Archer Flying Car

(Credit Photos: Michelle Blumenthal)

Archer Flying Car

Lagerfeld + Garfield Luggage

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Lagerfeld + Garfield Luggage

The Best of People

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "The Best of People."

When we finally got back to the hotel and my wife was feeling better, I told her how amazed I was with the goodness of these complete strangers that we encountered. I saw people who expressed concern and care for someone they didn't know and for whom they wanted nothing in return.

I believe that this is ultimately what life is all about: it's not about the money, the honor, or what we get out of a situation; rather, it's about doing good in the world and savoring G-d's blessing over anything that is material or narcissistic.

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

The Best of People

When Do You Honk

 

That's a telling bumper sticker for someone.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

When Do You Honk

Winter Lights

(Credit Photo: Minna Blumenthal)

Winter Lights

Cool Muscle Car

Check out the cool design with the head and snakes over the rear wheel.  

Just that touch of flair! ;-)

(Credit Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)

Cool Muscle Car

Tires Overload

Do you think there is room for maybe one or two more? ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Tires Overload

Someone Pimp My Ride, Please

Talking about a bare bones Jeep. 

Ain't nothing left here, but this skeleton. 

Yes, it's gutted, but it still drives! 

This is the anti-luxury automobile.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Someone Pimp My Ride, Please

Comfy In The Airport

  

Sure, make yourself comfortable,

Take your shoes off. 

Put your feet up. 

Wrap your legs around some luggage. 

Recline and put your head back into the pillow.

Put in your ear buds and listen to some music.

Have something to drink.

Take a few extra seats.

Relax and enjoy.

Flying the friendly skies.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Comfy In The Airport

Nice Wheels and Rims

Not an overly impressive car.

But the oversize wheels and good-looking rims are quite fine!

What's more important the car or the tires?  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Nice Wheels and Rims

Tie Dye Rainbow Bags

So this is the inside of the suitcase.

It's filled with rainbow tie dye bags.

The outside of the suitcase is also rainbow tie dye pattern. 

So the inside and the outside matches. 

Someone loves colorful tie dye everything.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Tie Dye Rainbow Bags

Lego Peace Love VW Van

Great Lego Peace, Love VW Van with surfboard and tanning chairs! 

Ready to jump in and enjoy the hipster life!  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Lego Peace Love VW Van

Dog Riding On Luggage

This little service dog was hilarious. 

He stood, the whole time, on this lady's carry-on luggage as she rolled through the airport. 

Dog was happy with its tongue out and ears perched up as he was riding along to his/her flight. 

I wonder if people could stand on their luggage too and get through the airport quicker that way!  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Dog Riding On Luggage

Panther Cat Car

Great panther on the sides of this ocean blue sports car! 

Love the orange and red rims too. 

Fast and fancy!

Functional art ready for the road.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal) 

Panther Cat Car

Upside Down Car

Wow what an accident. 

Car ended up flipping over!

What was really weird was that the advertisement on the side of the car was for a personal injury lawyer. 

Hopefully, the person(s) in the car came out okay and didn't need to call the "hurtline" listed.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy and Dannielle Blumenthal)

Upside Down Car

Join U.S. Space Force

War is coming to space. 

Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica here we come.  

We've got to protect our space!  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Join U.S. Space Force

When You Absolutely Need A/C

When it's Summer, hot, and humid.

And your car's air conditioning isn't working.

What do you do?

Improvise!  ;-)

(Source Photo: A friend)

When You Absolutely Need A/C

Broken Uber and Stupid Airport

 

So we are going to the airport early this morning and everything seemed to go wrong.

Because we needed an Uber early, we used the app to reserve one in advance.

I get an email that Uber charged us and the app says the driver is on the way.

However, it doesn't identify any driver or car. 

It turns out that Uber never reserved any driver and no one was coming to get us and we had a flight to catch.

So much for reservations that go unreserved!

So we cancel the darn Uber and instead try to get a Lyft, but after many minutes trying in vain to locate a driver, we gave up on this as well,

Thank goodness, I could still call a regular cab!

The taxi company says he'll be there in 10-20 minutes. 

Over 35 minutes later and 3 phones calls and he still hasn't arrived and it's getting late for the flight.

Finally, finally, he shows up and says they called up and he came from bed to pick us up. 

Wow, that's pretty amazing--I was impressed and grateful.

He get us to the airport and we run in and through security.

We head to gate 30 for our flight and the picture shows you what we came up against.

Gate 29 and gate 31 in the corner of the airport, but no freakin gate 30 anywhere in sight!

After a swing around the other corners, we finally found it.

Why gate 30 isn't after 29 and before 31, I will never understand!

Moreover, why Uber takes reservations in advance for a car, but doesn't actually arrange a driver is also a complete mystery and a very broken business model.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)

Broken Uber and Stupid Airport

Kustom Cars

What a cool car!

Engine revving and the belts and pistons turning high up in the air.

And the the rest of the car, the body, couldn't get any lower to the ground (not even John Belushi in The Blues Brothers)

As it was driving, the metal was scraping along the street. 

I wondered how it was that the pieces didn't actually pull/fall off the car. 

The thing has got to be pretty solid despite the rusty looks.

This guy was getting quite a bit of attention along the beach.

Isn't that the point. ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Kustom Cars

Incredible Horses and Wagon

Wow, thought this was an incredible horses and wagon. 

I love how the artist raised the path, so you could see the difficulty of traveling like this. 

And the sculpture is so intricate and detailed. 

Truly lifelike and makes you feel the times. 

In the Wild West, like in the "Old Country" people kept chugging along, even when life was difficult and often miserable. 

Not sure how they did it. ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Incredible Horses and Wagon