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

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Contradictions, Corruption, and Lies ." The list of “nonsensicals” in o...

Yeah, these signs say a lot about our two-party system of government.  "Republican: Because everyone can't be on welfare....

So Agile development is great for iteratively working closely with customers to develop and refine information systems that are useful t...

So have you ever gone to the shoe store, but you forgot to wear socks.  Well, this is what you get to try-on shoes. These absolutely c...

So I thought this was an interesting risk management strategy... One colleague joked with me that: "Everyone should just wrap the...

So I heard an interesting thought on crisis management: "Never let a good crisis go to waste!" Isn't that frequently how...

So over and over again, we read about the desire and promise by some to close Guantanamo Bay ("Gitmo")--the prison for terrorist...

So we've become a nation that only seems to be moving, but yet is heading nowhere fast.   Shock and awe and "sound and fury, si...

There is an old Jewish parable about the body parts arguing which is most important.  Each makes it's case that without that part, w...

This is the crux of the problem with the verification clause in the Iran Nuclear WMD Deal. In a nutshell: "Can I check your suspe...

Lately, with the Ebola outbreak, primarily in Africa, but unfortunately also spreading here into the U.S., we are hearing refrains fro...

While our self-declared intelligentsia has decided to keep the commercial flights open to Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, experts are...

The Wall Street Journal quotes U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf who offered advice to young judges, as follows:  "It's not ...

So you think drinking and driving is bad...it is! But look what this person is doing while driving.  No, not texting. No, not puttin...

So I am at the pool today in Maryland.  This old man--looks about 100, yes really!--comes up to me and starts a conversation.  He says,...

Microsoft buying Nokia is a desperate play at mobile computing. Unfortunately, the purchase doesn't add up  in terms of common busin...

Somewhere between 600-1000 feet up in the air.  Suspended by a parasail wing (like a parachute). Teethered to a moving speed boat.  ...

So we took our daughter out to shoot some arrows. She was really good, shooting off one after another and hitting the bullseye way do...

This picture is from the train home from work this week.  This lady took the opportunity to literally sprawl herself out on the train. ...

This is an amazing photo by my daughter, Michelle Blumenthal.  This deer just tried to jump a fence, but got impaled right through i...