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What Are You Refusing To See?
The Torah was given in 1,312 BCE, before most of the discoveries of the world, modern science, and tools like telescopes and microscopes. Yet, the Torah tells us secrets of the world and science long before they were known.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
What Are You Refusing To See?
April 18, 2022
Space Boy Is Dead Meat
Given man's destructive nature to man, why would we want to entice aliens to come here and do to the world what Russia is currently doing to Ukraine.
Moreover, why would we court disaster and give them a celestial roadmap to get to earth?
Our scientists may know science, but they are nuts to want to bring ET destruction to us. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Space Boy Is Dead Meat
December 14, 2021
Beautiful Fresh Fruit Cups
Colorful and appetizing.
Amazing natural foods that G-d has given us.
I don't think any metaverse can even come close. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Beautiful Fresh Fruit Cups
October 25, 2021
Looking Up
Feel the connection between earth and heaven.
Hi G-d! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Looking Up
July 27, 2021
Wise Old Tree
All it takes is a well-placed eyes, nose, and mouth.
Trees are people too. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Rebecca)
Wise Old Tree
June 22, 2021
Bicycle and Flowers
Either way a beautiful display!
G-d has made such an amazing world for us.
And all our senses get to enjoy it.
If you let yourself stop and experience it, your heart and soul can be uplifted with the joy of it all! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Bicycle and Flowers
April 21, 2021
Flower In Context
(Credit Photo of painting: Andy Blumenthal)
Flower In Context
August 23, 2020
February 4, 2020
Pay Attention To Space Force
It was signed into law by President Trump on December 20.
Space Force is the U.S. military's 6th service branch (separate from the Air Force).
While it is currently the smallest branch with 16,000 personnel and just a $40 million budget, I would look to this branch to move over time to one of the largest (if not the largest) branch of the military.
Let's face it, Earth is small potatoes in the realm of the Universe.
We will be expanding into outer space and colonizing it--we have to!
In addition, the weapons in space will be high-tech and costly relative to their earthly counterparts, and our dominance in space will not come cheap either in terms of aerospace and engineering talent or in terms of the systems and weapons that will assure our superiority.
In January, the new Star Trek aired on CBS, and as is long said on that preminiscent science fiction show, "Space is the final frontier" and the U.S. Space Force will become front and center in our defense.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Pay Attention To Space Force
January 16, 2020
Sucking It Up
It almost looks like we're sucking up the whole ground with it!
After the warmest decade on record, we seem to be having the warmest year on record.
It's 52 degrees out, and we've been reaching up into the high 60's so far this month.
Global warming or the big fires in Australia or action with Iran are heating things up here in Washington, D.C. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Sucking It Up
August 21, 2019
The Apollo 11 Mission: 50 Year Anniversary
Thought this model (scale 1:48) of the command ship and lunar lander in the NASA store was perfect.
It truly is miraculous that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldin made this journey.
In just 8 days, they made the round trip between the earth and the moon, traveling about 240,000 miles each way.
And they walked on the moon for about 3 hours--I want to try that!
Even until today, the U.S. remains the only country to have actually put men on the moon (total of 12).
"One small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind."
Now it's high time that we get ourselves to Mars already and colonize it! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
The Apollo 11 Mission: 50 Year Anniversary
August 6, 2019
Oh Baby, It's Warm Outside?
Truly, a picture is worth a thousand words--probably more.
This was a simple drawing to depict I assume global warming.
- 2000 some nice mountain glaciers.
- 2020 the snow is melted.
It's like the person didn't have to say a word.
But I get it.
Also, I know there is supposedly a lot of scientific evidence for global warming.
But for me personally, I don't see it or feel it.
The summers, if anything, feel cooler and the Winters feel colder to me.
I know that is anecdotal and not representative of the world.
However, it is hard to reconcile what the scientists say, when your own eyes aren't seeing it.
Granted, I'm not in Alaska where, for example, the glaciers are melting,
Still wouldn't we be feeling something here?
Maybe a few degrees really isn't perceptible.
I guess time will tell us for certain.
Hopefully, by the time we do see it, we won't get run over by the speeding train. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Oh Baby, It's Warm Outside?
July 9, 2019
Smell The Flowers
G-d made them for us.
Soft petals.
Magnificent colors.
Fresh sweet smells.
The sound of rustling in the wind.
Absorbing the rays of sunshine.
Drinking the rain water.
Planted in the soil of the earth.
Magical flowers of life, love, and peace.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Smell The Flowers
May 25, 2019
Sizing Fashion And More
There is an obesity problem in the U.S.
But the statistics in terms of the typical sizes of fashion (for women) has been "largely" overlooked.
The biggest size most fashion brands even bother to sell is: 12
"Only 7% of womenswear stocked at multi-brand retailers is a size 14 or above."
But the average American dress size is between between 16 and 18!
The typical runway model is size 2.
BTW, I think men have the same problem with sizing.
There was another thing about measurement in the WSJ today having to do with measuring time.
Day is measured by the earth rotation (on its axis).
Year by the rotation around the sun.
Month by rotation of the moon.
Earth, Sun, and Moon...give us time.
Now we need to take all the wonderful time we have measured and not spend it all eating. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal @Ripley's Believe It or Not)
Sizing Fashion And More
September 27, 2018
Reaping What You Sow: Adam and Adamah
"In celebrating Sukkot, we compare Adam and Adamah. Just like a man is dependent on seeding his teachings and good deeds which then leads to reaping his personal life harvest, so too the earth is dependent on seeding and watering which leads to harvesting its produce."Hope you enjoy and Chag Sameach. ;-)
(Inspired by a movie of a farmer in Bishvil-Haivrit)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Reaping What You Sow: Adam and Adamah
August 28, 2018
Upside Down Flower On Stairs
It's an upside-down pink flower bent over a concrete stair.
And the stem is sticking straight up and out.
The contrast of the live soft pink flower and the cold hard grey of the concrete stairs is astounding to me.
Life can so easily be bent over, squished out, and left for dead in the cold harsh realities of this world
We are alive, but life can be hard.
We fight to go on, but life is sometimes unforgiving.
The bright spark of life seeks to illuminate the hard grey block.
Breath, beat, live...good health is unbelievably precious.
Arise flower and once again stand tall in the glowing sunshine and the pouring rain.
Nourish yourself in the soil of the Earth, give praise to the L-rd as only life can do. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Upside Down Flower On Stairs
August 13, 2018
Flower Petals In Water
G-d's creations are so wondrous and marvelous.
Frankly, I find it hard to comprehend how He made everything so gorgeous.
There are plenty of challenges for us in this world to keep us learning and growing.
But truly, I love that there is some Garden of Eden paradise in this world too. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Flower Petals In Water
July 18, 2018
Rain From Heaven
It is the first time that I was actually able to see the rain almost in a slow motion.
They weren't drops, but literally streaks of water zipping down from the sky.
The feeling was so pure and refreshing to clean the air and the ground.
To replenish our reservoirs, ponds, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
To nourish the fruit of the Earth and make it grow.
We use up and make dirty, but G-d replenishes and makes clean! ;-)
(Source photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Rain From Heaven