Too bright to look at it.
It enlightens our whole world.
The warm glowing sun is life.
Cold empty darkness is death.
Light drives out the dark.
We need more light in this world. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts
March 23, 2021
March 17, 2021
Fiery Star of David
Saw it on Facebook and thought it's really dazzling!
Man, we're on fire and in a good way--rebirth after the horrors of the Holocaust, redemption to and flourishing of the Promised Land of Israel, and what looks like many more incredible things to come.
Hence, my reading of the three stars: our past, present, and future.
G-d's plan for the world is happening, and it's hopefully very bright indeed. ;-)
December 17, 2020
Getting Schwarma On The Spit
October 6, 2020
Awesome Hot Air Balloons
Hot Air Balloons are so awesome!
Dreamy, drifting into the sky.
Flying away with a birds-eye view.
Looking near and far across the landscape.
To the sunrise and the sunset.
Calm, coasting, and carried by the wind.
Fire breathing into the balloon.
Up, up, and away.
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 12, 2020
Seeing Red!
Red is the color of an apple and a strawberry
Red is the color of blood and fire.
Red is when you unfortunately lose money or go broke.
Red is a can of Coke and the planet Mars.
Red means you got something wrong on the paper or exam.
Red sneakers, that's okay too. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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)
December 6, 2019
Fire Stripes on Buggy
June 29, 2019
Using Drones To Stop Terror Balloons and Kites
It is not hard to imagine Israel developing drones that can effectively deal with the terror balloons and kites. If a drone, can hover for extended periods overhead, go on GPS or remote-controlled operational missions, and can even be used to “take out” terrorist targets or other drones, then certainly they can intercept, capture, redirect, or destroy the flaming balloons and kites that the terrorists are sending to kill and destroy.
Israel and the IDF not only have the fundamental technical and scientific knowhow with both drones and missile defense, but also they have the motivation, with G-d’s help, to save the lives of the Israeli people as well as the beautiful and holy land of Israel. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
May 13, 2019
Dragon Power
In honor of the amazing (2nd to last) episode last night of Game of Thrones...
I am posting this artistic Dragon.
That dragon last night sure was able to do a lot of damage.
It was a very dramatic and sad episode.
I won't give it away.
But an air force of dragons can certainly do quite well.
Dropping some serious firepower is what they do. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
February 28, 2019
Fire As A Force Of Nature And Man
From tales and mythologies of old, dragons would spew fire from their mouths and destroy the enemy leaving only maybe their charred remains (likely, we will get to see more of that in Season 8 of Game of Thrones coming up soon).
In the 20th century, flamethrowers were widely used in World War I and II, and today thermonuclear weapons create great fireballs and mushroom clouds.
But already as far back as the Bible, Samson fought with fire against the Philistines.
He caught 300 foxes, tied them tail to tail in pairs and put a lite torch between them and they ran terror and havoc through his enemy's encampment.
By the time of the Greek and Roman Empires, they would use catapults to hurl pots or bundles of flaming materials at their enemies.
In the Movie, Gladiator, upon releasing these catapults, he orders: "Unleash Hell!"
During the Spanish Inquisition, the inquisitor and his henchman would force Jews and others to convert or face execution by fire in the auto-da-fe.
Again in the Salem Witch Hunts, they would burn suspected witches at the stake.
And in more recent times, in the War Against Terror, ISIS was shown in videos that went viral torching those they considered infidels.
Fire for good or for evil, those flaming pigs, I will never forget. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
October 18, 2018
Memory Comes In 3's
Whether it's a joke about serving 3 meals: Frozen, Microwave, and Take-out.
Or Even washing your hair: Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
How about what to do when there is an:
Active Shooter: Run, Hide, Fight
Fire: Stop, Drop, Roll
Earthquake: Drop, Cover, Hold On
G-d forbid there should be 4 or more steps to do something, and mankind would be beyond his/her mental limitations and at a virtual standstill.
So read, remember, and use this appropriately--that's the 3 things to do now with this post. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 21, 2018
Israel On Fire
When the Hamas terrorist's from Gaza are trying to burn the State of Israel, Israel needs to make sure it's the terrorists are the ones getting burnt. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
June 18, 2018
It's Time to Stop The Terror Arsonists
"Please Don't Burn Israel Anymore"
From Incendiary kites to flaming balloons, the Palestinian terrorists of Hamas need to give up their hatred of Israel and the Jewish people, and embrace love for the land and peace with their neighbors.
Hope you enjoy the article.
Protect the Holy Land!
(Source Photo: Picsabay)
March 21, 2018
Measurement And Standards Are Our Friends
And measurement is the foundation of scientific research and creating standards.
Scientific research and measurement are about exploration, discovery, and innovation.
Further, it is about finding the facts; it is objective; it is truth; it is essential to maintaining integrity.
Standards also help to ensure dependability, because there is a common reference and you know what you are getting.
A great true story that demonstrates the importance of measurements and standards is the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
This was the third worst urban inferno in American history.
It destroyed over 1,500 building across 140 acres.
Fire engines responded from as far as New York and Virginia.
But the problem was that they invariably could not help.
Why?
Because their fire hose couplings could not fit on the Baltimore fire hydrants--they were not standardized.
Without standards, we don't have interoperability.
We don't have a reference that everyone can go by.
It's as if we're all working on our own desert islands.
This defeats the power in numbers that make us together greater than the sum of our individual parts.
Science and technology help us advance beyond just ourselves and today.
Measurement and standardization help us to build a better and stronger society. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
April 13, 2017
What ISIS Saw Today
After the U.S. dropped the Mother Of All Bombs (MOAB) on it in Afghanistan.
30 feet long, 21,600 pounds, GPS-guided, equivalent to 11 tons of TNT, and a blast radius of 1 mile!
The largest non-nuclear bomb in our arsenal that sucks out all the oxygen and lights the air on fire.
It was never used before in battle, and it is wonderful to see that we are finally pulling out the stops on radical Islamist Terrorism.
It's time to make them crap their pants and see nothing but spots before their eyes.
Terrorists, there is a new President in town--and the game is up! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
April 2, 2016
If I Could Get Back Time
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"Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a present. "
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Another way that my dad taught me is this:
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Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.
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Hope you enjoy these!
(Source Photo: Andy and Dossy Blumenthal)
March 16, 2016
Metro Doesn't Always Get You There
Metro says it is to check safety after a fire on the system on Monday, but the hastiness and extremeness of the action has many scratching their heads and asking "Terror Threat?"
Either way, better safe than sorry!
It's funny because just on the way home yesterday, I took this photo of what I believe is a advertisement for taking Metro (instead of driving) or for some reason I took it as that.
Metro is supposed to get you there, but doesn't always.
Still better than sitting in traffic or getting tickets downtown. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
April 9, 2013
Savor Every Moment
This is an awesome slow motion video from Gizmodo.
It is taken with a Phantom Flex4k camera at 1000 frames per second and high resolution 4096 x 2160.
This camera can capture "explosions, crashes, and other split-second events" in amazing detail and costs over $100,000, but in a sense it is a small price to pay for what the value of what you can get from it.
When I watched this video of the firefighters going into action, I felt as if I was really there experiencing the true heat of the fire, the thick smell of the smoke, the fear of what lay in the dark and burning building, and the human determination for everyone working together to put it out and save lives.
This made me think about how in rushing around all the time to do everything that others expect of us and that we expect of ourselves that we often aren't fully in touch with the moment.
It's more like we are just trying to get through it while everything is passing us by, and we are in a disconnected fugue state.
I imagine that at the end of life, we look back at the many moments that we don't fully remember, experienced in just a cold and hurried manner, and that we never got to really feel or savor
If only we had been in the moment, maybe we would have listened to others better, been more empathetic, less judging and critical, and said and done the right things more often.
Being in the moment would enable us to more fully experience it, remember it, learn from it, grow with it, be together in it--and really be alive (and not a bunch of Walking Dead zombies half the time)!
This video is an eye-opener and wake up call to slow down, experience, and feel life, rather than have it just pass us so quickly and shallowly by. ;-)
June 21, 2012
"Plastered" On The Metro
Fires, delays, overcrowding, doors not closing, people screaming, trains being unloaded and taken out of service.
Today, the trains were so packed, this one guy (pictured) was literally "plastered" up against the glass, practically holding on for dear life.
Forget about any air conditioning, with the heat in the city reaching 96 degrees today, one train that I was on actually seemed to have the heat going.
The people were drenched in sweat, fanning themselves, trying to gulp in some air at the station stops, and generally praying the train didn't get stuck in the tunnel to top it all off.
It is almost unbelievable that this the public transportation in The Capital of the United States of America!
Luckily, I met a friend on the train and at least had some good conversation and laughs to make the otherwise dismal ride go by faster.
This must be the week for crappy transportation for me--what did I do wrong? ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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