Three Colors of Snot

I’m coughing from the turmeric powder stuck in my throat from a chai latte from Harken Cafe in the French Quarter in Charleston, South Carolina…

Charleston, New OrleansAndrew EllisMarch 27, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Assertive, New Orleans, Charleston, Greek Revival, Charleston Single House, She-crab soup, Mardi Gras

Coffee, Booze, Coffee, Booze

There was a man, hungover or drunk, on his bike on King Street in Charleston this morning that looked at me with recognition…

CharlestonAndrew EllisMarch 24, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Assertive, Charleston, Greek Revival, R. Kitchen, Harvey Pekar, American Splendor, Hangovers

Bidets & Muay Thai

One thing I miss most about my previous apartment is the Hello Tushy. There’s nothing quite like a clean bum. Now, and on the road, I’m forced to use toilet paper…

Bidets, Muay ThaiAndrew EllisMarch 21, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Algodones Sand Dunes, Dune Buggies, Assertive, Muay Thai, Bidets, Buakaw

Zen & The Carnivore Diet

Three years ago, after a much needed break from the world of tech and staring at computers, I moved to a Zen monastery in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico…

Zen, CarnivoreAndrew EllisMarch 19, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, art, Carnivore Diet, Paul Saladino, Joe Rogan, Zen, Jemez Springs, New Mexico, Meditation

The Third Wave & Ben Eckman

About eighteen years ago now, I moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the epicenter of hipsterdom. And truth be told, I fit right in. I had facial hair, wore vintage clothes, liked things ironically…

Art, CoffeeAndrew EllisMarch 18, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Blue Bottle Coffee, Ben Eckman, Third Wave Coffee, Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto, Starbucks, art, painting

Anglers & All

Fly fishing seemed fascinating for no other reason probably than that fly casting looked complicated and required that you stand in the middle of a river or creek.

Fly fishingAndrew EllisMarch 17, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Fly fishing, Trinity Alps, Shasta, Anglers, Rolf Nylinder, Shaku Hunter, iPhone, California, A River Runs Through It

I Blame Ryan Gosling

The difficulty I can see with writing a blog that might potentially continue to highlight restaurants and bars is that, well, I’ll spend all of my time eating and drinking booze.

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