Crab treat thanks to Mom:

What type of coffin does everyone want?

Moses

Rich doesn't throw duds, especially at church!

Cool Christmas Presents!

2009-01-11T07:14:00.000-08:00

The moose jaw and moose antler clock!
Some of the Wood Artisan created presents:

Crazy Christmas Eve dinner videos at the Goldsteins

2009-01-11T07:12:00.000-08:00

I don't understand why we have the craziest time with the Goldsteins every year at Christmas Eve dinner, but I'm definitely NOT going to complain! They make great video.

Elephant trunk for dinner

Offensive Christmas singing (Hava Nagila, Indian chanting and.....)

No Quitters Allowed!

Bingo

2009-01-06T12:42:00.000-08:00

Even with Kathy's new theory (getting our cards early, eating dinner and coming back) we still didn't win.....but we got MUCH closer.....so next time....come even earlier!

even with my Hawaiian heathen statue....no luck!!

Christmas videos, pictures, and stories...

2009-01-06T12:41:00.000-08:00

coming soon....I promise!

Repainting the living room

2008-12-12T13:05:00.000-08:00

It will be done this weekend....I hope.

Dad helped me fix the bubble in the wall (oh, and the crack in the wall and the hole in the wall.....)
So if you visit me towards the end of December, you'll get to see lovely Benjamin Moore Sand Brown on the walls (Dad thought it looked like cappuccino and said he could never live with it on the walls cause he would constantly want one....)

Why do I keep doing remodeling at the end of each year??

http://richardbumgarner.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-on-bubble.html

Mrs. Heimlich's 90th!

2008-12-12T05:23:00.000-08:00

Havasupai law suit

2008-12-09T06:27:00.000-08:00

very interesting....a lawsuit brought by the Havasupai (Indians of the green-blue waters in the Grand Canyon) for misuse of their blood samples in a way that undermines their religion and thoughts on the world.
My tour guide at the Grand Canyon recommended a trip down to their village (and said "they will love you!) because of my affection for the color torquoise! It would be a great trip!

Havasupai Tribe and the Waterfalls

Thanksgiving 08

2008-11-29T07:16:00.001-08:00

Indiana University

2008-11-26T13:06:00.000-08:00

Alright, I KNOW I'm an alum but this is one of the best marketing pieces I've seen...really it's great. Watch the whole thing.

With my new, current job, I actually feel like the ad might be true!

http://www.pursuant4.com/indianauniversity/nov08/iuselect/email_1.asp?tpgid=48101645&sn=1r

Kim and Sara's trip to REAL AMERICA.....

2008-11-16T06:59:00.000-08:00

......otherwise known as far, far beyond the Beltway. A few notes: much more testosterone in the "real" America, a lot of game playing (good game playing!), people with crazy hobbies like collecting pin ball machines (playing these can result in war wounds, on the upper thigh), there are marines out there that do NOT want to be in Iraq but do their duty (for which I applaud them), it's DARK way out there in the country! Girls don't have to pay for food and drinks. Nice. Apparently in REAL America, I can pass for 30! awesome. People tend to party much later than we normally do.....getting home at 5:30am is a bit rough for this not 30-year old.
Overall, fabulous time. Thank you guys!
Sara, what are your notes?

Barrack Rick-rolled

2008-11-07T11:10:00.000-08:00

Two of my favorite guys....together!

vote!

2008-11-04T05:37:00.000-08:00

i rolled out of bed at 5:50....got my coffee and a carry along box of fruit loops....and headed over to the school to vote. at 7:30 I finally got to. the line in this picture stretched for 2 blocks! It was amazing. now at work, very tired.....i think today will be a no capitals day....too much work to hit the shift key all the time. sarah and john, please whip ohio into shape today!!

who wants to go to the innauguration??

Halloween 2009

2008-11-01T06:11:00.000-07:00

Palin costume worked out well......except for the costume contest!! I literally got booed off the stage!!! But I was actually very happy to lose. This bodes well for Tuesday.
The "Obama Moose" girl almost won. She was great.
Lots of people wanted their picture with Palin so that was fun. The moose head made the outfit. Thanks Mom and Meg for Alaska and Obama stuff, moose head and jacket---- I passed out Obama literature all night.
Sara had a great idea for her costume....miniature golf course! It was very cute.

Secret service guy was helpful:
This guy was really scary looking

And the Reno 911 guy was nice!

Sarah Palin costume??

2008-10-22T16:32:00.000-07:00

Can people tell me if this works?
Hair up or down? I can't do her big goofy smile.....
It looks better up in real life I think, but not in the picture. Let me know.
I think I"ll make a little sign for my back which says "I can't see Russia from here" ..............any other ideas?

horoscopes

2008-10-19T08:36:00.000-07:00

I've taken to reading them again lately and today's was hilarious! I do kind of feel like this and the descriptive picture they give in this little paragraph is funny:

Capricorn - Today, October 19, 2008

You may feel like a beetle that has been flipped on its back today, Kim. Your legs are flailing wildly in order to get you back on your feet. The harder you wiggle around, the more exhausted you become. You might consider just giving yourself a rest and waiting for a breeze to come along and push you back over. Trust that you will be back on your feet soon enough. In fact, it may be good for you to lie there motionless for a while to appreciate the humor of your situation.

Kim and Sara's beginning golf swings

2008-10-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Global Handwashing Day! DO IT!

2008-10-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

Today is the first Global Handwashing Day.....I strongly recommend doing this :-)

Thank you!

Stop panicking!!!

2008-10-10T09:55:00.001-07:00

Everyone should stop panicking....that's what helps create the problem.

Here are some ideas to show you that it's not as bad as the media makes it sound (thanks Charles Schwab) http://www.schwabinsights.com/2008_10/economy.html

Of course I'd rather be seeing Clinton and Robert Reich giving calming speeches and reassuring us but since we can't have that, how about reading an FDR fireside chat?

Election trains

2008-10-10T06:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks Anne, for this great group of pictures!

Jon Stewart - McCain

2008-10-09T17:13:00.000-07:00

This is a great night of Jon Stewart.....the part where McCain says he knows how to get Osama bin Ladin and he'll get him....and John says "well why don't you tell us!!!????" is priceless....oh, and the "smartest people" idea...great. let's do it!

Finally.... I made a good bourhanee kadu

2008-10-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

It's taken a few tries and I was going to give up but this last Sunday I finally got just the right mix of spices and cooking done to result in a delicious bourhanee kadu. Maybe it was the pumpkins that were causing the problem before? I got a really good one at Dupont this last Sunday so maybe that made the difference..... now I just have to work on getting the lamb spicier.

halloween approaches.....

2008-10-04T14:23:00.001-07:00

....and I am soooo torn!! I don't know what to do. Because I totally have the older woman suit that Sarah Palin wears, have the glasses, could get the wig....AND I have the moose head to carry around. But could I really stand to BE her for a night??? or talk like her???? ugh!!
What should I do? commit to it ? maybe there is something funny and obnoxious that I could write on a piece of paper and pin to my back???

ooooohhh!!! or I could carry and pass out Obama literature!! maybe that would work!!

some past fabulous Halloweens below.....

The great schlep

2008-10-03T08:17:00.001-07:00

Well ....so she did ok last night....and Biden did great at not letting go and showing his annoyance at some of her inane and hokey comments (it was close but he didn't).
So this morning, my new office is full of people talking about it and I just overheard a discussion of an interesting initiative
Check it out here!
Anybody going to go?
Also, there was discussion of how the polls are really not accurate because the whole "cell phone" generation hasn't been counted....they "can't be called"....so we don't know what they will do.

Moose!!!

2008-09-27T06:50:00.000-07:00

The BEST pictures ever!!
from Mom and Dad's Alaska trip

Cool people at HHS

2008-09-23T18:34:00.000-07:00

The cool people at my old job took me out to a great Mexican lunch before I left. Larry, Elaine and Mary.....love you guys! Thanks!

Todd's 40th birthday!

2008-09-18T17:56:00.000-07:00

A very fun event. Lots of kids and adults. And it was great to see Todd's parents.

20th anniversary pictures

2008-08-26T17:11:00.000-07:00

The house at Deep Creek Lake was called "Weekend at Bernie's".....it was huge and nice. We were told to make sure all the furniture was put back exactly where we found it when we arrived. None of us could understand why and we kept making jokes about "ooohhhh we better take a picture right away so we make sure we know where everything goes!" but we didn't .....and wouldn't you know it? by the middle of the first evening we (ok me) had decided to move the furniture around!

Why isn't Michelle Obama the one running??

2008-08-26T08:53:00.001-07:00

she's awesome....

Great speach last night:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid900881681/bclid900480414/bctid1753815196

20th year of knowing the girls

2008-08-26T08:32:00.000-07:00

wow....is all I can say. It is totally amazing to me that we survived college. Sarah's diaries were great to read and everyone's pics were fun.
- getting in the limo at Myrtle Beach with the "not Capitals"
- spending an evening traveling between 3 different bars where we met "sweater guy," "bedtime Eric," and so many others.....
- the several people who've now "found themselves" and the ones who became actors
- Regina missing out on parties cause she wasn't a Young Democrat ( we have better ones than republicans :-)

Pics to come......

GO GMU!!!

Tonemah - native americana

2008-08-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

Just putting this up so I don't forget about this guy. I went to see his performance last week (it rained for a few minutes but he and his band handled it well) and he was really good, different. Very weird mix.....psychologist and musician? but he writes and performs good music. Told a story about a lady who had come up after a previous performance and said "I thought y'all only played flute and drum music?" On August 8 at the Indian museum performance, he had the capitol and a flag in back of him, making a great picture, and said "since I'm right in front of the capitol and free speech is ok.....I'm going to play whatever the ** I want" at which everone cheered.

REAL new job - not the pink boll worm one....

2008-08-15T06:42:00.000-07:00

yay....I got to quit last week! Will be moving in September to be a project manager at the Cadmus Group, working on environment issues like clean air and water in schools for EPA.

New job!! Insect Production Foreman

2008-07-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

Look at this job opportunity! Looking for a new, more exciting career .......

Insect Production Worker Foreman
Department Of Agriculture- Location Info: 1 vacancy - Phoenix, AZ
MAJOR DUTIES:

The incumbent serves as an insect production worker supervisor at the Phoenix Pink Bollworm Facility. Specialized work is conducted in mass rearing pink bollworm moths for use in a sterile insect release program. This facility produces sterile moths used in eradication and suppression at established or incipient pink bollworm populations in cotton.

The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Supervises operations connected with the maintenance of three separate colonies of egg layers whose purposes it is to produce the eggs required to perpetuate the three parent colonies of pink bollworm
Maintains large colonies of egg layers for the purpose of providing eggs for the rearing facility and cooperators.
Directs and coordinates activities in the outside cleanup area where activities include cleaning and disinfection of large volumes of pupation substrate daily.
Continually reviews techniques and procedures used in the two areas in order to recommend improvements, identify existing and potential problems, assess space/labor requirements and to monitor the condition of equipment used.

Grand Canyon Trip

2008-06-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

First, I highly recommend Caravan Tours. Very reasonably priced, guide and bus driver were good and the people on the trip were pretty good too. You can see my Picassa Web Album by clicking on the photo in the slide show to the right.

A couple of my favorites: