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

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Rosh Hashanah Reflections ." Rosh Hashanah is the annual wake-up call fo...

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Beautiful Summer day @Lake Frank.  Surprised parking lot was so empty.  Nice stroll around the lake with the family.  A little humidity towa...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " Making Things Right When There Is Still Time ."   Over the years, I he...

Just a self-reflection today... Important to me.  It's about who I thought I was and... Who I became.  Truly, I went full circ...

Thought this was a cool, even if rudimentary, museum display.  Instead of postcards in the display holder, they put colored glass.  Th...

It's funny that people derive so much of their self esteem from others.  If someone says something nice to/about them, then they f...

We did a little kayaking at Lake Needwood today. I couldn't believe they open at 6:30 in the morning already to rent boats on a Sund...

Whether though endless work, family activities, exercise, computer time, or whatever, people have a hard time just stopping to think.  A...

Two reflections from this week: 1. Listen to understand: I heard a colleague talk about the importance of listening. There wasn't r...

It's been a week since Zach Sobiech, age 18, died from a rare bone cancer, called Osteosarcoma. Zach was diagnosed at just the tende...

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium-filled balloon lifted space capsule, one week ago today, to set a skydiving record from 24 miles up...

So I went to get my flu shot this week, and I ended up getting an education.  Sitting on the table in the health unit was this Fat Fact...

Yes, this is what it looks like. I saw this motorcycle driver dead on the street and the cycle beside him/her. Apparently the truck ...

A colleague shared this with me and now I carry it wherever I go: " In the quiet hours when we are alone and there is nobody to tell us...

Someone sent me this beautiful poem; I hope you find it as meaningful as I do. SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round?...

For a long time, I’ve wondered about the application of “enterprise” architecture to the person. In other words, can the principles of EA th...