Big Stick Physics

China has a big problem.

June 29, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Chinese strategic oil reserves are missing.

China’s strategic oil reserve, to the surprise of the government officials who went to verify the reserves in May, was instead composed of water, sludge, various debris and overflow from nearby sewer lines.

That’s awkward.

China used to circumvent sanctions to buy oil from Iran and Venezuela, but the US has instituted management disruptions in those countries. The Strait of Hormuz is also critical. China might want to help out the US in keeping that open.

Well that was nice.

June 29, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 1 Comment

With family in town, we had a cook-out at my house. We get reacquainted as the young ones form new bonds. Looking at it like that, a little girl crying in the rain is an opportunity. It certainly doesn’t mark the end of the party.

There is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program.

June 28, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

DeWine tells CNN Trump should reconsider action on Haitian immigrants

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can remove the Temporary Protected Status designation for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, opening the door for those immigrants’ deportation.

It’s right there in the name, “Temporary”. Governor DeWine is not happy that it’s time for the Haitians to leave America.

Softly softly catchie monkey

June 28, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

I had an exchange student from Brazil. Every couple of weeks when we had some free time, he would describe to the class some aspect of life in Brazil.

Sparky isn’t afraid of anything.

June 25, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

That’s what he says, but during storms, Sparky gets a little manic. He grins like a dope and pants like he’s ready to give birth. Sparky keeps that up for the duration.

I thought a blanket fort might take his mind off of the storm.

Sparky likes novel experiences and tolerates my little experiments.

Sparky won’t leave me alone.

June 24, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Sometimes I don’t feel like playing, and just want to wander around the internet. Problem is, Sparky is certain that I am interesting and fun. He is too adorable to be denied.

Freddy comes to Ohio

June 23, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 2 Comments

Freddie the German World Cup tourist says that Amish land is his favorite place so far, and he’s been to some great places.

Since Freddie started his World Cup road trip three weeks ago, he has been attracting attention on Twitter. When he went viral, everybody with clout has been giving him VIP treatment.

If you haven’t heard of Freddie, here are some of his posts describing his experiences.

Europeans should get over it, and buy an air conditioner.

June 23, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Britain braces for hottest June day on record

She seems nice. Probably a druid or some other kind of pagan.

The article says that it may hit 38^o C in England this week. For countries that landed a man on the moon, that’s about 100^o F.

Scream Queens 8.5/10

June 21, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Scream Queens is campy and fun, but not dumb. It’s a slasher/thriller satire, with sharp writing and a great cast. It came out in 2015, and only ran for two seasons, but each mystery takes about half of a season. The situations are absurd, obeying slasher logic, but sort of plausible.

Juneteenth Charadethes

June 19, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Sparky wants to play Juneteenth Charadethes.

Do we have to say it like that?

“Yup”

Sparky explains that for Juneteenth Charadethes, you have to act out a notable Black character. Sparky went first.

The way he was licking his chops, I had a pretty good idea.