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

Thought this was an incredibly beautiful photo. Someone playing ball with an elderly lady in a wheelchair!  Too often, I think we forg...

So as we age, we've got to cope with a different reality. Our bodies and minds may start to deteriorate.  We can't do all the ...

Thought this was an interesting perspective on retirement. There are three phases: 1) Go-Go:  You retire and are eager to enjoy your...

Is being old an age, a feeling, or both? Some people seem to get old before their time. They go about echting and kretzching--at 40 an...

You can walk for miles... It's quiet and green in a suburban setting. Who's that dummy? Lovers come out here...

This guy was a hoot on the Metro in Washington, D.C.  His shirt says: "With age comes oldness." Ah, yeah! When he was si...

I just love this drawing of the parents and child.  My daughter found it on Instagram and sent it to me.  As a little kid, my wife...

What great brain at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) came up with the idea to curb access to prosthetics  for the dis...

So when we're young, we think we're Superman, Batman, or whatever superhero comes to mind.  Our bodies are beautiful, supple, st...

The following is all true. So I dreamed last night a scary dream... I was lying prone in a horizontal but bent position. My clothes ...

Dave Goldberg, the CEO of Survey Monkey (and the husband of Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook), died suddenly in a freakish accident ...

So two quick stories on getting a little older... First story: After my workout today, a guy follows me into the elevator.   He open...

My wife took this photo today. We went to the Pastry Oven for some lunchtime chow.  Three generations of Blumenthals--thank you G-d! ...

Short story...so this nice gentleman came from the house of worship to visit my dad in assisted living over the holidays. The man talked...

It's been only about 4 months since my mom passed, and now my dad becomes very sick from chemotherapy and ends up in the h...

Strange day, starting with these cartoon characters standing on the street waving to everyone. And they say texting while driving is dis...

I visit the nursing home pretty often to see my mom who is there.  While I try to focus on my mom and her needs, I do notice other pat...

My wife always tells me she needs a lot of personal space--she likes time and focus to do "her thing."  No one nagging, yap...

At the dedication of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the picture of the elder Bush in a wheelchair...

Now seeing how you will look in the future is not just theoretical anymore.  Merrill Edge (Merrill Lynch investing + Bank of America b...