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December 23, 2022
Hanukkah Custard Donuts
They were packed with custard filling.
Frosting and sprinkles on top! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Hanukkah Custard Donuts
July 7, 2022
Hyper Lips
They literally stretched from one aisle to the next.
I'd like to see the lips open and hear some words come out like where the sales are at!
Even just some daily blah, blah, blah. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Dossy Blumenthal)
Hyper Lips
May 18, 2022
Big Blue Plates
Wow, those are some BIG blue stone plates.
Also, like the blue ocean and shells as the backdrop on the wall.
Favorite color is BLUE! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Big Blue Plates
June 17, 2021
All American Hummer
Based on military Humvee, so rules the road.
They should've never gotten rid of these.
Big and rugged like you'd expect in America.
This one has the red, white, and blue colors to prove it! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
All American Hummer
January 15, 2021
Orange Flowers 4 Shabbat Shalom
Beautiful vase filled and overflowing with orange flowers.
It says Shabbat Shalom in a big wonderful way! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Orange Flowers 4 Shabbat Shalom
September 25, 2020
Shabbat Shalom Cute People!
And I got two BIG eyes!
I see you and you're all very cute people.
It's Friday, and I want to wish you all a Shabbat Shalom!
May you have a restful and peaceful Shabbat.
And as we head into Yom Kippur on Monday, may we all be sealed in the Book of Life for a great year ahead for 5781!
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Shabbat Shalom Cute People!
February 27, 2020
Party Balloons!
Really, they are part of an exhibit from the Hirshhorn Museum.
But boy do they make a statement.
Big, pink, and with polka dots.
They are the king of the party. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Party Balloons!
November 27, 2019
Graffiti Art
Went to Wynwood Walls in Miami.
The art is just fantastic.
Better than the typical museum.
So creative.
So big.
So colorful.
So full of life.
They took a whole rundown neighborhood and made it cool and great.
On December 5, they will be opening the Museum of Graffiti.
Can't wait to go back and immerse myself in it! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
Graffiti Art
March 26, 2019
Out of Control Ice Cream
I'm not sure how you control yourself around this Alpaca Ice Cream.
But somehow I managed not to get any...this time.
I promise!
LOL
These are made with fresh hot waffles wrapped around your choice of ice cream and toppings.
As you can see these are pretty big and scrumptious!
Anyway, they have a store in Rockville and I absolutely must stay away from it.
Oh, maybe I just go in once for a taste. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Out of Control Ice Cream
February 26, 2018
What's Free And What's Not
"The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately."
Yes, this is the home of the free.
And we are all able to dream BIG dreams.
However, without the hard work and hustle, dream are not made, but rather they die on the vine.
So dream big--imagine the very best.
Reach for the stars...
And then work your butt off to make it happen.
Choose carefully.
No one can have it all.
You have to prioritize.
Also, you need to balance.
In the end:
Dreams + Hard Work + Blessing From G-d
That's success by whatever standards you measure.
(Source Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)
What's Free And What's Not
October 23, 2015
Does Every Problem Have A Solution?
They were going off about this and that problem in the world.
Then seemingly exasperated by the current and desperate state of affairs, they go "You know what? Not every problem has a solution."
And that really took me aback.
As a student and then a professional, I have always prided myself on looking for a solution to every problem.
Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we don't, but I was always taught to try!
Now someone says to me this earth-shattering news that maybe there is not a good solution out there for every catastrophic problem.
So this got me thinking...
Maybe some problems are just too big or too complex for our mortal minds to even understand or our supercomputers to really solve.
Or perhaps sometimes things have gone too far or are too far gone, and we can't always easily just turn back the clock.
Are there some things that we can't really make right what we did so wrong for so long, despite the best intentions now.
And in life are some things just a catch-22 or a zero-sum game--where every way forward is another dead end or it has consequences which are too painful or otherwise unacceptable.
This sort of reminds me of the sick brutal Nazi in the Holocaust who took a women with two beautiful young children to the side and said, "Choose!"
"Choose what?" she innocently replies.
And the sadistic Nazi pulling out his gun says, "Choose which of your children will live and which will die, you have 30 seconds or I kill them both!"
Indeed, some problems have no good solution as hard as that is for me to hear or accept.
All we can do is our best, and even when we can't satisfactorily solve those completely vexing problems to us (because some things are not in the realm of the possible for mere mortals), we have to continue to go forward in life because there really is no going back. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Does Every Problem Have A Solution?
July 21, 2014
Shout It From The Rooftops
"Hear, O' Israel, The L-rd is our G-d, The L-rd is One."
In lights on Tel Aviv Mall in Israel.
(One more from my Cousin Betty--thank you!)
Shout It From The Rooftops