Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " If You Can't Beat Them, Blame Them ." With radical Islamists and th...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called Turning Nabka to Babka .  The term Nakba, in relation to Israel, was actually was f...

So I go for some blood work today. Lady pokes my arm, and nothing comes out.  She moves the point of the needle around and around-- st...

I thought it was an interesting sign in the office. Responsibility: At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success...

Funny T-Shirt on solving computer problems: Does it work? Did you screw with it? Does anyone know? Can you blame anyone else? T...

This is sort of what I feel happened with North Korea and the U.S. at the Summit in Vietnam this week.  We went into this thinking that ...

I go to the fridge to look for something to eat.  I find am empty food storage container on the shelf.  I recognize it from the day befo...

So we all know these type of people that love to criticize and bully.   They are the critics in chief.  You have to wonder what thei...

1-2-3-4 Open up the government's doors      5-6-7-8 Let our nation operate 1-2-3-4 Open up the government's doors      5-6-...

So I thought this was interesting on the cause of conflict.  There are four main parts: 1) Deprivation - You believe that someone is ...

So I learned that there are at least 2 things to be mindful of when it comes to a firing squad: 1. Never get between a man and his firin...

I came across these excellent graphics used to educate and prevent against domestic dominance and abuse. The first wheel shows how ...

Have you ever seen someone point fingers at the next guy/gal (a classmate, neighbor, co-worker, or even family and friends)? It's th...

So this was an interesting term that I heard about getting people to take responsibility for their actions. "Whose throat do I chok...

Really liked this Japanese bowl and cup set--so cute.  The head is the bowl, and the cup which holds all the water and has the handle is ...

So I learned something new about being Mr. Fix It. First of all, depending on how you look at things, you are either the guy who ...

So I took this photo of a smashed mirror hanging out of a corner trash can in downtown D.C. Half is reflecting the garbage in the can...

One of the most important qualities of a leader is responsibility and accountability--as they typically say, "the buck stops here....

I don't often go about calling people names. It's not diplomatic or politically correct, of course.  But I want to make an e...

My elderly father retold a funny joke to us yesterday when we visited him at his assisted living home. It goes like this... A teac...