December 1, 2021
November 28, 2021
Happy Hanukkah 2021
November 21, 2021
Sad Sad Umbrella
It's the saddest umbrella in the world. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Sad Sad Umbrella
November 8, 2021
Joke of a Pumpkin
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Joke of a Pumpkin
December 27, 2020
@Hagerstown Outlets
We went shopping today at the Hagerstown Outlets.
Two things struck me:
1) The deals on beautiful brand name clothing was unbelievable!
2) So many stores have closed during Covid; what a darn shame what's happened to our small businesses.
Anyway, it's an adventure to go to the outlets, and hard not to spend when the deals are all around you.
The best is to get gifts for the people you love! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal, Not Hagerstown)
@Hagerstown Outlets
May 28, 2020
Chag Sameach - Happy Shavuot!
(Credit Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)
Chag Sameach - Happy Shavuot!
December 24, 2019
Celebrating The Holidays
The matching suit and tie with all the decorative holiday ornaments.
The bright red shirt.
The tree hat with the star on top.
And the dark glasses.
Wow, standout city!
Where do you get clothing like this?
I wonder if I could do this with a menorah too. LOL
Happy Holidays to all. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Celebrating The Holidays
December 22, 2019
Happy Hanukah Trader Joe's Style
They also have the best edible and good tasting fresh, healthy food.
On top of it, they have a nice gift card for a Happy Hanukah!
I vote that we replace the other crummy supermarkets with Trader Joes instead. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Happy Hanukah Trader Joe's Style
December 19, 2019
Holiday Earrings With Pizazz
These holiday earrings have loads of pizazz.
Watch them flash red from ear to ear!
The funny thing is no one else even notices.
What an awesome holiday fashion statement from The Nation's Capital. ;-)
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)
Holiday Earrings With Pizazz
September 29, 2019
Positively Jewish New Years
Lets everyone stay positive folks--we all have so much to be grateful for and please G-d to look forward to!
Positive is greater than negative (as the shirt says). LOL
Shana Tova!
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Positively Jewish New Years
June 5, 2019
Swimming In Florida
Hit the swimming pool.
About to do my laps.
I got my gear and ready to rock and roll.
Please G-d, we'll spend the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (commemorating when we got the Torah) together here as a family.
What more can I ask.
Happy and grateful. ;-)
(Source Photo: Dossy Blumenthal)
Swimming In Florida
December 27, 2018
Happy Holidays!
Took this in South Florida this week.
These two guys from Sweden sitting at the pool wearing these Christmas tree hats.
This was just too great to pass up.
As I took the photo, one guy gave me the thumbs up and this was just perfect.
I don't know about you, but they cheered me up even when it seems that the world is otherwise going crazy--in so many ways.
- Politics
- Divisiveness
- Hate
- Fighting
- Injustices
- Suffering
But at the end of the day, it's about the people--and G-d gives us the power to do good and make happy (or vice versa).
This one made me happy! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Happy Holidays!
November 22, 2018
What Did The Turkey Say To The Chicken?
Someone always has it worse.
Too funny! ;-)
Thank you to my son-in-law for sharing these.
What Did The Turkey Say To The Chicken?
November 19, 2018
Happy Friendsgiving
Of course, you know about Thanksgiving--when we celebrate with our family all the wonderful things in life that G-d has blessed us with.
Well now there is "Friendsgiving."
This typically occurs on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and is enjoyed with friends (instead of family).
We are still grateful, but we just are thankful with a different set of significant others in our lives.
To me there is nothing like my family--as my father taught me:
Blood is thicker than water.
But friends are important in our lives as well, and good and true friends are so hard to come by--so we should celebrate them and with them whenever possible too.
Finally, I choose this flower, "Bird of Paradise" for this blog, because I love it and it is something wonderful from G-d that I am grateful for.
Happy Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving to All! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Happy Friendsgiving
November 18, 2018
September 30, 2018
Preparing Simchat Torah Dinner
Then all the prep.
The cleaning, slicing, dicing, mixing, laying it all out, and braising.
Then the cooking--stovetop, and oven.
And before you know, it comes out all done and ready for the scrumptious shul dinner to honor the Torahs.
I want to thank all the women and men that helped out today and many other times to prepare.
But especially, I want to call out Naomi Elimelech who coordinates everything and is the brains behind all the delicious and healthy food.
She and her husband, Itzik, who is also the President of the synagogue, are truly wonderful, caring, and giving people and a role model for all of us--and it's not just the cooking!
B'tayavon everyone and Chag Sameach! ;-)
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
Preparing Simchat Torah Dinner
November 6, 2017
Begone With Daylight Savings Time
It serves no functional purpose and is actually a negative for society overall.
Originally devised to have longer daylight in the Summer months by moving the clock forward an hour, it was also thought to save electricity by having more daylight.
However, research on the energy savings have had at best mixed results and the extra hour of sunlight in the evening in Summer with sunset extending to after 9 pm is necessary why???
Let's face it...it is stupid to move the clocks twice a year "springing forward" in the Spring and "falling back" in the Fall.
Aside from the nonsense of actually having to move the clocks, it is disruptive and unhealthy to our sleep and other bodily patterns--was anyone else up too early for work this morning and hanging around until it was actually time to go in?
And it's not only people's bodily cycle that gets messed up, but animals too. One of my colleagues complained this morning about their dog needing to go out for their walk early this morning--apparently, the dog didn't get the message about daylight savings time.
Time is not something to mess with--it should be stable like the other natural cycles of good 'ol Mother Nature--that we depend on as the "Laws of Nature!"
We don't change the number of days in December from 31 to 32 (taking it from perhaps October, which we can easily cut back on to 30 or 29 days) to extend the joyous holiday and the shopping season which is good for economy.
We also don't mess with the number of days of the week--perhaps, for example, we should shorten the week from 7 to 6 days, so that we can have a more frequent rest cycle and rejuvenate our bodies and minds more frequently. Who wouldn't vote to get rid of Mondays and just start the week with Tuesday instead.
Change is a good thing when it actually has a net benefit to society and it is more than negligible, but continuing to move around the dials on the clock, just because someone woke up one day with another cockeyed idea is not something to keep repeating.
It's time to recognize the bad idea for daylight savings time for what it is and restore stable time like a tick-tock that we can all set our watches consistently to. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Begone With Daylight Savings Time
October 30, 2017
Halloween DC Style
Halloween DC Style