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Big apartment building fire in Hong Kong

November 30, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

NY Post: First images from inside fire-ravaged Hong Kong high rise as death toll rises to 146

A big fire at an apartment building in Hong Kong won’t get much coverage in the US, but it seemed strange to me because everything is built of concrete in Hong Kong. Apparently it was the scaffolding.

Ten years ago, I took this photo of construction at the Hong Kong university where we worked. Bamboo poles are lashed together. On top of the scaffold, a blue tarp is spread for workers to walk around on. They step on the bamboo poles to not fall through the cracks.

What a difference a day makes.

November 10, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Yesterday, it was 40^o and a little misty. The wind was heading to the east, so it was a good time to blow the leaves into the woods. Glad I did.

Sparky’s Dilemma

November 9, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

I was attempting to be too productive this morning, when his bowl slipped out of my hand. For breakfast, he gets a third of a cup of kibble and half of a hard boiled egg. Nothing very sticky.

Sparky’s poise and judgment surprised me again.

Nice Fall

October 30, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

When I took Sparky out this morning, it was cold and drizzly, but the trees are having a good Autumn. The photo unintentionally came out blurry and impressionistic. I like it.

Snack pit and monochromatic light

October 26, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Thinking about the green ball mystery, I took some photos of the ball pit this morning before sunrise.

Sparky’s had a disappointing morning.

October 16, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Sparky was laughing too hard at my joke, so I knew he was just playing along.

I told him that he was my little hot dog. You know, because he likes lying by the fire. It’s not even a joke, just an affectionate pun.

We are living in the future.

October 9, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

On the way to my buddy’s house, I passed this guy near the Bedford Reservation.

The “Check Engine” light comes on at the United Nations.

September 24, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

UN responds to Trump about escalator malfunction

Several minor incidents occurred when President Trump went to address the United Nations.

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

That saying is called Hanlon’s Razor.

Sparky the tunnel rat.

September 20, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

I am still surprised that Sparky can crawl all the way under my couch. He doesn’t mind, he’s built for this sort of work.

We were playing Search and Rescue, and Mr. Moose was all the way under the couch. It wasn’t a cruel trick. Sparky could have gone under my desk, and Moose was right there. When Sparky spotted Moose, he couldn’t puzzle out the easy way, so hunkered down and belly crawled.

Hindu gods can be the new superheroes.

August 30, 2025 / Richard Nestoff / 1 Comment

Smithsonian: Veteran Pixar Animator’s Newest Book Is an Epic Undertaking

Sanjay Patel is an artist and former Pixar animator who produces Youtube animated videos and illustrated books based on thousands of years of Hindu mythology. That seems like a gold mine of narratives that major studios should investigate.