Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
science & nature zealot, avid reader, dog lover, desert mountains and rainforest aficionado, paddler, Astros fan, songwriter, lead singer of a rock band.
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
my home river - which is 200 yards behind my back fence and which I swim, paddle, or at least visit 365 days a year - is the Colorado River (TX). it is precious to me.
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
my home river - which is 200 yards behind my back fence and which I swim, paddle, or at least visit 365 days a year - is the Colorado River (TX). it is precious to me.
timeline cleanse
this is a view of the quebrada (mountain stream) on my property in Costa Rica. just before this I took a little dip in a wading pool just upstream.
this is a view of the quebrada (mountain stream) on my property in Costa Rica. just before this I took a little dip in a wading pool just upstream.
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
timeline cleanse
this is a view of the quebrada (mountain stream) on my property in Costa Rica. just before this I took a little dip in a wading pool just upstream.
this is a view of the quebrada (mountain stream) on my property in Costa Rica. just before this I took a little dip in a wading pool just upstream.
this is the new talking point: libs aren’t protesting against Iran regime like they did Gaza/Israel and it’s because they’re hypocritical and antisemitic. saw this post yesterday.
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
this is the new talking point: libs aren’t protesting against Iran regime like they did Gaza/Israel and it’s because they’re hypocritical and antisemitic. saw this post yesterday.
agreed. I do think you’re entitled to one, and only one, “welcome to the party, pal” remark. it’s initiation.
January 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
agreed. I do think you’re entitled to one, and only one, “welcome to the party, pal” remark. it’s initiation.
Costa Rica has the most attractive cattle
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Costa Rica has the most attractive cattle
look who walked down my path while I was taking my morning coffee on the front porch, just 20 meters away, unaware
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
look who walked down my path while I was taking my morning coffee on the front porch, just 20 meters away, unaware
I think it’s a golden silk spider but not sure. had to move her to make room for a new security camera.
January 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I think it’s a golden silk spider but not sure. had to move her to make room for a new security camera.
heading over to the feria (farmer’s market) a short walk from my house. my tico friend Marconilo is there selling produce and coffee from his nearby regenerative farm (which I’ve visited). he and his wife Sonia are lovely, and their coffee is the best I’ve ever tasted.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
heading over to the feria (farmer’s market) a short walk from my house. my tico friend Marconilo is there selling produce and coffee from his nearby regenerative farm (which I’ve visited). he and his wife Sonia are lovely, and their coffee is the best I’ve ever tasted.
30-50 million barrels of oil is the new 30-50 feral hogs
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
30-50 million barrels of oil is the new 30-50 feral hogs
my view for the next two weeks
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
my view for the next two weeks
talk to me about how it was about narcoterrorism (whatever that is)
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
talk to me about how it was about narcoterrorism (whatever that is)
I like book and instrument.
I also highly recommend walk.
I also highly recommend walk.
January 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I like book and instrument.
I also highly recommend walk.
I also highly recommend walk.
riverside lounging on this painfully beautiful day with a soothing ASMR courtesy of the tapping of a female downy woodpecker, hard at work in the tree over my head
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
riverside lounging on this painfully beautiful day with a soothing ASMR courtesy of the tapping of a female downy woodpecker, hard at work in the tree over my head
ok so … the billionaire who labels every other person a pedo buys one of the biggest social media apps, adds an AI to it that enthusiastically generates kiddie porn, and then does nothing to stop it.
got it.
got it.
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
ok so … the billionaire who labels every other person a pedo buys one of the biggest social media apps, adds an AI to it that enthusiastically generates kiddie porn, and then does nothing to stop it.
got it.
got it.
my heart is broken and I’m not exaggerating
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
my heart is broken and I’m not exaggerating
my trailcam captured a young male whitetail on Monday. he's so cute with his little spikes.
December 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
my trailcam captured a young male whitetail on Monday. he's so cute with his little spikes.