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

For those familiar with Yiddish... A shiksa is a non-Jewish girl and is sometimes used to refer to Jewish women that don't follow th...

My wife and I decided after living in the same condo for the last 15 years that maybe it was time for a change.  There is a great area...

I took this photo of an advertisement for the "I'm With Stupid" Minions movie released on February 2.  Sadly, I think t...

I took this photo on the Washington, D.C. Metro.  "If It's Unwanted, It's Harassment." Only a day or two later, ...

I remember hearing the phrase (not sure from where), "everything and the opposite." I think it refers to how within each thing...

Finally some realism about how to conduct employee evaluations... The Wall Street Journal reports that in the past employees could e...

There was an very interesting article in the New York Times last month called " The Orthodox Sex Guru " that examined the life...

I took this photo in Washington D.C. of a bicycle messenger delivery with Valentines Day treats. He was carrying an assortment of ball...

So interesting article in BBC about the Samsung's "Listening TV." This TV has voice activated controls and they don...

The Washington Post yesterday stated that the President "suggested that the January attack at a kosher supermarket in Paris was in fa...

Getting a little tree transplant in cold, grey Washington, D.C. today.  Sadly, the new trees, without any leaves, look more dead than al...

I really like this saying. I heard it this weekend on a popular television show at the burial of one of the characters.  "What yo...

The plight of the homeless in DC, the nation's capital, continues unabetted.  People homeless and hungry stumble down the steets wit...

So I picked up a Powerball ticket this week...hard to resist with a jackpot of $360 million! The store that sells the lottery tickets se...

For months and months now, we've seen Russia aggressing against the West and NATO cowering in fear of an escalation. Russia is the l...

ISIS is one of the most brutal and uncivilized enemies that we are now facing.  Their tactics against their victims have included: Beh...

I took this photo of a cool teen lounge chair.  Stretch out and relax or study on this oversized lounger.  The fabric is emblazoned wi...

No, this is not a Washington, D.C. crime scene. Just someone dropping their jar of roasted red peppers smack in the middle of the st...

So everyday, I pass this broken escalator in the Washignton D.C. Metro system. Does it even look like an escalator anymore--all open...

I took this photo of this Design logo on the side of a bag this guy was carrying.  It is from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum...