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Ellen

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About Me

I'm into music, and especially enjoy live music. Visit my homepage to see some of the bands and musicians I'm into, with links to webpages. You can also read some of my poetry while you are there.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Good question. Wish I had an answer. I've no particular kind of person I'd like to meet. People I have something in common with so that we have a starting place for conversation. :)

Music:

Bob Walkenhorst, the Nace Brothers, the Elders, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Kansas, Steve Morse, and more. I enjoy live music, and often go out and enjoy my favorite locals musicians.

My Blog

Cool photos

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti... Midwest Irish Focus posted a bunch of photos of Weston Irish West on their myspace page. (Peter Maher, more specifically, took and posted them.)T...
Posted by Ellen on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:21:00 PST

Vacation photos - Yellowstone and other points West

My husband and I went on a 3 week vacation.  Yellowstone National Park was the main thing, but also Grand Teton National Park, the Black Hills, the Badlands, and the Kansas State Fair. I hav...
Posted by Ellen on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:50:00 PST

Are Women Human?

I recently read a book called Are Women Human?.  It's two essays by Doothy L. Sayers, plus an introduction by Mary McDermott Shideler.  The two essays were published in 1947 in a book of Dor...
Posted by Ellen on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:24:00 PST

Friendship thoughts

It's a irony.  Wanting a certain sort of friendship with someone.  Thinking I'm not good enough.  Learning I'm good enough, and that I do have the skills.  The person being in...
Posted by Ellen on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:50:00 PST

Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water with Tommy Shaw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVQVafagr8 This is too cool not to share. Tommy Shaw joins Deep Purple on stage, and jams with the wonderful Steve Morse. Steve Morse is one of my favorite...
Posted by Ellen on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:43:00 PST

Google games with your name

Go to Google and type in quotation marks your name and then "likes" (eg. "Steve likes"). Type in the first ten things that come up and repost. 1. Ellen likes to include pointless skits on her show.2. ...
Posted by Ellen on Mon, 26 May 2008 12:54:00 PST

survey

Your number one tells you they're pregnant, you say?My number one MySpace friend?  Um, ask if I'm the father?  Call the National Enquirer?  (My number one friend is my husband. :))Your ...
Posted by Ellen on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:36:00 PST

questions and answers

What's the last thing you spent more than $100 on? 3 photo books from Shutterfly.  :)  (If "thing" can mean 3 items bought together that go together.) Where did the shirt you are currently w...
Posted by Ellen on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:49:00 PST

Ireland Trip

Some comments on the trip for you all. First thing that comes to mind, other than the shows (which I’ll get to) is the doors.  And having to read instructions to get through them. ...
Posted by Ellen on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:04:00 PST

45 questions, or: Stuff about me and what I think

While I don't typically do those surveys that people do in there bulletins, I decided to do this one. But in my blog rather than as a bulletin. This had 100 questions, 10 in each of 10 areas.  I ...
Posted by Ellen on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:10:00 PST